Hull Fair and Halloween

There are lots of things happening this month! Here are just a few that we thought you might like to know about.

It was Children's Book Week from October 1st-7th, so we thought we'd tell you what we love reading. Among our favourites are the Horrid Henry series by Francesca Simon, Harry Potter books by J.K. Rowling, The Twits, Boy: Tales of Childhood and Danny Champion of the World all by Roald Dahl. October 4th was National Poetry Day so we thought we'd show you one of the News Crew (Lewis's) favourite poems called Mr Nobody. I know a funny little man, As quiet as a mouse, Who does the mischief that is done In everybody's house! There's no one ever sees his face, And yet we all agree That every plate we break was cracked By Mr. Nobody. Anonymous

5th - 13th October - Hull Fair We love going to Hull Fair! Can you find all the words associated with the event hidden in the table on the right?

Big Ben Big Wheel Brandysnaps Ghost Train Haunted House Helter Skelter Rides Stalls Toffee Apples Twister Walton Street

31st October - Halloween This is always good fun. We like apple bobbing, making lanterns and dressing up as witches, mummies and vampires for parties. Here's something you might like to make for your party - tea-cake spiders. You will need chocolate tea-cakes for the body, liquorice laces for the legs, two small sweets for the eyes, and some icing or melted chocolate. All you have to do is cut the laces to the size you want and attach them to the tea-cake with the icing or melted chocolate. Stick the sweets to look like eyes onto the tea-cake with icing or chocolate. Eat and enjoy.

Competition winners

In August we asked you to draw a picture of a summer garden full of beautiful flowers. These are the winners.

Winner Leon Dunlop age 6

Runner-up Emily Robinson age 13

Competition Can you draw a scary Halloween picture – the scarier the better! Send your A4 entries with your name, age and address to Hull Children's Fund, Municipal Buildings, Trippett Street, Hull HU2 8AA by 31st October 2007. The winner will receive a prize.