May/June 2016 Solve the Secret Eco-Friendly Message: 

May/June 2016 Save the Earth WORD SEARCH!

May/June 2016 SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: 

1. Playhouse has a window in place of the door
2. Green soda can is flipped over
3. Juice carton in garbage bag is now a milk carton
4. Chips bag on the ground is missing some chips
5. Crumpled up paper has moved down
6. Girl in hat’s shadow has a much bigger nose
7. Girl’s hatband is now green
8. Rake’s shadow is missing
9. Girl with rake is missing bow on her shirt
10. Girl with rake has shorter hair with no highlights
11. Rake is missing three holes near the bottom
12. Boy in baseball cap is holding his rake upside down
13. Boy has an orange diamond on his cap instead of a red star
14. Shadow of boy with garbage bag is a different shape
15. Yellow play house is taller
16. Sky is bluer
17. Banana peel is missing a strip
18. Boy’s green jacket has a pattern on top
19. Tipped over bottle has spilled something
20. Bird has appeared from upper right

December/January 2016 Issue SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: Can you spot all 20 difference between these images?

1. Bell is missing from black and white dog's collar
2. Rope is missing from ring in dog's mouth
3. Smoke is blowing opposite direction
4. Clouds have moved
5. Top hat has green band instead of red
6. Snowman is missing part of mouth
7. Snowman's arm on left has gotten bigger
8. Snowman's button eye has only three holes
9. Boy making snowman is missing his tongue
10. Light coming from inside house is yellow
11. There is a new tree in front of the house
12. Brown dog has an "S" on his tag instead of an "A"
13. Brown dog is higher on the hill
14. Boy on sled is missing part of his scarf
15. Bootprints are flipped
16. Dog's footprints are bigger
17. Girl's ponytail is shorter
18. Snow is missing from top of dead tree
19. Snowball is closer to boy's face
20. Boy's boot laces are missing

December/January 2016 Holiday Crossword Puzzle Answer Key: 

ACROSS:

3: Hey Elsa, do you want to build one? SNOWMAN

6: During the holidays, it's good to help others in NEED

12: Being thankful means showing this. GRATITUDE

13: Time when you head the Auld Lang Syne song. MIDNIGHT

14: Many people use a fake one. TREE

15: These were first decorated with apples, nuts, and dates. CHRISTMAS TREES

17: If you added up all the gifts mention in The TWELVE DAYS of Christmas, it would be 364 gifts (2 words).

18: Wear one as an accessory or to bundle up when it's chilly out. SCARF

22: Holiday honoring African culture celebrated by 18 million people per year. KWANZAA

23: When many people connect with family and friends. HOLIDAYS

25: In the Ukraine, finding one of the on the tree is considered to be good luck. SPIDER

DOWN:

1: A friendly snowman with a corncob pipe and a button nose. FROSTY

2: Shortest day of the year and celebrates the rebirth of the sun and beginning of winter. SOLSTICE

4: Forty-four candles are used for each of these over the course of the Hanukkah holiday. MENORAH

5: They roast on an open fire. CHESTNUTS

7: The one horse open sleigh song. JINGLE BELLS

8: No two of these are ever the same. SNOWFLAKE

9: The coldest temperature ever recorded was -128 degrees Fahrenheit here. ANTARCTICA

10: Uniquely shaped candy traditionally made with red and white stripes. CANDY CANE

11: Many animals do this to protect themselves from the cold weather in winter. HIBERNATE

14: After receiving a gift, it's always a good idea to write this type of note. THANK YOU

16: A Jewish holiday celebrated in December. HANUKKAH

19: Reindeer are also know as this. CARIBOU

20: The Swedish holiday St. Lucia Day is celebrated by girls wearing a crown of these on their heads. CANDLES

21: Yummy snacks that Santa enjoys. COOKIES

24: Number of sides every snowflake has. SIX

September/October 2015 Issue SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: Can you spot all 20 differences between these images?

1. Supergirl on far left has orange boots now
2. Supergirl on far left is missing her hair bow
3. Supergirl on far left has wider belt now
4. Supergirl on far left is looking up
5. Supergirl in purple is missing her tongue
6. Superhero in purple has blue armbands
7. Superhero 2nd from right is missing her shadow
8. Superhero 2nd from right is missing the chest decoration on her top
9. Superhero 2nd from right is missing the arm on the right
10. Superhero on far right is missing spikes on her gloves
11. Superhero on far right is off the ground
12. Left cloud is upside-down now
13. Green building has a rectangle window where a round one used to be
14. Little yellow builing is missing a window on the left
15. Orange building is shorter
16. Orange building is missing upper balcony
17. Orange building is missing part of decoration on yellow secion
18. Chimney on little blue building is taller
19. Little blue building has a bigger round window
20. Pink building has a yellow section on awning that was green before

September/October 2015 Girl Power Superhero Word Search KEY:

Summer 2015 Issue MAZE KEY: 

Summer 2015 Issue SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: Can you spot all 25 differences between these images?

