Funstuf

By Janet Peterson

Musical Scramble

By Janet Peterson

Unscramble the letters to find nine musical instruments, then rearrange the circled letters to spell a word for a group of musicians playing together.

  1. 1.

    ivonli __ __ (__) __ __ __

  2. 2.

    lcleo (__) __ __ __ __

  3. 3.

    pturmte __ (__) __ __ __ __ __

  4. 4.

    uflte __ __ __ (__) __

  5. 5.

    nmoeortb __ (__) __ __ __ __ __ __

  6. 6.

    osnosab __ __ (__) __ __ __ __

  7. 7.

    tcinarel __ __ __ __ __ __ (__) __

  8. 8.

    raph (__) __ __ __

  9. 9.

    baut __ __ __ (__)

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Answers:

(1) violin, (2) cello, (3) trumpet, (4) flute, (5) trombone, (6) bassoon, (7) clarinet, (8) harp, (9) tuba—orchestra.

The Twelve Apostles

By Janet Peterson

Find the Twelve Apostles of the New Testament by reading up, down, backward, and diagonally: Peter, James (find two), John, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, Thaddeus, Simon, and Judas.

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Loaves and Fishes

By D. A. Stone

One time Jesus fed a hungry crowd of people with only five loaves of bread and two fishes. After everyone there had eaten his fill, there were still twelve baskets of bread and fish left over. Find five loaves of bread and two fishes in this picture, then color them.

Hidden pictures

Rhyme Time

By Patricia L. Dombrink

  • Day __ __ __ __ __ Dark __ __ __ __ __

  • High __ __ __ Stop __ __

  • Short __ __ __ __ None __ __ __

  • Late __ __ __ __ __ Straight __ __ __ __ __

  • Receive __ __ __ __ Beginning __ __ __

Answers:

night, light; low, go; tall, all; early, curly; send, end.

Plant a Plant

By Ollie J. Robertson

Match each kind of plant in the first column with an example of it or its harvest in the second column.

1. Legume

a. Barley

2. Citrus fruit

b. Cabbage

3. Evergreen

c. Pine

4. Deciduous tree

d. Grape

5. Herb

e. Tangerine

6. Insectivorous plant

f. Parsley

7. Grain

g. Truffle

8. Leafy head vegetable

h. Peanut

9. Vine

i. Venus’s-flytrap

10. Tuberous fungus

j. Oak

Answers:

(1) h, (2) e, (3) c, (4) j, (5) f, (6) i, (7) a, (8) b, (9) d, (10) g.

Picture Message

By Colleen Fahy

To find the picture message, write the first letter of each pictured item on the blank with its corresponding number.

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Answer:

“Trust in the Lord” (Prov. 3:5)

Ready, Set, Go!

By Ruth Schiefen

Use only the letters in the word race to complete the words listed below.

  1. 1.

    __ __ __ d l __ (baby’s bed)

  2. 2.

    __ o u __ __ g __ o u s (brave)

  3. 3.

    s __ __ __ l __ t (bright red)

  4. 4.

    __ __ __ n __ (machine used for lifting)

  5. 5.

    __ __ i t h m __ t i __ (math)

  6. 6.

    __ l __ __ i n __ t (musical instrument)

  7. 7.

    __ __ __ p __ t (soft floor covering)

  8. 8.

    s __ __ __ __ h (to look for)

  9. 9.

    __ __ __ k __ t (used to hit tennis balls)

  10. 10.

    m __ __ __ h __ n t (storekeeper)

Answers:

(1) cradle, (2) courageous, (3) scarlet, (4) crane, (5) arithmetic, (6) clarinet, (7) carpet, (8) search, (9) racket, (10) merchant.