Raindrops Apr-May 09 Issue

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April/May 2009 Volume: 2 Issue: 3

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Craftys CornerThis section will

feature simple and fun

to do crafts

Apart from the above, we have Nature Journal, Story Features, Kaleidoscope etc.

Another planned feature is Feel your footsteps which be a travelogue of places visited

and experiences. You could contribute to any of these or come up with something totally

different.

Either way, we welcome your creations!

Drop No: 2

Take your pick!

Foodys Kitchen

This will feature fun

and healthy vegetarian

recipes, nutrition

information etc.

This section will feature a

Grandpas view of the world

A review of a different

web-site in every issue.

Passpartouts Page

Limericks LyricsThis will feature your

original poems. Grandpa Tidbits Blog

Petters DiaryYour experiences with your pet

(real, virtual or imaginary!)

Postys MailboxYour letters, announcements

about contests and selected

art-work will be featured here.

RB to the rescue!A feature on waste

management and recyling.

RB stand for Recycle beanTidbits TalesInteresting facts/observations

will be explored in this section


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From the Editors' Desk....

Drop No: 3

You can make a differenceHi all,The 22nd of April has been marked globally as "Earth day" since 1970. This year too,

it passed by. "A birthday is fun, festivals mean a day off...what good is an Earth day

for a child?", you may ask. "And anyway what can I do? The adults are the ones who

pollute the waters, drive around in automobiles that generate greenhouse gases,

cut down trees and clear up rainforests in the name of development. I am just a

child and am powerless!

Many a time, being a child can be very frustrating but age should never come in the

way of following your heart! Severn Suzuki was 9 yrs old when she started the

Environmental Children's Organization (ECO). At the age of 12, she raised money

with members of ECO, to attend the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro in 1992. Along

with three other group members, she presented environmental issues from a

child's perspective at the summit. She was greatly applauded for a moving speech

to the delegates and has since been popularly known as "The Girl Who Silenced theWorld for 5 Minutes". This we are sure is just one of the countless inspiring

examples of people who consider age to be no more than a mere number! A policy

that we at Raindrops have taken to heart. As you may have noticed, All of our

articles only feature the creator's names - never their age!

Believe that the future starts with you...You can make a difference!

warmly,

The Raindrops Team.

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By Eesha Srinivas

A story feature...story feature...Giggles and his Rainforest friends

The journey continues... Drop No: 4

Giggles tried not to think about being eaten by ocelots or jaguars

as they walked. They walked and walked and finally reached what Giggles

called one of the wonders of the world - The Amazon River! (If you

recollect, they were in that rainforest). Suddenly, they heard a soft

hissss. "ANACONDA!" howled Howler. "Ana what?" thought Giiggles. "Has

Howler gone mad?" But then, Howler bellowed, "Run!" and took Giggles by

the paw. Giggles looked back, but he couldn't see anything. Maybe Howler

really had gone mad. He began to giggle at that thought. But suddenly, a great

big snake slithered out of nowhere. "HISS! How dare you tresspass on my

property!" Before Giggles could react, the Anaconda

had wrapped both howler and him in her thick coils. She was just about tostrangle them, when a striped blur of colour zipped towards the Anaconda's

eyes. The Anaconda gave an angy hiss and retreated with scratches on her

eyes. Giggles turned around and saw his sister. "Hello!" she whispered.

Then, before Giggles could stammer out anything, Ginger smiled and

gestured towards a beautiful parrot. "That is Mayuri!" she whispered

again. (Ginger seemed to have picked up the habit of whispering.) Then

Ginger whispered a goodbye and streaked away. "Wait!", shouted Giggles,

rushing after her.

