Innholdsfortegnelse for March 2022 i Sparkle Buds

Tuck jumps Tuck jumps, also known as knee tucks, are a variation of the standard vertical jump. Perform this plyometric exercise by beginning in a standing position with your feet hip-width apart. While keeping your upper body tall, bend your knees, hips, and calves until your lower body is in a quarter squat position. Push into the ground and jump with an explosive movement. While in mid-air, raise your knees toward your chest and Land softly. Repeat this jumping movement for your desired number of repetitions. Why Tuck Jumps? Tuck jumps are a full-body workout. Tuck jumps activate muscle groups across your entire body, including your glutes, hamstrings, hip flexors, quadriceps, obliques, calves, and lower back muscles.…

A nightmare is a bad dream. Almost everyone gets them once in a while — adults and kids. It can make you feel scared, anxious, or upset. Stressful things that happen during the day can turn dreams into nightmares. This usually means dealing with things most kids have to face at one time or another: problems at home, problems at school, and stress from sports or schoolwork. Sometimes major changes, such as moving or the illness or death of a loved one, can cause stress that leads to nightmares. Another thing that may cause nightmares is watching scary movies or reading scary books, especially before you go to bed. How Can I Prevent Nightmares? Here are some tips you can try to get nightmares under control. • Get into a…

COMMON NAME: Ostrich SCIENTIFIC NAME: Struthio camelus TYPE: Birds DIET: Omnivore GROUP NAME: Herd AVERAGE LIFE SPAN IN THE WILD: 30 to 40 years SIZE: 7 to 9 feet WEIGHT: 220 to 350 pounds The ostrich is the largest bird in the world. Even though it has wings, it can’t fly, but it makes up for the lack of flight by running very fast. The ostrich is found in nature in Africa. Its large body is covered with feathers. An ostrich’s eyes can be nearly 2 inches in diameter giving them the largest eyes of any land animal. The ostrich is famous for its speed on the ground. Its powerful legs enable it to reach speeds of 40 miles per hour! Ostriches can also use their strong legs to kick…

While Ruth slept, a spider crawled across her face. It stopped for several minutes on her left cheek, then went on its way. “What is this red spot on my cheek?” she asked her mother the next morning. “It looks like a spider bite”, her mother said.”It will go away, just don’t scratch it.” Soon the small red spot grew into a small red boil. “Look at it now,” Ruth said. “It’s getting bigger.” “That sometimes happens”, her mother said. “It’s coming to a head.” In a few days, the boil was even larger. “Look at it now”, Ruth said. “It hurts and it’s ugly.” “We’ll have the doctor look at it”, her mother said. “Maybe it’s infected.” But the doctor could not see Ruth until the next day. That…

Flag of Ghana First used in 1957 and readopted in 1966. Designed by Theodosia Okoh. The flag consists of the Pan-African colours of red, yellow, and green in horizontal stripes, with a black five-pointed star in the centre of the gold stripe. The red represents the blood of those who died in the country’s struggle for independence, the gold represents the mineral wealth of the country, the green symbolises the country’s rich forests and natural wealth, and the black star is the black star is the symbol of African emancipation.…

Sir Ernest Dunlop Swinton (1868-1951) was one of the driving forces behind the creation and adoption of the tank by the British during the First World War. One of the originators of the tank, he is responsible for the use of the word tank to describe armoured vehicles used for war purposes. During Christmas 1914 he chanced to see a Holt’s tractor towing a gun – which gave him the inspiration for the tank. He quickly wrote a memo suggesting the development of what became known as the tank and sent it (despite lack of interest from the then-Commander in Chief Sir John French and his advisers) to Maurice Hankey, Secretary of the War Council in London. Ernest Swinton was born in Bangalore, India in 1864.…

Making Music with Water Have you ever tried making music with glasses or bottles filled with water? I bet your favourite band hasn’t. Experiment with your own special sounds by turning glasses of water into instruments, make some cool music and find out how it works. What you’ll need: • 5 or more drinking glasses or glass bottles • Water • Wooden stick such as a pencil Enjoy our range of fun science experiments for kids that feature awesome hands-on projects and activities that help bring the exciting world of science to life INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Line the glasses up next to each other and fill them with different amounts of water. The first should have just a little water while the last should almost full, the ones in between should…

What is it? Mercury is the smallest planet in the solar system. Mercury has a rocky surface and an iron core. The iron core in Mercury is very large compared to other rocky planets like Earth and Mars. This makes Mercury’s mass very high compared to its size. Mercury is much smaller than Earth. It’s actually a lot closer to the size of Earth’s moon. It has a shorter year, but a much longer day. There is no air to breathe and the temperature changes wildly each day How do we know about Mercury? There is evidence that the planet Mercury has been known since 3000 BC by civilizations such as the Sumerians and Babylonians. Galileo was the first to observe Mercury by a telescope in the early 1600’s. Several…

Ingredients • 1 cup old fashioned oats • ½ cup unsweetened coconut flakes • ½ cup peanut butter or sun butter • ½ cup ground flax seed • ½ cup chocolate chips (semi sweet or vegan) • ⅓ cup honey or agave nectar • 1 tablespoon chia or hemp seeds • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract dye-free sprinkles Directions 1. Place all of the ingredients except the sprinkles in a food processor and pulse until thoroughly combined. 2. Use your hands to roll the mixture into 1-inch balls, then roll in the sprinkles. 3. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.…