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special reportfun for kidzReadership: ages 6 - 13 SUBMISSION SPECIFICS from their guidelines: FUN FOR KIDZ "is designed as an activity publication to be enjoyed by both boys and girls on the alternate months of Hopscotch and Boys' Quest magazines." All material should relate to the theme of a specific upcoming issue.” To reach the FUN FOR KIDZ guidelines and themes online, navigate to their main page then click on the “Fun for Kidz” kite tail, scroll to the bottom of the page and click on “Writers.” WHAT THEY WANT: “FUN FOR KIDZ looks for activities that deal with timeless topics, such as pets, nature, hobbies, science, games, sports, careers, simple cooking, and anything else likely to interest a child.” Articles (around 500 words) – articles “accompanied by good photos
are far more likely to be accepted than those that need illustrations.”
Pays a minimum of five cents a word, with additional payment for photos
or art. Pays on Publication. Buys First American Serial Rights. NOTE: FUN FOR KIDZ buys material years ahead of publication. FUN FOR KIDZ accepts postal mail submissions only (no fax or email). FUN FOR KIDZ prefers full manuscripts with cover letters but will consider queries. Simultaneous submissions okay as long as so stated in the cover letter. Send submissions to:
ANALYSIS OF SPECIFIC ISSUEContents: Snowball Thrower. [no by-line] Carpentry project for a kind of slingshot to fling snowballs. This is a large rig that uses a variety of lengths of 2x4, a variety of hardware (screws, nuts, washers, nails, eye hook) and heavy duty rubber bands. This is not a project that a child could do on his own but there is no adult involvement suggested (though there are safety tips about using the rig). The list of materials is headed by WHAT YOU NEED: and the directions are headed with PUTTING IT TOGETHER. The directions are not numbered but a clearly labeled drawing of the end result is shown. Treats from Nowhere [no by-line] A “magic trick” for making a bag of candy appear in a gift box. Directions for making the illusion and using it are written in paragraph form and not numbered. Subheadings are used for organization: How It Looks, Get Ready, What You Do:, and Presentation. Hidden Picture Puzzle. [E.C.Ball] Very simple line drawing of snowmen playing in the snow – also has several mice building tiny snowmen -- with 25 hidden items. When Is Winter Holiday. [E.A. Wright] How the tilt of the earth creates opposite seasons for Northern and Southern Hemispheres. Includes a small activity to illustrate the concept (the activity is simply part of the narrative, not “broken out” as a separate piece. Finishes with a small puzzle activity. The Castaways: Cold Weather [Andrew Wales]. Serial Fiction. Anthropomorphized rabbit family having fun in the snow, segues into a “build your own snow-mound shelter/Quin-zhee.” The directions for the shelter utilize numbered headers and lists of directions. Let It Snow [No byline] Two logic puzzles about winter sports. Sand Castles [J.T. Waite]. Fiction. The story children use a recycling bin as a form to build a “sandcastle” style snow castle – the purpose of the story is to give readers a new idea for playing in the snow. Build An Igloo [Joanna Haines] How-to. Has short intro about how igloos were used as temporary shelters. The Instructions are headed by YOU WILL NEED: with numbered items (items are snow, plastic containers for making the bricks, a shovel, and a grown-up). The actual steps are headed by Directions: and include nine numbered steps. Also includes a boxed safety tip. Farmer Bentley’s Amazing Discovery [Colleen Messina] Short article about Wilson Bentley, a man who photographed snowflakes. Includes a short “how-to” on snow painting with spray bottles of food coloring. Includes bulleted list with heading You’ll Need: and a numbered list of directions with the heading You’ll Do: -- three ingredients and three steps. Seeing a Snowflake [Gregory Grambo]. How-to. Has an intro about the structure of snowflakes. Then ingredients are listed as You Will Need For This Project: and given as bulleted list (plastic spray paint (brand names are mentioned), glass slides or plates from picture frames, cardboard sheet. Direction are given as a numbered list (7 steps) under the heading What You Need To Do: Winter Sporting Fun [Guy Belleranti] Winter sport word search where left-over letters make a message. Winter Science Activities [No byline] Activites include making an icicle maker (using colored water and a can with a very small hole.), making paper snowflake mobiles, and measuring melted snow and ice. Snowstorm in a Bottle [Estelle Feldman] Homemade snow globe using baby food jar. Quilting a Keepsake Snowflake [Lisa Shano]. Introduces the reader to quilting by using a “snowflake” cut from muslin as a quilting pattern for a pillow. No lists of materials and no numbered steps – the piece is written as paragraphed narrative but the accompanying illustrations show numbered steps. Winter Puzzle. [Donna Lugg Pape] A winter-themed crossword puzzle. Snowflake fun. [Elizabeth Glann] A rebus story about building a snowman. A-Maze-ing Snow. [Guy Belleranti] An unusual puzzle maze – looks a bit like a word search but the child “travels” through the maze by connecting the letters to make the word “snow” over and over. The remaining letters spell out snow-related words. Taming Winter’s Chill. [Lisa A. Wroble] Begins with a list of “tips” for keeping warm in winter and then gives three hot drink recipes: spiced tea, cocoa, and spicey sparkler – this last recipe uses ginger ale for bubbles. All drinks use saucepans and stove-top. It’s All In the Cards. [no byline]. Short piece on collecting playing cards – tells how playing cards can reflect history. Slip and Slide [Estelle Feldman] Poem with lots of action, about how slippery snowy days can be. The Know on Snow [Martha R. Fehl] Short snow facts plus sledding safety tips.
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