Eesha


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Geet and Uma ran into the police station shouting, "Thieves!thieves!" at the top of their

voices. "We don't believe it!" said the police officers when Geet and Uma told them the

whole story. "We can't be bothered with such childish nonsense!", they said and showed

them the door after warning them not to trouble them anymore with such tall tales. Geet

and Uma had no choice but to go home. They walked all the way back home and spent the

next half an hour cowering as their mother shouted about how worried she'd been, howshe had forced open the door of the old shed only to find two men who shoved her aside

and hurried away! (Geet and Uma let out shouts of horror at this!) Then they changed into

brighter clothes and were doodling on the floor, when the doorbell rang A lady walked in.

"No shred of evidence!" she said, rather haughtily. "Oh, dear," said their mother. "Then I

shall have to call a detective!" "That's it!" groaned Geet miserably. "We've failed!" Uma

wasn't listening though. As her mother picked up the phone, she stared at the lady. The

lady evidently thinking that she was not being watched, picked up a bottle and poured it's

contents into their mother's glass of coffee. After a while, Uma peered at the bottle. It

read : DEADLY POISON. "Oh no!" gasped Uma. She told Geet everything and theyswapped the two mugs of coffee while the lady was not looking. The lady picked up the

poisoned coffee and took a sip, just as Geet and Uma dashed out of the room.

Drop No: 5

By Eesha SrinivasPart V

The mystery of the missing golden vase

EeshaTo be continued...


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A DAY OUT AT GERRY'S FARM

KaleidoscopealeidoscopeCartoon Strips by Asawari. Write-up by Eesha. Our special thanks to Gerry Martin

Forthemossgarden,firstwecollectsome

gravelandsomesoilandthensomedriedleaves.

Planfortheday-FirsttalkabouttheRainforestsandunderstand

whattheyare.Secondmakeamossgardeninaglassjar

Drop No: 6

Indias first adventurer on National Geographic channel, wildlife expert and

herpetologist Gerard Gerry Martin has been wild at heart since the times he wasa kid .He grew up in a farmhouse, surrounded by animals and nature. Today he

shares his love for adventure with children and educates them about nature and

animals through camps and workshops. His camps involve a structured

introduction to nature and the wild, where children from the city learn about

survival, the dos and don'ts in the outdoors and get hands-on experiences in

nature and leave with a certain connect with the environment. This time, we

present a snap-shot of a day out at Gerrys farm located in the outskirts of

Bangalore - South India.


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The children and I spoke about

rain and rainforests as the mossgardens help them 'see' a little of

why we need pebbles at the

bottom, some soil and humus on

the top before we plant the moss.

Another interesting conversation

that can be had with the kids

regarding their moss gardens is

that of the 'environment'. Letthem experiment with the environment

in their jars. Dry it up, flood it, etc. They can watch the effects and that can

then translate to a conversation on something as relevant as climate change!

Gerry says...

To assemble moss garden: In

a glass jar, put gravel in the

bottom, then add the

mixture of soil and crushed

dry leaves. Gently place the

moss on top. Sprinkle some

water and close the lid of

the jar .place it in the

bathroom or any other area

with high humidity and

enjoy your special garden.

Don't forget to take care

of it!

Continued...ontinued...Kaleidoscopealeidoscope

Now it's assembly time!

All too soon it's time to go.Meet you next time with another project!

This was the fun part - scraping off moss fromthe water tank walls with a special scooper!

A DAY OUT AT GERRY'S FARM

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by ShalomA Crafty Poem

Put out your drawing books,

get out your paper.

Sharpen your pencils,

hold on to your eraser.

Lay down your scissors,

bring in your tape.

Now, what are we going to make ? How about a guitar,

or a noisy drum.

Maybe doing up a photo-frame,

with some super sticking gum!

A picture of a wizard,

or maybe a witch,

How about an ugly frog,

sitting in a ditch!

Drop No: 8

A drawing of a kitchen,

may seem cozy,

But a picture of a goblin,

is certainly nosy!

Who knows what Im going to make,

Maybe I should just start to bake!

[Lok at Foodys Kitchen in the

next issue to find out what Im going to bake.]

