Kids Alive! 3 April 2021 by The Salvation Army UK and Ireland

Kids Alive! is now available online – go to salvationarmy.org.uk 3 APRIL 2021

Kids Alive! – formerly The Young Soldier – Issue No 7251

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! R E T S A E Y P HAP 'Why are you looking for a living per son here?

This is a place for the dead. Jesus is not he re.'

Luke 24:5–6 (In ternational Chi ldren's Bible)

Hide and seek – find the Easter bunny hidden on every page! KA - p1 - 3 April.indd 1

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RIDDLE-ME-REE: Water. RANDOM RITA: Page 13 – Plaque.

8–9 s Dream Seeker 10 ition Compet er Colouring Corn 11 rld 12–13 KA! Wo ace 14–15 Your Sp Patch’s Pals: 16 ric Eel Eric the Elect

GIGGLE IN THE MIDDLEBULL’S EYE 1 Chess. 2 Rains. 3 Oasis. 4 Cross. 5 Urges. 6 Seeds. New word: Crocus.

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BIG MYSTERY: Chicks.

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CROSSWORD ACROSS: 1 Hob. 3 Palm. 6 Tunic. 7 Ash. 8 Rail. 10 Tear. 12 Sea. 13 Ahead. 15 Lent. 16 Lay.

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EDITOR Justin Reeves DEPUTY EDITOR Cara Mott GRAPHIC DESIGNER Philippa Martin EDITORIAL ASSISTANT Melita Day-Lewis KA! JAM CO-ORDINATOR Ibukun Baku PROOFREADER Chris Horne Kids Alive! office: 020 7367 4910 Email: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk Published by The Salvation Army UK Territory with the Republic of Ireland (cost 65c). 101 Newington Causeway. London SE1 6BN. Switchboard: 0845 634 0101 Founder: William Booth General: Brian Peddle Territorial Commander: Commissioner Anthony Cotterill Editor-in-Chief and Publishing Secretary: Major Mal Davies The Salvation Army is a Christian church and registered charity. The charity number in England, Wales and Northern Ireland is 214779, in Scotland SC009359 and in the Republic of Ireland CHY6399 ISSN 1363-5662

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! R E T S A E Y HAPP Happy Easter, everyone! Are you feeling excited about this special weekend? Yummy Easter eggs are on the menu of course, but it’s also a time when Christians all over the world celebrate that God raised Jesus from the dead. This amazing event happened two days after Jesus died on the cross. Jesus loved us so much that he was willing to give up his life for us – even though we sometimes do things that make his heart sad. He died so that we could have new life, hope and a relationship with God. And when we follow him, there is nothing we can do to lose his love! The awesome thing is that, even though Jesus died, God brought him back to life again. This is called the Resurrection. The Resurrection proves that Jesus is God because only God has power to raise someone from the dead. It also means that one day everyone who follows Jesus will live with him for ever! Now, that’s something worth celebrating, readers. Why don’t you thank Jesus this Easter weekend for all he’s done to show us his love, make it possible for us to be forgiven and give us the gift of eternal life? Check out the Bible cartoon on pages 4 and 5 to read the Easter story!

There’s an Easter bunny hidden on every page of this week’s comic. See if you can find them all!

Hoppy Easter, readers! I hope you’re having an eggscellent weekend. We’ve got an eggs-tremely good issue for you this week. Check out the Easter Bible cartoon on pages 4 and 5 to eggs-amine what happened that very first Easter. Then have a read of the eggs-traordinary facts on page 7 or the eggs-eptionally funny ‘yolks’ in Giggle in the Middle. Or if you’re eggs-cited to get creative, flip straight to page 11 to complete our Easter Colouring. There are also some eggs-tra amazing contributions from our readers in Your Space. Plenty for you to eggs-plore! Right, before I eggs-plode from using all these eggs-crutiating puns, I just want to say that as you tuck into your delicious chocolatey treats this weekend, remember the reason we celebrate Easter. Jesus is alive and he loves you so much!

