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Brain Teasers

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The only bird that can swim but can’t fly is the penguin.

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The only bird that can swim but can’t fly is

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Kidspot

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This is a puzzle with extra clues, all the answers have the letters FRO (in that order) in them.

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Sixth sick sheik’s sixth sheep’s sick, is the most difficult English tongue-twister. Can you say it five times quickly?

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Shipwrecked Sam is in stormy waters. Which way must he

head to reach a golden beach?

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Pic Puzzles ©Mark Guthrie

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There are two of everything … except one. Which one is it?

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The Stegosaurus had a body nine metres long, with a head the size of a horse’s. However, it’s brain was only the size of

a walnut.

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Creatures of the PastMastodon

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UNIVERSAL PUZZLECan you find the 10 starry words?UNIVERSAL PUZZLE

Pencilhead’s Word Find

Sudoku

Enter the numbers 1 to 4 in each row, column and 2x2 square, in each combination there should be only one of each number.

Don’t worry, there’s no maths involved!

©Jason Sampson

Kangaroos and Emus always go forward because they can’t walk backwards.

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Enterprises

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SCULPTURE

Solution: 8 letters

The words below can all be found in the puzzle. They may be spelled horizontally, vertically, backwards, forwards or diagonally.

Be careful, some letters are used more than once. When you find a word, circle each letter. When all the words in the list have been found, the letters

left over will spell the solution.

Have fun!

S D E R I M D A A EC R E A T I V E B US E S O P C H E S QG M A S L M U T T IN O P A E T O L R NI D Y T A N E L A HV E A T E C E I C CR L S A R T A K T EA B R O N Z E S I TC N O R I D E A T L

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LikenessMetalModelPosesSkillStatueStoneTechnique

Solution: "Shape Art"

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Word Find

SCULPTURESolution: 8 letters

The words below can all be found in the puzzle. They may be spelled horizontally, vertically, backwards, forwards or diagonally. Be careful, some letters are used more than once. When you find a word, circle each letter, when all the words in the list have been found the left-over letters will spell the solution.

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It is impossible to sneeze with your eyes open. But if you could, your eyeballs

would not pop out; that’s just an urban legend.

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Kid’s Brain Ticklers

Each shape contains a clue to a well known saying, object or name. Can you work them out?

Sudoku

Enter the numbers 1 to 9 in each row, column and 3x3 square, in each combination there should be only one of each number.

Don’t worry, there’s no maths involved!

© John Marti n

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Trim the 15 puzzle pieces and join them together to show the mystery number.

C o m p e t i t i o nNumbits List your prizes here!

©Ken Egan

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C o m p e t i t i o nJoin the Dots

Join the dots and colour in the picture.

For your chance to win one of our fantastic prizes, send your finished puzzle and picture to: ADDRESS. Entries close by DATE.

List your prizes here!

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Pic Puzzles

©Mark Guthrie

Frogs are amphibians and live on all continents except Antarctica.

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Childrens Trivia Challenge

1. In the movie, Finding Nemo, what is Nemo’s father’s name?2. What do you call a baby Koala?3. What is the name of the game where players have to select a card, and att empt to draw the word?4. Who was the lead singer of the girl group, Desti ny’s Child?5. Who does Australia play in the Bledisloe Cup?6. How many States, and how many major mainland Territories does Australia have?7. Who plays the role of Troy Bolton in the High School Musical fi lm series?8. In which Australian state was Kevin Rudd born?9. Who is the author of the Chronicles of Narnia series of books? 10. Which TV show was hosted by Gretel Killeen from 2001 to 2007?

Word Link

This is a puzzle with extra clues, all the answers have the letters CRU (in that order) in them.

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Children’s Trivia Challenge

1. Which band consists of three brothers: Kevin, Joe and Nick?2. What do you call a baby goat?3. Which twins are best known for playing the role of Michelle Tanner on the TV series, Full House?4. What is the capital of the United States of America?5. In which TV series would you fi nd Boots the Monkey, Swiper the Fox, and Isa the Iguana?6. Who does Australia play in the Ashes?7. Who hosted a special about her father called My Daddy the Crocodile Hunter?8. Who was the fi rst Australian Idol?9. What are the names of Harry Pott er’s two best friends in the Harry Pott er books and movies?10. In which theme park on the Gold Coast would you fi nd Wiggles World?

Stepword

Spot the ten differences between the two pictures, then colour them in.

Spot the Difference

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Find all the listed words in this grid - they can run in any direction, even backwards or diagonally, but always in a straight line. Then colour in the left-over letter squares to discover a hidden shape! Last of all, the name of the Secret Shape is in the word list — can you find it?

Secret Shape Word Search

Find all the listed words in this grid - they can run in any direction, even backwards or diagonally, but always in a straight line. Then colour in the left-over squares to discover a hidden shape! The name of the secret shape is in the word list, can you find it?

Test your power of recall by studying the cartoon for 10 seconds.

Then turn the page upside down, cover the cartoon and answer the

questions below.

1. What’s lying in the gutter? 2. Has the dog spots? 3. How many wheels are visible on the skateboard? 4. Is the fence in the background stone or wood palings? 5. What’s the boy wearing on his left wrist?

Total Recall©Dave Allen

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Pundit

Each cartoon is a pun on a word, title or phrase. Can you work it out?

Can you decipher the clues and complete the crossword?

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Kid Spot

Each letter picture spells out the name of a planet.

Dead skin makes up most of the dust in our homes. Yuck!

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SuperMaze

Off and running!Tiny Tim’s robot has escaped from the box. Quick! Get to it before it goes round the bend.

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Humans breathe out carbon dioxide - CO2 - but plants absorb it to make food from sunlight - photosynthesis.

