Innholdsfortegnelse for April 2021 i Spider Magazine Stories, Games, Activites and Puzzles for Children and Kids

A great white shark has three thousand teeth in its mouth. An elephant has only four. A cow has thirty-two teeth but no top front teeth. The rabbit’s four front teeth never stop growing. Every animal with teeth started with baby teeth, just like you did. Baby teeth are nudged out by stronger, larger adult teeth. Loose baby teeth are often lost while an animal is eating. Dolphins, mice, and a few other animals never lose baby teeth. Theirs just grow stronger and larger. Then more teeth cut through to form the permanent set. Like you, animals can lose teeth by accident. A tooth can break off when an animal bites something hard. Or it can crack and decay. Sometimes a tooth is knocked out during rough play or fighting.…

Olivia H., age 7 Mooresville, North Carolina Instrumental The instruments were trying unsuccessfully to play themselves. Violin was squirming, Guitar was wiggling, and Keyboard couldn’t sit still. Then they heard a creaking door. They held still while a girl came in, grabbed Violin, and played “Ode to Joy.” Soon she got tired and left Violin on the floor. Violin ran to the shelf and helped her friends down. “I think we should start trying to play,” said Keyboard. “How? We don’t have arms!” cried Violin. “I have strings,” said Guitar. “Yeah, but we need to play them. The instrumental show is next week, and we need to practice,” pleaded Violin. Slowly the door opened, and two superheroes stepped in. “Hello, instruments!” they said. “H-h-hello?” the instruments stammered. “We heard about…

ASK YOUR FRIEND if you can turn a glass of water upside down over their head. If they say no, ask them if they want to watch you turn a glass of water upside down over your own head. Now who would say no to that? What You'll Need:  a drinking glass made of hard plastic water an old greeting card scissors a friend who really trusts you What to Do: 1. Cut the greeting card in half on the fold. 2. Fill the glass with water all the way to the top. 3. Go outside or stand in the bathtub (just in case gravity gets the best of you). 4. Set one half of the card on top of the glass. 5. Keeping your hand flat against the card,…

ONE MORNING, HENRIETTA Applebaum woke up and found herself on the ceiling. “Are we dreaming?” she asked her doll Abigail. Abigail said nothing. Over her head, Henrietta could see her bed and nightstand and bookshelf and toys. Everything looked normal, except she was on the ceiling. She jumped and jumped, but every time she landed right back on the ceiling. She could skip and dance and cartwheel. But she couldn’t get down. “Get ready, Abigail!” Henrietta cried as she launched the doll over her head. But Abigail bumped the floor above and then plopped right back into her lap. “Mom!” Henrietta yelled. “Mom?” But her mother had already left for work for the day. Henrietta tucked Abigail into the waistband of her pajamas and climbed up her bookshelf. Once she…

DO YOU HAVE to rush out in the morning without breakfast sometimes? Now you can have your favorite cereal on the go. What You’ll Need: 1 cup of your favorite cereal 2 cups of vanilla yogurt a large bowl spoon ice tray plastic wrap popsicle sticks What to Do: 1. Spoon yogurt into a bowl. 2. Add your favorite cereal. Stir. 3. Spoon mixture into each cube space of your ice tray. 4. Cover ice tray with plastic wrap. 5. Push a popsicle stick through the plastic wrap into each cube. 6. Place in freezer for 2 hours or overnight to prepare for breakfast the next morning. Enjoy a cool snack to start your day!…

Dear Spider, Have you ever met Ladybug, Muddle, and Thud? They’re in Ladybug, the first-level magazine before Spider magazine. My favorite animal is a bunny. I have a stuffed bunny named Chester Popcorn. Knock, knock. Who’s there? The interrupting bunny. The interruptin . . . Hop, hop, hop! Please tell Miro that I say, “Bonjour.” Sophie Lee Benson, age 6 Washington, District of Columbia Dear Sophie, We haven’t met Ladybug, Muddle, and Thud, but we do enjoy reading about their adventures in their magazine. We’d love to visit them someday! Cowabunga! Spider Hello! Here is a joke for Spider magazine. Why was the Easter bunny sad? He was having a bad hare day. I hope you enjoy it. Estelle via email Dear Spider, I love your magazines. Bill, I love…

“HEY, JAZ!” SETH raced up the porch steps. He plopped down beside his best friend and opened his fist. “It’s Groucho’s!” Jazmin peered at the kitten’s tooth. “Wow! Where did you find it?” “By his favorite catnip toy,” answered Seth. “Are you keeping it for luck?” Jazmin asked. “Nope.” Seth shook his head. “I’m going to put it under my pillow for the Tooth Fairy.” “It’s so tiny,” said Jazmin. “You won’t get much money.” Seth’s fingers closed around the tooth. “I bet I will. I bet the Tooth Fairy never got a cat’s tooth before.” “Groucho’s only a kitten,” said Jazmin. “Is not,” said Seth. “He’s losing his baby teeth. That makes him a cat.” “Well, too bad it isn’t a horse’s tooth,” said Jazmin. “You’d probably get a…

Contest Rules Draw a picture of the best breakfast. Here are the only rules: 1. Your entry must be signed by a parent or legal guardian, authorizing its publication in print and/or online and saying it’s your own idea. 2. Be sure to include your complete name, age, and address. 3. Your entry must arrive by April 25, 2021. We will publish our favorites in the September 2021 issue of Spider. Email your entry to spider@cricketmedia.com, or send it to Spider’s Corner, P.O. Box 300, Peru, IL 61354.…