JANUARY 2022 HIGHLIGHTS.COM Find this hidden paintbrush! ! r a e Y w e N Happy Pages 10-11 Cake Craft Pages 30-31 PLAY AND LEARN ★ HIDDEN PICTURES PUZZLE TOWN Download on the Dear Readers Time for Discoveries Highlights High Five Volume 16 ⋆ Number ⋆ Issue No 181 Editor in Chief, Chief Purpose Officer: Christine French Cully My favorite family videos are the ones that show my daughter laughing uncontrollably or ahhing with amazement at something unexpected And I’m always looking for stories and activities for her that will inspire those kinds of reactions As a parent, I know that early childhood is full of learning and discovery Every moment presents the opportunity to make a memory, be silly, or learn something new And we hope that this issue of Highlights High Five will offer lots of things to discover For the readers who love a puzzling challenge, they’ll find animal astronauts in “My First Hidden Pictures: On the Moon” (pages 10–11) If your child likes stories and real animal facts, try “Hair Care for Your Woolly Mammoth” (pages 12–15) Or perhaps your family wants to make a slice of “Celebration Sponge Cake” (pages 30–31) Whether you start with crafts or Hidden Pictures, recipes or stories, we hope that you and your family will find lots to discover this month Thank you for making memories with High Five We’re glad you’re here! 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Reading Activities Verse Hello, Baby Sister 30 Craft Celebration Sponge Cake The Adventures of Spot What Whistles Mean 32 Recipe Breakfast on a Stick 34 Move It Dragon Moves 12 Tex and Indi Have I Grown? Fiction Hair Care for Your Woolly Mammoth 20 Fiction Aishu's New Pet 26 English and Spanish The Three Suitcases Puzzles 10 My First Hidden Pictures On the Moon 16 Look and Look Again Stacks and Stacks of Sandwiches 18 That’s Silly! City Traffic Jam 24 Poem Puzzle Pizza Pie 36 Back Cover Planets Join the fun! HighlightsForChildren HighlightsForChildren Highlights Verse By Heidi Bee Roemer ⋆ Art by Grace Habib Hello, Baby Sister Hello, Baby Sister You’re finally here! I’ve been waiting to meet you for almost a year Wrapped in a blanket, you rest in my lap I get to hold you while you take a nap I’ll never trade you for any other I’ll love you forever ’cause I’m your big brother! HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 Tfe Adventures of Spot WHAT WHISTLES MEAN Episode #181 By Cheryl Solimini ⋆ Art by Ron Zalme The kettle whistles It’s time for tea! Pa whistles It’s time for work! Tommy whistles It’s time to play! HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 Tex and Indi Have I Grown? By Lissa Rovetch ⋆ Art by Deborah Melmon Tex and Indi and their sister Arizona were in the living room “Gran and Poppy only flew back to Colorado a week ago,” said Arizona, “but I already miss them.” “Me too,” said Tex “I’m doing the puzzle they gave me.” “I’m drawing in the cookie book they gave me,” said Indi “Poppy and I used it to make snickerdoodles.” HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 “This is me standing on the step stool to mix the batter,” said Indi, pointing to the picture “Poppy kept saying how much I’ve grown, but he’s wrong If I’d grown, I wouldn’t need to stand on a step stool to reach the counter!” “Actually, you have grown since Poppy saw you last summer,” said Arizona “Here, I can show you!” Arizona led Indi to the Measuring Wall by the back door “We’ll put this book on your head to get it right,” she said, as Indi giggled “Stand straight!” said Arizona, making a mark “You’ve grown two whole inches since last summer,” said Arizona “See?” “Wow, you’re right!” Indi smiled HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 Just then, their kitty Charlie came meowing along “Look,” said Indi “Charlie wants to it too!” Arizona giggled as she gently measured Charlie “It looks like everyone around here has grown!” HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 My First On the Moon Comb 10 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE Ruler ⋆ JANUARY 2022 Toothbrush Paintbrush Lollipop “How about this kitten?” Daddy asks The kitten plays with Aishu’s shoe “Let’s keep looking,” says Aishu The family comes to a kennel with a small, brown dog “What’s this dog’s name?” she asks the volunteer “This is Lou He only has three legs, but he loves to run and play.” “How about Lou?” Aishu asks her parents 22 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 Amma and Daddy let Lou sniff their hands “He’s a good dog,” says Daddy Lou puts his paw on Aishu’s leg and wags his tail Aishu giggles “Let’s go home, Lou,” she says HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 23 Poem Puzzle Pizza (To the tune of “I’m a Little Teapot”) Pie By Kelly Theobald ⋆ Art by Verónica Cháves Let’s go make a pizza Grab the sauce! Stretch out the dough