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i V7 Ln SUNDAY, DECEMBER 27, 2009 THIS WEEK'S WINNERS: Fun in the snow i i If); '4 If-, zz5r. As If llii DECEMBER WEATHER Winter is the season in December. Also there are blizzards and sometimes you could get frostbite. In winter when you get home and you're freezing, you can get hot chocolate and snuggle with a blanket. Tori Kafer Grade 2, Prairieland Elementary COLD AND WHITE Snow! Snow! Snow! What is cold and white Snow is cold and white.

Snow is freezing and makes you want to have a snowball fight. If you want to build a snowman, get on your coats and a pair of mittens and a small hat. Snow is so amazing to me. I love snow ice cream. Ashley Stambaugh Grade 3, Peppei Ridge SNOW FUN I have fun in the snow because we can make snowmen and snow angels and you can go sledding with your family in the snow.

It's lots of fun being in the snow a lot. Lucy Gonzalez Grade 2, Irving Elementary PLENTY OF SNOW The perfect snowy day has deep snow. The snow is so deep it is hard to walk, but perfect for a snow fort. I would play army with my brother. We would throw snowballs at each other.

A snowy day would be fun. Jonathan Puttkammer Grade 4. Chatsworth Elementary SNOWBALL FIGHTS Snow is really fun. I like to have a lot of snowball fights with my dad. I like to make snowmen with my mom.

I like to play football in the snow with my dad and my brother. Jakob Sheppelman Grade 1, Hudson Elementary MAKE A SNOWMAN Averie Kiesewetter, Grade 1, Stevenson Elementary helicopter. Second, it's one thing I can beat my brother at! Lastly it's good exercise when you walk back up the steps. Jacob Waldschmidt Grade 2, Fairview Elementary DRESS FOR COLD The snow can be wet and cold but it's really fun to play in. You can't just wear shorts and a T-shirt; you have to have mittens, a hat, a pair of boots, a coat and snow pants.

Renata Lee Grade 3. Holy Trinity Catholic SNOWED IN Hike snow because sometimes we get snowed in. that means no school! Then we can play outside and make snowmen. Hot chocolate is good after you go outside. Then we watch some TV.

Coby Wiechmann Grade 4, Saint Mary's, Pontiac TURN OFF THE TV When it's cold out and you're watching TV, turn it off. You could be outside building something. You could build a snowman. Then you could decorate it with scarves, hats, gloves and sticks. Ashley Oganovich Grade 3, Oakland Elementary WINTER FUN People who like to play outside in the snow have taken interest in winter fun such as sledding, building snowmen and snowball fights.

My favorite winter exercise is a snowball fight with my friends. Hanson Hao Grade 3, Washington Elementary UGLY SNOWMAN On a nice winter day I make a snow fort. Last year my dad made an ugly snowman. It had golf ball eyes and a bucket hat. It's fun to make ugly snowmen.

Karly Jones Grade 4, Calvary Christian Academy SNOWBALL FIGHT Snow is good for sledding. Nothing is as much fun as a snowball fight. On Christmas morning, kids run to the window to watch the snow. When you are done eating you run outside to play in the snow. Vanessa Ehnle Grade 4, Tremont Grade School SNOW ANGELS What I like about snow is making tracks and snow angels.

I like snowmen, too. I just love snow time. Jillian Krones Grade 2, St. Mary's 1 1 grkil. Joanna Recker, Grade 4, Sugar Creek Elementary For more drawing winners go to www.pantagraph.comflyinghorse SOUP AND COCOA I always build a castle out of snow and ice.

Then I'm the ice princess. I make a throne out of snow and have snowmen for my guards. My mom calls me in and I have chicken noodle soup. And cocoa. Ashleigh Brady Grade 4.

Sugar Creek Elementary MUCH TO ENJOY It is fun to play with Daddy in the snow. It is fun to get presents. Drinking hot cocoa is fun when it's Christmas. I like making snowmen. I like Christmas.