• Grandpa’s cane is missing
• Boy with yellow hat has green pockets
• Bench is missing from picnic table
• Boy in plaid shirt is missing a suspender
• Man on far left in back row is missing part of his nose
• Man on far left in back row has white collar
• Woman in red dress is facing opposite direction
• Grandma is missing her glasses
• Man in middle of back row has a bigger mustache
• Woman in purple shirt is missing red bracelet
• Man on far right in back row is taller
• Girl in white tank top has a tan
• Girl blowing bubble has a bigger bubble
• Girl blowing bubble has wider stripes on her shirt
• Boy in purple hat has bigger teeth
• Boy in purple hat has no tuft of hair in front of hat
• Girl with braids has longer dress
• Girl with braids has sock pulled up higher
• Baby girl has pacifier upside down
• Baby girl has darker hair
• Girl in middle front has a green headband
• Girl in middle front is missing bow on shirt
• Baby boy has a blue bib
• Tall tree is missing from left side
• Cloud is different shape

• Archery girl is missing a blue arrow
• Archery girl is missing her belt
• Golfer is missing a visor
• Golfer’s club is flipped the wrong way
• Karate boy’s shirt under karategi is now dark
• We cannot see the karate boy’s tongue
• Soccer player is missing a hair tie
• Soccer player’s jersey number changed from 16 to 18
• Yoga girl’s ponytails are shorter
• Yoga girl’s eyes are lighter blue
• Basketball player has pink cheeks
• Basketball is located higher
• More of the baseball is visible in the pitcher’s glove
• Baseball pitcher is missing cleats
• Tennis racket is missing strings
• Tennis player’s ball is farther away
• Tennis player’s socks don’t match anymore
• Running girl’s shoes are smaller now
• Hula hoop boy now has brown hair
• Hula hoop boy’s teeth are bigger now
• Hula hoop boy is flipped in the opposite direction
• Hula hoop is located lower
• Volleyball player is missing stripe on her shorts
• Volleyball player’s hair is in front of her hand

• Girl in upper left is missing a curl
• Girl in upper left is missing polka dots in middle of dress
• 2 girls in middle of top row have swapped shoes
• Girl in top row, 2nd from left has a bigger heart on her dress
• Girl in top row, 2nd from right has lighter hair
• Girl in top row, 2nd from right has an extra eyelash on each eye
• Girl in upper right has her legs going the other direction
• Girl in upper right has more freckles
• Girl in upper right has blue centers in both hearts
• Girl in bottom left has more curls
• Girl in bottom left is missing spots on her shoes
• Girl in bottom row, 2nd from left has hair lower on her head
• Girl in bottom row, 2nd from left has yellow in her dress instead of blue
• Girl in bottom row, 2nd from left has pinker cheeks
• Girl in bottom row, 2nd from right has her heart barrette flipped
• Girl in bottom row, 2nd from right has a bigger flower on her dress
• Girl in bottom row, 2nd from right has her leg lower
• Girl in bottom right has one her arm lower
• Girl in bottom right has lighter polka dots on her dress
• Girl in bottom right has darker pink stripes on her dress

Holiday 2014 Inner Beauty Word Search: Having trouble finding all of the words? Here's the answer key!

Holiday 2014 Issue SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: Can you spot all 19 differences between these images?

• Different snowflake on left above yellow hat
• Girl with yellow hat’s gloves are now green
• Boy with red hat has a splat on his knee instead of his arm
• Boy throwing snowball is missing some fringe
• Boy throwing snowball has striped pants now
• Snowball pile has one more snowball
• Sledding girl in top left is missing a tooth
• Sledding boy has differently shaped pom-pom on his hat
• Girl with hot pink hat has hearts on her hat instead of diamonds
• Girl with hot pink hat is missing her tongue
• Girl throwing snowball has different bangs
• Girl throwing snowball  has stars on her scarf instead of polka dots
• Boy in green is missing his freckles
• Boy in green now has three buttons on his coat
• Snowman’s scarf is blowing the opposite direction
• Snowman is missing part of his smile
• Child’s smile in lower right corner is bigger
• Girl sledding in upper right is now wearing mittens
• Girl sledding in upper right has a different collar

Fall 2014 Issue Pumpkin Game: Can you tell which two pumpkins are identical?

