Anorak Magazine

Dear ANORAK Friends, What is a family? That is the question we are asking ourselves in this issue. To explore it in our usual ‘everything-is-fun’ way, we decided to invite you all to travel to: There, we discover what makes a family and whether anima

• 3 eggs• 25g butter• 1 glass of water• 100g chocolate• 2 tablespoons of caster sugar • 2 strawberries or raspberries, mint leaves or sprinkles!

Sally the Snake found it a piece of cake to slither up the tree. That Sally the Snake slithered up the tree to get a piece of cake? Sally the Snake found it easy slithering up the tree. Jill the Giraffe had butterflies in her stomach waiting for her

What makes a family?

Back when electricity didn’t exist, people relied on candles, oil or gas to provide light on the streets. In cities, there was no magic button someone could press to light up every lamp in every street, so whose job was it to do that? Lamplighters, o

Miriam the Mermaid leads a busy life, travelling from one corner of the world to the next. Today, she is visiting Crab Landia, where she has important meetings with Caroline the Queen of Crustaceans to discuss the future of the world’s oceans. She mi

WHAT ARE MARBLES? Marbles are small balls made of glass or stone. They come in many different colours and styles. There are two main sizes, small ones at around 1 inch in diameter and bigger ones, around 3 inches. HOW OLD ARE THEY? Children all over

Are families just made of humans? No, they are not! Here, we discover who is related to whom in the plants and animal worlds. What do roses, apples and cherries have in common? Yes, that’s right, they all belong to the same family, named Rosaceae. Th

Welcome to Family Land! A place where kindness, love and the occasional squabble co-exist in almost-perfect harmony. A place where we discover what makes a family. A place where we learn who is related to whom. A place where you can find out who your

Who is part of your family? Do you know who your ancestors are? Ask around and draw them in the Family Wheel’s pods. ■

You will need: • An empty toilet roll tube for every member of your family • Fabric scraps • Wool or string • Googly eyes • Paint • Scissors • Glue Why not make yourfamily pets in thesame way? ■

In many cultures, a family is everything that surrounds us. Not just parents and siblings but water, the wind, the forest and all the animals on our planet. This is Little Rhino’s family. Can you draw a family for Little Rhino in the circle below? ■

Ben was about to draw The Anorak Family going back generations but he got a call from a talent show and decided to become a singer instead. Please can you finish these portraits for us? The world-famous Finger Family is well-known for… fingers. Can y