SPIDER January 2025—Bear on a Mission

Isabel L., age 9, Ijamsville, MDJoanna S., age 8, Tucson, AZ, "The Honey Mission"Kiara N., age 6, Washington, DC, "Thorny Bear"Nova Z., age 8, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA, "Stars"Rebecca M., age 6, Lyndhurst, OHScarlett H., age 9, Costa Mesa, CAShixi W, age 8, Hanzhou, Zhejiang, China In the January 2025 issue (winners published in March […]

CRICKET January 2025—Puzzles

(1st Prize 10 and under) Eileen C., age 8, Everett, WA, "The Perfect You"(1st Prize 11 and up) Beatrix M., age 11, Cincinnati, OH, "Bobby Pins"(2nd Prize 10 and under) Mirabelle Y., age 10, Telok Kurau, Singapore, "The End of the World"(2nd Prize 11 and up) Allie Grace T., age 13, Mount Pleasant, SC, "The […]

CRICKET November/December 2024—Cooking

(1st Prize 10 and under) Gloria H., age 6, Aurora, OH, "Unicorn in the Kitchen"(1st Prize 11 and up) Rybod F., age 12, Ellicott City, MD(1st Prize 11 and up) Tang L., age 12, Coral Gables, FL, "Street Food at an Asian Festival"(2nd Prize 10 and under) Audrey F., age 10, Irvine, CA(2nd Prize 10 […]

SPIDER November/December 2024—Decorating for a Celebration

Aarya S., age 8, Oak Park, IL, "Decorating for Hanukkah"Adrian W., age 8, Nogales, AZ, "Year of the Dragon"Alondra C., age 6, Tracy, CADhruva C, age 13, Raijkot, Gujarat, India, "Christmas Chaos"Elsie D., age 8, Fridley, MN, "Happy Christmas"Gillian P., age 10, Austin, TXIda P., age 8, Queens, NYNatalie B., age 9, Somerville, MA, "The […]

MUSE October 2024—Recycled Art

Delia S., age 10, "Stress Toy Habitat"(Honorable Mention) Rohan S., age 10, CA, "Musical Shaker(Honorable Mention) Sophia K., age 12, NC, "Tuned Bass Guitar"(Honorable Mention) Theia U., age 10, OH, "Upcycled Pup"Kaitlyn Y., age 9, WA, "Cat Reading a Book"Madeline M., age 16, KS, "From Trash to Tree" In the October 2024 (winners published in […]

ASK October 2024—Bodacious Bandages

Anaya S., age 9Andrew C., age 7, NYAra E., age 6, CA, "The bandage shows super antibodies and healing cells coming to repair your injury!"Avery G., age 8, NJClaira K., age 9, WVClaire S., age 8, CADashiell H., age 6, WAEleanor H., age 10, TXEmma N., age 10, COFreya W., age 8, ORHazel L., age […]

SPIDER October 2024 – Facing a Fear

Adeline S., age 9, Fairlawn, OH, "Befriending a Monster"Evelyn M. A., age 7, Gainesville, FLJames, age 8, Milwaukee, WIJulian C., age 8, New York, NY, "Eeeeeeeeeek!"Lily Z., age 9, Dodgeville, WI, "The First Day of Second Grade"Linnea E., age 10, Madison, WI, "Traveling"Natalie B., age 9, Somerville, MA, "Ghosts"Vivian L., age 9, Marblehead, MA In […]

CRICKET September 2024 – How Unexpected!

(1st Prize 10 & under) Lyla W., age 10, Chester, NJ, "Why Leaves Fall from Trees"(1st Prize 11 & up) Sofia M., age 13, Newton, MA, "The Aftertaste of Adulthood"(2nd Prize 10 & under) Colin L., age 9, Folsom, CA, "The Big Black Monster"(2nd Prize 10 & under) Kate A., age 9, Bulverde, TX, "A […]

ASK September 2024 – The Perfect Cookie

Anna B., age 11, SCBruce F., age 7, OHElla M., age 10Iris S., age 15, TXIsabelle D., age 9, TXLily T., age 7, MDLouise, age 11, NCLuna, age 11, WIMiles M., age 5Molly, age 7, MDMorgan M., age 8, NCRosalie D., age 11, TX In our September issue (winners published in February 2025), we asked […]

MUSE September 2024 – SciCom Comics

Joel M., age 13, NYJuniper J, age 11, MTLydia P., age 13, NEQueen Clementine (aka Lucy K.), age 13, CO(Honorable Mention) Arabella K., age 12, SD(Honorable Mention) Clara S., age 9, MN(Honorable Mention) Eva, age 12, NC, "How Photosynthesis Works"(Honorable Mention) Hannah M., age 11, CA(Honorable Mention) Jonah K., age 13, OR(Honorable Mention) Joshua C., […]