Kids Alive! – formerly The Young Soldier – Issue No 7315
2 jULY 2022
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Whenever I watch football, my daughters laugh and say, ‘Daddy, you support every team!’ I actually support Plymouth Argyle and England. However, when I watch games without those teams, I’ll cheer for one of the teams that are playing. I usually pick the underdogs – the weaker team. Before Jesus lived on Earth, people who were underdogs never stood much of a chance. The poor, the sick and people from the ‘wrong’ place or culture weren’t treated fairly. There were things they couldn’t do and places they couldn’t go. Some people believed that even God didn’t care about them. When Jesus arrived, underdogs suddenly had someone to cheer for them. Jesus spent time with them and helped them to change their lives for the better. Eventually, Jesus became an underdog himself. Thankfully, he turned that into an amazing victory that means all of us can have a better life. That’s got to be worth a cheer!
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READ THE COMMENT BELOW ABOUT LIVING FOR GOD RATHER THAN TRYING TO PLEASE PEOPLE
Be Brave
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re you a people pleaser – someone who’s eager to keep others happy and always says yes to things you’re asked to do? That sounds great, but sometimes we can end up doing stuff for the wrong reasons. This might be because we want people to like us or want to feel important. Everyone needs friends and nobody likes to be left out. However, we are happiest when we do what’s right. This means there are times when God wants us to say no to things, even if it means some people won’t like it. This week’s Bible cartoon is about Daniel, who was taken as a slave to serve the king of Babylon. He was given another name and expected to live the way the
Yes or No?
Babylonians did. That was difficult for him because the Babylonians didn’t believe in the true God. Daniel was far from home and his family, but he decided he wouldn’t do things he knew were wrong. For example, eating food that had been given in worship to idols (false gods). I think that needed lots of courage! However, when Daniel did the right thing, God gave him an important position in the king’s court. What does God want you to say no to? Perhaps it’s not cheating in a test, telling a lie, bullying someone at school or watching something you shouldn’t on your phone. God loves it when we try to please him, and he gives courage to those who ask for it!
Which of the statements below is true or false? Find out by reading Daniel 1:1–21, the Bible cartoon and comment. Then tick ‘Yes’ for true and ‘No’ for false.
1 The four young men chosen to serve the king were Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Ashpenaz.
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2 They were trained for five years.
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3 Idols are false gods.
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4 Daniel chose to eat vegetables instead of meat.
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5 Daniel’s new Babylonian name was Abednego.
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No
Answers on Page 2
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CHECK OUT YOUR BIBLE – DANIEL 1:1–21
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How well do you know your Bible heroes? Can you name the boy who took on a giant or the girl who watched over her little brother as he sailed down the stream in a basket? The Bible is filled with amazing stories of ordinary people who, with God’s help, did extraordinary things. So read the clues below and guess who this week’s Bible hero is!
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The Women’s Euro 2022 is here. do you like my eNGLAND ScARF? I’M GOING TO WEAR it TO WATCH THE LIONESSES. See if you can spot this version of me on ANOTHER PAGE IN THIS WEEK’S ISSUE.
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Do you know the collective nouns for British mammals? Here are some examples…
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Bevy of roe deer
Cete of badgers
Romp of otters
Colony of voles
Pod of Dolphins
Skulk of foxes
Scurry of squirrels
What’s the collective noun for hedgehogs? Clue: It starts with the letter P and rhymes with tickle!
Answer on page 2
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Why was the footballer upset on her birthday? She got a red card!
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What lights up a football pitch at night? A football match!
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What’s a goalkeeper’s favourite food? Beans on post!
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Why did the chicken get sent off? For persistent fowl play!
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WOMEN’S EURO WORDSEARCH Find the countries playing in the Women's Euro 2022 in the grid
ENGLAND SPAIN ITALY FRANCE SWITZERLAND ICELAND NETHERLANDS N. IRELAND AUSTRIA BELGIUM PORTUGAL DENMARK GERMANY SWEDEN FINLAND
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e know many of our readers love the idea of being a vet when they grow up. So you’ll be thrilled that this week’s competition prize is ! purr-fect for developing those veterinary skills the Look after a cute colour-changing pet with nosis anti-bacterial Doctor Slime kit! Use the diag well very ng feeli not tool to find out why they’re and fill out the medical card with their details. e Then it’s time to treat them with the super-slim and syringe! Squeeze the slime over the germs s! heal it watch your pet change colour as s There are 12 cute pets available in the serie . that you can look after with your new vet skills The anti-bacterial super-slime that comes with ! the set also sanitises your hands as you play Single For your opportunity to win a Doctor Slime il ema Pet pack answer the question below and your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk. Remember ect to put ‘Doctor Slime Competition’ in the subj 29 July box. Your entry needs to reach us by Friday when the winners will be chosen. You can also w and enter by filling in the details on the coupon belo ! Alive posting it to: Doctor Slime Competition, Kids . 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN
Doctor Slime toys are available from studio.co.uk, thetoyshop.com (The Entertainer) and amazon.co.uk
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Football colouring Are you ready for the Women’s Euro 2022? Here’s a fab drawing of a football player for you to colour to get you in the football mood! Email your colourings to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk – make sure you write ‘Football Colouring’ in the subject box and give us your full name, age and address. Alternatively you can post your colourings to: Your Space, Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN. One last reminder, if you’re sending by post remember to fill in your details below so we know who you are. We send a gift to everyone whose colouring we publish, so don’t miss out!
