Table of contents for September 2023 in K-Zone

K-ZONE: HI LACHIE! GREAT JOKE! KEEP ‘EM COMING AT WWW.KZONE.COM.AU! WE LOVE READING ALL THE JOKES THAT K-ZONERS SUBMIT TO OUR GOAT TO BE KIDDING SECTION! Shout out to Grace, Julian, Josh, Reuben, and Max! – Harry K-Zone rocks! – Ace Thanks for everything K-Zone! – Matt…

HECTIC HOARDER OF THE MONTH Name: Mike Collects: Tech Deck gear Board fan: Mike started collecting Tech Deck items with a few small pieces before Christmas. After that, Mike received a big Tech Deck set from his Nana for Christmas! The first item was the Mega Half Pipe, which also came with the Danny Way signature board. Mike's most recent addition was the Tech Deck Neon Invasion Neon Mega Park! THIS MONTH’S COOL COLLECTABLE GIFT! We’re sending Mike a Tech Deck Blind – Felipe Ortiz Series 1 (Rare), Tech Deck Flip Luan Oliveira Series 1 (Common), Tech Deck Sovrn (Rare), and Tech Deck Creature (Ultra Rare)! Collect something cool? Consider yourself a mega fan? Tell us all about it at K-Zone is the coolest! – Jason…

FIFA x ROBLOX FIFA and Roblox announced FIFA World to coincide with FIFA World Cup 2022. FIFA World included minigames, challenges, exclusive virtual items (like special stickers), and videos. FIFA World now has a FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023 update, which includes the opportunity to give your avatar an official national jersey and a new 3v3 arcade game called FIFA Footlocks! SONIC x ROBLOX Sonic Speed Simulator is an experience in Roblox where players race through unique worlds to earn rewards. The more speed you gain, the more rewards you score, like pets, increased stats, and special Sonic character skins. When Sonic Speed Simulator launched, it set a Roblox record of 70 million plays in the first week! In honour of Sonic’s birthday in June, there…

DAREDEVIL • Main character syndrome.• Attacks first, asks questions later.• Naturally great at everything, doesn’t need to practise.• Never misses a shot.• Only interested in learning new things if it helps make life more exciting. ARCHAEOLOGIST • Senses any danger to their dig site.• Loves to study the history of locations.• The more they learn about ancient places, the better their builds become.• More interested in bones and fossils than living beings.• Researches every possible outcome before making a decision. WANDERER • Quiet, wise type.• Loves to find a new path, follow it, then change their mind on a whim.• Always has an exit strategy in the face of danger.• Won’t stop finding new places to explore, needs fresh air at all times.• Loves animals more than other people. COLLECTOR…

UNTITLED GOOSE GAME In a quiet village, there is a horrible goose. You control the goose, and the chaos! Complete the ‘to do’ list. The goose can honk, run, flap its wings, duck down, and grab objects with its beak. We’ve never had more fun being so terrible! A co-op option was eventually added for a second player (and goose). Untitled Goose Game was made by House House, a videogame company from Melbourne, Australia! SPORTS STORY This sports RPG features sports in a huge story. You investigate a megacorporation, while rising in the ranks as a tennis student, and playing cricket, football, BMX, volleyball, and golf. Sports Story is the second sports RPG from Sidebar Games in Queensland, Australia. Their first sports RPG was Golf Story! FROG DETECTIVE Something fishy…

SUPER MARIO BROS. WONDER It’s-a-me, Elephant Mario! This game looks wonder-ful (sorry), and we can’t stop thinking about Mario’s new power-up, which transforms him into everybody’s fave giant animal. What powers will Mario gain as an elephant? Will he be able to blow water out of his trunk? Tell us more, Nintendo! This epic 2D side-scroller is a classic Mario game with a twist, thanks to the Wonder Flowers. These incred plants bring pipes to life, spawn many enemies, and change the appearance of characters. We’re also super excited that Daisy and Yoshi have been added as playable characters to this new Super Mario Bros. addition. WARIOWARE: MOVE IT! Feel like you need to burn off energy after a long day sitting at school? The latest game in the WarioWare…

