Holiday hits Auggie just wants to bean ordinary kid likeeveryone else, but...

Recommended readWonder by RJ PalacioWONDER is afunny, frank andmoving story toread.Auggie wants to

be an ordinary10-year-old. Hedoes ordinarythings – eating icecream, playing onhis Xbox. He feelsordinary – inside.But ordinary

kids don’t make other ordinary kids runaway screaming in playgrounds. Ordin-ary kids aren’t stared at wherever theygo.Born with a terrible facial abnormality,

Auggie has been home-schooled by hisparents his whole life. Now, for the firsttime, he’s being sent to a real school andhe’s dreading it.All he wants is to be accepted but can

he convince his new classmates that he’sjust like them, underneath it all?Wonder is a memorable story of kind-

ness and courage that will open the

minds, eyes and hearts of its readers.Make sure you pick up a copy of thismulti award winning book these holi-days.

Are you game?Photo ShootThis game can be played with agroup of friends – the number is limit-less.The object of the game is to use acamera or phone to take photos ofdifferent things/objects/situations.Use the following list (or make upyour own) to try to capture each thing.Each item is allocated points depend-ing on the difficulty.Set a time limit when people need toproduce their snapshots.Tally up the points and whoever hasthe most is the winner!You can tag photos on Instagramusing a predetermined hashtag or postthem on Snapchat.Example List:- (points in brackets) aMcDonald’s sign (5); a Stop Sign (5); apedestrian crossing (10); a blue four-wheel drive (10); a cat (10); you on aswing (15); you in a pool (15); you at abus stop/train station (20).

Go to NiE online by visiting your newspaper’s website. You’ll find the address on the frontONLINE page of the newspaper. Look for the NiE logo at the top of the home page and click.This will link you to APN’s NiE webpage.

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In the kitchenSpaghetti Cupcakes (from 4Ingredients by Kim McCosker)Ingredients4 eggs2 cups grated mozzarella cheese440g can spaghettiMethod:Preheat oven to 180oC. Lightlygrease 12 cup muffin tin. In a bowl,beat the eggs. Add 1 ½ cups of thecheese and the spaghetti. Stir tocombine. Divide the mixture evenlyamong the muffin cups. Sprinkle eachwith the remaining cheese. Bake untilthe eggs are set and the cheese islightly browned, about 15 minutes.* You can add other ingredients likeham, capsicum, grated zucchini,carrot, onion, corn to the mixture.

WINTO win a copy of Kim McCosker’s 4Ingredients kids send a photo of theSpaghetti Cupcakes you’ve made tonie@apnap.com.au. For morecompetition details go to NiE online

Try thisSymphony of ColourYou will need: a flat tray (like abaking tray); food colouring (at leastthree different colours); whole milk –low fat milk will not work;dishwashing liquidWhat to do:1. Carefully pour the milk into the trayso that it just covers the bottom2. Add about six to eight drops ofdifferent coloured food colouring onto the milk in different spots3. Add about five drops of the liquidsoap on to the drops of food colouringand watch the show!Answer this:-How does it work?Do different brands of dishwashingliquid change the result?Does the shape of the trayaffect the reaction?

(for answers go to NiE online)1. How do you write 23 using onlythe number 2? 34 using only thenumber 3? 56 using only thenumber 5? 100 using only thenumber 9?2. I have streets but no pavement,I have cities but no buildings, Ihave forests but no trees, I haverivers yet no water. What am I?3. What does this say?TOKEEPUCH4. What has six eyes, but cannotsee?5. Begin with the wordSTARTLING. Without rearrangingthe order of the letters, take awayone letter at a time so it is still aword until you get to a one-letterword.

Create it make itBeach Plaster PlaqueThis craft project preserves aday at the beach in plaster.You will need: pie tin or othersmall container; wet sand;seashells, driftwood and othermedium-sized beach items;Plaster of Paris (most hardwarestores sell it); waterWhat to do:1. Fill the pie pan/container athird full with wet sand.2. Collect shells and otherdecorative items to put in yourcast.3. Stick the shells and items intothe wet sand in the pie pan butdo not bury.4. Mix the Plaster of Paris withwater according to directions.5. Spoon the mixture over thesand and shells until it reachesthe rim of the container.6. Leave the cast dry for a fewdays then gently remove fromthe container and rinse off.

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