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JULY OPTICAL ILLUSION - KALEIDOSCOPE
Move your mouse over the kaleidoscope to make it change.

JULY GAME o' THE MONTH - RUNNING BASES (PICKLE)

The rules of the game are pretty simple. You'll need two bases, (we just use the lines in the sidewalk, a rubber ball and two baseball gloves (if you don't have the gloves just use a ball that's not "hard."

Set up the two bases about 20 feet apart. Two kids are selected to be "it", one at each base. The other kids divide up and go to the bases. The game started by the two kids who are "it" tossing the ball to each other. The object of the game is to time running from one base to the other without being tagged by the ball. If you are tagged then you are now "it" and the game continues, usually until all the kids are too tired to run anymore. The fun of the game is getting the person who is "it" to throw a wide pitch or "steal" the base.

Find 6 Major League Baseball team names
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E	G	B	I	R
R	I	N	P	A
S	T	E	M	T
B	W	I	R	E
U	C	N	S	D

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HOW TO PLAY METRO BOGGLE: Search for words that can be constructed from the letters of adjacent cubes, where "adjacent" cubes are those horizontally or vertically neighboring. Words must be at least three letters and may include singular or plural, but may not use the same letter cube more than once per word.

THE METRO 7 ERRORS
Find the seven differences between these two pictures.
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SOME OF OUR METRO McKIDS


Jenna	Megan

Kids... Grab a calculator and do this problem. When you get your answer, turn your calculator upside down for the real answer.

When I was a kid, during the summer, we went to Stoney Creek Beach. I would swim and look for 115469 X 5. Another way to get wet while at home would be to turn on the 10512 / 3. Other things we did as a family would be to find a good park and run down 27714 + 30000. Two things to always remember while doing this is to always wear 53000 + 45 and watch out for 6042-704.

A PATRIOTIC PINWHEEL FOR THE 4TH OF JULY

PINWHEEL

Sponge
White paper
Blue and red craft paint
Gold paint pen
Ruler
Pencil

Pinwheel template
Thumbtack
Pony bead
Scissors
Wooden dowel

Using the template as a guide, cut the white paper to a 7" square.
Cut a star shape out of a household sponge.
Squeeze blue paint onto a palette or paper plate. Dip sponge into paint, dab off excess, and press onto paper. Repeat design in several places. Clean out the sponge and repeat with red paint. (See photo)
Use a gold paint pen to draw dots and curly lines on the paper to decorate it further. Let dry then turn over and decorate the other side. (See photo)
Use a ruler and a pencil to lightly mark the paper according to the template. Cut diagonal lines toward the center, using the template as a guide. (See photo)
Use the pencil to poke holes in the paper where indicated on the template.
Insert the thumbtack into the wooden dowel to create a hole. Remove thumbtack.
Fold one of the corners (with a hole) toward the center of the paper. Insert the thumbtack through the hole. Bring the next corner up and under the first one, inserting the thumbtack. Repeat for all four then push the thumbtack through the center hole. (See photo)
Holding the tack and the paper together with one hand, turn over and slide the pony bead onto the thumbtack, then insert the thumbtack into the dowel. This will add space between the paper pinwheel and the dowel. (See photo)

AUNTIE MARGARET SEZ: Kids can make your own patriotic paper into a darling pinwheel using paint and a homemade sponge stamp! You can also use a new pencil with an eraser instead of the dowel.

METRO FLASH GAME OF THE MONTH - EYEBALLING IT
Use your eyes to click and drag the small box to complete each task. See how good your estimation skills are.