THE 39 CLUES: THE MAZE OF BONES A GRAPHIC NOVEL RICK RIORDAN AND ETHAN YOUNG The Cahills are the world’s most powerful family, with connections to everyone from Marie Curie to Houdini. The source of the family’s power is lost, and only assembling 39 clues hidden around the world can reveal the secret. Amy and Dan must choose between hunting clues, or learning what happened to their parents. READ IT... TO FOLLOW THE CLUES! COSIMA UNFORTUNATE STEALS A STAR LAURA NOAKES ILLUSTRATED BY FLAVIA SORRENTINO Cosima lives at the Home for Unfortunate Girls, where any child who is deemed different is sent – whether their families want it or not! With the help of her friends, Cosima starts to steal snacks. When Lord Francis Fitzroy plans to adopt them, the…

CRAIG OF THE CREEK WEEKENDS AT 1:00PM AND 7:30PM FROM AUGUST 19 TO SEPTEMBER 3 ON CARTOON NETWORK In these brand new episodes, Craig will go to extreme lengths to try and be on trend with fashion, and also go on his first tour of the Slime Kids Slime Factory. In the two-part special, ‘Bernard of the Creek’, Craig is shocked when his older brother, Bernard, wants to join him at the creek! However, after Bernard joins the wrong group in the woods, Craig is forced to save him. WATCH OUT FOR: SLIME! WORLD’S BEST STREAMING NOW ON DISNEY+ Prem Patel is a 12-year-old maths genius, but his life changes when he realises his father was a famous rapper. Prem decides to try and become a rap superstar, even…

1. Which country does Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir take place in? a. England b. South Koreac. France 2. What is Ladybug’s real name? a. Madeline b. Coralinec. Marinette 3. Which character is secretly Cat Noir? a. Adrien b. Tikki c. Alya 4. Which character has not been a villain in the show? a. Eagle Mothb. Tomoe Tsurugic. Queen Banana 5. Which Akumatized villain once turned someone into a cucumber? a. Wishmakerb. Sentibubblerc. Kuro Neko 6. Which character said, “Stranger than fighting a pharaoh’s reincarnation, or a pigeon overlord empowered by magical butterflies?” a. Cat Noir b. Ladybug c. Plagg 7. Where was Copycat’s Akuma? a. In a candy.b. In his watch.c. In a photo. 8. Which of the following is not actually a Miraculous? a. Turtle Miraculous…

GOAT PRANK Create a poster promoting a ‘Thor’s Goats Scream’ competition, where any entrants need to call and do their best impression of Thor’s screaming goats. Put your friend’s phone number on the poster, then stick up all the posters. Take them down later. Chris, Qld SPIDER-VERSE Cover your room, house, or backyard with fake spiderwebs to spook your family or neighbours! Remember to gather all the webs after you convince everyone that a major spider event has occurred. WILY WARNING Create a BIO-HAZARD sign and stick it on the bathroom door. Stand nearby and when people try to go in, tell them it’s too dangerous. After a while, the panic will rise as everyone needs the toilet! PRANK-STAR’S PICK DUCKS IN A ROW Collect a massive amount…

PAINTING PRODIGY Name: Phoebe Heroic feat: Winning the 2023 Young Archie (5-8 Year Olds Category) for her artwork, titled ‘My crown’! FAST FOUR WITH PHOEBE K-Z: Hey Phoebe! Why did you enter the Young Archie competition? P: I've entered art competitions in my town, and my Aunty Therese sent the Young Archie details. I chose a photo of me on the first day of school, with my hair braided in a crown for inspiration. When I do things that make me nervous, my mum does my hair special like this and it boosts my confidence. K-Z: How long did you work on the portrait? P: Every afternoon for four weeks. I had to wait for layers of paint to dry before I could add details, so it took a long…

