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OCTOBER 11, 2019, KEIZERTIMES, PAGE A3 for kids by kids Paper + Scissors = Fall snow By LAUREN MURPHY Of No Adults Allowed When I was a kid, I used to believe that hanging paper snowfl akes in the window would make it snow. When December came around my sister and I would cut out snowfl akes, hang them in the window and wait expectantly for snow; which usually came two months later. Snow days are awesome but I always wanted snow on winter break. If my childhood theory is true, I need to start hanging snowfl akes in my window now if I want a white December. The book Snowfl akes, by Cindy Higham is full of diff erent snowfl ake patterns for every season of the year. I’ve pulled out some of the fall and Halloween patterns for you guys and I’m hoping you’ll help me summon the snow this year. HOW TO MAKE A FALL SNOWFLAKE: The patterns in the book were designed for 8.5x11 paper (standard printer paper) If you’re using paper large or small you may need to adjust the designs accordingly. First you need to turn your paper into a square. Take the top left corner and fold it down until the edge is fl at. Your paper should be a triangle with an extra rectangle hanging off the side. Cut the rectangle off . Fold the triangle in half to make a smaller triangle. Fold that triangle into thirds (if it’s not even that’s okay, it’ll add character). Cut a straight line across the bottom, creating another triangle. Now we can start doing the fun stuff . Trace the design on the triangle below on to the front of your triangle (you may need to unfold it, that’s okay) Carefully cut out around the outline. You may need to ask an adult to come help you – they can look this time, we’ll allow it. When you’re done cutting, unfold it to reveal Antigrams An anagram is a word or phrase spelled by rearranging the letters of another word or phrase. Antigrams are words that can be rearranged to have the opposite meaning. FOR EXAMPLE: MENTORS becomes MONSTER NOW YOU TRY ONE: UNITED becomes ______ your design. You can color it if you’d like or leave it white. Finally, don’t forget to hang it up in the window. Send kid news tips and pictures of your fi nished projects to noadults@ keizertimes.com • • Ravens in captivity can learn to talk better than parrots. Around 40 million years ago, penguins stood as tall as humans and weighed as much as 250 pounds. • In 1988, a scientist found two identical snow crystals. • A group of pugs is called a grumble. • A rhinotillexomaniac is the proper name for an obsessive nose-picker. • Prairie dogs say hello with a kiss. • If you spell out all numbers in order, you won’t use the letter “a” until you reach 1,000. • If you could weigh all the water in a cloud, an average-sized cumulus would clock in at over a million pounds. • Geckos can change how sticky their feet are depending on what they are trying to do. How does a penguin build a house? E.Z. ORCHARDS HarvestFest Apple Cider and Mouth Watering Donuts Delicious Mon – Fri: 9 am to 6 pm ALL OCTOBER Sat: 10 am to 5pm Sun: 11am to 5pm Corner of Cordon & Hazel Green Rds • 503-393-1506 • Like Us on Facebook Visit ezorchards.com for a list of daily activities Igloos it together