Limerick's Lyrics


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Method:

First clean the tennis ball . Dip the newspaper bits into the milky glue and stick

them onto the ball. Put multiple layers till the ball is completely dry. When dry,

paint the ball (we used blue to look like Earth). Make some aliens out of self-

hardening clay and stick them on the ball. Make sure the ball is upright till the

aliens are dry. Then paint the aliens. Display your alien infested planet right

away!

Alien Attack!

You need...

1) Tennis Ball

2) 2 or 3 sheets of newspaper shredded into bits

3) Milky glue - mixture of 3 parts water and 1 part glue

4) Self drying clay

Drop No: 9

Craftys Cornerraftys Corner

We even made some space rations to tempt

the aliens and lure them away from Earth.


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Pranav Swaminathan

Contd... on next page

I envision a religion called Prathate Shanti. This means World Peace. The goal

of my religion is that every single person in the world will know what will have

experienced peace and will know what it means. I know that this seems very far-

fetched,but the reason for this goal is because if the world were peaceful, it

would be a much better place. There would be no homicides, wars, etc. Violence

would be a far-fetched, exotic thing. People would not even know what violence

meant. All around the world there are many people who have been

terrorized by extremist groups in the name

of re l i g i on . Th ey deserve peace

for everything they h a v e g o n e

through. There a r e h that happen there

that we can only imagin

think that if we gave th

p e o p l e a c h a n c e t o

experience a day when they

h a v e n o worries, and

dont have to b e w o r r i e d

about getting k i l l e d b y

members of an extremist group,

they would be very happy.

The pr incip le on which I am basing my

entire religion is called The Three ways to

Peace. The first idea is that All pain comes through a

loss of mindset. If you want knowledge of perfect peace, your mind must be

disciplined and you must not waver in your quest. When you spread peace, your

knowledge will come to you. You must always remain steadfast and true to

yourself. The way to a perfect world is not to be selfish, and if you know something

that others dont, teach it to them. That is the method that you should follow

whenever you are practicing Prathate Shanti.

My second idea is that if you spread peace, you will understand and practise it

better. God will be pleased that you are reading his teachings because the

language of God is peace. For isnt God supposed to embody all ideal qualities?

And isnt peacefulness one of these qualities? If God sees you spread his language,

Drop No: 10

Let's Peace our world together!

Bindhu Swaminathan


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Bindhu Swaminathan

there will be a chance, according to karma, that something good around, comes

around. This is another thing that I think should be followed in my religion.

My third idea is that the way to attain peace of mind, body, and soul is by notprocrastinating. If you procrastinate, you will always have something weighing on

your mind. When this happens, you will not be able to enjoy any good things that are

happening to you during the day. If you just finish everything up, you will be able to

enjoy all the good things that life gives to you. Another concept is that you should

never lie. It will weigh on your mind just like procrastinating does; however, this

will be worse. Some key vocabulary words that I think you should know about my

religion are Missionaries, Prathate, and Shanti. Missionaries are people that

spread a religion across a wide area, usually prompted by a ruler who follows the

said religion. The reason that I am mentioning missionaries in my essay is becausethey are the people that spread peace, thus the name of my religion, World Peace.

I would love to one day actually bring this religion into play. I think that it could

really help the world and that people would welcome it as a new religion, especially

those people that people would welcome it as a new religion, especially those

people that are under the ruthless influence of extremists groups. It would be

fairer towards them. We experience peace every day, while they almost don't

experience it at all. Prathate Shanti will hopefully one day ,become a religion that

it all started in Mr.Lorenzanas class!

Let's Peace our world together! Continued...ontinued...

Pranav Swaminathan

Drop No: 11

WISDOM

Some people learn by fist and gun;

But the wise learn through words.Have wisdom, but not all under the sun;

Care for everything, cats and birds.

How have I grieved, how have I wept;

The age of ten, I was deceived

Of those memories, big are kept

O! learn, learn fore too late;

Anger can destruct;

Its the devils bait;

Destroys a mans faith which he does construct.

