Table of contents for March 2024 in K-Zone

GET INTO 1st World Compliment Day3rd If Pets Had Thumbs Day9th Panic Day10th International Day of Awesomeness10th Middle Name Pride Day12th Plant a Flower Day15th Everything You Think Is Wrong Day16th Everything You Do Is Right Day16th Giant Panda Bear Day18th Awkward Moments Day 19th Let’s Laugh Day20th International Day of Happiness Day30th Take a Walk in the Park Day SPORT 9th Eels vs Bulldogs in NRL16th GWS Giants vs North Melbourne in AFL21st St Kilda vs Collingwood in AFL28th Roosters vs Panthers in NRL 24th 2024 Australian Grand Prix HAPPY BIRTHDAY 1st Lupita Nyong’o, AKA Nakia9th Oscar Isaac 18th K-Zoner Luke22nd Keegan-Michael Key, AKA Toad23rd Randall Park, AKA Agent Jimmy Woo 28th Ian Ousley, AKA Sokka 30th K-Zoner Maggie31st Ewan McGregor, AKA Obi-Wan Kenobi SCHOOL 4th Public holiday in…

LEGO Ninjago: Dragons Rising City Markets Guess how many pieces are in this mega build! Got your answer? Nope – it’s 6163 pieces! Did we mention the 21 minifigs, cable car, and flushing toilet? This set would be fun for days! LEGO Star Wars X-Wing Starfighter Recreate the X-Wing Starfighter from the Star Wars universe in 1949 pieces? Yes please! LEGO Spider-Man Final Battle We want to sling all the webs! With nine Marvel minifigs, this suh-weet set is straight out of Spider-Man: No Way Home! LEGO Marvel The New Guardians’ Ship With its cool bright colours, this is one LEGO Marvel set we want to make, play, set up, and stare at. It even includes minifigures for Star-Lord, Mantis, Drax, Nebula, and Adam Warlock! LEGO Pac-Man Arcade Tip: Show…

GAMEZONE 130+shiny Pokémon cards are ready and waiting to be collected in the Pokémon Scarlet and Violet – Paldean Fates expansion for the Pokémon TCG! 25years have passed since Super Smash Bros. was first released on Nintendo 64! Here’s hoping that a new Smash Bros. game comes along soon! 42minutes is the length of time that the very best speedrunners take to totally complete The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Whoa!…

CRAIG OF THE CREEK: CRAIG BEFORE THE CREEK FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16 AT 4:00PM AND 7:30PM, AND SUNDAY FEBRUARY 18 AT 9:00AM ON CARTOON NETWORK This movie event reveals the start of Craig’s adventure! Before he was Craig of the Creek, Craig was the shy new kid in town, who ventured into the Creek to find a lost treasure. By navigating the wilderness and forging new friendships, Craig discovers a threat to the Creek, and will need to avoid a band of pirates to succeed! WATCH OUT FOR: THE WISH-MAKER! SONIC PRIME STREAMING NOW ON NETFLIX Follow Sonic as he travels through parallel realities to reunite with his friends after a battle with Dr. Eggman! In the new third season, Sonic tries to convince Nine to trust him in order to…

FIRST LETTER OF YOUR FIRST NAME A = GiantB = YellowC = FlyingD = Ninja-likeE = BlueF = ScaryG = Medium-sizedH = GreenI = TriangularJ = Halloween-themedK = Black and whiteL = StripyM = FancyN = MulticolouredO = StrangeP = PurpleQ = MusicalR = RedS = MiniT = TallU = PinkV = FruityW = MagicalX = FunnyY = ConfusingZ = Brown and orange YOUR BIRTH MONTH January = Car with six wheels and an epic spoiler. February = Shop that sells the last thing you ate or touched! March = Hot air balloon with two excited minifig passengers. April = Garden with a pond and one animal (or more). May = Robot that supports your favourite sports team! June = Castle with a throne room and a flag. July =…

