Humpty Dumpty's Magazine articles from April 2001

Humpty Dumpty's Magazine archives from April 2001

APRIL FOOLS!
April 1, 2001... Norman Rockwell's art appeared on the covers of the Saturday Evening Post a long time ago. Can you find 7 things that are unusual in this picture? Ask your mom or dad to help you. Answers: 1. deer under the chair, 2. bacon and egg on the...

Tulips on Parade.(poetry)(Brief Article)
April 1, 2001... We had a planting party, Hoping for a bumper crop. After digging holes We placed each bulb, Then patted dirt on top. We watered, watched, and weeded, Quickly seeing what was new--When slim, green shoots Began...

COUNTDOWN TO FITNESS FARM FUN.(Tulip Time Scholarship Games)
April 1, 2001... Don't miss the biggest day of the year at the Fitness Farm! It's Saturday, April 21, 2001. Humpty Dumpty will be there with kids from around the country. Do you run track? Swim? Play tennis, soccer, golf, or basketball? You can do them all...

SPRING BIATHLON.(Fitness Farm, Indiana)
April 1, 2001... Olympic trainer Dr. Jane Katz will be at the Fitness Farm pool to teach fast strokes and flip turns to this year's swimmers. The pool is heated and under a warm bubble. So, dive in. Rain or shine, the race will be on! If you have questions...

FITNESS CHALLENGE.(testing)
April 1, 2001... Test your fitness level. Take the President's Challenge at the Fitness Farm. You'll find out the latest fitness standards in five events--the one-mile run, V-sit reach, shuttle run, culr-ups, and pull-ups. Match or beat the standards and earn a...

TENNIS TIPS.(Fitness Farm)
April 1, 2001... Meet Brad Holmes at the Fitness Farm. He is our talented Tulip Time tennis teacher. If you can't come to the Scholarship Games, he has some tennis tips to help you get started playing at home! So, warm up those muscles and "hit it!" First,...

JUMPIN' JOHN'S FITNESS FARM.(puzzles)
April 1, 2001... Connect the dots from 1 to 20 to see what grows on the farm in the springtime. Can you find at least ten Js hidden in the orchard? Help Chris find the two apples that are alike. Some animals make their home in the orchard. Can you...

STUDY TO WIN! 2001 SCHOLARSHIP SPELLING BEE LIST FOR KIDS SIX AND UNDER.(tulip time scholarship spelling bee.)
April 1, 2001... Spelling wizard, Ollie Owl, has a great list of words. Can you spell really hard words? Come compete in our Tulip Time Scholarship Spelling Bee. You'll be trying for a college scholarship! Here are some words that will be used in the...

LET'S PLAY DRESS-UP!(children's games)
April 1, 2001... Humpty Dumpty wants to be a butterfly catcher. Please help him get ready. 1. Color Humpty's shorts, shirt, shoes, hat, and butterfly net. 2. Color the beautiful butterflies. 3. Tear out these pages. Follow the heavy black line and...

MY FIRST GARDEN.(short story)
April 1, 2001... A train is traveling slowly through a green countryside, and a distant town causes a man to think of the town where he was born. The man remembers the house that he grew up in, the streets of the town that he lived in, and the cobblestone...

YOU DRAW THE PICTURES.
April 1, 2001... Crazy Face Jackie Tushar, 6 North Canton, Ohio Humpty Dumpty Katie LaFountain, 4 Cleburne, Texas Outside Time Deonte Street, 6 Lillington, North Carolina Amber Searwar, 6 Mission, British Columbia Canada My Mermaid Anna...

GARDEN GUESSING GAME.
April 1, 2001... Read each riddle and guess the correct vegetable. Then color the vegetable. When you finish the riddles, color the rest of the picture. 1. Close together in a row, Snug inside a pod we grow. We're green, delicious, tender, sweet. We're good...

LIZZIE'S SWEET PEA SNACK.
April 1, 2001... Lizzie walked outside. Lizzie saw the sun shining and smelled the blooming flowers. "Spring is here!" Lizzie sang. Lizzie skipped past the swing and the roses. Then she skipped to the vegetable garden. Mom was already there, filling...

MIX & FIX: BREAKFAST BANANA SPLIT.
April 1, 2001... This nutritious breakfast will make you go bananas! What you need: 1 banana 1 cup lowfat cottage cheese 1 cup fresh fruit (raspberries, strawberries, peaches, etc.) 2 tablespoons lowfat vanilla yogurt 1 teaspoon chopped...

LET'S FIND OUT.
April 1, 2001... Do you think that your height changes as you go through your day? Let's find out! Ask a friend or an adult to carefully measure your height as early in the morning as possible. Record this height on the piece of paper. Ask a friend or...

I Have Really Big Muscles.
April 1, 2001... I have really big muscles. I know this is true, and I have to be very careful. I'm so strong that Daddy told me never, never again to turn the knobs on the radio so hard. (I didn't know the knobs could come off.) Our neighbor, Mrs....

Ask Doctor Cory.
April 1, 2001... FOR PARENTS AND TEACHERS Dear Dr. Cory: How old should a person be to watch two or three kids? Holly Singletary Dear Ms. Singletary: It depends on what the job requires. The more demanding the job, the older the sitter...

The Rabbit Ball.
April 1, 2001... Whirling and twirling in ball gowns, Meadow rabbits leap off the ground Frontwards and backwards in a ring. Crickets chirp and violins sing! Spring has popped up without a sound. The Rabbit Ball has come to town. Winter has melted. The...