(Pumpkin Game Answer: 3 & 10)

Fall 2014 Issue SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: Can you spot all 20 differences between these images?

1. Butterfly on bottom of umbrella is rotated
2. Acorns added to lower right corner
3. Leaf missing from top of umbrella
4. Girl’s collar is now white
5. Stripes on the hill are darker
6. Some hay piles are missing
7. White cloud on upper left is missing
8. Birds are larger and have moved locations
9. A basket of apples is behind the leaves on lower left
10. Fence is tilted and in a different direction
11. Bird on fence behind butterfly is bigger
12. Sky is more purple (less blue)
13. Vest’s stripes are at a different angle
14. Butterfly by girl near the skirt has changed color
15. Girl’s eyes have changed color
16. Ladybug on lower left is missing a spot
17. Pumpkin takes the place of mushrooms
18. Girl has two flowers in her hair
19. Umbrella stick is darker
20. Cheeks are pinker

Back-To-School 2014 Issue SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: Can you spot all 22 differences between these images?

1. Lines on boy’s green shirt are different

2. One line is missing on girl’s paper

3. Paper clip is rotated

4. Liquid in boy’s jar is shaded

5. Girl with backpack is in shorts instead of a skirt

6. Open book has star in place of heart

7. Girl with pompoms has open eyes

8. Painting girl has different colors on palette

9. Girl with lunch is missing seeds on hamburger bun

10. Number on calculator is different

11. World Geography book is now World History

12. Magnifying glass is white instead of blue

13. Time on clock is changed

14. “d” changed to ”a” on chalkboard

16. Formula is missing a 3

17. Exercising girl has redder hair

18. Singing boy has bigger mouth

19. Boy putting books in book bag is missing his water bottle

20. Pencil box has white pencil instead of purple one

21. Paint brush is flipped

22. Running boy has pattern on shirt

Back-To-School 2014 Issue Laura's Lemonade Image: Laura is about to chillax with a cool lemonade. Which shadow is her correct mirror image?

Answer: #2

Back-To-School 2014 Sarah's Shirt: Sarah just got a new shirt for back-to-school. Can you guess what it says? (Hint: think of your favorite magazine!)

Answer: BEE U (or B-YOU or Be You)

• Sun is lower and in the water
• Man in floating tube has sunglasses
• There is a starfish in place of the white seashell
• Man on yellow striped towel is wearing darker purple shorts
• Beachball is tilted at a different angle
• There is now a bow on back of the blue bikini
• Woman in pink bikini is holding a different seashell
• Sand castle has a window above the door
• Man in green shorts has different pattern on shorts
• Man in scuba suit is missing his yellow  snorkel
• Two seagulls are missing from the sky
• Shadow is missing from the girl in the yellow bikini
• Swimming man’s legs are in a different position
• There shark fin on the horizon
• Lifeguard’s rescue can is reversed
• Windsurfer’s hand is on the outside now
• Boat’s wake has moved further back
• Parasailer’s rope is now straighter
• Green flip flop is tilted sideways
• Tanning lotion bottle has a smiley face on the label now
• Dog's tongue is on the other side of her face
• Man in flowered shorts is missing his belly button

March/April 2014 SPOT THE DIFFERENCE ANSWERS: 

• Heart in the upper left corner is a lighter shade of pink
• Earth image in upper left corner is rotated
• "Friendly" is misspelled as "freindly"
• Cloud is frowning instead of smiling
• Hand holding the Earth has painted nails
• White bird is facing opposite direction
• Pink and green flowers have switched places
• "Life" is a lighter shade of blue in "Green Life"
• Apple tree has a red apple
• Pea pod is missing a green pea
• "Love" and "fun" have switched places
• The word "eco" is misspelled as "ceo"
• Pumpkin has a green patch
• O in organic is much bigger
• Ladybug is missing a spot
• Bicycle seat is tilted differently
• Heart on the house is missing an outline
• Sn's eyes are open
• Little tree by the snail has solid green leaves
• There is a person in the hot air balloon

BEFORE

AFTER

January/February 2014 SPOT THE DIFFERENCE ANSWERS: 

TOP ROW:

• upper left heart is tilted
• second heart from the left is bigger
• middle girl has brown hair
• second girl from right has polka dots on her dress
• girl on far right is missing a curl