FANTASTIC FUNDRAISER Name: AudreyHeroic feat: Raising over $12,000 for World’s Greatest Shave in 2022! Audrey spent a year working hard to raise money, before shaving her head at school and donating the hair to a wig charity! FAST THREE WITH AUDREY K-Z: Hi Audrey! How long did you fundraise? A: I selected the $10,000 goal and gave myself one year. Our local community donated cans and bottles which raised over $1000 with Return & Earn. We held garage sales, I made accessories to sell, and we contacted businesses for donations or products to sell. My sister and mum managed the social media. My dance school, Action Dance, raised my biggest one-off donation of $1370. I also received a $500 donation after submitting a Trick Shot for Jersey Day! K-Z: How…

1932 In Denmark, a carpenter named Ole Kirk Kristiansen starts making toys out of wood. 1936 Ole Kirk calls his company ‘LEGO’, an abbreviation of two Danish words; ‘leg godt’ which means ‘play well’. 1949 LEGO’s first plastic building bricks are made, and a new era of play is born! 1968 The first LEGOLAND amusement park opens in Denmark, next to the original LEGO factory. 1978 The first minifigs appear, along with the classic LEGO sets; Castle, Space and Town. The Space Commander Center from the Space collection is now one of the most sought-after LEGO sets for collectors! 1989 Arr me hearties, LEGO Pirates is launched! Classic good vs evil! 1995 The first LEGO videogame, LEGO Fun to Build, is released in Japan! 2001 LEGO Harry Potter launches with…

ALWAYS REMEMBER "Practise in a safe area until you feel comfortable and in control of the finger whip motion. Happy scooting!" STEP 1 STANCE AND SPEED Begin with a comfortable riding stance and gather enough speed for a jump. STEP 2 APROACH JUMP/RAMP Approach a jump or ramp, preparing to lift off the ground. STEP 3 JUMP AND RELEASE HAND As you take off, release one hand from the handlebar. This is the hand you will use for the finger whip. STEP 4 FINGER WHIP MOTION Extend the released hand downward and use your fingers to scoop the deck of the scooter around. STEP 5 SPIN AND CONTROL Place your hand on the bar, then look and control the last part of the deck rotation back to your feet (like…

NUMBER 10 LEGO 2K GOAL It isn’t out yet, but it makes our list coz we can’t wait to get our LEGO soccer on! Art and deets leaked in 2023, and it looks like we’ll be able to play as LEGO Lionel Messi, a pirate, and maybe even LEGO Ninjago characters! PLAY IF… FIFA and weekend soccer are your jam! NUMBER 9 LEGO BATMAN: THE VIDEOGAME The original story will hook you, and chasing down the escaped villains of Arkham Asylum will keep you playing! It gets extra points for Robin’s hilarity, and for Killer Moth! PLAY IF… You’re keen to face-off against The Joker, The Riddler, and The Penguin. NUMBER 8 LEGO BRICKTALES A different take on classic LEGO adventure games, LEGO Bricktales tasks you with completing building-based puzzles…

K-Z: Hi Max! As a half-Astoradian, Lulin has powers! Which one do you want? M: Cloning! How cool would it be if there were lots of me? One could go to school, one could do my homework, one could clean my room, and I could just hang out with my friends. K-Z: The SCI-BOG is a big competition in the show! Which science experiment could do you to win a SCI-BOG round? M: I think if we did the homemade lava lamp it would win! It’s wacky, colourful and zany. You just need a plastic bottle, vinegar, baking soda and food colouring. It’s so easy to make! K-Z: Did anyone pull a prank on set? M: We loved playing pranks on our chaperone, Sharon – we would pretend to have…

SNEAKY SOUNDS Hide a speaker where your friends and family walk. Use a Bluetooth microphone or a phone to connect to the speaker, and hide where you still see near the speaker. When people walk by, make sound effects for movements, like creaking sounds for each step, or crashing sounds when they move their arms! K-ZONER PRANK SKELETON SCARE My dad got a plastic skeleton (as big as me) at a garage sale, and kept leaving it around the house. Once it was sitting on the couch, and I jumped so high into the air! He also put it up a tree near our door and it scared many people. You can do a lot of pranks with a plastic skeleton. Stevie, Vic HIDDEN HOAX You’ll need an accomplice to…