GET INTO 5th Be Late For Something Day6th Fight Procrastination Day6th Read a Book Day7th Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem in cinemas8th International Literacy Day10th Swap Ideas Day13th Positive Thinking Day14th Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken in cinemas15th Make a Hat Day16th Collect Rocks Day16th International Red Panda Day SPORT 2nd Dragons vs Knights in NRL3rd Sharks vs Raiders in NRL3rd 2023 Italian Grand Prix30th AFL Grand Final HAPPY BIRTHDAY 1st Zendaya, AKA MJ15th Ben Schwartz, AKA Sonic The Hedgehog22nd Teyonah Parris, AKA Monica Rambeau23rd Anthony Mackie, AKA Captain America SCHOOL 15th Last day of school in Qld, and Vic22nd Last day of school in ACT, NT, WA, and NSW29th Last day of school in Tas, and SA OH AND... 11th October issue of K-Zone out…

I had to time it perfectly to land on them without falling. It took me ages to get through the whole obby without falling off. Zeke would have blitzed it in one go because he's an obby pro! I so badly wished he was here right now. After finishing the obby, I went outside to check out the grounds. It was EPIC! I had jumping castles, farm animals and park equipment. There was even a huge pool with a waterfall and waterslide! I then came across a huge outdoor building with massively high walls and a large dome roof. Going inside, I discovered that Other-Ari had an entire herd of DRAGONS in there! One of them flew right up to me and hovered above me. He leaned in and sniffed…

Just wanted to say you rock! – Jack I like the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! – Ian…

FIFA WOMEN’S WORLD CUP AUSTRALIA AND NEW ZEALAND 850,000+ tickets have been sold for the FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023! 8 teams made their FIFA Women’s World Cup debut in 2023. The tournament was expanded to 32 teams this year, giving the Philippines, Ireland, Morocco, Haiti, Panama, Portugal, Vietnam, and Zambia the chance to join the action! 1995 was the debut of the Matildas at the FIFA Women’s World Cup. The Matildas have also qualified for every tournament since then! 63 international goals were scored for Australia by Sam Kerr before FIFA Women’s World Cup Australia and New Zealand 2023. 16 year old Caitlin Foord played her first Women’s World Cup in 2011, making her the youngest Australian to play at a World Cup. The 2023…

ENEMY TIPS First thing you should do when facing an enemy is work out its weakness. If you come up against a fire enemy (like Fire Chuchu, Fire Keese and Fire Wizzrobe), launch a water arrow to put out its fire. Another way to inflict a lot of damage on an enemy is to sneak attack them before you engage in full combat. Wondering what to do you when you meet a Lynel (one of the toughest enemies in game)? Make sure your backflip and side-jump dodging skills are up to scratch. You have the upper hand if you find the weakness! FUSING TIPS Running low on items? Look around your environment. You’ll be surprised by all the objects that can be fused – metal crates, rocks, wheels… Even bones!…

LOUIE STOWELL Louie is an author and illustrator from London, UK. She loves comics, science fiction, fantasy and anything funny. Louie previously wrote non-fiction books on topics like outer space, science, ancient Egypt, and politics. Before she started writing fiction full time, Louie was a copywriter, cartoonist, and publisher. She has written Otherland, The Dragon in the Library, and the Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Being Good series. The Loki series was inspired by her research into Norse myths, and is the first project where Louie wrote and illustrated the books! The third book in the series, Loki: A Bad God’s Guide to Ruling the World, is all about Loki being cast as the villain in the big school play. PEEK AT LOKI: A BAD GOD’S GUIDE TO RULING…

K-Z: Hi Silia! What has been your fave news story so far? S: A story about Spyders, because we pretended to be super spies! K-Z: Has there been a moment while filming Nick News where you couldn't stop laughing? S: There have been many, because we laugh regularly on set. Usually, I say the jokes/catch phrases and wink, so when the funny moments happen, my crew mates and I can’t keep a straight face and just laugh. K-Z: What's your dream story? S: Interviewing an international artist, like JLO, Rihanna, or Beyonce. K-Z: Can you share a secret from behind the scenes? S: On breaks, we love to go close to the camera and dance or make silly faces. Shhh, don’t tell our crew! K-Z: Have you learned any surprising…

