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Plane<br />

Thomas Cook<br />

INSIDE INSIDE<br />

Puzzles, Puzzles, games, games,<br />

facts facts and and<br />

more! more!<br />

kids<br />

FOR AGES 8-11


ON HOLIDAY<br />

Millions, the tiny tasty chewy sweets, come in Shakers and Tubes and in loads of fl avours. Cola, Bubblegum,<br />

Strawberry, Raspberry, Blackcurrant Buzz, Strawberry Yoghurt and Orange & Lemon. Kids love them.<br />

There’s millions at your local confectionery store. www.millionssweets.co.uk<br />

Fort Matilda, Greenock, Scotland PA16 7QF Telephone: 01475 721099<br />

Fax: 01475 784644 enquiries@goldencasket.co.uk www.goldencasket.co.uk


1. On the paper inside the first bottle,<br />

you find the following cryptic message:<br />

‘XLMTIZGFOZGRLMH!<br />

BLF SZEV DLM Z UIVV<br />

RXV XIVZN!’<br />

Need a clue to decode it? Write the<br />

alphabet backwards under a normal<br />

alphabet and substitute each letter in<br />

the message for the letter below it.<br />

Can you work out what it says?<br />

2. You look inside the second bottle<br />

and find this message:<br />

WELCOME to the Thomas Cook<br />

kids’ magazine, packed with puzzles!<br />

For more fun, you can catch Dizzy the<br />

Dolphin and Shades the Shark at our<br />

Club KidsWORLD hotels<br />

MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE<br />

You are strolling by the sea skimming stones, when all of a sudden you<br />

spy a plastic bottle. Then another, and then another. You notice that each<br />

bottle contains a rolled up piece of paper…<br />

For more<br />

puzzles like this,<br />

check out<br />

The Girls’ Holiday<br />

Book and The<br />

Boys’ Holiday<br />

Book (Buster<br />

Books), £5.<br />

3<br />

KIVHVMG GSVHV<br />

NVHHZTVH ZG QLV’H XZUV<br />

GL XOZRN…<br />

Can you work out what it means?<br />

3. The third bottle contains an even<br />

stranger-looking message. On the<br />

paper you find the grid below and this<br />

cryptic message:<br />

‘Colour in the squares you need, to<br />

reveal something you can read.’<br />

247<br />

1367<br />

Can you crack the code?<br />

25<br />

136<br />

145<br />

23567<br />

13467<br />

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Answers: 1. Message reads: ‘Congratulations! You have won a free ice cream!’ 2. The alphabet is spelt out backwards<br />

again. The decoded message spells out: ‘Present these messages at Joe’s Café to claim…’ 3. Colour in the<br />

squares matching the numbers by each row. The letters left spell out: ‘ A glass of homemade lemonade’.


WORLD<br />

SPORTING CHALLENGE<br />

Sport stars come from all over the world and this puts your sporting<br />

knowledge to the test. The answers are on the side of the page<br />

Cristiano Ronaldo<br />

Lewis Hamilton<br />

Roger Federer<br />

Tiger Woods<br />

Sachin Tendulkar<br />

Usain Bolt<br />

Ian Thorpe<br />

Now see if you can match the star<br />

to the country he was born in<br />

Cristiano Ronaldo<br />

Lewis Hamilton<br />

Roger Federer<br />

Tiger Woods<br />

Sachin Tendulkar<br />

Usain Bolt<br />

Ian Thorpe<br />

Athletics<br />

Football<br />

Motor racing<br />

Tennis<br />

Golf<br />

Swimming<br />

Cricket<br />

Great Britain<br />

Jamaica<br />

Switzerland<br />

Australia<br />

Portugal<br />

USA<br />

India<br />

For more<br />

puzzles like this,<br />

check out<br />

The Girls’ Holiday<br />

Book and<br />

The Boys’<br />

Holiday Book,<br />

(Buster Books),<br />

£5<br />

FACT ...<br />

The giant Pacifi c octopus is the largest of its species, growing<br />

to an average of fi ve metres long and weighing around 50kg.<br />

4<br />

Answers: Cristiano Ronaldo – Football – Portugal; Lewis Hamilton – Motor racing – Great Britain;<br />

Roger Federer – Tennis – Switzerland; Tiger Woods – Golf – USA; Sachin Tendulkar – Cricket – India;<br />

Usain Bolt – Athletics – Jamaica; Ian Thorpe – Swimming – Australia<br />

DID YOU KNOW?<br />

Every year the amount of rubbish dumped into the oceans is about<br />

three times heavier than the weight of the fi sh taken out of them.


