KidsPrint January 13 - Razor Planet

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FRIENDLY FENNECSHmm ... by any chance do you have a pet fennec fox at your house?

The fennec is the smallest fox in the world. God created him with the perfect senses and features to survive in the hot, dry climate of a desert.

The fennec fox is nocturnal, so it is usually awake and hunting at night when the desert temperature is more bearable. Their light-colored fl uff y coats keep them cool if they come out in the daytime by defl ecting the hot sun, but their fur still keeps them warm at night when the sun goes down and the sand becomes cold. Their fur is especially dense and thick on the underside of their paws, to keep them from burning the soft pads of their feet on hot daytime sand.

Their most noticeable feature is their giant ears, which are each just as big as the rest of the fox’s head! They help the fox fend off heat and also help them catch their supper. You see, fennec foxes eat bugs, small animals like mice and sometimes birds. In the desert, these animals often burrow below-ground to escape the great heat. This should make them harder to fi nd, but because God gave

the fennec fox its giant ears, it can hear its prey below the sand.

Like the small animals it hunts, fennec foxes dig dens in the sand. Fennec foxes mate for life and fi ll their dens with their little families. They live cozily together, huddling for warmth and companionship while they sleep during the day. The male fox takes care of the female fox when she is getting ready to have little fox “kits” (baby foxes) by bringing her food, grooming her, and

protecting her from predators. The biggest predator fennec foxes have to watch for is the African eagle owl which is big enough to carry off and eat little foxes.

Some people keep fennec foxes as exotic pets, and it’s easy to see why! They are similar to a cat or small dog in many ways, from their size and fur to the noises they make. They bark and snarl like a dog would, but also purr and meow like a cat.

Isn’t it amazing how God created each of His animals exactly right for their habitats?

Artwork by Tyler Odam, age 11, grandson of Lynn Jorgensen, Awana Administrative Assistant.

by Brenna Frederick

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ARE YOU PROUD OF YOUR STATE?

Yes, we still want to have each state represented in our quest for “What’s the best thing about your state?” Have we done your state yet? We’re still missing more than half including a bunch of them out west. Have your leader write to us at [email protected]. If someone has bragged about your state already, we’ll give your leader another question to answer.

Arkansas Arkansas is nicknamed “the Natural State.” Some of the best things

about Arkansas are the forests, the beautiful mountains, rivers and

the green grass on the hilltops. There are several great places to

visit one of them is Crater of Diamonds State Park in Murphys-

boro. You can dig for diamonds!

There are also many great and fun things to do in Arkansas.

Some of the things that my family and I enjoy doing are

kayaking, rafting and canoeing. We also like to hike

and camp.

Arkansas is a beautiful state all around. If you want

to see its beauty, I suggest you come here!

Karlee, Rehobeth

Missionary Baptist Church

*If you were stranded on a desert island, what would you eat? (See bottom of these fun facts for the answer.)

*Legend has it that the sandwich was “invented” in 1762 by the cook of John Montague, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich. The Earl wanted some food, but didn’t want to interrupt what he was doing to take the time to eat, so his cook put some slices of meat between two pieces of bread — and the sandwich was born. So then, how come the sandwich isn’t named after the cook? He’s the one who invented it.

*Back when peanut butter was fi rst “invented,” it was considered a delicacy (a super fancy food). Chefs served peanut but-ter sandwiches at the fi nest restaurants. They created combinations such as: peanut butter and apple, peanut butter and prune, peanut butter and tomato, peanut butter and chili, peanut butter and ham, and peanut butter and cabbage!

*Arachibutyrophobia is the fear of peanut butter sticking to the roof of your mouth.

*A hero sandwich got its name because it would take a “hero” to eat so much food.

Answer to the desert island riddle: I would eat the “sand which” is already there!

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Did you know that there are Awana missionaries all around the world helping churches start Awana clubs?

Unscramble the letters below to fi nd a country that has Awana. And after you fi gure out the countries — why not pray for the clubbers and leaders who attend Awana in those places. (Write your answer next to the scrambled letters.)

APJAN

AEOUCRD

ADIAN

ADSONCTL

ANAGH

AMAZBI

ASHTFIRCAOU

AMABASH

ANKEY

ADDIITRN

Japan, Ecuador, India, Scotland, Ghana, Zambia, South Africa, Bahamas, Kenya, Trinidad

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CELEBRATE JANUARY!Six ways to celebrate special days.

1. National Soup Month — Warm up a cold day by helping Dad or Mom make some homemade soup. Have a soup drive at Awana. How many cans of soup can you collect to donate to an organization that serves the homeless?

2. National Letter Writing Week — The second week of the month is National Letter Writing Week. Write a letter (or send an email) to a relative you don’t often see — like Grandpa or Aunt Jo. Even though we communicate electronically — it’s always fun to get mail. So put some joy in someone’s day by telling him how much you appreciate him.

3. National Hat Day (15th) — Wear your favorite baseball cap today. Celebrate at Awana with Crazy Hat day.

4. Thesaurus Day (18th) — This day celebrates the birthday of Peter Roget (born in 1779). Roget was the author of Roget’s Thesaurus, probably the best known of all the thesauruses. So in honor of Roget’s birthday, learn some new words. Or have your dad or mom quiz you (or quiz them) on the WordWise defi nitions. Perhaps at Awana, your leaders could have the clubbers do a WordWise Bee. (Same as a spelling bee, but use defi nitions instead of spelling.)

5. National Pie Day (23rd) — Ask Dad or Mom to help you bake a pie. Cherry? Apple? Lemon Meringue? Take a piece to an elderly neighbor or bake an extra pie for your commander and his/her family as a way to show appreciation.

6. National Puzzle Day (29th) — Put together a puzzle in honor of the day! Perhaps you could have a Puzzle Theme Night at Awana. Are you learning a verse? Take an old puzzle and write the words of the verse on back of the puzzle pieces. (Make sure that when you put the verse together, the puzzle pieces also fi t together.) Put the verse together several times until you can say it well.

Do you know - Do You Know - DO YOU KNOW?

A RIDDLE TO THINK ABOUT ...A man was traveling with a fox, a chicken

and a bag of chicken feed. But now the trail went across the river. He had a boat, but could

only carry one piece of “baggage” at a time. How could he do it without the chicken eating the feed or

the fox eating the chicken?

(Answer — First he takes the chicken across the river. Then he comes back and gets the chicken feed. Once he gets the chicken feed safely across, he puts the chicken back in the boat and returns it to the fi rst side. He leaves the chicken there and then puts the fox in the boat and takes it across. He returns for the chicken.)

Here’s a great way to learn a diffi cult-to-memorize verse. Ask your dad or mom (or maybe a grandparent) if you can teach him or her the verse. Then work on getting the other person to memorize it well enough to say it to you. In the process — you will most likely also learn the verse.

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Club News and Announcements

celebrate JanuaryJanuary holidays you might not know about!

• National Soup Month

• National Letter Writing Week (2nd week)

January special days:

15th - National Hat Day (15th)

18th - Thesaurus Day (18th)

23rd - National Pie Day (23rd)

29th - National Puzzle Day (29th)