Q What does a dog get on their spa day? A A mani-pawdi! Zoe, Vic Q Why did the orange stop rolling down the road? A It ran out of juice! Kaiden, NSW Q What do you call a pig with spikes on its back? A A porkupine! Owen, Tas What can go up a chimney down, but can’t go down a chimney up?An umbrella! Knock knock!Who’s there?Me!Me who?You don’t know whoyou are? Fred, NSW Knock knock!Who’s there?Nana!Nana who?Nana your business! Grace, WA Knock knock!Who’s there?Lettuce!Lettuce who?Lettuce in! Tyler, NSW Q What do you call a bear with no teeth? A A gummy bear! Flynn, Qld Q What is the biggest moth? A A mammoth! Dude, Vic Q How do you spell ‘candy’ with two letters? A C AND Y!…

Australia has The Big Banana, The Big Merino, and now the biggest LEGO Store in the world too! FREEBIES Score a free LEGO passport in store, and collect new stamps each month from any LEGO Store! Behold, over 900 square metres and two levels filled with all the LEGO bricks and minifigs your heart could desire! Check out this huge model of the Sydney Harbour Bridge being built! The finished model is in store – it took 549,378 LEGO bricks and over 3630 hours to make! Bricktastic experiences inside include a huge Pick and Build Wall (find the bricks you need), a Minifigure Factory (create your own minifig), and a Storytelling Table (behind the scenes of the LEGO design process)! Watch the K-Zone Team’s visit to the biggest LEGO Store…

Meet Mrs Judith Stutchbury, a primary school teacher who manages the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority’s Reef Guardian Program at her school. Judith recently won the 2023 Prime Minister’s Prize for Excellence in Science Teaching in Primary Schools! K-Z: Hi Judith! How would you explain your work as a teacher, and as manager of the school’s Reef Guardian Program? J: I presently teach a Year 3 class and manage the Reef Guardian Program for our school, which involves looking after our natural world; all the plants, animals, and the environment. I teach my students about Marine Science, Environmental Science, and Biological Sciences! The Program recognises the good environmental work done by students, teachers, communities, and industries to protect the Great Barrier Reef. The program involves working closely with those…

ESCAPE FROM MR. LEMONCELLO’S LIBRARY THE GRAPHIC NOVEL CHRIS GRABENSTEIN ILLUSTRATED BY DOUGLAS HOLGATE Game-maker Luigi Lemoncello has designed the new local library, and Kyle and other kids must solve puzzles to escape the opening night lock-in. This story is now a full-colour graphic novel, illustrated by the artist for The Last Kids on Earth! READ IT... TO ESCAPE! HILDA AND THE LAUGHING MERMAN LUKE PEARSON AND STEPHEN DAVIES ILLUSTRATED BY SAPO LENDÁRIO Our fave blue-haired explorer is headed to Scout Camp! Hilda just wants a normal expedition – she already has to bring peace to the thieving nisse when she returns! When the map is lost, Hilda meets a merman, and escapes a hungry spiderfrog with Twig and her mum! READ IT... FOR A BADGE! THE UNLIKELY RISE OF…

1. You get a new LEGO set. How long does it take you to build it? a) I finish it the same day, or on the next!b) A few days.c) Weeks to months. 2. Have you ever dreamed about LEGO? a) 100%b) Maybe once?c) Never. 3. Do you come up with your own challenging builds? a) I always dream up new creations.b) Only when I run out of sets to build.c) Nope! 4. What do you think about LEGO minifigures? a) They’re the best – I love to build my own.b) I have a display area or shelf for them!c) They are pretty cool. 5. How many pieces were in the largest LEGO set you’ve ever built? a) Thousands!b) Hundreds.c) Less than 100. 6. How do you store your LEGO?…

POSTER PROBLEM I was cutting out a K-Zone poster to stick on my wall, and I accidentally cut the poster in half! Luke, NZ UNLUCKY! UNLUCKY! PLANE PAIN My mum gave me a trip to Sydney as my Christmas present. When we went to the airport, the flight to Sydney was delayed by 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, I checked again, but it was delayed by another 30 minutes! It kept going til it was five hours past when we were supposed to leave! Harry, SA SO UNLUCKY! ALLEY OOPS Me and my friends were playing basketball, and I jumped into the air for a rebound. My friend accidentally knocked me over, and when I fell, he stepped on my foot! I grazed both knees and had a rolled ankle.…