Brianna Ballenger Grade 2. Towanda Elementary SNOW THAT STICKS My favorite kind of snow is the snow that sticks. I can make all kinds of things out of snow. I can make a snowman, snow angels, an igloo, a fort and a tunnel. Once my friends made a slide.

I asked if I could slide on it, and I could! Jenna White Grade 2, Grove Elementary SNOW'S MOODS Snow is white and It can be calm or mad. It is good to have hot chocolate or read a book or play a board game or video game when it's snowing. While it's snowing, animals are hibernating. Preston Bledsoe Grade 2, Parkside Elementary COOL TRICKS Yahoo! I can't wait to play in the snow. I like snow because I can ride my snowboard.

First, I can pull off cool tricks like a SLEDDING I like the snow because you can get your sled out and slide down a hill. It is a lot of fun. You can also hook a chain to the four-wheeler and go sledding, but hang on tight! Andrew Greer Grade 3, New Holland-Middletown Elementary SNOWBOARDING One thing I've always wanted to do is go snow-boarding. I think it would fun. I would probably fall down a lot, but I don't care.

Illinois isn't the best place to go snowboarding. I've gone to Michigan. They have huge hills. Ethan Crutcher Grade 3. Stevenson Elementary FLUFFY FUN Snow is white and fluffy.

It's also cold and fun. You can build igloos, snowmen, forts and almost anything you want. I like to sled and build forts to hide from my mom and dad. McKenzieTodd Grade 5, Oakdale Elementary FOOTPRINTS Snow is cool because it can have footprints in it. I like to find footprints from wild cats and canines, too.

It is fun to build a snowman and maybe a snow girl. When you go inside, your mom will make you hot chocolaty chocolate. Bryanna Payne Grade 2. Lexington Elementary What do you like to do in the snow? I go out in the snow with buttons, a carrot and a banana to make a snowman. I will have a snowball fight with my mom, grandpa, grandma and Jaden.

Devin McBurney Grade 2, Chenoa Elementary SNOW MUCH FUN Snow is as fun as a video game. Now is the time for snowmen and snowball fights. Oh, yeah, uh huh, school is cancelled, yippee! Where oh where do you go in the summer, snow? Jacob Haggarty Grade 3, Northpoint Elementary BUNDLED UP In my snow clothes, it's so hard to move. I have to stay still; only my legs can move. When you want to have a snow cone, first get some clean snow, and pour a drink into the snow.

Sana Wahab Grade 4, Carroll Catholic School NEW CONTESTS Topic: Dads What makes dads special? What do you like to do with your dad? Deadline: Jan. 8 Published: Jan. 24 For a complete list of topics, go to www.pantagraph.com flyinghorse Send us your stuff The Flying Horse coThePantagraph 301 W.Washington St. be NIE PARTNERS SNOW LIKENESS I like to build snowmen that look like me. The cool thing about building snowmen is you can make up a person.

There are lots of things to do in the snow! Nash Stoller Grade 2, Jefferson Park I Farnsworth Group I Kathryn Beich FINANCIAL DRAW! V.W STATE FARM INSUIANCI Tl II: PANTAGRAPH ity ewnpupt-r in Education Creating a weather symbol Draw a weather symbol that might be printed on our front page. Here's how: Take a blank sheet of white paper and turn it sideways. Draw one of these weather conditions: cloudy, partly cloudy, sunny, rain, thunderstorms, snow, partly sunny with some rain or cold. Make it colorful and don't include words, trees, pets or other non-weather-related things. vetlZpFlwireless AitflerfndAAMf The following are contributing partners in Learning with The Paragraph's Newspaper in Education program.

I Print your name, grade and school on the back of the paper. Send your drawing -without folding it -to: Weather art The Pantagraph 301 W.Washington St. Bloomington, IL 61702-2907 I FedEx Kinko's AFNI.