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Good Friday

The Death of Jesus

CHECK OUT YOUR BIBLE – MARK 15:33–41; PSALM 22

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Jesus Has Risen

Kids Alive! follows the Salvation Army Youth and Children’s Ministries Unit’s Explore It! resource – go to salvationarmy.org.uk/youth-and-children/childrens-resources

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CHECK OUT YOUR BIBLE – MATTHEW 28:1-10

Easter Sunday

Steve English

Praying with Jesus

with KA! JAM Co-ordinator Ibukun Baku

NOW YOU PRAY

Prayers are special because they’re an opportunity to share everything that’s on our minds with Jesus. Prayers have the power to change how we feel by filling us with hope and courage. In the Bible there are loads of examples of prayer changing people’s situations. In 1 Thessalonians 5:17, Paul encourages believers to always pray. Using stories from the Bible when Jesus prayed, we want to encourage you to pray too.

Use the space to write a prayer. You can thank God for your day, share any concerns or pray that your actions will honour God too.

Mark 14:1–31

As Jesus relaxed with some friends, a lady poured a jar of expensive perfume over his head. Some people complained but Jesus said her actions had shown him great honour. However, Judas was still angry and decided to betray Jesus. Later, during the Passover meal, Jesus shared some bread and wine while he spoke to his disciples about what was going to happen. Jesus predicted that he would be arrested and that Peter would deny being his friend, but Peter insisted that he wouldn’t.

If you’re a KA! JAM member, check out your KAPAC 23 to read the full story or sign up below to start your KA! JAM journey

KA! JAM is the cooles t Bible activity club around. As a mem ber you’ll go on amazing adventures through the Bible learning about Jesus. Each activity sheet is filled with lo ts of great stuff about being a Christia n. You’ll also receive our mini-mag , Chatterbox, which is filled with jo kes, games and much more. And to to p it off, there are loads of awesome pr izes to be won! To join KA! JAM and complete the Bible activity courses online, go to salvationarmy.org.u k/ka-jam-sign-up. Or if you would like to receive the postal vers ion, simply fill in the coup on below. To join KA! JAM just fill in the application form and send it – along with KA! JAM, 101 Newington two first-class stamps Causeway, London SE – to: 1 6BN. Applicants must be between 7 and 17 ye Name: ars old to join. Date of birth: Address:

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Postcode: Do you attend a church,

and if so, which one?

apply for membership of Kids Alive! Jesus And Me . I understand that joining KA! JAM doesn’t mean I have joined The Salvat ion Army and that it is not free subscription to Kid a s Alive!

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8 April Daniel Ol asegha – ag e9

What’s the name of the sticky film that can form on teeth and cause tooth decay?

Word puzzles not only nudge the , so noggin but are good for a giggleif you see to on put your thinking cap dle... can solve this week's ticklish rid

Here are some gobsmacking facts about practically everything, to boggle your brain or wow your mates…

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The Netherlands sends Canada thousands of tulip bulbs every year. The bulbs are a gift to say thank you for sheltering the Dutch royal family during the Second World War. In 1945 the royal family sent 100,000 bulbs to Canada’s capital city, Ottawa. Since then the Netherlands has given the city 10,000 bulbs every year – that’s a total of 840,000 bulbs by 2020! In 2017 the Dutch also bred a red and white tulip, which are the colours of the Canadian flag.

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4 April Toby Carpenter – age 12

Hi, I’m Random Rita! Each week I’m going to ask you a trivia question. You can find the answer on another page in this week’s issue look out for this BASKETBALL I’m holding to find it!

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Knock, knock! Who’s there? Candy! Candy who? Candy Easter Bunny carry all those treats in one basket?

Knock, knock! Who’s there? Heidi! Heidi who? Heidi eggs around the house!

