KidzEra Spring 2012

Spring 2012

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KidzEra is made of YOUR submissions —your art, pics, thoughts, writing, stories and comics! Send in your work today using one of these methods:

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Can we submit comics or games on Kidzera.com?-JingdingI really love this website!!!!!! IT SAVES TREES!!!

-hannahcolombo

Incorrect: This is a good website. Correct: This a GREAT website.-Jammer

I think this is a good website because you get to show your artwork. You also get to tell true stories or your dreams. So let’s get this party started!-lulu16

Welcome, Spring!

We’re excited about the launch of TWO new projects on

KidzEra.com—Anything Goes and InkSlinger!!

As we explained above, Anything Goes is for random

sketches, doodles, inspiration and more! All we ask is that

if you post someone else’s art, give them credit! That way,

they will know how much others are inspired by their art.

Yes! Submit your comics and games to Anything Goes! If you want to send them in the mail, see page 3 for more information!

-KEThanks, guys! But we’d also like to thank YOU! You are the ones that make it GREAT!

-KE

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Flowers and Swirls submitted by: Sabikun K., Age 15, Bronx Writing Academy, Bronx, New York

KidzEra Heart submitted by: LaShay H., Age 12, Clippert Academy Middle School, Detroit, Michigan

KidzEra Girl submitted by: Alexis G., Age 11, Lillian Schumacher Elementary School, Liberty, Missouri

Welcome, Spring!

We’re excited about the launch of TWO new projects on

KidzEra.com—Anything Goes and InkSlinger!!

As we explained above, Anything Goes is for random

sketches, doodles, inspiration and more! All we ask is that

if you post someone else’s art, give them credit! That way,

they will know how much others are inspired by their art.

-The KidzEra Team

Could we pretty please have more sections?? What’s the difference between Anything Goes and Top Artist? You submit art to both, right? :D-Yxrulz

More sections! Yes! Have you checked out the new InkSlinger Project? Submit some stories or poems! You can definitely submit art to both Anything Goes and Top Artist—submit your best original art to Top Artist and your more random sketches, doodles and other fun stuff, including the images that inspire you, to Anything Goes!

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InkSlinger is all about your sweet stories, poems,

essays, papers and thoughts. It’s a place for posting

YOUR work, not cool stuff you’ve read. And make sure

it’s appropriate for all ages—if it’s not OK for your

8-year-old little brother or sister to read, please don’t

post it here! We can’t wait to see what inspires you and the next

story you write. Remember to submit often for a

chance to be highlighted in KidzEra Digital Magazine!

I consider spring a time for rebirth and regrowth for plants and animals, so that is my favorite part.Submitted by: twinkieeater

What’s your favorite thing about Spring?

The power of Mother Nature and flowers!Submitted by: creativegirlever

The gentle, fresh breeze that takes your breath away! XDSubmitted by: Yxrulz

Spending time with my family and getting candy! =DSubmitted by: rainyday

Background submitted by: Nora M., Age 11, Amherst Middle School, Amherst, New York

Flowers submitted by: Cecilia C., Age 10, Neighborhood Charter School, Atlanta, Georgia

Flowers and butterflies submitted by: Sanjana M., Grade 3, Ardmore Elementary School, Bellevue, Washington

Flowers submitted by: Marisol P., Grade 6, Thomas Middle School, Houston, Texas

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The smell of Spring is stuck in my head,Like a sword in a rock.So full of life, sweet like honey.As I watch the bees busy at the flowers,Like commuters rushing into office buildings.

The little droplets of water Like feathers floating freely down from a bird in flight.The feel of grass between my toes,As the breeze flows through my hair.

The Spring passes me by in a race to the finish line...I lose! And Spring leaves victoriouslyUntil the next race.

The Smell of SpringSubmitted by: Ryu D., Age 12, Fox Lane Middle School, Bedford, New York

Girl and Tall Flowers submitted by: Khazenah C., Age 11, Della Lamb Elementary Charter School, Kansas City, Missouri

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My Home’s Entrance submitted by: Tarisha Sarker

Lion submitted by: BladeHunter5

Wolf submitted by: Okamiden99

Elephant submitted by: Jammer

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My Chocolate Bar submitted by: Jingding

Flower Clock submitted by: AmyLucia

Bold Colors and Piggy Lovingsubmitted by: Yxrulz

Happysubmitted by: Dogzrule106

KidzErasubmitted by: Andrieta

Elephant submitted by: Jammer

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I cannot pretend to be impartial about the colors. I rejoice with the brilliant ones, and am genuinely sorry for the poor browns. -Winston Churchill

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Warrior submitted by: NoahArk

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Top ArtistSprING

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Serval submitted by: BladeHunter5

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Dandelions submitted by: machinegun123

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clarity in those moments when

nature is so beautiful. I am

no longer sure of myself, and the

paintings appear as in a dream.

