Indholdsfortegnelse for September 2021 i Sparkle Buds

Aditya K. of Ramanattukara, Kozhikode, has been awarded the Bharat Award for bravery, The most prestigious of the National Bravery Awards, given away by the Indian Council for Child Welfare. The incident took place on May 1 when he and his family were returning from Nepal after an excursion with another group of tourists. They initially sensed the smell of diesel, which made them cautious. After a while, its intensity started growing, making it difficult for them to climb down. That was when Adithya showed his courage. He broke the glasses with a hammer and rescued everyone in the nick of time before the fuel tank of the bus burst. Aditya had rescued 20 people from a bus carrying members of the Calicut University Pensioners’ Forum and their families when…

Organize, Focus, Get It Done Easy as 1, 2, 3 Doing homework can be fun. Especially when it’s just the right amount of challenge - not too easy, not too hard. But if you’re a kid who gets distracted easily, homework takes a lot more time. And it feels a lot less fun. DID YOU KNOW? Here are three big tips that help you get better at doing homework: 1. Get organized. 2. Stay focused. 3. Get it done! 1. Get Organized Organize your stuff. Label your binders and folders, and keep your school papers in the right ones. Organize your space. Have a place for doing homework. It’s best to use a desk or table where you can spread out your work. Organize your time. Use a planner to…

A young teen is babysitting for a family that is very, very wealthy in a large mansion filled with a huge number of rooms and a vast number of interesting antiques and artefacts. Strangely, though, the father mentions to the girl that once the children are put to sleep for the night, the girl should only go to the basement and not spend her time in any other rooms of the house. She could watch television down there and be free to do anything else in the basement, but the rest of the house was off-limits. She goes to the basement once the children are in bed but quickly notices a large clown statue in the corner of the room. It appears to be staring at her. She continues to…

This story is about two brothers - John & Steve playing hide and seek in their home while their parents were visiting their friends nearby. As John turned towards the wall and began counting, he heard Steve scampering around, searching for a place to hide. John searched everywhere but couldn’t locate Steve when he heard a scraping sound from the cupboard. John called out to his younger brother, but there was no response, only an eerie silence. Finally, he opened the cupboard slowly and bent down to peer closer when a white, icy cold hand pulled him back. John then heard Steve calling out to him from behind, and frightened, John tried to break free from the grip of the icy cold hand. Both the brothers then rushed out of…

Balancing Beam exercises are safe, unique, and easy exercises helping you to improve your balance. They also help improving movement awareness, coordination and balance. Balance Beam How to do: • Masking tape is all you really need. • Make a line on the ground and have fun! • Walk to the end only on the line. • Try more lines at different angles, spirals, and zig-zags. Why Balance Beam? Balancing Beam is a unique activity that enhances body posture, limb muscle coordination, concentration, and confidence. Develops motor skills and social skills.…

Oh mighty ocean! So graceful you are!But why are you so afar?You always help us,Even though you don’t want to,You feel that you must! You are wonderful in helping,And everyone loves your singing!But why are you so angry,When its windy? You look beautiful by your colour,In winter and even in summer!We always need you,And you need us too! We always waste water,Mostly in shower;But you never give up, We’re so foolish;and don’t even ask you what’s up?…

Mechanic and independent inventor Walter Hunt secured a place in American history when he invented the useful, everyday device known as the safety pin in 1849. Born on July 29, 1796, Hunt lived and worked in New York, where he invented a variety of tools and household items and made improvements to existing machinery. He began twisting a piece of metal wire until he had created a device he called the “dress pin,” with a spring at one end that forced the other end into place and a clasp that kept the pin’s point inside a protective case. He patented the safety pin on April 10, 1849 (U.S. Patent No. 6,281), and he willingly sold its rights for just $400. Hunt’s invention was not entirely novel; it was actually an…

Bouncing Balls Energy is constantly changing forms and transferring between objects. Try seeing for yourself how this works. For example, use two balls to transfer kinetic energy from the big ball to the smaller one and see what happens. What you’ll need: • A large, heavy ball such as a basketball or soccer ball • A smaller, light ball such as a tennis ball or inflatable rubber ball. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Make sure you’re outside with plenty of room. 2. Carefully put the tennis ball on top of the basketball, holding one hand under the basketball and the other on top of the tennis ball. 3. Let go of both the balls at exactly the same time and observe what happens. WHY? If you dropped the balls at the same time,…

Why the name Pluto? The planet Pluto is named after the Roman god of the underworld. In Greek mythology, he is known as Hades, ruler of the underworld. Pluto is the ninth-largest and tenth most massive known object directly orbiting the Sun. Pluto was discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombaugh. DID YOU KNOW? Pluto has mountains, valleys, and craters. The surface temperatures vary from -375 to - 400 degrees Fahrenheit / - 226 to - 240 degrees Celsius. Pluto is one third made out of water. Its atmosphere is very similar to that of a comet since it collapses as it moves away from the Sun, and expands as it gets close. Fun Facts 1. Pluto was closer to the Sun than Neptune from 1979 to 1999. 2. Walt Disney…

Once a gorgeous bee lived in a forest. Everyone admired her for her beauty, but she was very proud and pompous. One day as she was flying around, she saw a baby elephant. She went and sat on one of its ears. “Hey, who are you? I am the most beautiful bee. Don’t you know me? You have a large and fat body. While my delicate wings make me the envy of all.” “Oh! Well, I am glad to meet you. Where are you going?” “Oh, nowhere and everywhere. You see, with these beautiful wings, I can fly anywhere, unlike you. But we are equal in one way because you have a trunk while I have this proboscis.” The humble elephant nodded. The bee said my proboscis could suck nectar…

Hey Champs, read the tongue twisters and practise saying it. How fast can you say it? To sit in solemn silence in a dull,dark dock,In a pestilential prison,with a life-long lock,Awaiting the sensation of a short,sharp shock,From a cheap and chippy chopperon a big black block! Through three cheese trees three free fleas flew.While these fleas flew, freezy breeze blewFreezy breeze made these three trees freezeFreezy trees made these trees’ cheese freezeThat’s what made these three free fleas sneeze.…

Dear Friends aren’t you infatuated with unicorns and mermaids? So let’s try to make a unique mermaid tail craft! MATERIALS • 2 colours of construction/card paper. • 2 or more colours of small circle stickers. • Scissors. • School glue. INSTRUCTIONS 1. Draw a mermaid tail on one sheet of construction paper. 2. Cut the mermaid tails and little circles with different colours as shown 3. Now, start placing the circle stickers at the top of the mermaid tail, just slightly overlapping the stickers.. Then, start the next row, and slightly overlap the stickers onto the top row. TA-DA! Your Mermaid Tail is ready!…

Barbie Doll Day has always been observed annually on September 6. For more than four decades, the popular doll known as Barbie has given young girls a chance to preview every imaginable career. SEPT. 6, 1959: MATTEL’S BARBIE GOES ON SALE DID YOU KNOW? Barbie began when Ruth Handler, co-founder of Mattel, saw her daughter, Barbara, playing with paper dolls. This wasn’t anything out of the ordinary for little girls at the time, as paper dolls were a popular toy. But Ruth noticed something interesting - her daughter enjoyed imagining the dolls in grown-up scenarios and not as infants. Over the years, Barbie has been seen as a positive inspiration to girls by demonstrating the many careers that young girls could pursue. Barbie Doll Day could be celebrated by taking…