Indholdsfortegnelse for January 2023 i Spider Magazine Stories, Games, Activites and Puzzles for Children and Kids

“IS GRANNY A witch?” Doodlebug Pinkley quietly asked his parents. His sister, Dandelion, giggled. “Of course, Granny’s not a witch!” Mrs. Pinkley grinned. “She’s my mum!” They were all gathered in the backyard of Tomiko Tanji, Dandelion’s best friend. The backyard was designed as a beautiful Japanese garden. A bonfire blazed in the fire pit, keeping off the night’s chill. It promised to be a special New Year’s Eve. Not only had Granny come to visit from a very long way away, but Tomiko and her dad were planning to “unveil” a new garden element. It was hidden under a tarp, which Granny was inspecting with great curiosity. Granny was small and wizened and mischievous looking, like she secretly really might be a witch. “Ah, well, she’s had a few…

MOMMIKA GRANDMA TRIED to straighten out her fingers. “You know, Annuska, I think I am done knitting,” she said. “My fingers just won’t do what I tell them anymore.” I looked at Mommika’s hands, so knobby at the knuckles. When I was little, she had taught me how to sew dresses for my dolls. Her hands had been sure and strong as we cut the scraps of fabric and shaped them into small dresses and blouses and skirts. We’d even made a Hungarian folk dress with tiny tulips embroidered onto the apron. “You are very good with a needle, Annuska,” Mommika had said, smiling. But now she can hardly bend her fingers. The doctor took x-rays and turned her hands this way and that. Finally, he said that Mommika had…

OVER A THOUSAND monster hunters have claimed to see something strange swimming in the deep, dark waters of och ess. But you don’t ha e to travel to Scotland to look for the legend. With a little imagination, you can spot a sea serpent right in your own kitchen. What You’ll Need: bagelblueberry cream cheese (dairy or vegan)blue food coloring5 pineapple chunks1 strawberry2 blueberries platespatulakitchen knifecutting board Knife is for adult use only. What to Do: 1. Cover the plate with a thin layer of cream cheese. Add a few drops of food coloring. Swirl around. 2. Ask an adult to cut the bagel in half. Set one c-shaped half in the plate’s center cur e side up. 3. On the remaining half, have the adult line up the knife…

Dear Spider, I think you could add Ophelia more in “Spider and the Gang” because in the latest magazine I read, I only saw her two times! John L., age 7Shanghai, China Dear John, Thanks for thinking of me. I enjoy going on zany, wild adventures with “Spider and the Gang.” But sometimes I am too busy making crafts, recipes, and games for “Ophelia’s Last Word.” So you can always find me on page 34. Love, Ophelia Dear Everybuggy, I don’t actually get this magazine. I get Cobblestone. My brother gets Spider, but I love it! Can you please adopt Coryellen the mermaid and her little sister Beatrice? Coryellen eats vanilla soda, and Beatrice eats raspberry soda. Raspberry soda and vanilla soda are like flavored baking soda. Juliet Palumbo, age…

THE FUN ZONE A game for two players PICK PRETTY PATTERNS while challenging your brain and trying to trick your friend in this memory game with two ways to play. What You’ll Need: scissorsshoebox Game Setup: 1. Cut out the eighteen quilt squares and twenty-four tokens. 2. The players sit next to (not across from) each other. One player takes the top quilt squares with the yellow backs. The other player takes the bottom quilt squares with the aqua backs. 3. Mix up the tokens. Put them facedown in a pile between the two players. 4. Decide to play Crafty Copycat or Stitch Switcheroo. CRAFTY COPYCAT What to Do: 1. The yellow player arranges four ✽ squares faceup into a quilt block and puts the rest facedown. The yellow player…

What You’ll Need: smooth flat rocks acrylic paint* paintbrushes googly eyes (optional) glue (optional) What to Do: 1. Paint the entire rock white for the owl’s body. 2. Paint a gray heart on the top half of the rock for the owl’s face. 3. Add a yellow or orange triangle to the point of the heart to make a beak. 4. Paint a black curve along the heart’s top to make eyebrows. 5. Add a gray half circle to each side of the owl’s body to make wings. 6. With a small paintbrush, add feathers to the owl’s chest. 7. Glue googly eyes onto your owl’s face, or paint on eyes. * Wait for the paint to dry between each step. Try out different designs and color combos on other…

What You’ll Need: What to Do: 1. Rip off the spool labels. Slide the straw through the spools, so one end lines up with the last spool. Cut off the straw’s other end. 2. Slide the pipe cleaner through the straw. Twist each end into a loop, tight against the spool. 3. On the paper’s long side, cut 3 strips that are thinner than each spool. Write why your friend is wonderful on the front of each strip. 4. Tightly wrap each strip around a spool, so your note is hidden. Tape down. 5. Stretch a rubber band across the 3 spools. Add another to form an x on the spool ends. Adjust so the rubber bands mark 4 equal-sized spaces on each spool. 6. Write 1 word per space…