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Mini Maths

Fun Stuff for Kids

Across1. 78 - 152. 59 + 213. 47 - 264. 21 - 9

6. 98 - 287. 52 - 298. 79 - 479. 11 + 4510. 45 + 45

11. 78 - 4713. 42 + 3114. 49 + 4315. 54 - 1016. 86 - 20

Down1. 18 + 432. 78 + 43. 50 - 284. 13 - 35. 20 + 736. 79 - 77. 13 + 138. 73 - 439. 79 - 2810. 78 + 1311. 82 - 4912. 51 - 913. 62 + 1214. 76 + 20

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9 .. 11 + 45 10 .. 45 + 45 11 .. 78 - 47 13 .. 42 + 31 14 .. 49 + 43 15 .. 54 - 10 16 .. 86 - 20

DOWN 1 .. 18 + 43 2 .. 78 + 4 3 .. 50 - 28 4 .. 13 - 3 5 .. 20 + 73 6 .. 79 - 7 7 .. 13 + 13 8 .. 73 - 43 9 .. 79 - 28 10 .. 78 + 13 11 .. 82 - 49 12 .. 51 - 9 13 .. 62 + 12 14 .. 76 + 20

ACROSS 1 .. 78 - 15 2 .. 59 + 21 3 .. 47 - 26 4 .. 21 - 9 6 .. 98 - 28 7 .. 52 - 29 8 .. 79 - 47

Mini mathsCalculate the clues.

Fill in the grid with the answers.

© Ken Egan - M466

SOLUTION

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Calculate the clues and fill in the grid with the answers.

© Ken Egan

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Find Me

Word Sudoku

Enter the letters PLAY in each row, column and 2x2 square, in each combination there should be only one of each letter.

Fitting Words

Kid’s Brain Ticklers © John Marti n

Enter the letters PLAY in each row, column and 2x2 square, in each combination there should be only one of each letter.

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Solutions

Page 1 Brainteasers: Find the anchors: Pig = anchor 3, sheep = anchor 2, lion = anchor 4, dog = anchor 1. Hot or cold: Hot = cup of drink, sun, fi re. Cold = ice blocks, ice cream, snowman.

Page 2 Join the Dots: Owl

Page 3 Word Link: Frond, frogman, froth, frozen, defrost, confront, saff ron, frock, frosti ng, frown.

Page 5 Pic Puzzle: Behind the purple shelf, in the yellow jar, on top of the bookcase, in the cat’s mouth, in the girl’s mouth, on the bed, under the bed near the white table, on the bott om rug, on the fl oor near the top rug, on the pink table.

Page 6 Kidspot: 1. Daisy 2. Cat+nap, pig+pen, dog+paddle, monkey+wrench, horse+shoe, bird+bath. One and only: Large suitcase, left middle.

Page 8 Pencilhead’s Word Find

Sudoku

Page 9 Word Find: Shape art

Page 10 Sudoku

Kid’s Brain Ticklers: 1. Wrapped up 2. Hit below the belt 3. Push-up 4. Undercover cop.

Page 13 Pic Puzzle: Antelope

Page 14 Word Link: Scruff y, cruelty, recruit, cruise, accrue, crumble, scrub, crumpet, crustacean, crunch. Children’s Trivia Challenge: 1. Marlin 2. A joey 3. Picti onary 4. Beyoncé Knowles 5. New Zealand 6. Six States, Two Territories 7. Zac Efron 8. Queensland 9. C. S. Lewis 10. Big Brother

Page 15 Spot the diff erences

Stepword: Rose, lily, daisy, tulipChildren’s Trivia Challenge: 1. The Jonas Brothers 2. A kid 3. Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Fuller Olsen 4. Washington, DC 5. Dora the Explorer 6. England 7. Bindi Sue Irwin 8. Guy Sebasti an 9. Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger 10. Dreamworld

Page 16 Secret Shape Word SearchSecret Shape solution : boat SS105

Boat

Page 17 Pundit: 1. Blood hound 2. Cow pokeKidspot: Left 1 Venus, 2 Mars, 3 Earth, 4 Mercury. Right Across: 1 sub, 3 up, 5 ant, 8 enter, 9 seal, 11 lett er. Down: 1 shell, 2 bat, 4 pull, 6 nest, 7 tree, 10 ark.

Page 19 Stepword: Rags, rage, cage, care, core, cone, bone.

Page 20Mini Maths

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9 .. 11 + 45 10 .. 45 + 45 11 .. 78 - 47 13 .. 42 + 31 14 .. 49 + 43 15 .. 54 - 10 16 .. 86 - 20

DOWN 1 .. 18 + 43 2 .. 78 + 4 3 .. 50 - 28 4 .. 13 - 3 5 .. 20 + 73 6 .. 79 - 7 7 .. 13 + 13 8 .. 73 - 43 9 .. 79 - 28 10 .. 78 + 13 11 .. 82 - 49 12 .. 51 - 9 13 .. 62 + 12 14 .. 76 + 20

ACROSS 1 .. 78 - 15 2 .. 59 + 21 3 .. 47 - 26 4 .. 21 - 9 6 .. 98 - 28 7 .. 52 - 29 8 .. 79 - 47

Mini mathsCalculate the clues.

Fill in the grid with the answers.

© Ken Egan - M466

SOLUTION

© Ken Egan - Mini maths - M466

Fun Stuff for Kids: Birds in sky, cactus missing, insect on rock, cloud moved, tail on scorpion, eyes under rock, grass at cactus base, sun smiling.

Page 21Word Sudoku

Fitti ng Words: Across: Boil, ogre, slit, hess. Down: Bosh, ogle, iris, lets.Find Me: First row, fi ft h column, going backwards. Kid’s Brain Ticklers: 1. B, 2. C, 3. A, 4. B, 5. C.

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