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any o you live on arms. But many

o you don’t, and when you think o 

a arm, you might think JUST o cows and

cornelds. But armers raise all kinds o 

animals such as horses, llamas, pigs or

turkeys. And they grow many dierent crops

such as apples, cotton, soybeans, tomatoes,

roses … almonds.

ALMONDS?In act, Awana missionaries, Tom and Marti

Chance, live on an almond arm — it’s a amily

business, and Tom has lived there since he

was a little kid.

Here are some almond arm acts that I

learned rom them.

1. Almost 90 percent o almonds are grown

in the valley between Bakerseld andChico, Caliornia.

2. Almonds need 200 hours o “winter

chilling” to produce the best crop —

but they can’t be TOO cold.

3. Almond trees are cross-pollinated by

honey bees. (Did you know that honey

bees are dying o and many armers

are concerned about this — including 

almond armers?) Can you imagine?

Caliornia almond armers need 1.2million bee hives to pollinate their trees.

I you’d like to buy some bees or your

orchards — a box o bees costs about

$150.00.

4. Bees don’t fy in the dark. They don’t fy

on windy or rainy days either, or when

the temperature is below 55 degrees.

So the weather has to be JUST RIGHT.

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We’re at the beginning of the club year. If you would

like your club to participate in KidsPrint by answering

a question or sharing favorite riddles, write to us at

KidsPrint@awana.org.

We are ALWAYS looking for kids we can highlight inKidsPrint . Do you know a clubber who has an interesting

hobby, has won an award for something unusual, is

involved in a unique sport or has served the Lord in a

special way? Or you may know a child who has had

a fun or crazy experience. Again, write to KidsPrint@

awana.org. Tell us what the child does and give us the

contact information. We don’t promise to use every

recommendation, but we’ll consider each and every one

we receive.

 T he  k id s  fro m Grace Co m mun i t y 

C hurc h  in Madera, Ca l i forn ia, 

 sen t  in  so me  funn y r idd le s — 

 here  t he y are!

  J  u  s  t  p  u  t i  t  o  n   m  y  b i l l .

W h a t  d o e s  D a i s y  D u c k  s a y  w h e n  s h e  b u y s  l i p s t i c k ?  ( C a r l a  , a g e  11 ) 

 Why is Cinderella

bad at baseball?

(Sierra, age 11)

  S  h  e  a l   w  a  y  s  r  u  n  s  a   w  a  y  f  r  o   m  t  h  e  b  a l l .

W     h       y     d      i      d       t     h     e     

b     a    l      l      e    r    i      n    a      q    u    i      t      b     a    l      l      e    t     ?      

 (      L     i      l      l        y     ,  a     g    e     1    1      )        I  t

   w   a  s

   j   u  s  t

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   h   a  r   d .

  W  h y  d  i d  t  h

 e  s  k e  l e t o

 n 

 g  o  t o  t  h e   B  B Q   ? 

 (   E r  i n,  a g  e

  1 1  )  T  o  g  e  t s  o   m  e r i  b s .

                     W                      h

               a                    t                     d                      i                     d

               o               n               e                e                y                     e 

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                    t               o                    t                      h

               e                o

                    t                      h               e               r

               e                y                     e                     ?

                     (                          C                o                u               r                    t               n

               e                y           ,                  a               g                     e                   1                   2                      )     

 T  h  e r  e’   s  s  o m e t  h  i   n g

 b  e t  w e e n u s  t  h  a t  s  m e l   l   s  .

5. Forty percent o almonds are used by

chocolate companies. (Think Almond Joy®.)

But this number is changing because more

and more people are eating raw almonds

because they’re so good or you!

6. Almond trees bloom in February (white

blossoms), and the almonds are harvested

in September.

7. Almonds are actually “stone ruits” in the

same amily as peaches and plums.

8. Almonds come in many varieties — the most

common are nonpareil, mission and carmel.

9. The land in central Caliornia is similar

to that in Israel — that’s why armers

rom Caliornia and armers in Israel get

together every once in awhile to discuss

arming methods.

 10. Orchard owners get between 15-25 poundso almonds per tree.

Did you know the apostle Paul (in the Bible)

uses the word picture o a armer to describe our

Christian lie? (Look at 2 Timothy 2:6.)

The armer works hard beore he sees results —

and sometimes storms and bugs and other bad

things mess up his crop. He needs to persevere

(keep on going) no matter what.

The Christian lie can be dicult too. Sometimesyou might get discouraged because you’re

getting bad grades in school — because you don’t

work hard enough. Or you might struggle to get

through your T&T handbook. Or maybe you have

a problem with anger or lying, and you want to do

better, you really do.

Like the armer — you need to keep on

going. Depend on the Lord to help you.

 The end result is worth it all.

TheTime of Year

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1. You can read about almonds in

the Bible book o:

a. Revelation

b. Acts

c. Numbers

2. The world has more chickens

than it has:

a. Mosquitos

b. Peoplec. Cows

3. How many bees does it take to

produce a tablespoon o honey?

a. 2

b. 12

c. 20

4. How many eggs does the U.S.

produce every year?

a. 105 thousand

b. 23 million

c. 50 billion

5. How many cows live in the

United States?

a. 2.2 million

b. 4.2 million

c. 96.7 million

6. How much water does a cow

need to drink every day?

a. Pitcher full

b. Bathtub fullc. Swimming pool full

7. In 2 Timothy 2, the apostle Paul

 wrote that armers should be the

frst to get what?

a. Money

b. Crops

c. Praise

8. Which Bible author was a armer?

a. Luke

b. John

c. Amos

   A  n  s   w  e  r  s :   N  u   m  b  e  r  s ,  P  e  o  p l  e ,  1  2 ,  5  0  b i l l i  o  n ,  9  6 .  7   m i l l i  o  n ,  B  a  t  h  t  u  b  f  u l l ,   C  r  o  p  s ,   A   m  o  s

(multiple choice)

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National Piano Month3rd – Skyscraper Day

6th – Read a Book Day9th – Teddy Bear Day

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