and give it a toss Cheese and pepperoni piled high Now we have a pizza pie! Put the pictures in order What happens first, next, and last? 24 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 25 English and Spanish The Three Suitcases By Ana Galan ⋆ Art by Francesca Assirelli ⋆ Pronunciation by Linda Elman, Ph.D Lola Chick and Grandma Hen were going to go on a trip! Lola Chick put all the things she wanted to bring on her bed “Oh my, you are ready,” said Grandma Hen “You need a suitcase!” “¡Sí!” said Lola Chick 26 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 ¡Sí! SEE Yes! Grandma Hen took three suitcases out of the closet “Let’s see how this one works,” she said Lola Chick put all her things inside There was still lots of space “Esta maleta es muy grande,” she said Esta maleta es muy grande EHSS-tah mah-LEH-tah EHZ MOOEE GRAHN-deh This suitcase is very big HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 27 “Let’s try another one,” said Grandma Hen Lola Chick tried to put all her things inside the second suitcase, but they wouldn’t fit “Esta maleta es muy pequeña,” said Lola Chick 28 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 Esta maleta es muy pequeña EHSS-tah mah-LEH-tah EHZ MOOEE peh-KEH-nyah This suitcase is very small “There is one suitcase left,” said Grandma Hen “Let’s see if it’s the right size.” Lola Chick put all her things into the third suitcase Everything fit just right “¡Esta maleta es perfecta!” said Lola Chick “¡Vamos!” Now they were ready to go ¡Esta maleta es perfecta! EHSS-tah mah-LEH-tah EHSS pehr-FEHK-tah This suitcase is perfect! ¡Vamos! VAH-mohss Let’s go! HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 29 Craft By Amanda Kingloff � Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc n o i t a r b e l e C e g n C a k e o p S Glue Cut Glue Adult: Cut sponges into triangles or squares Cut one rectangle and two triangles from craft foam to make frosting Glue them between and on top of the sponges Glue cotton balls to the top edge of the cake Glue the sponges together 30 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 You Need: Show us your cake at Highlights.com/HighFive ⋆ Sponges ⋆ Scissors ⋆ Glue ⋆ Craft foam ⋆ Cotton balls or ⋆ ⋆ pompoms Paper straw Construction paper Add Cut Cut the paper straw into sections, and use one to make a candle Stick yellow paper into one end of the straw Glue it to the top of the cake Cut paper into tiny pieces to make sprinkles Glue to the top of the cake HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 31 Recipe Before You Begin Adult: Prepare waffles, omelette, sausage, and potatoes You Need Mini waffles + Berries + Omelette + Sausage + Potatoes What will you put on your breakfast on a stick? Show us at Highlights.com/HighFive 32 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 BREA BRE AKF KFA A ST ON A STICK ON A By Bonnie Baker � Photos by Jim Filipski, Guy Cali Associates, Inc Prep Wash the berries Set out the ingredients Slide Slide each piece of food onto a thick skewer Try making a pattern! Enjoy! Eat your breakfast like it’s corn on the cob, or slide pieces off one at a time Move It! By Madison Gepper � Art by Paula J Becker Dragon Moves Dragons snooze They shake their tails 34 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 Dragons roar They flap their wings Dragons stomp like a dinosaur Dragons some silly things HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 35 Thanks for reading! Your High Five! Which planets below have rings? Mars Venus Earth Daisy, age 4, New Jersey (craft from September 2021) Jupiter Emmett, age Connecticut (craft from September 2021) Saturn Mercury Look for the hidden “Smiling ” on the front cover Josiah, age 2, Mississippi (recipe from August 2021) Mia, age 3, Minnesota (recipe from September 2021) ! the teacup You found Stock photo credits: Page 32: (mini waffles) iStock/Getty Images Plus/IgorKovalchuk, (berries) E+/Getty Images/AK2, (omlette) iStock/Getty Images Plus/ranmaru, (sausage) iStock/Getty Images Plus/darrenplatts123, (potatoes) iStock/Getty Images Plus/pamela_d_mcadams ... different? HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 17 That’s Silly! Art by Violet Lemay City Traffic 18 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 Jam What silly things you see? HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022. .. woolly rhino! HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 15 pook and pook Again Art by Helena Bogosian Stacks and Stacks ame? s e h t s e r u t ic p e s How are the 16 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022. .. Dragons snooze They shake their tails 34 HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆ JANUARY 2022 Dragons roar They flap their wings 3 Dragons stomp like a dinosaur Dragons some silly things HIGHLIGHTS HIGH FIVE ⋆