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

"YOUR LESSONS ARE finished for today, Prince Mustafa,” said his tutor. Quickly, the prince rolled up a map of the Ottoman Empire. He was learning about the widespread lands his father, Sultan Mehmed II, ruled. Geography was interesting sometimes, but Mustafa enjoyed a gallop on his horse more than studying. Hurrying through the palace on his way to the stables, he heard his father’s voice. Curious, Mustafa paused. Through an archway, he saw his father and several of his father’s advisors beside a window in a large room. The grand vizier said, “Unfortunately, Commander of the Faithful, what you ask cannot be done.” The other advisors nodded. Looking thoughtful, Sultan Mehmed II said, “Sometimes, what seems impossible may be accomplished in an unusual way.” Taking a red apple from a…

IT’S APPLE DAY! Molly thinks as she wakes one morning. A cool breeze tumbles down from the mountains, skims parched yellow grass, threads through town, and chills her toes. “Apple Day, Noah!” The big yellow dog sleeping on the floor perks up his ears. Noah loves Apple Days. Downstairs, the sauce bowl gleams on the kitchen table. Dad hauls the big blackened pot out of the basement. Then he hands Molly a basket and chooses a wooden crate for himself. “Pick enough so we can share our sauce this year!” Mom calls from the door. Outside, the ground smells spicy. Molly’s and Dad’s boots dent a carpet of wet leaves. The apple orchard is a short walk away, over a field of goldenrod, under an old wooden fence. Molly knows…

“I NEED A mystery to solve,” said Tommy. “Why?” asked his mother as she set a bowl of applesauce in front of Tommy’s baby brother, Alex. “I want to be a detective,” answered Tommy, “and I want to start now!” “I have a mystery for you,” said his mother. “You do?” Tommy asked. “Yes, your brother’s squeaky yellow duck is missing.” Alex screamed, “DUCKY!” and sprayed applesauce all over his highchair. “The one Grandma gave him for his birthday?” Tommy asked. “That’s the one. Your grandmother is coming for a visit this weekend. She’ll be disappointed if it’s lost,” said his mother. “I’ll find it!” said Tommy as he ran out of the room. He came back a few minutes later with a spiral notebook. “Detectives always start by asking…

Answers to Apple Dabble Mind-Buggler Sneaky Squirrels If a squirrel is being watched by other squirrels or birds, often the squirrel will trick the plotting food thieves. The squirrel digs a hole, pretends to put a nut in, and then covers up the empty hole, while keeping the real nut hidden in its mouth. Then the sly squirrel scampers off to bury its tasty treasure somewhere secret. Even with such brainy bluffs, a squirrel still gets one nut stolen out of every four it buries. Q. How do you make a squirrel giggle and roll its eyes? A. Tell acorn-y joke. Send your favorite jokes to spider@cricketmedia.com! Answers to Dessert Disaster bike = bakemark = parkbug = bigrust = restboom = roomsew = sawwham = whata pie rat…

APPLE DETECTIVE DAVID Benscoter hikes down an eastern Washington hill toward a small apple tree. A former FBI agent, he now searches for old apple trees, trying to find lost varieties. From reading old newspaper advertisements and nursery catalogs, he knows that apple varieties, now thought to be extinct, were sold in this area long ago. He’s hoping that among Washington’s ancient, abandoned orchards, some of the lost varieties still survive. The tree he’s interested in grows alone on a hillside near a cattle fence. The apples, dark red with speckles and light green streaks, match paintings made more than one hundred years ago. Could this be one of the lost apples he’s spent years searching for? Could this be an Arkansas Beauty? The Arkansas Beauty is one of thousands…

THIS ARTFUL APPLE tree is much too tiny to give you shade. But it’s just the right size to brighten your room. What You’ll Need: brown paper lunch bagscissorsschool gluebig rocksmall red pom pomslarge sheet of green tissue paper What to Do: 1. Cut 8 vertical slits around the bag’s top. Each should be about 4 inches long. 2. Put the rock in the bottom of the bag. Twist the bag’s uncut middle to form a tree trunk. 3. Separately twist each snipped strip to make branches. Put glue on the branches. 4. Loosely crumple the tissue paper into a ball. 5. Set the ball on the sticky branches. Wrap your hand around the outside of the branches and squeeze them against the ball. Hold for 5 full minutes while…