Abu Bakr Jamal


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Petters Diary

Pearl Beauty By Eesha

Drop No: 12

A drink anyone?

Mmm...Cool& refreshing!

Hmmph! don't wet my feathers!

This month we give you a glimpse into the world of a bird

maniac...err...lover! He is John and on his small terrace

apartment he has two roosters, many pigeons and a parrot

called Muthazhagi (for obvious reasons we will just call himMuthu from now on!). The roosters and pigeons had

separate cozy pens on the terrace. The roosters were quite

shy and refused to pose for pictures until John had to wet

their feathers to prevent them flying around. The damp

and sorry looking roosters then kept protesting with loud

"Cock-a-doodledo" s for the rest of our visit. The pigeons

were offered lots of food in return for their constant

chattering company. We took a break and went indoorswhere Muthu was sitting on a table watching me out of the corner of his eye. I set

my glass of cool mineral water on the table. After a while, Muthu went up to it and

put his beak into it and began to drink. He used his talons to help him sit on the rim

of my glass and kept going round and round the rim without taking his beak out of

the water!

When asked about how he came about having such unusual pets, John said, "Oh. I

tried the usual pets like a squirrel (?), a dog and a cat but that didn't work out. So I

decided to have birds instead!" Makes sense?!

FYI:

Muthazhagi roughly translates to "Pearl Beauty


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By Anjana Iyer

Drop No: 13

Welcome visitors!

Gerald Durrell, world-famous naturalist and zoo-keeper was born in India in 1925 and he

spent his childhood in India, England and in the island of Corfu. He told his mother that

he wanted to have his own zoo when he was just six! In 1963, he founded the New Jersey

Wildlife Preservation Trust and located his zoo in Jersey, Channel Islands, off the coastof England. He wrote a large number of books in which he describes in interesting and

amusing detail his experiences with animals. Gerald Durrell passed away in 1995, but he

lives on in the hearts and minds of animal lovers world-wide. He demonstrated that each

and every species, be it an ant or a bear, is important in the cycle of nature. This is a very

funny anecdote extracted from his book - The Arks Anniversary...

In those early years [when the zoo was being set up], there were many bizarre happenings

and even my mother was subjected to the sort of episode, which can occur only when you

are unwise enough to live in a zoo. Our two half-grown chimpanzees Chumley and Lulu

had discovered, after much research, that interlink wire if you could find a free end-

could be unraveled like an old sweater and almost as quickly.

This they proceeded to do to the wires on their cage one afternoon when no one was

around. My mother, having just settled herself with a pot of tea in front of the television,

heard a bang on the front door. Puzzled, she went to open it and found Chumley and

Lulu on the front stairs. It was obvious from their demeanour that they had come to

visit, were delighted to find her at home and were in no doubt that she would greet them

with the same enthusiasm with which they were greeting her. My mother measured four

feet eight inches high and the chimps came up to her waist. Not one to lose her head in acrisis, nothing daunted, she invited the apes in as she would honoured guests, sat them

down on a sofa and opened a large box of chocolates and a tin of biscuits. While the

chimps were raucously feeding on this manna from heaven, my mother quietly phoned

downstairs and reported the whereabouts of the truants.

The fact that the apes could have seriously

injured her did not occur to her and

when I remonstrated with her for

letting them into the flat she was

puzzled. But dear, she said,

they came to tea, and she

added thoughtfully, and

they had jolly sight

better manners than

some of the people

you have had up

here !

What well-manneredguests!

Eesha


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"Whew!", sighed Foody as she sank into her arm chair. "In this

heat, I'll soon evaporate!". She had been out all morning talking

to people, trying to gather interesting recipes for Raindrops!

"Ta..da...have a Falooda", said her mother handing her a glass ofan interesting looking drink. Foody took one sip and immediately

felt refreshed. The cold milky drink combined the sublime

smoothness of ice cream, the wholesomeness of milk, the sweet

perfume of rose syrup and the wonderful texture of noodles and subja seeds.