WORLD FACTS QUIZ<br />

Test out your family’s knowledge of the world with<br />

this fun fact-fi lled quiz. The answers are on the side of page<br />

1.The Eiffel Tower is a tourist<br />

attraction in which city?<br />

A. New York<br />

B. Beijing<br />

C. Paris<br />

D. Rome<br />

2. In which country are you most<br />

likely to eat spaghetti?<br />

A. Japan<br />

B. Italy<br />

C. India<br />

D. Nepal<br />

3. Where do kangaroos come<br />

from?<br />

A. Singapore<br />

B. Cambodia<br />

C. Canada<br />

D. Australia<br />

4. Which country held the<br />

Olympics in 2008?<br />

A. The USA<br />

B. Great Britain<br />

C. China<br />

D. Australia<br />

5. In which country is the<br />

Taj Mahal?<br />

A. France<br />

B. Portugal<br />

C. Italy<br />

D. India<br />

6. Which language do most<br />

people speak in Brazil?<br />

A. Portuguese<br />

B. Chinese<br />

C. English<br />

D. French<br />

7. What are the Niagara Falls?<br />

A. Waterfalls<br />

B. Mountains<br />

C. Pyramids<br />

D. Oceans<br />

8. Which of these words means<br />

‘hello’ in Spanish?<br />

A. Bonjour<br />

B. Hola<br />

C. Howdy<br />

D. Paella<br />

9. Which of these islands would<br />

you find in the Caribbean Sea?<br />

A. Jamaica<br />

B. Ireland<br />

C. Australia<br />

D. Iceland<br />

10. What kind of money could<br />

you spend in India?<br />

A. Rupee<br />

B. Whoopee<br />

C. Loopee<br />

D. Hoopee<br />

Coral reefs are made from millions of soft, tube-shaped<br />

FACT ...<br />

creatures that produce hard calcium deposits. Over<br />

thousands of years, these can grow into massive structures.<br />

The Great Barrier Reef is a coral reef found off the northeast<br />

coast of Australia. It’s more than 2,000 km long and covers an<br />

area larger than the UK – it can even be seen from space.<br />

5<br />

Answers: 1C, 2B, 3D, 4C, 5D, 6A, 7A, 8B, 9A, 10A


1<br />

OMNITRIX X-WORD<br />

Can you fi nd all the hidden alien lifeform<br />

names in this intergalactic crossword?<br />

HUMUNGOUSAUR<br />

CHROMASTONE<br />

BRAINSTORM<br />

GOOP<br />

JET RAY<br />

ECHO ECHO<br />

BIG CHILL<br />

ALIEN X<br />

SWAMPFIRE<br />

SPIDERMONKEY<br />

SUPER SILHOUETTES<br />

Take a good look at the 10 shadows below. Can you work out<br />

which Ben 10 Alien Force characters they are?<br />

2<br />

INTERGALACTIC QUEST<br />

Can you help Ben 10 save the world with the puzzles below?<br />

3<br />

4<br />

Catch Ben<br />

10 Alien Force<br />

every day on<br />

Cartoon<br />

Network,<br />

cartoonnetwork.<br />

co.uk<br />

5<br />

6<br />

6<br />

7<br />

8<br />

10<br />

9<br />

Answers: 1.Echo Echo 2. Brain Storm 3. Goop 4. Gwen 5. Chromastone 6. Kevin E. Levin<br />

7. Swampfi re 8. Alien X 9. Spidermonkey 10. Big Chill.<br />

Ben 10 Alien Force TM and © <strong>2009</strong> Cartoon Network. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved


The Secret Saturdays © <strong>2009</strong>. Cartoon Network. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.<br />