-Vincent van Gogh““

What inspires me to create art is other artists. They give me new ideas. I’ve been drawing since I was 8 and haven’t stopped because of my love for it.KEEP DOING ART, ALL YOU

ARTISTS OUT THERE!-machinegun123

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It’s okay. This just means you’re kind of sensitive. But so am I, so just try and do everything you can to hold it back when you get scared and try to practice this regularly.

Submitted by: Jammer

Don’t worry, a lot of my friends are like this, even I’m like this. You should just try to calm down and think of something totally different, something that won’t make you scared. So don’t think so much when you got something wrong, just relax and think about good things.

Submitted by: kikianimedrawer

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Q: My friend got upset with me because I did not give him my computer seat. Now he does not even like me. What should I do?

What about the future gone wrong, with an evil king...

Submitted by: ninjamafia21

An evil Voldermort-like character and an evil vampire who kidnaps children...

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Q: I need ideas for a book that I’m writing. It’s a fantasy horror book. If you have any suggestions, I would be delighted to hear them! [

[Background art submitted by: Winnie H., Grade 8, Marina Middle School, San Francisco, California

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[Q: I like a guy but we’re like, rivals and we try to humiliate each other. Some time has passed and I started to have feelings for him and I don’t know what to do at all!!!! Should I tell him or not??

It’s your happiness! If you think saying it out loud feels better, then go for it! If you want to think about it or you don’t feel ready yet, don’t stress. Just calm down and when you finally have confidence, just talk to that person. It will definitely work.

Submitted by: Winolasy

You should talk it over with your friends. It kind of depends on your age—if you are old enough, sure, why not?! It’s good to be a risk taker. But really don’t make a big deal out of it. If anyone makes fun of you, just ignore them.

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Q: I get something wrong, and I get scared. What should I do?!

Don’t worry, a lot of my friends are like this, even I’m like this. You should just try to calm down and think of something totally different, something that won’t make you scared. So don’t think so much when you got something wrong, just relax and think about good things.

Submitted by: kikianimedrawerThink of the good things that happen in your life. My thing is think of the future, not the past.

Submitted by: ray134

[[ [If he is mad, he is mad. It’s your seat, you could have shared it or not. If you still want to be friends, you could apologize. That’s what I would do!

Submitted by: tina909

It is just a seat and it is school property!!!!!!!!

Submitted by: Alyssa S.

If he is mad at you just over a computer seat, he was not a true friend. If you want to still be friends, you should take the high road and just say sorry.

Submitted by: Ninnta

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[Butterfly submitted by: Yasin A., Age 11, Bennett Elementary School, Bellevue, Washington

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GotTA Prob, Bob? KidzEra PEEPs CAN HELP!

Art-to-Art CARTOONGIRL

1. The basic program I use to draw digitally is “Paint Tool SAI”. I also use Photoshop to edit images. I first sketched out the art I had in mind, and put the sketch in the sketch layer. 

2. I lowered the opacity of the sketch layer and added a new layer named Line Art. This is where I drew a neater picture to color more efficiently on. 

3. When I’m done with the Line Art layer, I put the opacity of the sketch layer to zero because I don’t use it anymore. 

4. To avoid missing spots because of the white background, I fill a color on the layer called Background. That helps me identify if I missed a spot.

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5. Then I start the extremely long coloring process. I start with the skin, then do the eyes, hair, inner clothing, then other items. I take time coloring the base colors of the specific part. It’s important to keep the coloring layers all separate.

6. After I color the base color of a certain part, I add another layer and clipping mask it. This helps me only color shades and wrinkles in the right place.

7. This is the finished colored piece. You can add a background to the art. In this piece, I used a texture I downloaded.

Try out these techniques and upload your drawings to KidzEra.com!

