Innehållsförteckning för September 2024 från It GiRL

Hey girls! Do you believe in destiny and magic? I don't actually know if all that stuff is really true, but I like to at least believe that it is. I like to make a wish when I blow out my birthday candles or if I see a shooting star, and I also enjoy reading my horoscope every month just for fun. My Nan says magic isn't just about casting spells like they do in Harry Potter, but that magic is all around us... like when a rainbow appears after a sunshower. She thinks that magic and destiny is all about seeing, believing and achieving something you didn't think was possible. So this month, in honour of all things magical, we've put together a cool Destiny Special just for you…

All About You FACT FILE AGE: 9 SIBLINGS: One brother, Leo FAVE TV SHOW: The Thundermans FAVE COLOUR: Purple FAVE ANIMAL: Puppies FAVE SHOPS: Mecca, Sephora, Kmart, and Peter Alexander FUN FACTS: • I have 16 cousins and 11 of them are boys • I broke my arm by tripping over someone’s shoe • I love pizza and sushi • One of my fave things to do is have sleepovers with my cousins • I’m scared of spiders, snakes, and bees • I used to have blue eyes but now they are green • I have a scar on my lip after cutting it open when I was two MY FAVOURITE THING ABOUT SCHOOL IS English, writing, and playing with my friends. My least favourite thing is the early mornings!…

OLIVIA LOVES HER GIRLFRIENDS Olivia Rodrigo is in her friendship era and she’s loving every second of it. “I’m in an era of my life where all of my female friendships have been so much more fulfilling than any of the relationships that I’ve ever had,” she explained. “They’re so much more fun and I learn so much about myself, and I just think that’s the relationship that should always take priority in your life.” The singer also went on to say that she believes that’s it’s better to have a few close friends rather than a big group of pals where you’re not really close to anyone. “It’s better to have quality over quantity when it comes to friendship. I think keeping a close circle of ride-or-dies is the only…

WHAT ARE DOODLES? Doodles are those little drawings you might sketch while you chat on the phone, or while you’re waiting for the school bus. What symbols do you draw and what do they mean? Read on... PLACEMENT Where you draw your doodles on a page has meaning as well. Have a look at our guide on the right to see what each area means. FLOWERS Flowers are fun to draw, but they mean you’re a happy person who is surrounded by people that you love. Flowers suggest happiness, relationship harmony, love and good news. all HEARTS Hearts, we all draw them, but the more you draw them, the more you’re either in love, or want to be in love. You’re a romantic kinda girl and love the idea of…

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN A BAKER AND WHEN DID YOU START ADRI’S GINGERBREAD? “Adri’s Gingerbread started in 2012 at the kitchen table. I started being interested in baking from about 10 years old, my grandmother made so many yummy things for me when I was little and learning to cook at school made me even more interested in it.” WHAT SORT OF YUMMY TREATS DO YOU BAKE AND SELL? “Apart from gingerbread, we also make delicious classics – caramel slice is our team’s favourite, carrot cake, orange and poppy seed cake, chocolate biscuits and Linzer cookies are probably the top ones.” WHAT IS A TYPICAL DAY LIKE FOR YOU? “I wake up at 7am and have a green tea with a dash of lime, it is my cleanse. I…

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Animals ALL ABOUT THE... DONKEY ● Donkeys often live for 25 years or more. ● They are related to the horse and zebra family. ● There are about 44 million donkeys today. China has the most with 11 million. ● A male donkey is called a 'jack' and a female is called a 'jennet' or 'jenny'. ● Donkeys are intelligent and can't be forced into doing something they don't want to do. For example, it may refuse to walk along an unsafe path. That's why donkeys have a reputation of being headstrong. Help! MY CAT IS ONLY A FEW YEARS OLD BUT SHE IS FAT! I THINK MY DAD FEEDS HER TOO MUCH. HOW CAN WE HELP HER LOSE WEIGHT? Fat cats are quite common and the most common cause…