Chowder TM and © <strong>2009</strong> Cartoon Network. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.<br />

MONSTER ATTACK<br />

Help the Saturdays fi nd which stones exactly<br />

match these Cryptids. Tick the stone that matches.<br />

Bishopville Lizardman Amarok<br />

CHOWDER’S CAKEY CHASE<br />

Catch<br />

Chowder<br />

every day<br />

on Cartoon<br />

Network,<br />

cartoonnetwork.<br />

co.uk<br />

Which two fairy cakes are the same?<br />

7<br />

And draw the rest of the<br />

monster that Zak has spotted<br />

Join<br />

The Secret<br />

Saturdays every<br />

day on Cartoon<br />

Network,<br />

cartoonnetwork<br />

.co.uk<br />

Answers: Bishopville Lizardman (C), Amarok (B);<br />

the closed-mouthed fairy cakes without cherries


Ride the wave of AquaMania for<br />

your next family holiday.<br />

All of our featured hotels are loaded with thrills and fun with a variety of waterslides,<br />

twisting flumes and water playgrounds.<br />

Pick up the latest brochure from<br />

your local travel agent<br />

call 08444 12 59 59 or click on to www.thomascook.com


new barefoot floor for<br />

Win!a your little miss or mr men!<br />

The Barefoot Bounce range is ideal for kid’s play areas, bedrooms and nurseries.<br />

Answer the question below to be in with a chance of winning 50m 2 of Barefoot Bounce!<br />

Can you find these names?<br />

sunshine<br />

silly<br />

dizzy<br />

tickle<br />

fussy<br />

rush<br />

bump<br />

sneeze<br />

daydream<br />

muddle<br />

strong<br />

uppity<br />

magic<br />

barefoot<br />

bounce<br />

B U M P E D F R U N S R A M P<br />

A P U N R E S H P D I Z Z Y I<br />

R E D A S X F A P E L M F L P<br />

E S D Q U E T S I H B R U S H<br />

F E L I N X S F T G O A S T M<br />

O V E N S F O O Y Z U Y S R N<br />

O F E W H E E T M L N G Y O E<br />

T G T B I A R A O P C I N N R<br />

E F O O N T E S O P E R O G T<br />

O U T N E R C N T I C K L E H<br />

E G I C D T I E C M A G I C J<br />

P L A Y Y D E E Q U F A E L K<br />

R E A L M M L Z Z Z Y S G A D<br />

U D S I L L Y E U P U R C I J<br />

Competition Question: Which Mr Men character is always having accidents?<br />

To enter the competition, please go to www.barefoot.co.uk/winbounce or pop<br />

your answer on a postcard and post to: Bounce Competition, Barefoot, Barefoot<br />

Park, Bosley, Cheshire SK11 0PS<br />

*Terms and condititions apply, please see our website for details; www.barefoot.co.uk/winbounce<br />

Competition closes on 1st July 2010<br />

Thomas Cook promotion


Fireman Sam © <strong>2009</strong> HIT Entertainment Limited. Hi-5 © 2008 Hi-5 Operations Pty Limited.<br />

