Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2022 i Little Sparkles

Once upon a time, there lived a greedy hippo. The hippo always used to eat a lot. The Hippo also ate the food of other animals. One day, after a hearty breakfast, the hippo went to have a bath in a pool. He took his swimming tube. But he was so fat that it got stuck in the pool. All the other animals who lived nearby rushed to pull the hippo out. The animals tried hard and finally succeeded. The hippo did not thank the animals. He ran away and again ate up all the food. The animals decided to teach the hippo a lesson. One day, the animals baked a loaf of bread with soap-filled in it. The hippo came and ate the bread. The hippo went to bed…

We love handprint crafts, so this cute little handprint campfire craft is just perfect! This little craft is super easy to make, and can easily be adapted to be created with other supplies. Camp Craft Supplies: • Construction paper. • Scissors. • School glue. • Markers. • Paper Bag. Begin by tracing your little handprints on the orange and red construction paper. Then, cut out the handprints. Next, draw a log shape on the paper bag or brown construction paper. I drew a rough rectangle shape with semi-circle ends. Then, I added lines on the ends and on the log. Finally, the logs were ready to be cut out. Once everything was cut out, I glued the logs in an x shape on the bottom of the blue construction paper.…

You might wonder why grownups want you to try sports and be active. There’s a good reason: Playing sports is a great form of exercise and exercise keeps your body healthy. Many other nonsport activities can provide exercise and keep you active, including: • playing at a playground • raking leaves • jumping rope • dancing around your bedroom • walking your dog • working in the garden • washing the car • making a snowman So, no, you don’t have to play a sport, but you might still find one you like. The most important thing is to be an active kid. And you have a world of activities to choose from. Somewhere out there is a special one that’s just right for you!…

FEMALE MALLARD DUCKS ARE FAMOUS FOR THEIR “QUACK”. WHEN YOU GREW UP AND LEARNED THAT DUCKS MAKE A QUACKING SOUND; THAT WAS FROM THE FEMALE MALLARD. FEMALES QUACK TO CALL OTHER DUCKS TO THEM, USUALLY THEIR BABY DUCKLINGS. THE MALLARD IS A COMMON DUCK MOSTLY FOUND IN NORTH AMERICA, EUROPE, AND ASIA. THE MALLARD DUCK IS ALSO FOUND IN CENTRAL AMERICA, AUSTRALIA, AND NEW ZEALAND. MALLARD DUCKS ENJOY THE WATER AND USUALLY ARE FOUND NEAR RIVERS, PONDS, OR OTHER BODIES OF WATER. FUN FACTS ABOUT THE MALLARD DUCK • THE MALE MALLARD IS CALLED A DRAKE AND THE FEMALE A HEN. • DUCKS MAY WADDLE ALONG SLOWLY, BUT THEY CAN FLY PRETTY FAST. AT TOP SPEED, THEY CAN HIT 70 MILES PER HOUR! • MALLARDS CAN FLY NEARLY VERTICAL IF…

THERE WAS ONCE A WOMAN WHO INHERITED AN OLD HOUSE. THE NEIGHBOURS TOLD HER THAT IT WAS HAUNTED, BUT SHE DIDN’T BELIEVE THEM. WHEN SHE INSPECTED THE HOUSE, SHE WAS DELIGHTED TO SEE THAT IT WAS COMPLETELY FURNISHED. SHE DIDN’T SEE ANYTHING OUT OF THE ORDINARY, AND SHE MOVED RIGHT IN. ON HER FIRST NIGHT IN THE HOUSE, SHE GOT INTO BED HAPPILY. SHE WAS JUST DRIFTING OFF TO SLEEP WHEN SHE HEARD AN ODD SOUND, WAY OFF IN THE DISTANCE. IT SOUNDED LIKE THIS: “RAP, RAP, RAP.” SHE TRIED TO IGNORE THE SOUND, BUT SHE COULDN’T. FINALLY, SHE DECIDED TO GET OUT OF BED AND INVESTIGATE. WHEN SHE OPENED HER BEDROOM DOOR, THE SOUND WAS LOUDER: “RAP, RAP, RAP”. SHE WALKED DOWN THE HALLWAY. THE SOUND GOT LOUDER: “RAP,…