Q: what do you get when you cross bambi with a ghost? A: bamboo! Q: how do you know when there is an elephant in the fridge? A: There are footprints in the butter. Q: which bird steals the soap from the bath? A: Robber duck. Q: what do you get if you cross an electric eel with a sponge? A: shock absorbers Q: How do you make an egg laugh? A: Tell it a yolk! Q: What’s the tallest yellow flower in the world? A: A giraffodil Q: why did the tomato blush? A: because it saw the salad dressing! Q: what do you call a cat that plays football? A: puss in boots. Q: if everyone bought a white car what would we have? A: a white carnation!…

LETTER WE ♥ THIS MONTH Dear It GiRL, I have been a big fan of your magazine for a few years now. My sister used to read it when I was little, but she stopped reading it and gave me all her old issues, and that's how I started loving your mag. I love all the pages but The 10 List and LOL are my two favourite ones so I always read them first. I would love it if you could put my email in your next issue. Keep up the awesome work. FLEUR, 10, VIA EMAIL Hello It GiRL mag, It's my bestie's birthday on September 28 and it would be so cool if you could please publish my shout out to her. Here goes, Happy birthday, Aria! I…

WANT IT ZURU PETS ALIVE: MAMA DUCK SURPRISE! $49, KMART.COM.AU Mama Duck is ready to hatch her own family! How many ducklings will she hatch? Two, three or four? You might find the surprise yolk slime or cute stickers hidden in your egg! Watch the babies follow their mama as she quacks and waddles. Will you be lucky and find the rare golden duckling? NEED IT UNICORN ACADEMY™, FROM $9.99, AVAILABLE AT BIG W, KMART AND ALL GOOD TOY STORES To celebrate season two of Unicorn Academy, a new toy series has been released which includes Sophia, Isabel and Ava dolls as well as unicorns Wildstar, River and Leaf. Also included are, plush toys, three small unicorn and doll pairs, and baby unicorn collectibles. MAKE IT SLIMY STREET FOODZ CRUSH…

DESTINY Fortune Cookie Makes 12 What you need: • 2 eggs • ⅓ cup (75g) caster sugar • ⅓ cup plain flour sifted • 30g butter, melted • ½ teaspoon finely grated lime rind • 12 small paper messages • 1glass What to do: Step 1: With an adult’s help, preheat oven to 160 degrees celsius. Grease oven tray; line with baking paper. Draw 12 9cm circles on the paper. Step 2: Beat egg whites in small bowl with electric mixer, add in sugar until all is dissolved. Step 3: Fold in sifted flour, butter and rind. Drop one level tablespoon of mixture into centre of each circle on oven tray, spread evenly to cover circle completely. Bake for about five minutes. Step 4: Working quickly, loosen cookies from tray…

Virgo AUG 23 - SEP 22 YOU: Do your homework as soon as you get home from school. When you’re done then you can relax! THIS MONTH: Try to be patient. Deep breaths can help you stay calm. DESTINY: You’ll feel extra energetic this month. All About Virgo... BEST QUALITIES: Sensitive, observant, and positive. BEST ENVIRONMENT: In nature, especially around animals. YOUR COLOURS: Orange, white, and yellow. LUCKY STONE: Topaz. FUN BUYS FOR VIRGO: With spring around the corner, a fruity flavoured lip gloss is just the thing! Libra SEP 23 - OCT 22 YOU: Pay attention to your best friend because she has lots of great ideas! THIS MONTH: Don’t copy your friend’s work because you won’t learn anything by doing that. DESTINY: Spring is fast approaching and soon…

FRIENDSHIP fun Do fun things with your besties as much as possible. Organise weekend gettogethers where you do things like go shopping, meet up for milkshakes or perhaps you could go bowling or ice skating. Chat to each other about anything and everything, take lots of photos and just have fun. Or if you prefer to stay home, why not make cool videos together? You could create your own YouTube channel where you upload all your videos. As you know, lots of celebs started their careers on YouTube so you never know, you might get lucky! STYLIN, drivin’ Next time you have a special occasion, why not ask mum and dad if you can hire a limousine? Turn up to your school dance like a rockstar, complete with cool music…

