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4 min.

Doodlebug & Dandelion Lace Bite

“DANDELION, PLEASE,” DOODLEBUG Pinkley pleaded. “You gotta do this for us!” But Doodlebug’s sister, Dandelion, wasn’t having it. She was curled up all cozy in front of the fire with a good book. And she wasn’t budging. “Nope,” she said, without looking up. “Ah, come on, just this once,” said Doodlebug’s best friend, Bog. “Someone’s gotta watch her, but we both have homework to finish.” Dandelion scowled. It wasn’t fair of them to dump Bog’s little cousin Hazel on her. Just forget it! Hazel was totally annoying. “Mom’s dropping you off at the skating rink soon,” Doodlebug reasoned. “Just take her with you. She can do her own thing there.” “I’ll spend all my time trying to teach her how to skate,” Dandelion shot back, “instead of practicing myself.” “No,…

1 min.

READER RIOTS: Best Jokes of 2023 by YOU!

What do you get when you cross a cocker spaniel, a rooster, and a poodle?A cock-a-poodle-doo! CarleeAda, Oklahoma What animal likes to exercise a lot? A gym-panzee. Luca, age 9Morris Plains,New Jersey What did the pasta say to the sauce?A pesto for your thoughts. Margovia email What do sharks eat?Fish and ships. Ila H., age 9Oakwood, Ohio What is Jack Frost’s favorite food? Your nose! Goldie, age 11Fredericksburg,Virginia Want to hear my duck call?Sure. Come here, duck! Ella C., age 7Kettering, Ohio Send your favorite jokes to spider@cricketmedia.com!…

1 min.

Icy Art

ARE YOU TIRED of building ordinary snowmen? When temperatures drop below freezing and snow covers the ground, try this colorful new twist on winter fun! What You’ll Need: lots of different-sized containersjugfood coloringlarge metal spoon What to Do: 1. Set all of the containers on a flat area outside. 2. Use the jug to fill each container with water. 3. Add food coloring to some or all of the containers, stirring with the spoon to mix. 4. Allow the water to freeze overnight. 5. Remove the ice shapes by twisting the containers, squeezing the sides, and tapping the bottoms. 6. Now create! Use snow as “glue” to hold the ice shapes together. You can stack and place them into any forms—ice people, ice castles, or something totally zany! 7. For a shiny finish, lightly sprinkle your…

5 min.

Kefjan and the Forest Troll

SNOW SWIRLED ABOUT Kefjan and carried away the whisper of his steps as he passed through the forest. The sun slid beneath the trees, and with darkness came the bitter cold. Kefjan pulled his red jacket tight and tugged hard at the sled as he hurried home with his load of firewood. Over the rustle of drifting snow and the creaking of ancient trees, a noise caught Kefjan’s ear. Kefjan followed the strange, shrill sound until he came to a heavy snowdrift. He gently brushed away the snow and then drew back in amazement. A tiny forest troll lay asleep and shivering in a hollow tree stump, crying out in misery as the cold seeped into his bones. Kefjan hesitated. “Mama is waiting,” he said, “but I can’t leave you…

1 min.

Lost and Found

There is a pile at my school,and every day it grows!Tennis racket, lunch box, sled—Whose is this? No one knows! Soccer jersey, winter hat—But which things here are whose?Maybe you can help me outBy looking at these clues. Eve and Clay lost things they needfor playing sports at school.Reece and Sage lost things they use—but only when the weather’s cool. Eve and Sage lost things they wear.(There are no hints for Kyle.)Can you help the students findtheir items from the pile? Use this chart to help solve the puzzle. Put an X in each box that is not true. When any column or row has four Xs, the empty box is right. Put a check mark in that box. When a student and item have been correctly paired, put an…

4 min.

The Red Hat

“WANT TO TAKE a walk, Tyler?” Grandpa Charlie called from the front room. “In a minute, Grandpa,” Tyler called back, looking at his moms. “I thought Grandpa wasn’t feeling well, and it’s cold outside. Should he be taking a walk?” “His back was bothering him this morning, but he’s fine now,” Mom said. “And he can bundle up. The fresh air will be good for him.” “And your grandpa doesn’t want to miss waving at people,” Mama said. “He knows it makes them happy, and when they wave back, it makes him happy, too.” Tyler walked into the front room and saw Grandpa Charlie wrapping a gray scarf around his face and neck. “I’m ready, Grandpa!” “Hope I don’t look too much like a mummy,” Grandpa Charlie said, his eyes…

4 min.

