November/December 2024

Spider Magazine Stories, Games, Activites and Puzzles for Children and Kids

The Magazine for Children

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Spider Magazine Stories, Games, Activites and Puzzles for Children and Kids
November/December 2024 Volume 31 Number 9 Stacey Lane Smith, EditorHayley Kim, Assistant EditorJulie Peterson, CopyeditorSuzanne Beck, Senior Art DirectorShavan Spears, DesignerMichael Chesworth, Artist, SPIDER bugsChristine Voboril, Permissions Spec
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Doodlebug & Dandelion
“LOOK, TOMIKO!” DANDELION Pinkley said to her best friend. She held up the latest Boyd’z Toyz catalog. Boyd’z was the coolest toy store in town. “It’s the perfect present for Doodlebug!” Splashed across the page in full color was an intricately carve
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The Snow Ball
December staged a party.A million snowflakes came.Ms. Wind forced them to mingle.No two were dressed the same. Streetlights lit the dance floor.Trees shimmied in the squall.Blizzard brought his rock ’n’ roll.Guests loved the snowy ball!■
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Chickpea Snack
1 can chickpeas (garbanzo beans)1 medium onion, diced*1 medium tomato, diced*1 medium boiled potato, diced*2 tablespoons cilantro, chopped*2 tablespoons lime or lemon juice1/2 teaspoon cumin powder 1 teaspoon chat masala (optional, available in India
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Lilu’s Bright Diwali
LILU’S HOUSE WAS bustling. It was Diwali, the Indian New Year and Festival of Lights, and her family was throwing a big party. Lilu wanted to help. But she wasn’t sure how. She wondered what her cousins far away in India did. Maybe they just ask, she
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An Offering To The Dead
Dear Journal, Mami said we’re celebrating Día de los Muertos this year. My Abuelito Víctor died two months ago, and I miss him a lot. We used to go to baseball games together and sneak in tamales. (Mmmmm!) He even gave me the baseball bat he had as a
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Winter’s Way
Winter marches in, full stride,briskly pushes fall aside,drinks in rain, spits out hail,fills his cheeks then blows a gale,spreads his blanket on the ground,covering up the green and brown,throws his head back with delightand asks me for a snowball f
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What’s a Solstice?
JUST LIKE YOU lugging a heavy backpack, the Earth travels at a tilt. While the top part of the planet (the Northern Hemisphere) leans away from the Sun, it’s winter there. While it’s tilted closer to those toasty rays, it’s summer. In the Northern He
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Solstice
Welcome, winter,longest night,frozen mornings,day’s short light. Hello, summer,sun runs long,golden evenings,night’s brief song.■
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Spider’s Corner
Adeline S., age 8 Fairlawn, Ohio Linda’s Ride Linda lived in a big city. She loved riding. Her parents took her to an amusement park whenever they could. But because they lived in such a big city, Linda never got to ride a horse. It was her dream to
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Spider's Mailbox
Dear Bill, What type of bug are you? What’s your favorite color? Will you please adopt Tix? He eats fish, candy corn, or dog food. He’s a cat, but he thinks he’s a dog! He doesn’t need a litter box unless you can convince him that those are what dogs
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Buggy Bulletin
½-gallon apple cider1 orange, sliced3 cinnamon sticks1 tbsp whole cloves Add the ingredients into a slow cooker or a saucepan. With an adult’s help, heat on low for one hour. Strain out the spices with a slotted spoon. Serve warm punch in mugs and en
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My Cricket Wish List
I’d like more magazines! I’d like to learn a new language! Learn about these Cricket products and more at cricketmedia.com.■
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Crystal Snowflakes
3 to 4 inches of string white or blue pipe cleaners pencil large glass jar 2 to 4 cups boiling water 6 to 12 tablespoons borax laundry powder 1. Make a snowflake shape by twisting together the centers of three equal-sized pipe cleaners. 2. Tie the st
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Reader Riots: Best Jokes of 30 Years of Spider
Directions continued on the back. Want to hear a construction joke? Sorry, I’m still working on it. Sebastian B., age 8 in 2012, now 20 What do you get when you cross a pastry with a snake? A pie-thon! Samantha O., age 6 in 2016, now 14 What do
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Turkey Hunt
November/December 2024 Volume 31 Number 9 cricketmedia.com $6.95
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Happy Birthday, Old Man Winter!
TESSA WOKE TO the sound of purring snowplows. She tossed aside her quilt and rushed to the window. “Snow!” Tessa squealed with delight at seeing the white lawn, the white birdbath, the white sidewalk, and the white car (which was actually red underne

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