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Get Into Music Next week Birmingham will be alive with the sound of music. This is because on 8 and 9 July, Music for Youth will be holding their National Festival 2022. Three venues across Birmingham will host thousands of musicians who will take part in two days of musical performances. There will also be engaging workshops and unique opportunities to meet and speak to music industry representatives.
Young people from across the UK have been invited to perform in lots of different genres of music. Jazz, brass, classical, folk, choral, pop, rock and more will all be represented. Even better, the festivities are free to attend and watch. You can find out more at mfy.org.uk/get-involved/national-festival-2022.
Making Music Matters Music is incredible for many different reasons. The list of life skills that improve with learning a musical instrument could fill this whole page. Using instruments or singing can develop fine and large motor skills and build brain and body co-ordination. On top of that, skills such as expression, listening, patience, focus, teamwork, breath control, confidence and resilience can all develop and improve when someone learns to play. These skills can be used in other subjects at school, when children grow up and get a job or when socialising with friends and family.
Because I’m Happy But it’s not just physical skills that benefit from music. Lots of studies have suggested that singing can lower stress and make us feel happier. This is because it increases chemicals in our bodies, such as oxytocin, dopamine and endorphins. These chemicals each do different things to our bodies that help us feel good. But more than anything else, music is fun! So if you don’t already play a musical instrument, why not give it a go?
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Get Involved If you’ve never sung in a choir or learnt to play an instrument, you might not know where to start. So here are some top tips.
School Many schools have choirs, orchestras or other music groups you can get involved with. Talk to your teachers and see if there’s one you can join. Some schools also have individual music lessons available to students, so you can ask your parent or carer to see whether there’s something you can try.
Church Do you attend a church? Music is often a big part of church services. Whether it’s an organ, band, choir or piano, there’s probably music that you can explore. If your church doesn’t already have a kids choir or band, perhaps you can talk to the children’s leaders about starting something.
Shops If there’s a music shop near you, go in with your parent or carer and have a look at the instruments. The people at the shop might also know some teachers in your area too.
Live A great way to enjoy music is to go along to hear people play live. This could be at children’s concerts, bandstands in the park, churches or other music events. It’s also good research if you want to decide what musical instrument to learn in the future.
Home Making music doesn’t have to involve expensive instruments or lessons. If you look around your house there will be things you can use to make music. For example, a bottle filled with different levels of water makes different sounds when you blow over the top of it. Or a wooden spoon on a saucepan can become a great practice drum as you learn about rhythms.
Online
If you’re interested in hearing what different instruments sound like, you can also check out ‘The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra’ by Benjamin Britten on YouTube. If you’re a fan of Andy and the Band on CBBC, there are lessons about all sorts of different instruments on YouTube. Just search ‘Andy and the Band lessons’. Have fun!
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s g n i r u o l o C l o o C the beautiful Red We’ve loved seeing all gs our readers have Riding Hood colourin Amber, age 8. We sent. This one is from e ow and it’s even mor love the colourful rainb she coloured this in impressive because ! gers on her right hand with two fractured fin
Ella-Louise, age 7, has chosen a brilliant blue sky for the background of her colouring, which we think looks great alongside the red hearts.
Brooke (left), age 10, sent in this super effort with really neat colouring between the lines. Great work! Brooke’s sister, Freya (right), age 7, also sent her wonderful Red Riding Hood colouring. It looks like you both had great fun colouring your creations.
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Beautiful Biscuits
Here’s a photo of Harry, age 6, and y his brother Thomas, age 11. The t lian bril the us got in touch to show ipe rec biscuits they made using the in our 28 May issue. Harry said they were so easy to make and he was really excited to s– make them because he loves dog also they’re his favourite animals. He said that he wants to make them my. again because they were so yum Great work, boys! We only wish we could have tasted them ourselves, because they look scrumptious.
Maddis o n Age? 9. Favourite colour? Purple. Favourite food? Fish and chips. Favourite sport? Football. Favourite bit of Kids Alive! ? Reader profiles. Favourite Bible story and why? David and Goliath, because it teaches you how to be brave and courageous.
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The Kids Alive! team loves to hear from its readers. And guess what – other readers love reading your news! So why not get in touch? You can email or post your own colourings, drawings and letters. Or you could ask your Sunday school, church or corps leaders to email us or write to us with any news about the fun stuff you’ve been doing at your church or corps. Email: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk Post: Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN
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Favourite TV programme? The Thundermans on Netflix. What do you want to be when you’re older? Teacher or childminder. Pets? I have a rabbit called Toffee, six fish and a water snail. Hobbies? Playing football, dancing, Brownies, building Lego and spending time in the countryside. Tell us a joke. What do you call a sad strawberry? A blueberry! What special skill or talent do you have? I’m good at baking and make an amazing Yorkshire parkin. Tell us something interesting about yourself. I collect Ty Beanie Boos – I have more than 100 of them! Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I have a six-year-old brother called Oscar and support Leicester City.
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OOPS! NEVER MIND, OLIVE. PERHAPS YOU’D BE BETTER OFF LAYING OUT THE CROCKERY IN THE KITCHEN.
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WHAT A BUTTERFINGERS YOU ARE, OLIVE! HOW ABOUT YOU PUT OUT THE BISCUITS INSTEAD?
OH DEAR, OLIVE. YOU CAN’T SEEM TO DO ANYTHING WITHOUT THINGS FALLING THROUGH YOUR FINGERS.
RIGHTO, VAL!
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OF COURSE NOT, VAL…
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