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More fun and games to occupy your summer holidays.

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Wordsearch
The listed words are hidden in the
grid of letters. They may be hidden
horizontally, vertically or diagonally
in any direction. Can you find them all?
The giggler
Q: What did the lazy tomato say to
his friend?
Bean A: I’ll ketchup with you later.
Carrot Q: What’s a horse’s favourite
Courgette soap opera?
A: Neighbours.
Leek
Onion Did you know?
Parsnip The scientific term for
Pepper ­nose-picking
Potato is “rhinotill­
exomania”, while
Spinach ­“onychophagia” is
Turnip what scientists
call ­nail-biting.

Who Crack Book club

am I? the code Can you work
out the phrase
Number the Stars
by Lois Lowry
Can you identify This book is about a girl called
or saying
the four pop stars represented ­Annemarie who lives in Denmark in
from these close-up here? It helps 1943. After the Nazis ­invade she
pictures? if you say out ­suddenly has lots of ­secrets to keep
loud what you and finds out what the ­Resistance is all
can see. about. The author made
this book great by finding
out facts to make it more
realistic. It is great for all
For answers see tomorrow’s G2
ages ­because it is an
­exciting adventure that
Activity make a piñata makes you feel sad,
scared, ­excited and
happy all at the
What you This traditional have a sturdy shape same time.
will need ­Mexican party game (three or four layers Dervla O’Driscoll-Paton,
is a bit like pin the should do it). age 10
• Balloons tail on the donkey, Email a review of your favourite book
• Lots of strips only much more fun. 5 Once it’s dry, pop to g2kids@guardian.co.uk
of newspaper Here’s how to make your and ­remove the balloon.
Friday’s answers
• Two cups of flour own at home. ­ ecorate your shape with paint, glitter
D Sudoku Crossword
• Three cups and tiny tufts of crepe paper.
of water How to do it
• String 1 Decide on a shape. We made a fish but 6 Punch two small holes in the top near
• Coloured you can try anything – a pink ­unicorn, a the opening. Thread a long piece of
crepe paper blue donkey, a star . . . string through the holes. Now fill the
• Glue piñata with sweets, treats, glitter and
• Sweets 2 Blow up the balloon. If you want, you scraps of ­coloured paper.
can create a fancy shape by tying two Word ladder One possible answer is:
balloons together. Rules of the game LAKE, LANE, LAND, BAND, BOND, POND
What do I do? Clockwise from top left: police
Hang your piñata up somewhere safe officer, doctor, miner, firefighter
puzzles by clarity media

3 Mix the flour and water into a smooth (outside preferably). Blindfold the Crack the code Banana split
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paste and start to cover the balloon party guests and let them take turns at Word wheel Possible words include:
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belfry, belt, beryl, bet, blue, bluer, blur,

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with strips of sticky newspaper. hitting the piñata with a baton (a blurt, brute, burly, bury, but, butler,
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Leave a gap at the top so you can fill  ­rolling pin will do). When it’s hit hard butter, buttery, buy, buyer, bye,
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the shape with sweets later. enough, the piñata will burst open and byte, rebut, rub, ruby, tub,
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tube, tuber. Nine-letter

a shower of sweets and confetti will fall
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word: butterfly
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4 Allow it to dry and repeat until you to the ground. Nell Card The riddler Brain.
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