"Falooda! Falooda!", cried Foody dancing around and her

mother really thought she had gone...well..Faloodas!

Drop No: 14

Foody's Kitchen

Falooda:

Ingredients:

2 cups full cream milk

tbsp chinese noodles

( or falooda sev)

1 tsp Rose syrup

tsp Basil/Takmaria seeds

(subja)

2 tbsp Sugar 2 tsp Whipped cream

scoop of vanilla ice cream/ whipped cream

Pista, Cherries for garnishing

A pinch of Cardamom powder

Method:

1. Soak the Subja/Takmaria Seeds in water for

atleast 1/2 hour.

2. Boil the noodles/sev in water for about 10-15 minutes.

3. Drain the water from the noodles and subja seeds.4. Boil the milk,add sugar, rose syrup, cardamom powder.

5. Let the milk cool, refrigerate it for 10-15 min.

6. Now add 2 tsp whipped cream and mix it well with the milk mixture to thicken

the milk.

7. Add a few drops of rose syrup into the base of a tall glass. Then add the boiled

sev and subja. Then gently pour the milk mixture, without disrurbing the other

layers.

8. Top it off with a scoop of ice cream or Whipped cream, Pista and cherries. A

few of Aisha's choco-ice blocks (see inset) floating on top adds to the yummy

medley of flavours.

9. Serve with a long handled spoon. Before drinking, stir up the contents and

enjoy the unique, refreshing combination of flavours and textures!

Choco-ice CubesIngredients:

Millk 250 ml

Chocolate chips 1 packet

Chocolate sauce

Method:

Take an ice tray. Put a chocolate

chip or two on the bottom of

each section. Then pour milk

into each section. Put the icetray in the freezer till the milk

is frozen. Then cover each milk

cube with chocolate sauce.

Take the cubes out and enjoy!

By Aisha Safia Jamal


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Hi Folks,

I was wondering what to feature in my column this time but then Foody came dancing up

to me shouting"falooda! falooda!" She didn't stop long enough for me to ask her what shemeant so I did what I do best..research! And read on to see what I found!

Cheers,

Tidbit.

Drop No: 15

Tidbit Tales

Falooda Facts

Falooda or Faluda is a popular beverage

in the Indian subcontinent made

primarily by mixing rose syrup with

vermicelli and subja seeds along with

either milk or water. Falooda is an adaption of the Persian dessert Faloodeh and was

brought to the Indian subcontinent by the Mughal Kingdom.

The main ingredient of Falooda is Subja or Takmaria seeds. They are the seeds of a variety

of basil plant (Osimum basilicum) which is found all over India. The seeds dry on the plant

or are dried in the sun. They are tiny black and tear drop shaped. When dropped into

water they first develop a whitish grey bloom and then the skin swells up quickly. The

outer coating is translucent and pale grey so the black seed within can be easily seen.

Once they get to this stage, they are ready to be eaten. They have no aroma or taste but astrange pleasant combination of contrasting textures. The outer fur is slippery and soft

whereas the centre is crunchy.

Subja seeds may not be very easy to find but look for them in Indian grocery shops. A little

amount puffs up to a lot and will go a long way so about 100gms of seeds seems to last for

ever. Store in a dry airtight jar for up to a year.

Subja seeds are considered to be a "coolant" for the body in the Indian system of

medicine - Ayurveda. It's supposed to aid digestion in the hot summer months. So Falooda

is not just delicious, it is also good for you!

You can experiment with them as a garnish for other puddings, fruit salad or even clear

drinks. They need no cooking.

Seeds or Frog's eggs?

Beware Folks...Foody is planning a devilish concoction of lizard

slime and frogs eggs for Halloween! Yuck you say?

But once you get past the looks, it should be quite

delicious!


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To Bee or not to Bee

Grandpa Tidbit's Blog

Hi Kids,

In this fast paced world, we see everyone around us

extremely busy. This reminds me of BEES. They are

supposed be very busy creatures - you must have heard theexpression - busy as a bee!

