Ladybug Stories, Poems, and Songs Magazine for Young Kids and Children February 2016

Deep in the snow in the brown-and-white forest is a den where a big bear sleeps. Beside the big bear is a little bear. They sleep all day and all night. It is warm in the cave, and the bears are fat. One day the little bear opens his eyes. He feels the warm fur of the big bear next to him and he almost goes back to sleep. But his nose itches, and he scratches it. He sits up and looks around. It is dark, but not as dark as it was in the deep winter. Maybe spring is here, he thinks. Or maybe summer. Maybe I slept too long! He shakes the big bear’s foot. “Wake up!” he says. “Winter is over! Maybe.” The big bear sleeps on.…

Uncle Slim was a cowboy. Uncle Shorty and Uncle Tex were cowboys. Little Jim wanted to be a cowboy, too. But when he tried to ride a horse, he fell off. “Don’t worry,” said Slim. “You’ll get better in time. You’ll be a rootin’-tootin’ cowboy someday.” When Little Jim tried to rope a calf, he ended up roping himself. “You’ll get the hang of it,” said Shorty. “Keep trying. You’ll be a rootin’-tootin’ cowboy someday.” When Uncle Tex tried to teach him to play his guitar, Little Jim got his fingers stuck between the strings. “It takes time,” said Tex. “You’ll learn. You’ll be a rootin’- tootin’ cowboy someday.” Everyone knew you had to ride a horse, twirl a rope, and maybe play guitar a little if you wanted to…

What You'll Need: Scissors Glue What to Do: 1. Cut out the card along the solid brown lines. 2. Cut out the pop-up heart along the solid brown lines. 3. Fold the card away from you along the blue dotted line. If you hold the card like a closed book after folding it, you should see "Giddyap, pony!" on the front. 4. Fold the heart toward you along the blue dotted line in the middle. 5. Open the heart and flip over to the front side. Fold flaps A and B along the blue dotted lines away from yourself. 6. Add glue to the white areas of flaps A and B. Be careful not to get glue on the red heart. 7. Flip the heart over, and gently line up…