K-Z : Hi Arisa! You made skateboarding history in June as the first female to land a 720 in competition, and the seventh Aussie ever! How did it feel to do a 720 in front of the trick’s creator, Tony Hawk? A: It felt great to land the 720 in front of Tony Hawk, and the crowd at the Delta Centre in Salt Lake City. There was so much hype and energy, which pumped me up to land it. K-Z: Your historic 720 took place at the Tony Hawk Vert Alert competition – why did you try the trick that day? A: I had just won the regular competition, which was great. There was a best trick contest and another girl, Lilly from Germany, had been trying the trick. I…

MINECRAFT MISHAP I was playing Minecraft on a school PC, and was about to save and exit the game, but my friend snuck up behind me and turned off the PC before I could save and exit! Aaron, NSW UNDER… WHERE? I was with my school at the beach and it was last call for the change rooms before we left. I started changing and realised that I forgot my undies. I decided I would get changed, then get them. When I walked out, the teacher was holding something in front of Grade 5 and 6. It was my undies! Jethro, SA RAINY RAMPAGE I was on holidays, and it was raining. My cousins were riding scooters in the rain, so I decided to join. Our accommodation had…

Ava, NZ My melting K-Zone took 30 minutes to make in ibis Paint X! Joseph, Qld I made a game in Microsoft Makecode Arcade in two weeks! Marvey, WA I built this unstoppable leaf army in Stick Wars in five minutes. I won against the Morrowkai! Orlando, Vic I made an Among Us crewmate over an axolotl pool in about five minutes in Minecraft! GET YOUR BUILD ON THIS PAGE! Congrats to this month’s ScreenSpace artists! You have scored Dungeons and Dragons – Dungeon Club: Roll Call ! We Want YOU! Have you made something AMAZING on your computer, console, tablet or phone? To be in ScreenSpace, visit www.kzone.com.au and click on ‘Be in K-Zone’! Go to ‘ScreenSpace’ to submit your epic gaming screenshot, coding creation and digital…

BLOX BASICS Level up your Roblox knowledge with these terms! PSST! Roblox is an online game, so stay safe! PS Short for ‘private server’. You can play Roblox exclusively with friends that you invite (but it does cost Robux)! BLOXXED When you are defeated – but don’t worry, your avatar just falls to pieces! HARVEST When you collect items to use, craft, or sell! OBBY Obstacle-based games in Roblox. Common and easy to play! ROBUX Virtual Roblox currency, used to purchase items or games. You can play Roblox without buying Robux though! TOP TIP Always ask a parent before making any transactions in Roblox! EXPERIENCES Games in Roblox! NOOB Someone new to the game (or any game, not just Roblox) and is still figuring out how to play! OP Short…

SNIFFERS Fans probs remember the Minecraft Live mob vote in 2022. The winner was the ‘sniffer’, and now this creature has been brought back from extinction. Sniffers are a passive mob that won’t spawn naturally, and can only be hatched from eggs in archaeology sites. The baby snifflet (we’ll be calling everything cute a ‘snifflet’ from now on) will grow into a huge sniffer, one of the biggest friendly mobs! The mob sniffs out ancient seeds for unique plants in dirt, grass, and moss blocks. For a sniffer to dig, it can’t be doing anything else – so it can’t be in water, on the ground, in a minecart or boat, and the block under the head needs to be diggable and reachable for the sniffer. You can use the…

SONIC PRIME The second season of this multiverse-shattering show is streaming now on Netflix! Shadow is trapped in the Void after the Paradox Prism shatters, and can only contact Sonic while he uses his speed. When Sonic is sent into the Void, Shadow explains that their reality was destroyed. Sonic can teleport by amplifying the Prism energy in his body when he runs, but Shadow can only enter their barren universe. Can Sonic save his original world and protect the multiverse from the Chaos Council? SONIC ORIGINS PLUS Find 16 titles (including 12 Game Gear titles) originally released for SEGA Genesis, like Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, Sonic 3 & Knuckles, and Sonic CD. These games are digitally remastered for current platforms, with added features, new content, new…

