MARCH

O March that blusters and March that blows,
What color under your footsteps glows!
Beauty you summon from winter snows,
And you are the pathway that leads to the rose.

Riddle:
From house to house I go,
A messenger small and slight; And whether it rains or snows, I sleep outside in the night. What am I?

Tongue Twister:
1. She sells sea shells by the seashore. 2. Betty blue blows big black bubbles. 3. Cross crossings cautiously.

THREE-WORD SQUARES.
Example:
1. A household pet.
2. The top card.
3. A hot beverage.

C	A	T
A	C	E
T	E	A

Now you try one:
1. A hot color; 2. A hearing organ; 3. Arid.

 

 

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Try another:
1. To sum; 2. A deer; 3. A cozy place.

METAMORPHOSES.
Change one given word to another given word by altering one letter at a time, each alteration making a new word, the number of letters being always the same, and the letters always in the same order. Example: Change lamp to fire in 4 moves. LAMP: LAME, FAME, FARE, FIRE. Now you change COAT to SHOE in 4 words.

BEHEADINGS.
Example: I am a sound. Change my head and I become a hard substance, solitary, the fruit of a pine, and to sharpen. TONE: BONE, ALONE, CONE, AND HONE. Now you try one: I am part of a horse. Change my head and I become a piece of glass, a shady road, a staff, sensible, to decrease gradually, a feminine name, and an inhabitant of a Scandanavian country.

SIGNS OF SPRING.
What is the first flower you see in spring? What are the first plants you see growing? Draws pictures of them. When you see this bird, you know spring is here. Who is it? (answer: a robin.)

A WINDY DAY ACTIVITY.
Fly your kite or windsock. What causes them to fly?

START AN ORANGE PLANT.
Soak seeds overnight in water. Line a shallow dish with small pebbles & add 1 1/2 inches (3.5 cm) of potting soil. Press seeds into soil & moisten with water. Cover with a plastic bag & place in a warm, sunny spot. Seedlings should appear in a week. Keep moist. Transplant into larger pots when 1” (2.5 cm) tall.

ANSWERS. MARCH MAGAZINE.
Riddle: A country lane.
THREE-WORD SQUARES: 1. RED; 2.EAR; 3.DRY. 1. ADD; 2. DOE; 3. DEN.
BEHEADINGS. MANE: PANE, LANE, CANE, SANE, WANE, JANE, AND DANE.
METAMORPHOSES. COAT: COOT, SOOT, SHOT, SHOE.