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KidzEra is excited to feature Cartoongirl and her drawing Clear Blue. This is a great tutorial for anyone looking to start drawing digitally or to improve their skills!

Start here!

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Welcome to our newest project—Anything Goes! It’s just like it sounds—upload your own art that doesn’t fit into any of the other projects, or upload images that inspire you!

I Truly Believe I Can Fly submitted by: Jammer

Nickname in the sand submitted by: Notsogirly

Twin Eggs submitted by: Friendzyfriend

Anything Goes

Welcome to our newest project—Anything Goes! It’s just like it sounds—upload your own art that doesn’t fit into any of the other projects, or upload images that inspire you!

Tangled Rocks submitted by: Jingding

I Truly Believe I Can Fly submitted by: Jammer

No submitted by: ash ketchum

Obama + TnDization submitted by: Andrieta

Upload ANYTHING!}

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Art is not what you see, but what

you make others see.

-Edgar Degas“

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Kids submitted by: Joyce I., Age 13, J.N. Andrews Christian Academy, Hiawatha, Iowa

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Top ArtistSpring, Con’t

The object of art is not to reproduce

reality, but to create a reality of

the same intensity.

-Alberto Giacometti“

“The things that inspire me to draw are characters in books, flowers and my friends and family. In my free time, I draw and cook with my grandmother.

-Nicole C.“ “

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Owl submitted by: Jingding

Golden Braids submitted by: Nicole C., Age 13, Philadelphia, PA

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Submitted by: Sofia A., Age 11, Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science, Pahoa, Hawaii

King SimonOnce there was a land where there was no technology. This land was called Paperclip, and it was ruled by a king named Simon. This king was poor and sloppy and he was never orderly. Soon King Simon couldn’t feed or help his people anymore. He was going bankrupt.

One day, after fighting to stay out of debt, an old green man came to his house and rang the doorbell. King Simon answered the door and gasped at how green he was. “Wow, you are really green. Are you an alien? Are you going to suck out my brains? Wait--can you read my mind? Quick! What am I thinking?”

The green man blinked. “That’s so not why I’m here, King Simon. And you were thinking, How good would I look if I grew out my hair?”

The King’s eyes widened. “How do you know my name? Wait. Everyone knows my name. I’m the King.”

The old green man handed King Simon a cup of Top Ramen. “Now, if you plant this Top Ramen in your backyard, it will grow. If you use that Top Ramen that you grew and cook it, it will turn into gold and you and your people will never be hungry again. But there’s a catch: after you cook it, you have to set it down on your table for three hours and no one can look at it. If anything or anyone looks at it, it will rot.” At first, King Simon didn’t believe him, but he thought about it and remembered that you can always trust an alien.

King Simon planted the Top Ramen and in time, it grew. After harvest, he cooked it and let it steep. Then he told his guards and everyone else not to look at it. After three hours, everyone looked at it and gasped at how much gold there was. After a few months of getting back on track, King Simon was so rich that he could buy the sun and sell it. He and his people were happy in the land of Paperclip, but not for long.

One day, when everyone was trying not to look at the Top Ramen, a dragonfly went into the room and looked at the Top Ramen. One of the guards saw him and yelled, “Dragonfly! Get him!” Everyone tried to get him but the dragonfly was too fast, and it was too late anyway--the Top Ramen was already looked at. This same thing happened over and over again for years, and King Simon was once again poor and really needed a shave.

Then the dragonfly got really sick and was about to die right there in front of King Simon. King Simon was so happy, he accidentally smooshed the dragonfly right there! Everyone came in and started partying!

Castle submitted by: Cristian M., Grade 6, Bamnul Middle School, Houston, Texas

Dragonfly submitted by: Ju Won P., Age 11, Bandung Alliance International School, Bandung, Indonesia

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I was standing right in front of the place where I had briefly spotted a door the night before. Suddenly, a door started appearing out of thin air just as the clock chimed 12:00 a.m. Once the door looked solid, I carefully gripped the door handle and turned the knob. The moment I turned the handle, two things happened at the same time: I felt a rush of warm, humid air hit my face and I heard the ear-shattering roar of what I thought was some kind of dinosaur.

I took a peek at what had made the noise. My heart skipped a beat as I realized I was looking into a whole new world. I was inside a vast canyon with sharp rock formations sticking out of the high ridges that reached the top of the canyon. The ground was covered with brick-red sand and brown, dusty rocks that made the place feel as if no life could survive there. Then I saw what the noise had come from: a huge and muscular dinosaur was fighting an even larger, fire-breathing dragon!

