Humpty Dumpty's Magazine articles from April 2000

Humpty Dumpty's Magazine archives from April 2000

Spring News.(Poem)
April 1, 2000... Earthworm, Beware of the crack! Don't poke Your head out. Robin's back!

I Like to Swim.
April 1, 2000... Sometimes when I swim, the waters is warm, and it tickles my nose. I blow the water and make bubbles. My mom says I sound like a motorboat. Other times, the water is cool. It makes my nose and my toes cold. I hold my nose and go...

HUMPTY GOES TO THE SCHOLARSHIP GAMES.
April 1, 2000... INFORMATION When: Saturday, April 29, 2000 Where: Fitness Farm 2345 West 44th Street Indianapolis, Indiana 46228 Who: Kids ages twelve and under (and parents and grandparents!) Registration begins at 10:30 A.M. Events start at...

GET IN THE SWIM.
April 1, 2000... Hey, kids six and under! Come try for a scholarship in our new freestyle event! THE CRAWL TURN ABOUT THE CRAWL TURN 1. Swim toward the wall. Approach at your normal speed. Try starting your somersault about three to five feet from...

FLOWERS FOR MOM.
April 1, 2000... Be ready to identify and spell the names of the flowers in this story. If you know them all, you could complete for a college scholarship! Katy wants to give her mom [flowers] on Mother's Day. [Katy] picked 9 [flowers]. [Katy] picked a...

2000 SCHOLARSHIP SPELLING BEE.
April 1, 2000... Spell these words correctly to complete for a college scholarship. Study hard, kids! Birds robin finch flamingo thrush goose sparrow owl crane falcon mockingbird cardinal crow hawk duck ostrich rooster...

MEET A WINNER.(Olympic gymnast Peter Vidmar)
April 1, 2000... Olympic great Peter Vidmar dreamed of being a winner. At age eleven, he started taking gymnastics classes with a former Olympian, Makoto Sakamoto. Day after day for twelve years, Peter trained hard and stayed focused on his dream. In 1984,...

Water All Around.(Poem)
April 1, 2000... Water fills the oceans, Makes rainbows in the air, Is home to whales and dolphins. And goldfish everywhere. It tumbles down a mountainside And pours out from the sky. It feeds the summer gardens and ...

LET'S FIND OUT.(how to make a periscope)
April 1, 2000... I wish I could see over this bush. Ah, but I know what to do! Ask a grownup to help you cut off the tops of two empty milk cartons. Cut a window half an inch up from the bottom of each carton. The window should be one inch wide and two...

LOOK WHO'S HERE.(Short Story)
April 1, 2000... One spring morning, Kelly peeped out a window. She saw new green buds on her lilac bush. The she saw something else--new neighbors! "They are here," Kelly said. In her red wagon, she piled all the ribbons saved from gifts. Her brother,...

BEST NEST.
April 1, 2000... Someone has a new house. Who is it? Please connect the dots to see the answer. You may color the picture. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Garden Guard.
April 1, 2000... Who is guarding this newly planted garden? Please connect the dots from 1 to 30 to find out. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Humpty Likes to Draw.
April 1, 2000... Humpty Dumpty has drawn a picture of himself wearing a suit. Humpty used only one line to draw. Follow the line from start to finish. Then color the picture. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

YOU DRAW THE PICTURES.
April 1, 2000... The Circle of Love Abby Query, 5 1/2 Juneau, Alaska [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Ocean Liners Are Huge Cameron Adel, 6 Cannon Falls, Minnesota [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Rainbow Unicorn Nicolle Woo, 5 Pleasanton, California ...

LET'S PLAY DRESS-UP!
April 1, 2000... Humpty Dumpty wants to be a gardener. He wants to grow vegetables. Please help him get ready. 1. Color Humpty's overalls, the gloves, the hat, and the shoes. 2. Color the garden tools and the seed packets. 3. Tear out these pages....

IMPATIENT PAMELA.
April 1, 2000... Pamela does not like to wait. She wants to learn new things right away. But after Pamela learns how to use the telephone, she learns the phone number to call for help. It is 9-1-1. May Pamela call 9-1-1 to help a cat get down from a tree?...

TOMATO BOWL.(Recipe)
April 1, 2000... This is one bowl you can eat! What you need: Spoon Large tomato Small knife Tablespoon Plain, lowfat yogurt Broccoli pieces, a few washed Cauliflower pieces, a few washed Baby carrots, peeled and washed What you do:...

Ask Doctor Cory.(asthma; tornado safety)
April 1, 2000... FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS Dear Dr. Cory: How does asthma start? Ellie Seattle, Washington Dear Ellie: The exact cause of asthma is unknown. However, genetics and the environment are known to play a part in the cause of...

A Swinging Lunch.
April 1, 2000... Sparrow plucked his tasty lunch, A red and juicy sweet. He flew and perched upon a wire, His treat within his beak. The wire was slack, so he did swing Forward, back, and then Sparrow ate his cherry, sang,...