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My name is Jace. It is the perfect name for a ninja. I’m visiting a museum and looking at a ninja in his protective armor. It looks awesome. Is that gold teeth? Did he lose his real teeth in battle? I touch the metal mask, wishing I could go back in time and be a ninja. Suddenly, I go back over 300 years to ancient Japan in 1637, and now I really am a ninja.

My name is Julien. I love Monster Trucks. I went to a monster truck show with my mother and father. It was so much fun!

A day without laughter is a day wasted! Anyone can tell jokes. The most important part of any joke is the pause before giving the ending or punch line. Know your person or audience before telling a joke. Telling a joke 10 or more times makes it a part of your humor. You can practice in front of a mirror.

Born about 1 AD, Simon was his name. He was said to have been very emotional and thoughtless. But Jesus gave him a new name, Peter, which means “rock.” Jesus could see that Peter would become the rock foundation of His church.

Visiting the train museum, Wesley says to himself, “Wouldn’t it be neat to ride on these model trains!” Suddenly, he shrinks smaller and find himself on the platform of the model train station. Around him are plastic models of people. What's going to happen next?

These thinker puzzles for kids can be easy or hard depending on your mindset. Try to guess or discuss with other people to see what they say as an answer. It is okay to have different answers than the ones in this book. These puzzles can have more than one answer.

I’m reading a book about Robin Hood. Oh, how, I wish I could go back in time to the Sherwood Forest in England. Suddenly, I’m spinning around and around. Where am I going? Why am I wearing this forest green outfit? Why do I hold a bow and arrow?

My name is Orion. I am walking by a river. I’m thinking that I ought to be an otter. Suddenly, lightning flashes. After the lightning storm stops. A gray otter sticks his head out of the water and winks at me. He whistles and says, “You ‘otter’ be an otter!” Suddenly, I’m in the river. I’ve turned into a brown otter. Wow!

It is 1849. Our family lives in a cabin on a farm near the city of Independence, Missouri. Our parents show us a map and say, ”We’re selling the farm and heading for California. Gold has been discovered at Sutter’s Mill.”

Visiting the train museum, I say to myself, “Wouldn’t it be neat to ride on these model trains!” Suddenly, I shrink smaller and smaller. I find myself on the platform of the model train station. I’m the same size as the plastic models of people around me!

Jesus went to the Judean Desert that is west of the Dead Sea. Far away, Jesus saw a dark figure approaching him.

The Midianites (MEH-dee-uh-nites) were stealing the crops grown by the people of Israel. An angel spoke to Gideon and said he was a mighty man of courage and that God had sent him to save Israel from the Midianites.

There were many parables told by Jesus in the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament of the Bible. What can we learn from the parable of the Good Samaritan?

Abram was the tenth descendant of Noah. God called Abram to leave his home and go to a new land that God would show Him.

Knock, knock! Who's there? Irish. Irish who? I wish you the luck of the little Irish leprechauns!

Women are an important part of science. In ancient times they did science as well as math, medicine, and teaching. There were some people who said that only men could do science. But, they were wrong. Women are just as good at science and teaching science as men are.

When Jesus wandered around Ancient Israel, He told stories that had meanings. People would come from far and wide to listen to His stories and watch Him perform miracles. The story of the Good Shepherd was one of the many stories told by Jesus.

A day without laughter is a day wasted! Nobody understands every joke. When someone doesn’t “get it”, you can say, “I don’t get it either,” or say, “Do you want me to explain it, or do you want to figure it out on your own?” The most important part of any joke is the pause before giving the ending or punch line.

Sitting Bull was born in 1831 near the Yellowstone River in Montana. He was originally named "Jumping Badger" and nicknamed "Slow" due to his careful nature. Sitting Bull was 14 years old when he went on a raiding party with his father, uncle Four Horns, and Lakota warriors. They took horses from a camp of Crow warriors.

Mount Rushmore is called the “Shrine of Democracy”. It has the faces of our most beloved Presidents skillfully carved in granite and represents 150 years of American History.