U.S. Kids back issues from May 2003:
Play sky shooters.
May 01, 2003; ... Work on your reflexes and hand-eye coordination with this two-person squirt game. Be careful, you might get wet. (Darn!) YOU WILL NEED: <Pre> 2 clean plastic spray bottles filled with water 10 feet of string 1 foot piece of string 1 balloon 1 paper clip ...
The soccer game.(Short Story)
May 01, 2003; ... Go, Amanda, go!" Laura shouted as she watched her younger sister work the soccer ball toward the goal. The ball rolled in front of Amanda's neat, controlled steps. Suddenly, wham, a player from the other team slammed into Amanda. In an instant, the ball was gone. ...
Super soccer skills!
May 01, 2003 ... Chase the ball, kick the ball--how hard can soccer be? Plenty hard, but fun, too! Here are some tips to remember when getting ready to take the field. Conditioning There is a lot of running in soccer. You'll have to hotfoot back and forth, up and down, in ...
Fun in the sun.
May 01, 2003; ... Modern folks aren't the only ones to see the dangers of bombarding their skin with too much sun. The ancients felt the same way; you just have some advantages they didn't. Like these: Everybody knows to get inside out of the sun between the hours of 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. ...
Our artists.
May 01, 2003 ... Thanks to everyone who entered our art contest last year. We enjoyed looking at some of the best pictures ever of tennis, soccer, trees, still life, and favorite exercises. Here are some more of our favorites. Turn to page 15 to learn how to enter our brand-new art contest. ...
Where's your mustache?
May 01, 2003 ... Enter our Got Milk?[R] Poster Contest for kids 12 and under! Draw a picture of yourself wearing a milk mustache (see page 15). If you prefer the lowfat flavored milks (strawberry or chocolate), make your mustache pink or brown. Finalists will appear in our magazine, then go on to compete ...
Formin' Norman.
May 01, 2003 ... In this 1960 self-portrait by America's most beloved illustrator, Norman Rockwell, he peeks around the corner of the canvas to get a closer look at his face ....
Got milk?[R] Poster contest.
May 01, 2003 ... Draw a picture of yourself wearing a milk mustache. Then cut out this page and mail it to: "Got Milk? Poster Contest" U.S. Kids Magazine, 2525 West 44th Street, Indianapolis, IN 46228. Include your ...
Squeeze play saved her friend life using the Heimlich maneuver .(Cory Peeler)
May 01, 2003 ... Cory Peeler doesn't usually hug kids on the school bus goodbye. But one day this year was different. "Kevin ran up to me and started shaking me," said Corey, eleven. "It took me a minute to figure out what he was trying to say; his face was all red." ...
Trouble signs.
May 01, 2003 ... Health and safety experts say to watch for a special signal a person might use to show they are choking. Can you tell which of these if the right ...
Fish mystery. (U*S*Kids Mailbox).(Letter to the Editor)
May 01, 2003 ... When I feed my fish, only one of them comes to the top and eats. <Pre> Brittany Hausmann Missouri </Pre> [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Something is sure fishy, Brittany. Maybe some of our other ...
On the go. (U*S*Kids Mailbox).(Letter to the Editor)
May 01, 2003 ... I'm a dancer. I love to dance to any kind of music. Somehow I Just make up stuff. I also like to read. I just can't get over reading. But the most likely thing you'll find me doing is writing ....
Adventures of the puzzle squad.
May 01, 2003; ... Place: BIG BEND NATIONAL PARK Time: JUNE Put on your hiking gear. We're trekking into the canyons and deserts of Big Bend National Park in Texas. But first, find these hidden things ...
Desert flowers.
May 01, 2003 ... The desert Is amazing. "Look at the cactus! It's blooming!" Annie exclaims. Chris sees a big hairy spider, ...
Pig on the loose.
May 01, 2003 ... "Yikes! A wild pig!" Rick gulps, keeping far away from it. He knows that wild pigs have a keen sense of smell, but they don't see well. The name of this pig is hidden in the picture. Can ...
Beep-beep!
May 01, 2003 ... Five roadrunners are speeding past Rick and Abby. Which roadrunner does not look like the others? [ILLUSTRATION ...
Scary score.
May 01, 2003 ... Casey likes sliding down the sand dune. Oh-oh! He doesn't see the animal tracks. Do you see them? Please start at the top of the dune and find the hoofprints that ...
Puzzling park.
May 01, 2003 ... This puzzle will tell you about Big Bend National Park. The Co+ [man] + che people used [two] [R] + [eye] + [D] their [horses] in these [mountains]. [U] [can] ride on these trails [two] ...
Frantic fish.
May 01, 2003 ... This fish can't swim through the rapids! Please help it catch up with the other ...
Mountain mystery.
May 01, 2003 ... Chris sees something on top of the mountain. What is It? Connect the dots to find out. ...
Lucky arrowheads.
May 01, 2003 ... Abby is looking for arrowheads. Seven are hidden on this ...
Picture this.
May 01, 2003 ... Annie is looking at this picture on the rocks. It was painted thousands o years ago. Do you know what a rock picture is called? You can figure ...
Old bones.
May 01, 2003 ... Many kinds of animal bones have been found in the park. Just unscramble the letters below. You can unearth the names of creatures that ...
What's in a name?
May 01, 2003 ... Casey just found out how the park got its Do you know how? sinorauds -- dorcoclies -- dirbs -- hsfi -- ...
Crawly verse.(Poem)
May 01, 2003; ... <Pre> Bugs Bugs are little:Bugs are wiggly.Bugs can tickleTill you're giggly: Bugs stem bigger(What a fright!)In the middleOf the night. Hugs con fly.And some can run.Bugs haveAn exoskeleton. * Some bugs jump ...
Ask Doctor Cory.
May 01, 2003 ... Dear Dr. Cory: I am in the third grade now. I love your magazines. I wish you would write about sore throats and stomachaches because I get stomachaches a lot and sore throats all the time. So I'm asking you to please put some information in your magazine about this stuff. ...
Batting 1,000: Jacob Dunnack is a kid who is really on the ball!(creator of JD Batball)
May 01, 2003; ... Jacob is the pint-size creator of JD Batball, a toy he invented two years ago, when he was only six years old! Jacob's invention came to him during a sleepover at his grandmother's house. As he set out to practice his favorite sport--baseball--Jacob realized he had a bat, but no ...
Space race. (Metanon: the biocode adventure[TM].
May 01, 2003 ... DNA is (choose one): 1. A biological substance holding genetic codes; 2. A new sports league; 3. A rap group; If you circled 1, you'll enjoy the new game "Metanon: The Biocode Adventure." If you circled 2 or 3, you should play the game and ...
Hairy heads.
May 01, 2003; ... Do you have a green thumb? Get a "head" start on summer with this "hair raising" project. <Pre> YOU WILL NEED: 3 empty eggshells (bottom halves) Felt-tip markers 3 small jar lids Glue 1 cup potting soil 1/8 cup grass seed DIRECTIONS: 1. Use the markers to ...
Hey, sport!(Poem)
May 01, 2003; ... Each line ill this poem describes a sport or activity. Can you name and find all eight in this picture? <Pre> Run, kick, dribble, pass, -- Dive, paddle, jump, splash, -- ...