Dua Lipa Dua matched her outfit to the carpet at the Pre-Grammy Gala earlier this year in February. Selena Gomez Selena looked like a true Hollywood star at the Cannes Film Festival in March. Kylie Cantrall This Descendants star sticks to red at the 2024 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. Malia Baker Malia stays true to blue at the Descendants: Rise of Red premiere. Joey King Looking cute in denim Joey is at a fashion show in Paris. We love her pleated skirt! Sabrina Carpenter The singer looked summery fresh in a blue dress complete with red flowers!…

Mermaid WHAT IS IT? A mystery of the sea. A mermaid is a beautiful girl that has a tail of a fish instead of legs. WHAT’S THE STORY? The legend of the mermaid came from sailors many centuries ago. It is said that while out at sea, the sailors would spot unfamiliar sea creatures that they believed to be mermaids. FAMOUS MERMAID: Ariel from Disney’s The Little Mermaid is the most famous mermaid of them all! Dragon WHAT IS IT? A large fire-breathing serpent with wings and reptile skin. WHAT’S THE STORY: During the Middle Ages dragons were challenged by brave knights to battle, and they often lived in caves, mountains or lakes. FAMOUS DRAGONS: There are so many cool dragon characters in movies these days! Some of our faves…

Your World WWW.ITGIRL-TECHHEAD.COM.AU SOCIAL CELEBS SABRINA CARPENTER She may look like the perfect pop princess, but Sabrina Carpenter wants her fans to know she’s not perfect, and she makes mistakes in life, too! The Espresso hitmaker believes it’s important to be open and honest with her fans because it could help them through something, and she does this through her meaningful lyrics. She says of her fans, “I hope they find whatever they need to guide them through their life through my mistakes, because I think the more open I am with my experiences, the more that other people are like, ‘Oh, maybe that’s okay that that happened to me. It’s not the end of the world’.” It’s a good reminder that everything we see online is made to look…

one Visit your local theme park to eat fairy floss and go on as many rides as possible! two Grab a camera, or head to your nearest photo booth, and take lots of crazy selfies together. three Make ice cream sundaes with whipped cream, lots of sprinkles, choc-chips, and a cherry on top! 4 CREATE A SECRET LANGUAGE THAT ONLY THE TWO OF YOU WILL KNOW AND UNDERSTAND. five Visit your nearest Putt-Putt centre for a round of mini golf! 6 Have a slumber party! Load up with yummy snacks, watch your fave movies and play fun games, like ‘Truth or Dare.’ seven Make a time capsule. Put things that remind you of your friendship into a shoebox, then store the box in a safe place to open again in five…

Your World THE Invites Once your guest list is sorted, glue pieces of plain paper onto the back of playing cards. On the blank side write out all the details of your party and pop the invites into pretty red envelopes, along with a tea bag in each (to match the tea party theme), and hand them out to all your lucky guests. THE Decorations Before the day of your party, paint red hearts onto a plain white tablecloth, then using the tablecloth, set up a tea party table in your dining room or backyard with a seat for every guest. Ask your mum or dad if they have any spare teapots you can use and place them all over the table as decorations. Or alternatively visit your local ‘Two…

WHAT’S YOUR DESTINY NUMBER? Your destiny number describes your purpose, goal and direction in life – in other words, your destiny. This special number can also reveal a lot about your personality and special qualities. DESTINY NUMBER CHART 1 A J S2 B K T3 C L U4 D M V5 E N W6 F O X7 G P Y8 H Q Z9 I R FIND YOUR destiny number! Decode the letters of your whole name into numbers and then add them together. Then, reduce them until they make a single digit. There you have it, Jenna’s Destiny Number is 3 . Add up your destiny number and read below to discover what it reveals about you… 1 YOUR DESTINY IS TO BE A LEADER You like to take control. You’re…