Starting from the outer segments and working towards the middle, write the answers to the clues so they all end with the same letter. Some letters have been included to help you. If answered correctly the outer segments will spell out a new word. Clue: Spring flower. 1

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What do you call an adventurous egg? An eggs-plorer!

Why did the pirate put a chicken where he buried his treasure? Because eggs marks the spot!

What is a bunny’s favourite dance? The bunny hop! 3 Lo ck er

H o ho, ha ha, he he!

How do clowns like their eggs cooked? Funny side up!

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Why did the turkey cross the road? It was the chicken’s day off!

Why did the Easter bunny cross the road? To get the chicken’s eggs! How does the Easter bunny stay in such good shape? Eggs-ercise!

How does the Easter bunny keep his fur from getting messed up? He uses lots of hare spray!

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H e h e, h e h e!

H o h o, h a h a, h e h e!

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Crossword Clues

1 Cooking surface. 3 Commemoration of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem: _ _ _ _ Sunday. 6 Uniform jacket. 7 First day of Lent, _ _ _ Wednesday. 8 Train

wheel guide. 10 Rip. 12 Body of water. 13 In front. 15 Period before Easter. 16 Produce eggs.

down:

1 and 2 Easter treat (3,5,3): H _ _ c _ _ _ _ b _ _. 3 Bite with beak. 4 Depart. 5 Last Supper commemoration: Maundy _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _. 9 Angry or cross. 11 Meal eaten by Jesus: _ _ _ _ Supper. 14 Snake-like fish. by Neil Locker

EASTER WORDSEARCH Find the Easter-related words in the grid

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I T PETI

hat’s your biggest dream for your future? Whether it’s becoming a scientist or a pop star, visiting faraway countries or designing your own house, it’s good to have dreams. Dream Seekers are delightful doll friends who are here to share their dreams and inspire you to follow yours. The Dream Seekers listen to your dreams and help you find the courage to make them come true. There are three dolls to collect – Bella, Hope and Luna. Each Dream Seeker comes in its own Dream Catcher packaging. Inside the Dream Catcher is a special place for you to write your dream – your Dream Seeker will keep it safe and hope that it will come true. For your opportunity to win a Dream Seeker doll*, answer the question below and email your full name, age, address and answer to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk to reach us by Friday 30 April when the winners will be chosen – remember to put ‘Dream Seekers Competition’ in the subject box. You can also enter by filling in the details on the coupon below and posting it to: Dream Seekers Competition, Kids Alive! 101 Newington Causeway, London SE1 6BN.

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Remember, the best way to enter is to email your entry to kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk

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Easter Colouring We hope you’re having a fun Easter time and you’re enjoying this Easter issue. To help you celebrate this very special festival, here’s an Easter Colouring. Just grab some pencils, pens and paints to colour the picture or stick some stuff on to make a collage. Then email your colourings to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk – make sure you write ‘Easter 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. If you’re sending by post remember to fill in your details on the left so we know who you are.

Address:

Name:

Postcode:

Age:

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Spring Clean Your Life clean their houses Easter is all about new beginnings, and many people love to spring ine the two ideas around this time of year. So we think there’s no better time to comb your best life. and spring clean your life, make some positive changes and live

Reading Your Bible A great way to start your spring clean is making sure you’re regularly reading your Bible to learn more about Jesus and being a good Christian. And there’s no better place to start than reading the Easter story: you can find it in Matthew 27–28; Mark 14–16; Luke 23–24 and John 18–20. Or flip to pages 4 and 5 of this week’s issue to read a cartoon version of the Easter story. Try to make time every week to read your Bible so that you get to know the stories – you could also ask your parents, guardians or Sunday school leaders to help you find a special children’s Bible. These Bibles make some of the Bible stories easier to understand.

Praying

some time every day to talk As well as reading your Bible, putting aside life is in tip-top shape. to God is a really good way to make sure your can talk to him about Praying is really just chatting to God, so you excited about, situations anything you like. It could be things you’re re that are worrying you or even stuff that you’ interested in. t It doesn’t matter what you talk to God abou or when you do it. Lots of people find praying before going to sleep at night helpful, as it’s a quiet time. However, if you want to pray on the way to school, before you have breakfast, while you’re on a walk or even while you’re brushing your teeth … it’s absolutely fine!