I stepped on the rocky surface and started walking toward the fiercely battling creatures. After walking for about 20 seconds, I realized it was a mistake to walk this far. The dinosaur had overpowered the dragon, which was now lying on the ground, exhausted and mortally wounded. The dinosaur, on the other hand, only had minor injuries and burn marks. And it had just realized I was there.

The dinosaur started charging at me. I did the only thing I could do: RUN. I ran as fast as I possibly could at the door that had brought me here, which was unfortunately starting to fade away. I could hear the massive feet stomping closer and closer with each step. The door was fading faster now and I didn’t think I was going to make it. Just as the door looked transparent, I put out a sudden burst of speed. I leapt at the place where I hoped the door still existed and landed hard on what wasn’t sandy rock, but smooth carpet. I looked back in the place where the door once stood. There was now nothing there but wall. The clock now read 12:01 a.m.

Submitted by: Thomas H., Grade 5, Canadian Academy, Kobe, Japan

The Secret Door

Background submitted by: Mika B., Age 12, Olive Grove Charter School, Lompoc, California

Dinosaur submitted by: Sebastian T., Age 8, Houston, Texas

Dragon submitted by: Alberto R., Age 12, Alex W. Spence School, Dallas, Texas

Egg Shaker Instrument submitted by: 19licind

Electronic Organ Keys submitted by: Yxrulz

Musical Group submitted by: Jammer

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Frog submitted by: Jammer

Comic Book Page submitted by: machinegun123

Japanese Stuff submitted by: malia1

Uggs submitted by: Dogzrule106

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Drip. Drip. It was a rainy day in Groton Long Point, Connecticut. It was a miserable day in July and my cousins and I were bored out of our minds. An average day in Groton Long Point was swimming, biking and playing football. This, however, was not an average day. So we sat on the front porch for about an hour doing nothing but staring into space. Then, my cousin Tim suggested we do something. “How about dares?” my cousin Jack asked. We all nodded and thought since we have nothing better to do we might as well. How much trouble could we get in?

Since there were a lot of cousins on my dad‘s side, we always used the rule that whoever is the youngest must do whatever the older kids want them to. Forgetting I was the youngest, I agreed to the plan. So of course the two of them looked at me to go first. I chose my cousin Tim to pick a dare for me since I knew Jack would dare something that could probably either really hurt me or get me into major trouble. All Tim dared me to do was jump five steps. I easily did it and, with little satisfaction, I sat back down on the steps. We went through about three rounds of this until we realized that this was not fun at all. Then it was Jack’s turn to give me his dare. I could tell that he wanted to add some excitement to this game, so he started looking around.

“Let’s go to the beach,” he said. When we got there we saw the waves crashing and noticed the kayak being pulled and pushed by the water. Jack quickly put a smile on and looked at me. Oh, come on, of course it has to be me. He looked at me and happily told me the dare. He wanted me to take the kayak to the nearby island. I looked at him in shock. “Ok,” I exclaimed. “But only if you come with me.” I saw my cousin Tim happily sitting on the stairs, relieved he was not a part of this. Without hesitation, Jack started walking to the beach.

As we dragged the kayak out from behind the pier I could hear a voice inside me saying, “Is this a good idea??” I didn’t have time to answer that voice because we quickly hopped in the kayak. We balanced ourselves and began paddling out to sea. You could tell there had been a tropical storm because there were bright blue jellyfish and big fish swimming. Just then I got a little scared, and wished it had been Tim and Jack that had gotten into this situation. I was in the front of the kayak so of course I was the one that had to deal with all the water, jellyfish, and fish coming into the boat.

As I squirmed from almost getting a jellyfish in my pants, I read a sign: “ Beware of jellyfish, you are now entering the ocean.” It was weird, because I had never seen that sign before. That’s because I never did anything like this before!! I stared at it for a couple of minutes, when all of a sudden I heard Jack yell, “Look out! What are you doing?” I looked in front and almost started choking. There was a huge shark-like creature gnawing at the side of my oar. I took Jack’s oar and started belting it on the head until it let go of my oar. Breathing heavily, I looked back at Jack and for the first time, I actually saw him scared.