Chester’s Frozen Ears

THE WIND BLEW snow right into fifteen-year-old Chester Greenwood’s face. He swiped it away with his hand and trudged forward. He was almost to his favorite skating pond. He couldn’t turn back now. His older brother Orville and his younger sister Emilie followed, the wind hitting their backs. In 1873, it was another brutally cold winter in Farmington, Maine. Emilie pulled her wool cap low over her ears. Chester hated wool caps. The wool made his head itch something fierce. “Let’s hurry before the sun goes down,” Chester said. The three came upon the glistening frozen pond, and they quickly changed into their skates. Chester pushed off the edge gliding across the smooth glassy surface in a straight line. Emilie struggled to keep up, her legs wobbling back and forth…

1 min.

My Winter Hat

“Don’t forget your hat!” Mom called, as I ran out to play.(She says the same old silly thing each nippy, wintry day.) But when I put my hat on, it makes my poor head swelter.And when I take it off, you see, my hair goes helter-skelter. In snowball fights, I always lose because my hat’s so bright.A sitting duck is what I am, a blaze amidst the white. “Oh, Mom, my hat is itchy, and it catches on my ear! Sometimes it falls below my eyes—it’s much too large, I fear.” Then Mom said, “Don’t you worry, dear, I have a grand surprise. Grandma’s sent a brand-new hat, and look, it’s just your size!”…

4 min.

Busy City

Theo Vamvakas, age 6Kalamazoo, Michigan Constanze C., age 8East Brunswick, New Jersey Ariadne G., age 8Mount Dora, Florida Green Bug City Park Grace A., age 9Verona, New Jersey Isabel L., age 7Ijamsville, Maryland Constance B., age 6Arlington, Virginia Zoe Huang, age 7Walnut Creek, California Annabelle Lozada Marvin, age 7Waynesboro, Pennsylvania Zach L., age 9Valley Stream, New York Melanie L., age 8Northville, Michigan Mila Oleson, age 8Fruitland, Idaho Rainbow City Eliana P., age 9Nanuet, New York The Big Spider's corner Contest Rules Write a poem about ice skating or sledding. Here are the only rules: 1. Your poem should be 10 lines or fewer. 2. 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. 3. Be…

1 min.

Melting Snowman Cocoa

What You’ll Need: mason jar with lid 1 cup of your favorite hot cocoa mix 4 to 6 large marshmallows ribbon edible-ink pens**Have a grownup double-check that the package says “edible.” note card cellophane bag with twisty tie pencil hole puncher What to Do: 1. Use edible-ink pens to draw snowman faces on two of the marshmallows and buttons on the rest. Let dry for an hour. 2. Fill the bag with 1 cup of hot cocoa mix. Twist closed with the tie. 3. Place the bag of cocoa at the bottom of the jar. Arrange the marshmallows on top of the cocoa, facing out. Screw on the lid. 4. Write the following recipe on your note card: 3 tablespoons cocoa + 1 cup hot water or milk + marshmallows = melting snowman…

1 min.

Buggy Bulletin

Twice as Nice Find two mice on the ice that are precisely alike. Answers to Belinda Beagle’s Backyard Mind-Buggler backpack/bookbag, bangs, bark (dog), bark (tree), barn, barrel, basket, basketball hoop, bathtub, beagle, beaver, belt, bench, beret, bicycle/bike, bird, bison/buffalo, blimp, blond hair, bone, boots, bottle, bow tie, bowl, branches, brook, broom, brush, bubble braid, buckle, building, buttons Q. What might you see if you leave cheese on a frozen pond? A. Mice skating! Send your favorite jokes to spider@cricketmedia.com!…

1 min.

Brisk Bundle Up

THE FUN ZONE A game for 2 to 3 players THESE COOL KIDS are raring to go play in the snow. But first they must dress warmly from head to toe. What You’ll Need: scissors1 game die What to Do: 1. Cut out the winter clothes and the rectangular game boards with kids on them. Put all of the clothes faceup in the middle. Set a board in front of each player. 2. Starting with the youngest player, each player takes a turn rolling the die. If you roll a: If you roll an action that you can’t do, you lose your turn. = HAT Take 1 hat from the middle. = COAT Take 1 coat from the middle. = MITTEN Take 1 mitten from the middle. = BOOT Take…

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