MIDDLE ROW:

• heart on the far left has diagonal lines
• girl on the far left has a longer dress
• second girl from the left has a pink skirt
• second girls’ heart has a shadow now
• second girl from right has different arms
• girl on the far right has bows in her hair

BOTTOM ROW:

• girl on the far left and girl to her right have switched smiles
• second girl from the left – her heart has no outline
• the middle heart has different dots
• second girl from the right has orange sleeves
• the heart on the far right is higher
• girl on the far right has different smile and is missing a shadow

Answers:

Blue middle bird  on top is missing

Snowman’s arms are switched

Snowman’s eyes are closer together

Snowman has buttons

Snowflake on right of snowman is missing

New tree above dog

Dog’s sweater different colors

Dog’s eye is green, not blue

Bird on girl’s hand is turned around

Beak is orange instead of yellow

Girl’s shoes have polka dots

Toggle missing from coat

Patch on coat is now yellow and missing two stiches

One hair bow is now orange

Skirt has new pattern

Key is missing from coat pocket

Freckles on nose

Candy cane bow is turned

Snowflake is missing near leash

Answers: Eye color has changed, girl's hair flower is different, she no longer has braces on her bottom teeth, a tic-tac-toe board replaces the atom model, her dress is a darker shade of green, the purple book in the middle of the stack is now pink, a microscope is added to the lower left corner of the chalkboard, the campfire doodle by the girl's head is missing, the word 'school' is tilted diagonally, there is a doodle of a girl next to her head, an apple replaces the soccer ball, the pencil doodle is flipped so that he pointy end shows, the math formula changed, the girl has hoop earrings, smoke is missing from the house doodle, the sailboat is flipped, E=mc2 changed to F=mc2, the geometry triangle shows now, one of the face doodles has a frown instead of a smile.

August/September 2013 GIRL POWER Career Crossword: 

 DOWN

1) Musician

2) Author

3) Scientist

4) Firefighter

5) Socialworker

7) Accountant

10) Lawyer

11) Psychologist

13) Actress

15) Journalist

16) Veterinarian

18) Designer

ACROSS

8) Archaeologist

9) Athlete

11) Pilot

12) CEO

13) Architect

14) Artist

15) Judge

17) Teacher

18) Doctor

19) Dentist

20) Engineer

June/July Issue SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: Can you spot the differences between the first image and the second one? Try to point out all 17 differences!

Answers: Sea plant on left side changed colors, big fish added on bottom left, different fish near bottom left, starfish added, 3 fish that are the same are missing, less speckles on ocean floor, crab replaced by conch, bu

bbles missing, pillar missing, seagrass clump missing, purple stalk missing, new clump of coral on bottom right, green sea plant on right turned blue, orange and blue fish swimming other direction, tiny fish schools missing fish, big jellyfish added, small jellyfish moved up.

June/July MINDBENDERS from the Mindbender Books by Dom Testa:

1) When you hear this sound around the house, it's usually in the key of F, middle octave.

2) The very first one had a top speed of 6 miles per hour.

3) It's 4 feet, 6 inches long.

4) 43% of Americans have had one of these on their had at least once in their life.

5) These will, on average, only last you for about 7 months (which is very frustrating!)

6) The average American will eat enough of this in their lifetime to fill the backs of three pick-up trucks.

Answers: 1) The humming of a housefly. 2) Roller coaster  3) The nose on the Statue of Liberty  4) Micky Mouse ears  5) Sunglasses 6) Ice cream

April/May Issue SPOT THE DIFFERENCE:  Can you spot the differences between the first image and the second one? Try to point out all 17 differences!

The second image has:

• two more cattails
• bee instead of dragonfly
• flower bunch by the turtle
• different lotus flower and butterfly
• no fish
• snail and rock replaced by flowers and ladybug
• sparkles missing from pond
• ripple missing from pond
• a ladybug in lower right corner
• frog jumping out of water
• floating mossy leaves by frog
• frog missing a spot
• turtle's smile is bigger
• bubble missing by cattails
• two leaves missing by bee
• frog’s reflection missing
• inner ripple added on water

April/May MINDBENDERS from the Mindbender Books by Dom Testa:

1) To travel here, you'd have to go about 3960 miles and you'd be the first person ever to see it.

2) Americans throw away 570 of these every second - that's 49 million each day!

3) These move about 7 mph (miles per hour).

Answers: 1) The center of the Earth     2) Diapers     3) Raindrops