A Close GetawayStory submitted by: John C.

Tropical Island submitted by: Aasheen M., Age 10, The International School of Penang, Penang, Malaysia

Shark submitted by: Nikolas D., Age 12, Lincoln School, Cicero, Illinois

Sea Creatures submitted by: Ana V., Age 12, Palms Middle School, Los Angeles, California

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We kept going even though we were scared to death. I had never seen anything like this in my life. I wondered what kind of a storm had hit that made all these strange sea animals appear. We continued rowing and things seemed to calm down. Actually, things were too calm. Usually there were sailboats, cruise ships, ferries and other kayakers out at sea. But now there were no boaters as far as the eye could see. I could tell that today was going to be a different kind of day.

I was hoping everything was back to normal and we could turn around and get back to land, but I knew things weren’t because there was an eerie calm in the air. All of the sudden thousands of jellyfish swarmed our kayak. I was worried and looked back at Jack. He yelled, “Just paddle as fast as you can!” I quickly picked my oar off from my lap and started paddling. There were so many jellyfish that it was nearly impossible to paddle. The only thing we were doing was making things worse. As we paddled, jellyfish stingers flung up into the kayak. I could feel the itchiness from the jellyfish stings and all the paddling was just making me tired.

Just when I felt like giving up, the strangest thing happened: the jellyfish separated into two groups on either side of the kayak, creating a path for us to go through. We started to paddle, but then was interrupted with a loud BOOM from under our boat. I looked around and saw nothing. But then a huge fin came from underneath the kayak and started circling us. I thought it was just some fish that was curious about us, but of course I thought wrong. The huge beast lifted up from underwater showing us its huge teeth and big body. “SHARK!” I yelled as we tried to paddle away.

The beast came at us like a torpedo. It went under, around, everything you can imagine before actually making contact with us once again. It gave us such a big hit that the kayak sailed through the water about the length of a football field before coming to a complete stop. I turned around to make sure Jack was all right. I could tell that he was in lots of pain, but he kept trying to paddle. As we saw the creature coming from behind, we realized that the island was only 300 yards away. We knew we could not beat the shark in a race, but what we did know is that we could use the shark to help us get to the island. We lined up with the shark and paddled forward. It came up from the water and hit right in the middle of the boat sending us flying into the air.

As we lifted off we looked around in amazement, seeing all of the other dream-like figures in the water. About a mile down to the right, I could see lots of oversized dolphins playing in the water. Another mile down to the left I could see huge frog-like creatures hopping on the water. We were in the air so long I almost forgot what was happening until CRASH—we smacked into the sand. We were so glad that we were finally on land. Then we saw what was on the land waiting for us. Jack and I fainted.

“Wake up. Wake up!!” I heard as I slowly was awakened by two figures jumping on me.

“What were you guys dreaming about?” I heard my little cousin Carrie ask. As we began to tell her, Jack, Tim and I both looked at each other in disbelief. “So we all had the same dream?” I asked.

“That’s weird,” we all said, half amazed and half joking.

“Dare, anyone?”

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I really like the bands Alice Nine and Mucc in Japan. ^_^Submitted by: okamiden99

I finished reading The Hunger Games (book 1) and it’s awesome!Submitted by: Yxrulz

Chocolate. There’s a real sense of class when you’re eating chocolate. The fact that it was popular among the Mayans makes it even more appealing!

Submitted by: friendzyfriend

The government of the U.S. isn’t working together to solve the problems of the country...Submitted by: BladeHunter5

Thinking about the fight I just had with my best friend. Grr.... wishing that life wouldn’t be so bad sometimes.Submitted by: little-ms-diva

I’m drinking Starbucks,my favorite! ^_^Submitted by: lol56990

Trends and important things to me are: uploading vids to YouTube, drinking caramel coffee, hanging out with BFFs, going to KidZania and cycling!Submitted by: Andrieta

Watching Harry Potter. Malfoy is such a snob! Submitted by: smaeswanson

Favorite kind of candy?

Jolly Ranchers or Twizzlers or Milky Way. I like Jolly Ranchers because their flavor is very bold; Twizzlers because they’re chewy and sweet, and Milky Way because of their chewy carmel. That’s a lot of favorites!

Submitted by: jingding

Favorite ACCESSORy?

Adorable Sanrio hair ties and clips! :)

Submitted by: friendzyfriend

Earrings and hats!