I would like to share some interesting things about bees. One

afternoon, we left home to do our grocery shopping. When we

returned in the evening and opened our window, we were surprised to

find a large bee-hive adjacent to our window. It was not there when we

left in the afternoon. See how quickly they build their homes! Bees generally

do not trouble us during the day, unless provoked of course. But after dusk,

once the lights are switched on, they swarm into the room searching for the source of

light.

I had another interesting and painful experience with

bees. I had been to my village for a temple function,

where about 40 to 50 people had gathered under a tall,

huge banyan tree in front of the temple. Below the

tree a Homa Kundam had been set up. A Homa

Kundam is an altar-type setting where Hindu priests

perform rituals with fire. It generally has mats for the

priests to sit on around a fire basin where they

perform the rituals. Well, everything was quiet until

the holy fire was started and smoke rose high from it.

Suddenly as if from thin air, wild bees swarmed around

the entire area attacking all the people present. There

was a huge beehive on top of the tree, which nobody

noticed and as the smoke rose, the bees were

provoked. People started running in all directions to

save themselves.

Unfortunately, I was standing right next to the holy fire and even before I could start

running, the bees covered by head, face and neck. They stung me in all these areas and by

the time I reached a nearby house, where people helped remove the bee stingers from my

body, my head, face and neck were swollen due to the toxins of the bee sting and I had

almost lost consciousness. I was still feeling nauseated when I called on the doctor with

the help of some relatives. He was shocked and greatly surprised to see me alive, as

generally the toxin from bee stings on the head of a person goes directly into the blood

stream causing instantaneous death. Perhaps it was divine intervention that saved me that

day! The trauma of the whole episode lasted several weeks when even a mosquito bite

would send shivers through my body.

The bees were just acting on instinct but the moral of the story is let the Bee be and the

Bee will let you be! Play safe this summer and have fun.

Affectionately,

Grandpa

By S.V.Venkataraman

Eesha


17/22Drop No: 17

Concept by Shruthi Kulkarni

Facts source: Internet

What's the buzz?

Some facts about Honey Bees

You read about how grandpa got bitten by

bees and survived miraculously. Well, for

the bees who stung him, there can be no

such miracle. They would have just died! A

bee attacks by driving its stinger deep into

the enemy's flesh. But once the stinger is in,

the bee cannot pull it out. In trying, thestinger is torn from it's body, leaving the poor bee dying.

In effect, it gives up its life defending his hive. When humans do that, we

hail them as heroes!

Many of the cells in a honey-comb are filled with the sweet nectar that the worker

bees gather from flowers. Other worker bees fan the nectar by beating (or fanning)

their wings rapidly. This continuous fanning evaporates the water content,

thickening and concentrating the liquid and making the honey sweeter. Yummm...

The bees communicate with each other by - dancing! Entomologists studying beeshave figured out that the bees use special dance forms like the "round dance" and

"waggle dance" to tell their fellow bees how far the nectar is and in which direction.

Bees also communicate by buzzing. Each bee hive has its own special high pitched

hum called "the song of the hive". With singing and dancing, bees seem to be the "arty"

types.

Without honey bee pollination, the food we eat could decrease by 1/3rd. Foods such

as apples, watermelons, squash, strawberries and many other fruits and vegetables

are pollinated by honey bees.But seems like not everyone wants bees around - and we are not talking about the

ones who have been stung!

US tangerine growers have asked beekeepers to buzz off! Tangerines and other

normally seedless mandarins are self-pollinating. But if bees cross-pollinate the crop

with the pollen of a seeded orange, lemon or grapefruit, mandarins develop

undesirable seeds. Almond trees on the other hand, need lots of bees to pollinate.

However once the pollination season is over, beekeepers relocate hives to have

access to natural food and citrus (the bee-keepers claim) is part of that.The conflictarises because on one side, more and more consumers prefer seedless grapes,

watermelons and tangerines - on the other hand the struggling bee colonies look for

winter food. Tough one to resolve!

