Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2019 i Spider Magazine Stories, Games, Activites and Puzzles for Children and Kids

“HOW MUCH LONGER do we have to do this?” Doodlebug Pinkley asked his cousin Rudyard, trying hard to not sound like he was complaining. “Yeah! What a mega-stinky, deadbeat job!” said Punky, Doodlebug and Rudyard’s often-obnoxious older cousin from a more twisted branch of the Pinkley tree. “OK, let’s stop,” Rudyard agreed. He was bored and tired too. That morning, Rudyard’s father, Uncle Beasley, had asked the three boys if they’d help organize the heaps of junk in his back garden shed. They’d agreed, hoping for cool finds. But all they’d unearthed was the Well-Wisher, a strange battery-operated contraption with a pointy, shovel-shaped end part for digging holes. Then, doing some final scrounging, Doodlebug spied something else in a shadowy corner. “Wow,” he exclaimed, “look at this!” There sat a…

THE ANCIENT CELTS (pronounced either “kelts” or “selts”) of Northern and Western Europe made distinctive designs on tools, weapons, and jewelry. Create your own Celtic good-luck charm for your backpack. What You’ll Need: ❖ 3-by-3-inch square of cardboard ❖ pencil ❖ school glue ❖ 6-by-6-inch sheet of heavy-duty aluminum foil ❖ black tempera (poster) paint ❖ small paintbrush ❖ tissue ❖ hole puncher ❖ yarn or ribbon ❖ backpack What to Do: 1. Draw a design on the cardboard with your pencil. You can follow one of the Celtic designs here or make up your own. 2. Trace over your design with a thin line of glue and allow it to dry overnight. The glue should be raised and clear when dry. 3. Lay a sheet of aluminum foil over…

QUICK—WHERE WAS pizza invented? Did you answer “Italy”? If you did, you’re not alone. Many people think that pizza was first made in Italy. This isn’t entirely wrong, but it’s also not completely right. An early form of pizza was made before Italy existed as a country. Many ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern people—Egyptians, Babylonians, Greeks, and Romans—ate round, flat breads that resemble today’s pizza crust. The ancients baked their flat breads on hot stones and seasoned them with olive oil and herbs. This made a quick, tasty meal. No one knows exactly where the name “pizza” came from or when it was first used. But over the years, pizza became very popular in Italy. The people in and around Naples, Italy, made especially good pizza. When water buffalo were…

Peanuts are native to South America. Ancient Aztec and Mayan people made a thick peanut paste, but not the peanut butter we know today. That was invented in 1895 by Dr. John Kellogg, the same man who invented cornflakes. Later, George Washington Carver invented 300 other uses for peanuts, and taught American farmers how to grow lots of peanuts. That helped peanuts—and peanut butter—become one of the most popular foods in the United States.…

Cut out the cards, then mix them up and spread them out facedown. Try to find the matching French and English cards by turning over only two cards at a time. (Don’t be tricked if the pictures aren’t exactly the same!) If you find a matching pair, keep the cards. If the cards don’t match, turn them over again. To play with a friend, take turns looking for pairs until you’ve matched them all.…

Fountain mist.Old stone fish.Find a coin.Make a wish. Shiny penny, let it sail.If it lands on the fish’s tail,you get two wishes—yes, it’s true—one for a friend and one for you. Shiny nickel, toss it in.If it lands on the fish’s fin,you get one wish and so take careto wish for something wild and rare. Shiny dime, let it fly.If it lands on the fish’s eye,you get no wish—but don’t be blue—the old stone fish will be brand-new…with sapphire eyes, a silver tail,golden fins, and diamond scales.She’ll swim to the sea with a silvery swish. Find a coin.Make a wish.…

Roberta Straight, age 8 Warrenton, Virginia I Like to Cook Nash Campbell, age 8 Seattle, Washington Hannah Busch, age 5 Europe A Gift for Spider! Lucy Coryell, age 8 Mount Vernon, Maine Elle Fikkert, age 7 Mount Vernon, Washington Camera Vivian F., age 6 Dover, New Hampshire Dog Anna Thompson, age 9 Eden Prairie, Minnesota Mother Cat with Her Kittens  Olive De Celles, age 7 Durham, North Carolina Magic Glowing Emerald Aubrey Massoth, age 10 Prairie Village, Kansas Shannon, Our Generation Payton S., age 9 Nanaimo, British Columbia, Canada…

SHAMROCKS ARE THREE-LEAFED clovers that grow all over Ireland. They’re also a symbol of Irish culture, and of St. Patrick’s Day! W hat You' ll Need: wax paper baking sheet microwaveable bowl fork white chocolate chips green food coloring mini pretzels lollipop sticks sprinkles (optional) What to Do: 1. Spread wax paper on a baking sheet. 2. Pour white chocolate chips into the bowl. Heat in the microwave for 20 seconds, then stir with a fork. Repeat until all the chocolate chips are melted. 3. Add green food coloring a few drops at a time. Stir well. 4. With fork, dip a pretzel into the chocolate so it gets completely coated. Lift the chocolate-covered pretzel out and lay it on the wax paper. Repeat with two more pretzels, laying them…

WHEN IT COMES to eating, you might be the no-fuss everything-goes type. Maybe you love trying new foods, or prefer to stick with familiar dishes.Take the quiz to find your mealtime personality! At a friend’s birthday party, you . . . ❏ A. Pile your plate with whatever you can reach. (Oops, was that the dog’s treats?) ❏ B. Pick foods you’ve never tried before. (Fried frog legs with banana ketchup, please!) ❏ C. Look for things you recognize. (Hey, is that macaroni and cheese?) After soccer practice, you open the fridge and . . . ❏ A. Grab the first thing you see. (Peanut butter and tomato sandwiches? Sure!) ❏ B. Don’t see anything interesting. (Better wait for the new bird’s nest soup recipe Mom is making.) ❏ C.…

Hi, Everybuggy, I love your comics! Thistle, Woolly needs to stay out of Ophelia’s flowers (May/June 2018). Miro, I wish I could speak French, too. Diesel, age 9 Seattle, Washington  Dear Thistle, I love your mags. Can you adopt my imaginary cat, Lily? She is a baby cat. She is two months old. She likes candy and she loves getting petted a lot. Give her lots of snuggles and a lot of toys to play with. Oh, and also adopt my woolly bear. He is two years old. His fur is black. Fern, age 6 Princeton, Illinois Dear Spider, I like your mags. Will you adopt John, Jiff, and Warning? John loves pancakes. Jiff likes Skippy peanut butter and Mike and Ikes. Warning loves banh mi and ramen. Daniel Anderson,…