Submitted by: anime-nc

Scarves and bracelets, even though I hardly ever wear ‘em! :P

Submitted by: YxrulzCrunchie! Because I love the crunch when you bite it, as well as the sweet taste of the honeycomb! XD

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You know what’s Up.

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Right this second, the thing that’s most important to me is thinking about helping others. Recently, I donated food for the hungry, donated clothes and shoes, and simply just made people feel better.Submitted by: jingding

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Hearts, smiles, peace signs and flowers submitted by: ilaydac, Age 12, Izmir SEV Elementary School, Izmir, Turkey

I really like the bands Alice Nine and Mucc in Japan. ^_^Submitted by: okamiden99

Did anyone else hear about child slaves in China? I feel so bad about buying an iPhone. Submitted by: anime-nc

The government of the U.S. isn’t working together to solve the problems of the country...Submitted by: BladeHunter5

Thinking about the fight I just had with my best friend. Grr.... wishing that life wouldn’t be so bad sometimes.Submitted by: little-ms-diva

I’m drinking Starbucks,my favorite! ^_^Submitted by: lol56990

I got my KidzEra account, I am so happy! Now I can finally submit my art project which won first place today at our school art contest.Submitted by: magic era

I got the mp4 I wanted and it rocks! Thanks to Dad!Submitted by: kofi28

This winter vacation, I got two pet parrots, a female and a male. The female parrot’s name is Flopsy and the male parrot’s name is Peter. They are so cute!Submitted by: Tarisha Sarker

Favorite ACCESSORy?

Adorable Sanrio hair ties and clips! :)

Submitted by: friendzyfriend

Earrings and hats!

Submitted by: anime-nc

Scarves and bracelets, even though I hardly ever wear ‘em! :P

Submitted by: Yxrulz

Favorite COLOR?Blue!

Submitted by: creativegirlever

Yellow. It’s bright and a nice color.

Submitted by: Jammer

All kinds of pretty pink!

Submitted by: rainyday

Dark blue!

Submitted by: twinkeeeater

Blue! It reminds me of the sky and the ocean. It calms and relaxes me.

Submitted by: jingding

Pink of course!!! I think it’s a pure, lovely colour. :)

Submitted by: Yxrulz

Across1. Abbreviated as UK (2 words)3. Nationality of people from Ireland5. ______ Patrick’s Day7. Capital of Ireland9. Official Irish color

Down2. Third month of the year4. Actual name for a three-leaf clover6. Traditional Irish Dancing8. _______ of the Irish

Crossword submitted by: Ashley L., Age 11, IS 383 Philippa Schuyler Middle School, Brooklyn, New York

Girl submitted by: Leslie F., Age 15, A.C. Reynolds High School, Asheville, North Carolina

Leprechaun and Rainbow submitted by: Tiarha H., Age 12, Emerson Middle School, Los Angeles, California

Crossword Key1. United Kingdom; 2. March; 3. Irish; 4. Shamrock; 5. Saint; 6. Step dancing; 7. Dublin; 8. Luck; 9. Green

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RosesShamrockSt. PatrickBe MineCupid

Wordsearch submitted by: Anna L., Age 14, Willoughby, Ohio and Jasmin G., Age 12, Arvida Middle School, Miami, Florida

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Jokes submitted by: Elijiah Ritz B., Age 8, Christopher Columbus School, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Joke submitted by: Ciara B., Age 7, Overseas School of Colombo, Battaramulla, Colombo

“Lucky” submitted by: Vanessa I., Age 11, Babb Middle School, Lake City, Georgia

Comic submitted by: Rain D., Age 12, Einstein Middle School, Shoreline, Washington

Hearts submitted by: Alice K., Age 12, Marina Middle School, San Francisco, California

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Which state has the

most pencils? A: Pennsylvania (pencil-vania!)

What did the math book

say to the student?

A: Stop asking me so many

questions. I’m full of problems

already!!

What did the ketchup

say to the French fries

when they ran away?

A: I’ll ketchup with you, fries!!!

You are very beautiful!

Sigh.

Sigh.

Limerick

There was an old lady from Fetti,Who loved to eat spaghetti.She found a cat,Put it in her hat,And ate spaghetti with confetti!Submitted by: Divyanshi P., Age 7, Overseas School of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Spring 2012