DESTINY Special How to Make: 1. First, neatly cut out your square and flip it over and face it down. 2. Fold in half, lay it flat, fold in half the other way and lay it flat again. 3. Next, fold each of the corners into the centre of the square. 4. Flip over and again fold each of the corners into the centre. 5. Fold in half one more time - you’re good to go! How to Play: 1. Ask yourself, or a friend, a question out loud. 2. Pick a number between one and 10. 3. Count out the number using your fortune teller. 4. Now, simply pick your preferred colour from the four choices. 5. Open up the top…

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UNICORN FUN! Unicorn Academy is filled with friendship, and magical adventures, and in the second season of the show the stars are shining over Unicorn Island! To celebrate the release of season two we are giving away an awesome stash of Unicorn Academy toys! One lucky winner will score: a Baby Unicorn Collectibles, a Small Doll Sophia & Wildstar, a Small Doll Ava & Leaf, a Small Doll Isabel & River, a Sophia Fashion Doll, an Ava Fashion Doll, an Isabel Fashion Doll, a Unicorn Leaf Fashion Doll, a Unicorn River Fashion Doll, and a Rainbow Light-Up Wildstar. Be sure to check out season two of Unicorn Academy which is now streaming on Netflix. CODE CAMP ROCKS! Australia’s favourite school holiday program, Code Camp, returns this spring school holidays! Code…

On the screen Saving Bikini Bottom: The Sandy Cheeks Movie Out Now on Netflix When Bikini Bottom is scooped out of the ocean, Sandy Cheeks and SpongeBob Squarepants must save the day. They head to Sandy's home state of Texas where they meet her family and ask them to help save Patrick, Squidward, and the rest of the gang from the hands of an evil CEO. Monster High Out Now on Paramount+ Everyone’s favourite boo crew is back with an all-new season! It’s a new semester and the the gang find themselves navigating a variety of monstrous situations, including a vacation at Scare-adise Resort that takes a mysterious turn, and a mythological showdown during a music festival. Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Out August 10 on Paramount+ This…

Our fave YouTube stars and their vlogger highlight reel! 11 DIY BEST SCHOOL CRAFTS - BACK TO SCHOOL HACKS | GIRL CRAFTS BOOM This video is about back to school craft hacks. Check out these super cute ways to jazz up your notebooks and breathe a whole new life into your stationery. 16 DIY PINK CRAFT - SCHOOL SUPPLIES - ROOM DECOR AND MORE…| GIRL CRAFTS BOOM Watch on as the hands behind the channel put together a whole range of cute craft projects in pink! Be inspired to jazz up your bedroom with new accessories. 12 DIY STATIONERY IDEAS - SCHOOL SUPPLIES TO MAKE AT HOME | GIRL CRAFTS BOOM This video proves that you can make anything out of things you have at home! We particularly liked the pencil case…

ALL PROMOTIONS 1. Information on how to enter and prizes form part of the conditions of entry. Entry into issue 146 promotions deems acceptance of these conditions of entry. 2. Enter as many times as you wish, but each written entry must be on an original entry form or email. The competitions commence on 08/08/24 at 9am EST and close on 19/09/24 at 5pm unless otherwise stated on the promotion. 3. Entry is open to all residents of Australia and New Zealand (unless otherwise stated) except employees and immediate families of the promoter and associated companies and agencies unless otherwise stated on the promotion. The promoter is Nuclear Media & Publishing. Phone: (02) 9363-1464. All prizes will be drawn on 20/09/24 at 5pm unless otherwise stated on the promotion. 4.…

BEST FRIENDS 4EVA! Did you know that Sabrina Carpenter and actress Joey King have been besties for over ten years? They met when Joey was 12 and Sabrina was 13, and although they weren’t super close at first, that certainly changed over the years. Today their bond is so strong that Sabrina even sung at Joey’s wedding in September 2023. Aw, we love a cute friendship SO RANDOM ♥ Rabbits and parrots can see behind themselves without turning their heads. ♥ The word SWIMS looks the same when turned upside down. ♥ The Simpsons is the longest running animated TV show. WE LOVE Headband, $6, available from Kmart, kmart.com.au TREND-O-METER HOT ♥ Relaxing on the couch after a long day at school. ♥ Descendants: The Rise of Red is finally…