Eesha


18/22

Hi all,

Drop No: 18

Postys Mailbox

This time around I have a special contest

feature for you. It is called the story-maker

contest. Actually there are two contests in

one. In the following page, look at the

picture of Barbara the balloon seller and all

her balloons. Colour them in your favourite

colours and send them across to us. A

scanned image would be perfect! While youare at it, also make up a story about Barbara

and her balloons and also send it across to us. For

those of you who haven't bothered to learn to write in

English yet, you may ask an indulgent parent to take down

notes and send it across :) I have made up a story as a sample!

You can choose to do both colouring and writing or either

one. The best coloured entry and the most interesting story

will be featured in our next issue of Raindrops. All theentries will be featured on our web-site. The winning entries

will receive a special handmade card of appreciation from

Hibiscus Creations. So don't forget to send in your complete

postal address with your entries.

Tidbit wants me to tell all of you that if you have questions

that you would like answered about the things around you,

you could send it across to us. It will be fun exploringtogether to find answers.

warmly,

Posty


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Barbara the balloon girl always sold great balloons. One morning, the taxi that

she took to reach home broke down and she couldn't return home. So she

took some of her balloons, tied them with a string and then held on tight asthey rose into the air. Up, up and up they went, until finally they were floating

above her house. Then she quickly untied the strings and as they slowly lost air

she drifted down, down and down until finally they landed on the front yard of

the house. Barbara brought all the balloons in, filled them with air and tied

them with new thread. Then they all enjoyed a good supper.

The end

Barbara and her balloons

Colour Barbara and her balloons with bright colors and share your creation with us!

Drop No: 19


20/22

Passpartout's Page

Drop No: 20

You can celebrate Earth

Day at the Hog Busters Training Camp -

www.energyhog.org/childrens.htm. This is an exciting place where

you can become an Energy Hog buster. You can create your own

identification card and learn to keep the energy hogs out by

playing games that will have you caulking windows, changing

lightbulbs, insulating an attic, and keeping the hogs from takinglong showers. Other activities include Hog and Seek and an energy

scavenger hunt. The games are very exciting but I found it

difficult to finish them within the time-limit. I was aslo upset that

even though you create an id

for yourself, there is no way

to retrieve it the next time.

In other words, your game is

not saved and you have to

start from the beginning every

time! Anyway, the web-site

also offers useful information

on how you can conserve

energy in your home. Play the

games and become your

home's Energy Hog

Buster too!

Au revoir!

Passpartout.


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By Eesha Srinivas

A greenhouse effect on planet Venus has raised the temperature there andmade it impossible to survive in. The same thing could happen to planet Earth

because of global warming. Polar bears journey far from their home when the

ice melts. They are forced to swim long distances across the ocean and as a

result, the number of cubs they get are dwindling. We have to save our planet

so we can live and grow. So Reduce, Reuse and Recycle and pass the message

on to eveyone you know!

Timetakenforgarbagetodecompose:

plastics-500yearsaluminiumcans-500yearscotton,ragsandpaper-6monthsorganicmaterial-6months

Drop No: 21

Unearthly facts!

Carbon Footprint is a measure of the

impact human activities have on the

environment in terms of the amount of

green house gases produced, measured in

units of carbon dioxide. You can

calculate your own Carbon

Footprint by entering values into

a special calculator (availableonline). These numbers include

your electricity, gas, oil and

car usage over a years time.

The footprint analogy is used

because it suggests something

we leave behind for

generations to come. So tread

lightly on the Earth. Leave

minimal footprints! TAKE CARE OF THE EARTH

The Earth

provides enough to satisfy

every mans need, but not every

mans greed!

- Mahatma Gandhi.

My name is Bean...

Recycle Bean!


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The Mouse

In the big tree near my house there lives a tiny mouse

In that big tree how much space does he need?When all he eats is just half a seed!

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