Innholdsfortegnelse for July 2021 i Sparkle Buds

Dear Friends, It’s school time again! You’re probably feeling excited and maybe a little sad that summer is over. Some kids feel nervous or a little scared on the first day of school because of all the new things: new teachers, new friends, and maybe even a new school. Luckily, these “new” worries only stick around for a little while. DID YOU KNOW? Seeing friends you haven’t seen in a while can make the first day a good one. If you wear a uniform, you might wear a favourite watch, a new hairband, to show your personal style. Here are a few tips for a fantastic school year. Get enough sleep. Eat a healthy breakfast. Try your best Use good work habits, like writing down your assignments and turning in…

Most of the fastening devices used in clothing today, like the shoelace, the button, and the safety pin, have existed in some form in various cultures for thousands of years. But the zipper was the brainchild of one American inventor, namely, Whitcomb Judson of Chicago. JUDSON’S MOST NOTEWORTHY INVENTION, A CHAIN-LOCK FASTENER, WAS THE PRECURSOR TO THE MODERN ZIPPER WHICH HE DEVELOPED AND INVENTED IN 1891 The U.S. Army applied zippers to the clothing and gear of the troops in World War I. By the late 1920s, zippers could be found in all kinds of clothing, footwear, and carrying cases. By the mid-1930s, zippers had even been embraced by the fashion industry.…

Once upon a time, a father and son moved into a new house. The local villagers said that the house was haunted, but neither the Father nor son believed in ghosts, and they moved into the house quite happily. The child went downstairs and asked the maid For a glass of water and some Fruit, and she happily obliged. She also told the boy that there could be ghosts. Daddy, I’ve been thinking. I could believe in ghosts. The maid told me there might be ghosts in the house. Son, we don’t have a maid. We need to leave.…

1. Just because “that is the way we’ve always done it” doesn’t mean that’s the only way. 2. Creative individuals may be very smart; however, success often requires a variety of skill sets. 3. A strong plan leveraging available resources and talent provides an essential foundation for a project. 4. Success is attainable when you believe in your team and yourself.…

Single Leg Balance To make any of these activities easier, you can support by holding onto a chair, wall, or your hand with one or two hands or support with your hips. Why Single Leg Balance? Single leg balance is a building block for more advanced skills that your child will develop as they get older. These skills include: kicking a ball, hopping, and skipping. Single leg balance is also used during functional activities, such as putting on pants/shoes and stepping in/out of the bathtub/shower.…

What is a Comet? A comet is a small chunk of dust and ice that orbits, or travels around, the sun. It is sometimes described as a “dirty snowball.” There are billions of comets in the solar system, but most never pass close by Earth. The best-known comet is called Halley’s Comet. It can be seen from Earth about every 76 years. Most comets are so small and so far away that we cannot see them, even in the biggest telescopes. But we can see them when they head inwards toward the Sun and grow tails of gas and dust. (The word comet means ‘hairy star’.) DID YOU KNOW? Ancient people were afraid of comets – they were said to bring bad luck or foretell disaster. Comets are usually divided…

There was once a young boy who had a problem controlling his temper. When he became angry, he would say anything that came to his mind and hurt people. So his father gave him a bag of nails and a hammer and said, “Every time you get angry, hammer one nail into the fence in our backyard”. The first few days, the boy hammered so many nails that he emptied half the bag. Over the weeks, the number of nails he hammered to the fence reduced and gradually, his temper was much in control. Then came a day when he didn’t lose his temper at all. His father asked him to remove one nail each day that he manages not to lose his temper. Finally, on the day the child…

Learn about air resistance while making an awesome parachute! Design one that can fall slowly to the ground before putting it to the test, making modifications as you go. What you’ll need: • A plastic bag or light material • Scissors • String • A small object to act as the weight, a little action figure would be perfect. INSTRUCTIONS: 1.Cut out a large square from your plastic bag or material. 2.Trim the edges so it looks like an octagon (an eight-sided shape). 3.Cut a small hole near the edge of each side. 4.Attach 8 pieces of string of the same length to each of the holes. 5.Tie the pieces of string to the object you are using as a weight. 6.Use a chair or find a high spot to…

Frozen Banana Cereal Pops Ingredients • 3/4 cup strawberry yoghurt • 2 cups Fruity Pebbles cereal • 4 medium bananas, peeled and cut crosswise in half • 8 wooden pop sticks Directions • Place yoghurt and cereal in separate shallow bowls. • Insert pop sticks through the cut side of bananas. • Dip bananas in yoghurt, then roll in cereal to coat. Transfer to waxed paper-lined baking sheets. • Freeze until firm, about 1 hour. Transfer to airtight freezer containers; seal containers and return pops to freezer.…