Innholdsfortegnelse for May/June 2022 i Spider Magazine Stories, Games, Activites and Puzzles for Children and Kids

“I HEARD MRS. NOODLEKNOCKER got a summer job!” Doodlebug Pinkley announced to his sister, Dandelion, and their cousins, Rudyard and Punky. The kids were at the beach searching for cool shells and pieces of sea glass. Dandelion laughed at the mention of Mrs. Noodleknocker, Doodlebug’s horrible, spider-eyed teacher. “Yeah, what job?” Punky asked. “Sitting on a throne and forcing kids to kiss her crusty old shoes?” They all snickered. “Hey, look!” Rudyard moved farther up the beach. “Shells shaped like an arrow. Then a whole trail of them!” The others came over to see. Sure enough, the shell arrow pointed to a line of pretty shells that trailed across the beach. “Let’s follow it,” Doodlebug said. “Maybe we’ll find treasure!” Rudyard said. “I found a secret message!” Punky chortled, pulling…

THIS SLIMY YET savory treat will add some fun to your morning breakfast! What You’ll Need: Makes 8 snails. Snail: 1 can of crescent roll dough wooden toothpicks raisins brown sugar nutmeg ground cloves cooking spray Snail Trail Icing: ¼ cup powdered sugar 2 tablespoons milk What to Do: 1. Remove the dough from the can, and separate into pre-marked triangles. (Put the can aside. You’ll need it later!) 2. Roll each triangle into a ball, and then roll each ball into a 5-inch snake. 3. Roll each snake up into a shell shape, leaving a bit unrolled for the head. Push a toothpick through the shell to keep it from unrolling during baking. 4. Firmly press a raisin into both sides of each snail’s head. Sprinkle the snails with…

AS SABEEL AND his grandmother stood on the beach watching the sunrise, a perfect, speckled shell washed ashore. Sabeel could not believe his eyes. All vacation he had hoped to find such a treasure. Now, with one scoop of his hand, the awesome shell was his. Sabeel ran to his grandmother. “Dadi, look!” he said. “Beautiful,” she replied. Sabeel turned it over. Inside, the shell was as pink as a bunny’s ear. “It is a gift from the sea,” said Dadi as they walked to their cottage. “Take good care of it.” “I will,” said Sabeel, cradling the shell. Sabeel saw his older brother snapping pictures of seagulls. “Vikram, look,” he said, holding out his treasure. “So?” said Vikram. “It’s a shell. No big deal.” “Me see,” called Puja from…

EKEBIL WAS TOO small to do anything big. She was too small to pull the purple taro roots from the deep mud. She was too small to weave a basket. She was too small to carry fishing nets. “Mother, I want to help our clan,” said Ekebil. “You can go to the beach and collect shellfish again,” said her mother, Mechas. Mechas was leader of their clan. At the beach, Ekebil saw a huge canoe arriving over the waves. The canoe was large enough to carry every person in the village. In the canoe was a giant. The giant was so tall he could touch the tops of the pandanus trees. Ekebil ran to alert the village. Everyone gathered on the beach. “Where is your chief?” boomed the giant. “I…

I’m pretending I’m a tree;I’d rather be a tree than me.It doesn’t have to bathe each dayOr have its mama throw awayThe sand crabs that I caught and putSafe in a place she’d never look—At least, I didn’t think she would—I hid them really, really goodBehind the sofa cushions whereShe’d never find them down in there.But Mom began to sniff and sniffAnd soon her lip began to lift,And when she found them, holy cow,She hit the ceiling, and somehowThat bunch of crabs—they hadn’t died—Well, they took off, and Mama triedTo sweep the crabs up with a broomAnd I was sent straight to my roomWhere I could look outside and seeThe tree that I would rather be.…

Answers to Crab Picnic Mind-Buggler Somebody’s Home Shells are so much more than souvenirs. They’re home to living things. Spiral shells often have snails or crabs hidden deep inside. Shells with closed halves house clams, oysters, mussels, or scallops. Empty shells are hermit crabs’ future homes. To be a sea creature’s superhero, gently place shells back in the water. Answers to Undersea Mystery 1. SEAWEED 2. CRAB 3. SHELL 4. STINGRAY 5. STARFISH Riddle Answer: IT WAS FEELING CRABBY! Q. Why did the crab cross the road? A. It didn’t. It used the sidewalk. Send your jokes to spider@cricketmedia.com!…