Innholdsfortegnelse for February 2017 i Spider Magazine Stories, Games, Activites and Puzzles for Children and Kids

“DO I HAVE TO spend the whole afternoon with Punky?” Doodlebug Pinkley whined. His sister Dandelion looked like she was trying to hide a smirk. Their cousin Paul Pinkley, called Punky, was older than them and, most of the time, a big fat annoyance. “It’s only for a few hours,” Dandelion said, “while Mom and Dad take me to the art museum—you said you didn’t want to go.” Doodlebug shrugged. He didn’t want to go. He liked art, but he’d gone to the museum the week before with his class. And besides, he liked his dad’s sculptures and paintings way better than any other artist’s. “Just take a bunch of your World of the Weird magazines, and try to ignore him,” Dandelion suggested. Aha! Doodlebug thought. Half an hour later…

THE SIGHT OF a knobby head, bulging eyes, and long ferocious teeth might upset some Earth natives, but Commander Garg’s strange appearance did not seem to bother Mrs. Thompson. She was damp-mopping the kitchen floor when he entered the house and was more concerned about the dirt he had tracked in. Waving aside her objections, he informed her of his orders to take a member of her species back to the planet Zarnos. Unfortunately, his language (which consisted of beeps and grunts) was incomprehensible to her. “Stop making that silly noise and get off my floor,” she said. Garg turned on his translator so she could understand him, but she still had no interest in going to Zarnos. “Not now,” she said, pushing him out into the living room. A…

Dear Spider, I love your mag. I also love your comics. Will you adopt this butterfly? Her name is Perrywinkly. Have you heard of Pippi Longstocking? Please put more tooth fairy letters in your magazine. I have a riddle: If I lose an eye, I still have a nose. What am I? Sophia A. Libby, age 7 Auburn, Maine P.S. Answer: noise. Dear Spider, Please adopt my pet fly. She is very tame and kind. She can do a lot of tricks. She loves Valentine’s Day. Reed B. Pullman, Washington Dear Spider, I love your magazine and I really love Spider’s Mailbox and Spider’s Corner. I also love when you made that place to keep all the pets that kids want you to adopt. Can you adopt Hershy? She’s a…

“I know the alphabet,” said Crow.“Please say it, then,” said Jay.Crow hopped around and cleared his throat.He squawked a loud, “Okay!” “What? O? Then K? My good Crow, no.I’m sure you’re very bright.But the alphabet starts with A.It’s nice to get things right.” “I know! I do! Oh, gee, Jay, you—”“Still incorrect, dear friend.O, G, and J don’t lead the way.U pops up near the end!”…

IF YOU’VE EVER blown a snot rocket, had a cold, or picked your nose, you know that your nose is capable of amazing things. What you may not know is that the snot in your nose, whether it’s green and slimy or yellow and clumpy, serves an important purpose. Grownups usually call snot mucus. Gooey, slimy mucus is produced by organs throughout your body. Mucus moistens your food and makes it easier to swallow. It coats and protects your stomach and intestines. And in your nose and respiratory system, mucus helps keep your body germ-free and healthy. Your nose produces about a cupful of snot every day. This snot, or mucus, lines your nose and throat and acts as a barrier between the outside world and your lungs. When you…

What You'll Need: one scrap of paper for each player a pen or pencil a hat What To Do: 1. Draw the sun on one scrap of paper and snowflakes on the others. 2. Have everyone sit in a circle. 3. .Put the papers into the hat and shake. Then pass the hat and have everyone take a paper. No one is allowed to peek at another person’s paper. 4. .Depending on what you get, you’re either a snowflake or a sun. The person who is the sun has the power to melt snowflakes with a wink. 5. .If a snowflake is winked at, that person melts and has to lie down. The sun should try to wink without being noticed by anyone except the snowflake it is trying to…