LADYBUG Marinette Dupain-Cheng is starting the year in a new school, and is trying to avoid being noticed. She befriends Alya Césaire, but also attracts the negative attention of rich girl Chloé Bourgeois. While running from Chloe, Marinette saves a man from being hit by a bus, then ducks into a corner shop to lose the bully on her trail. The man she saved, Wang Fu, is guardian of the Miracle Box, and has released two magical gems – the Ladybug Miraculous, and Cat Miraculous. Before long, Marinette is found by a small creature called Tikki, the Kwami of Creation. With the Ladybug Miraculous, Marinette becomes the hero known as 'Ladybug'. CAT NOIR Adrien Agreste is a model and student at Marinette’s new school. After losing his mother, Adrien has…

REAL LIFE SPOOKY ENCOUNTERS… Since filming, I’m more cautious of bumps in the night, or unexplainable sounds in the dark. You can get a glimpse from the corner of your eye that there is more to that realm than ‘meets’ the eye. TOP TIP FOR DEALING WITH THE SUPERNATURAL… Hire professionals! We hired several in the movie. Ben was an expert in the area and had a scientific background. Father Kent brought him in to help. Harriet was a medium who helped us get in touch with the ghost realm. WORST SPIRIT TO BE JOINED WITH… The Hatbox would be the scariest. Did you see the way he carried his head? Seeing that guy in a dark alley would really put a scare in you. No Hatbox Ghosts for me,…

Meet George Pantazis, winner of the 2022 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools! K-Z: Hello George! What work did you do as the STEM Coordinator at Marble Bar Primary School? G: It involved combining Two-way Science (First Nations cultural knowledge) and 21st century technologies, to highlight the Nyamal language and east Pilbara culture using drone aviation, virtual reality, and local First Nations art. My parents are of Greek descent and learned English as a second language. I spoke Greek and English growing up. Moving to Australia, I lived in First Nations communities in the Goldfields and the Pilbara. I found the diverse languages spoken in the communities rich in culture and tradition. I learned the Nyamal language of the East Pilbara was endangered, with less…

HOW TO PLAY: The aim of Sonic Bingo is to cross out (or cover) five squares in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row. Each time you accomplish one of the Bingo squares, cross it out – or place a token, if you want to keep the Bingo board and play again another time! Once you get five squares in a row, you accomplish Sonic Bingo! Sonic Origins Plus is available now on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and Switch! Shout out to all the Sonic fans! – Jason…

1 Finley is a Reef Shark! Use a pencil. Start with a horizontal line that tilts down. His snout is a curved line, while his back is a soft ‘S’ shape. 2 Now, you can draw Finley’s stomach. Use a stretched ‘C’ shape. The fin at the end of the tail can be made using two triangles, as shown. 3 Add in Finley’s two dorsal fins. The second fin should be smaller than the fin at the top. 4 Finley’s eyes are two ovals. One overlaps the top line and the other sits behind it. You can use triangles for his arms, which are pectoral fins. 5 Tidy up your lines. Trace the sketch with a marker or pen. If the ink is dry, erase the pencil. Add gills and…

Q Which pasta do penguins eat? A Penguini! Jessie, NSW Q What’s at the end of everything? A G! Ryan, Tas Q You’re Australian when you enter and leave a bathroom. What are you inside? A European! Joseph, Qld Knock knock!Who’s there?I map! I map who?Haha! Arthur, Qld Q What do you call a chicken, crossed with a cat, crossed with a goat? A Chicago! Jackson, SA Knock knock!Who’s there?Candice! Candice who?Candice joke get any worse? Ryan, NZ Q What is the perfect name for a bean? A Beanjamin! Nathan, NZ Q What do you call a potato with glasses? A A spec-tater! Nealan, Vic Q What do you call a pig with no eye? A A pg! Sebastian, NSW When I’m ripe, I’m green. When you eat me, I’m…