© <strong>2009</strong> Prism Art & Design Ltd<br />

Find the objects hidden in the<br />

Hi-5 picture and write down how<br />

many you see!<br />

How many trees can you see?<br />

How many balls can you see?<br />

TM<br />

How many pencils can you see?<br />

Join<br />

Fireman Sam<br />

every day on<br />

Cartoonito,<br />

cartoonito.<br />

co.uk<br />

7<br />

Fireman Sam<br />

Which hose pipe leads to<br />

Fireman Sam?<br />

Catch<br />

Hi-5 every<br />

day<br />

on Cartoonito,<br />

cartoonito.<br />

co.uk<br />

Answers: Fireman Sam – the red hose pipe leads to Fireman Sam.<br />

Hi-5 – There is one tree, four balls and three pencils in the picture


Tom and Jerry<br />

Help Jerry fi nd a safe route home<br />

Catch<br />

What’s New<br />

Scooby-Doo<br />

every day<br />

on Boomerang,<br />

boomerangtv.<br />

co.uk<br />

6<br />

Catch<br />

Tom and<br />

Jerry every<br />

day on<br />

Boomerang,<br />

boomerangtv.<br />

co.uk<br />

Scooby-Doo-Ku<br />

Fred has installed a new sudoku<br />

security system into the Mystery Machine,<br />

help Scooby solve the puzzle.<br />

Each row left to right<br />

must contain the numbers<br />

1 through to 6.<br />

Each column up and down must<br />

contain the numbers 1 through to 6.<br />

Each blue rectangle box must<br />

contain the numbers 1 through to 6.<br />

What’s New Scooby-Doo and all related characters and elements are trademarks and © of Hanna-Barbera. All Rights Reserved.<br />

Tom and Jerry TM & © <strong>2009</strong> Turner Entertainment. A Time Warner Company. All Rights Reserved.


Puzzle Hotel<br />

Can you spot seven differences between these two hotel rooms?<br />

Attention fun-loving kids!<br />

Attention fun-loving kids! Join Dizzy’s Dolphins (for younger kids) or Shade’s<br />

Sharks (for the older ones) at Thomas Cook’s KidsWORLD. Available for at least<br />

two hours, six days a week, it also includes two evening sessions while grown-ups<br />

do their thing. Dizzy and Shades will even group you with kids your age so you can<br />

make friends. Available at selected hotels, look out for club:KidsWORLD where the<br />

action is: toys, sports, reading and gaming zones and activities.<br />

5<br />

For more<br />

puzzles like this,<br />

check out<br />

The Girls’ Holiday<br />

Book and The Boys’<br />

Holiday Book,<br />

(Buster Books),<br />

£5<br />

Answers: 1. Missing jug and glass on bedside table 2. Wall and tree outside window 3. Broken lamp<br />

4. Broken chair leg 5. Flowers in vase are dying 6. Wallpaper peeling in corner 7. Dressing table mat is missing


JOIN THE DOTS<br />

Join up the dots in order to find out what this boy is feeding<br />

Which bag belongs to which<br />

family member?<br />

DID YOU KNOW?<br />

Water covers nearly 71% of the Earth’s surface. 97% of all the<br />

water in the world is in the oceans.<br />

The Pacifi c Ocean is the biggest in the world, occupying<br />

FACT ...<br />

nearly a third of the whole surface of the Earth.<br />

4<br />

Answers: Join the dots - he is feeding a chicken.<br />

The bags - 1A, 2C, 3D, 4B


STAR SPOTTING<br />

Can you spot the 20 stars that are<br />

hiding in this picture?<br />

For more<br />

puzzles like this,<br />

check out<br />

The Girls’<br />

Holiday Book<br />

and The Boys’<br />

Holiday Book,<br />

(Buster Books),<br />

£5<br />

WELCOME to the Thomas Cook<br />

kids’ magazine, packed with puzzles!<br />

For more fun on your holiday, look<br />

out for Dizzy the Dolphin and Shades<br />

the Shark (left)<br />

3<br />

Can you find your way<br />

through the corridors to the<br />

rooftop restaurant?<br />

Draw your lunch in the sky


Harley Harl Harley<br />

the LadyBug<br />

3+<br />

Years<br />

NEW<br />

Globetrotting tots can<br />

pack, pull, ride, and<br />

sit on Trunki whilst<br />

parents keep them in<br />

tow!<br />

Now you and your<br />

little ones can ‘fl y away<br />

home’ with minimum<br />

hassle!<br />

Meet Harley the ladybug,<br />

the newest addition to the<br />

Trunki family.<br />

Must-have travel products available online www.trunki.com or call 0870 626 0002<br />

www.trunki.co.uk<br />

trunki.com<br />

www.trunki.co.uk


Plane kids<br />

Thomas Cook<br />

Fireman Sam<br />

to the rescue<br />

Puzzles, games and<br />

facts just for fun!<br />

FOR AGES 4-7<br />

TM<br />

Fireman Sam © <strong>2009</strong> HIT Entertainment Limited. © <strong>2009</strong> Prism Art & Design Ltd

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