Spring 2011
Make Those Wishes Come True
When you wish you had a new video game, do you beg a
parent, who keeps saying "no"? When you want more
LEGOs, do you have to hope you will get them for your
birthday? Wouldn't it be great if you could get what you
wanted? You can make many of your wishes come true. You
can do it if you budget your money. Here is how it works.
Find out how much your wish costs - say you want a video
game that costs $40. Then when you get money as a gift
or from an allowance or doing extra chores, don't spend it
all. Put some or all of it aside in your share account. If you
save $5 a week, you can buy the game in two months. Does
that seem too long? Save $10 a week by not buying soda
and candy, and it will take you just four weeks. A budget is
a way to plan your spending and saving to make your wishes
come true.
Just For Laffs
Q. What has two legs but can't walk?
A. A pair of pants!
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Da Xiong Mao
Da Xiong Mao
Q. What animal is black and white and loved all over the world?
Q. What animal is black and white and loved all over the world?
A. A giant panda.
A. A giant panda.
In China the giant panda is known as Da xiong mao,
the "large bear cat." It is the symbol of peace in China. In the wild,
they are only found in the mountains of central China. And, they
are among the rarest mammals in the world - there are probably
about 1,600 giant pandas left in the wild.
Unlike the black bear, giant pandas do not hibernate and cannot walk on their hind legs. Did you know
that pandas have skin of two different colors? The skin under the dark fur is dark, and the skin under
the white fur is pink. They also have unique front paws. Their paws have five clawed fingers plus an
extra bone that works like an opposable thumb. This "thumb" is not really a finger (like our thumb is).
It is really an extra-long wrist bone that works like a thumb. This enables them to grasp stalks of
bamboo. And, the giant panda is quite different from other bears. Most bears' eyes have round pupils
but the giant panda's pupils are vertical slits, like cats' eyes.
Panda cubs are small, white, blind, furless, and helpless at birth. A newborn panda is the size of a
stick of butter, and they weigh four to six ounces as newborns. A grown giant panda eats about 40
pounds of food each day.
Making a Piggy Bank
What You Will Need:
* Square Tissue Box
* Small Jello or Pudding Box
* Construction Paper
* Paper Cup
* Wooden Balls (4)
* Chenille Stem
* Acrylic Paints and Markers
* Scissors and Glue
* Glue a piece of construction paper over the hole in the tissue box. This side will be the top of the pig.
* To make the nose, cut the bottom from the paper cup. Glue the cup to the Jello box then glue the Jello
box to the tissue box (See Illustration.)
* To make the pig's feet, glue the wooden balls to the bottom of the tissue box.
* Paint your pig the color you want it to be. When paint is dry, cut a coin slot in the top of the pig. Curl the
chenille stem and glue in place for the tail. Cut out ears and glue to the back of the Jello Box. Cut out two
circles for the eyes. Using your markers, detail the nose and eyes. (See illustration.)
Have fun decorating your pig with markers or other ways. And, don't forget to feed your piggy bank!
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A Kind
Kind Animal
Animal Facts
Facts
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Elephants are the only mammals that can't jump and the only mammal
with four knees.
The humming bird is the only bird that can fly backwards.
Bats are the only mammals that can fly (without a plane).
Sea horses all have a prehensile tail.
This allows the fish to hold on to objects such as seagrass.
The reindeer, also known as the caribou in North America, is the only
female animal with antlers.
Honeybees are the only insects that produce food for humans.
The duckbill platypus (male) is the only venomous mammal in the world. It has poison glands
near the thighs.
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An owl is the only bird to drop its upper eyelid to wink.
Silks are produced by several other insects, but only the silk of moth
caterpillars is for textile manufacturing.
The bloodhound is the only animal whose evidence is admissible in a U.S. court.
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MoneyRocks@MyCreditUnion
Hey Kids! The spotlight is on you in April. April is Financial Literacy Month and
the third week, April 17-23, is National Credit Union Youth Week. That's a week
set aside for you to find out how "MoneyRocks@MyCreditUnion." Youth Week is
celebrated all across the United States. That's because credit unions want you
to tune into the right moves with your money. That's why credit unions were
invented in the first place.
Stop by the credit union to learn how to get what you want by saving your money. Discover tricks to
make it easy to save. Find out how to protect your money so that others don't take it. We'll have
some special surprises for you, too. So put on your movin' shoes and step into the credit union to help
celebrate MoneyRocks@MyCreditUnion.
Make a deposit into your Junior Saver account during
Youth Week and have a chance to win a
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