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Healthy Eating We’ve spoken about spring cleanin g your spiritual life, but you might also wan t to kick-start a more healthy physica l lifestyle. This might be especially true if you ’ve struggled during the lockdowns.

The best place to start is looking at your diet. Are you eating too many treats? Although things such as cakes, biscuits and chocolate are delicious, there’s a reason they’re called treats. That’s because they’re meant to be enjoyed occasionally rather than eaten every day.

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For our bodies to work at their best we need a balanced diet, includ ing five portions of fru it and vegetables a day. We also need plenty of water – which migh t mean cutting back on unhealthy fizzy or suga ry drinks.

As well as eating a balanced diet, it’s also important to keep active. This has probably been much more difficult while lockdown restrictions have been in place. Hopefully, now restrictions are easing, there will be plenty more opportunities to exercise and have fun. Here are a few ideas that we think you might enjoy…

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Visit your local park and see if it has tennis or basketball courts. Ball games are great ways to exercise outdoors.

Have you got a skipping rope? Skipping is fantastic for exercising and you only need a small amount of space in a garden or park to do it.

Organised children’s sports are allowed, which means you can see if there are any local sports teams you could join. Ask your parents, guardians or another family member to help you find one near you.

Think about sports you’ve never tried – do you have a skateboard or roller skates? Or if you live by the sea, perhaps it’s time to have a go at surfing or paddle boarding. Spring is the perfect time to take up a new hobby!

The ‘Kids Alive!’ team always loves to see what our readers are up to. So send us photos of what you do to ‘spring clean’ at ‘kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk’.

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Easter Colouring Competition Winners Congratulations to Anika and Eesha who are joint winners of our Easter Colouring Competition. A box of Real Easter Eggs is on its way to you now!

From Eesha – age 9

From Anika –

age 9

Get In Touch

The ‘Kids Alive!’ team isn’t working in the office at the moment, but we still want to hear from our readers. Please email your news, colourings, reader profiles and anything else you’d like to share with us to: kidsalive@salvationarmy.org.uk. We’d especially like to know whether your church or Sunday school is doing something cool during this difficult time. So get in touch to let us know how you’re staying connected!

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Super s r e w o fl n u S Harrison got in touch with us to let us know what he’s been learning about recently. You can see Harrison’s email and amazing drawing below. Dear Kids Alive! I have been learning about Vincent van Gogh and his most famous painting of the sunflowers at school. Harrison (age 7)

Have you bee n learning an ything cool at schoo l? Get in touc h to let us know li ke Harrison d id. Our contact detail s are in the b ox on the left.

Isla Age? 10. Favourite colour? Light blue and green. Favourite food? Pizza. Favourite sport? Football and netball. Favourite bit of Kids Alive! ? Patch’s Pals. Favourite Bible story and why? Noah’s ark, because Noah saves all the animals. Favourite TV programme? Horrible Histories and Match of the Day. What do you want to be when you’re older? Marine biologist. Pets? A guinea pig named Rusty. Hobbies? Sticker collecting, dance and gymnastics. What special skill or talent do you have? Art and onehanded cartwheels. Tell us something interesting about yourself. I like most sports. Is there anything else you would like to tell us? I have a little sister called Bethan.

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PATCH ASKED ME TO ORGANISE AN EASTER EGG HUNT FOR US ALL.

SO, EARLIER TODAY I HID LOADS OF EGGS.

I HOPE THEY’RE NOT TOO DIFFICULT TO FIND.

I HAVE TO ADMIT I HAVE HIDDEN THEM REALLY WELL, BUT DON’T WORRY…

…I MADE A MAP OF WHERE THEY ALL ARE.

SO WHERE’S THE MAP, ERIC?

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