PUZZLE ANSWERS
page 2 •Who's in the Family?
There are five people and three pets in this family: Dad, Mom, Grandmother, school-age child, baby, dog, cat, goldfish. Hints: Look at the pairs of shoes, the coats and hats, the mugs and card on the table, the balloons, the pet dishes and poster on the fridge.
page 3 • Sorting Laundry
Only one pair of long socks has three stripes at the top.
No. Shirt number 4 is missing.
There are 12 long socks, which make 6 perfect pairs. There are only 11 short socks, which makes 5 pairs plus 1 extra.
There are more shorts (8) than T-shirts (7).
page 4 • Copy Cousins
page 5 • Family Portrait
page 6 • Family Reunion
page 7 • Sunday Dinner
page 8 • Tea Time
top hat, three, teeth, thumb, teacup, triangles, tassles, tablecloth, teapot, treats, teaspoon, turtleneck, tiara, turtle, telephone, thumbtack, tree, tulips, tabby cat, tail, table, teddy bear, tie, tile floor, truck, tires, top, tag, tricycle, tennis ball, toy soldier, trumpet, toes, TV.
page 9 • Yard Work
page 10 • Good Night!
page 11 • Dish Duty
page 12 • Silly Shopping
page 14 • Cozy Cats
page 15 • Something Fishy
page 16 • Pretty Polly
page 17 • Look Alikes
page 18 • Tons o'Treats
There are seven light bones, and only six dark bones.
There are 12 hot dogs, and only 11 circles.
There is only one heart-shaped treat.
There are 46 total treats. $2.30 divided by 46 comes to .05 cents per treat.
page 19 • Heidi's Hamster
halo, harp, handlebars, handwriting, hammer, headdress, hamburger, hat, houseplant, hill, hook, handbag, hearing aid, hair, “H” charm, hem, hamper, heart, Harvey the hamster, hand, hoop, horse, half an apple, homework, hair-brush, handle, hole, house, hallway, hood, headlight, hexagon, hen, helium balloon, “happy”. Ice cream cone is in the lower left-hand corner, upside-down on the handbag.
page 20 • Not Again!
page 21 • Scared-y Pets
page 22 • The Pet Store
Unusual things: monkey reading newspaper; toy chicken in cage; fried eggs in cage with chicken; fish bones in fish bowl; cat sleeping in the aquarium; mouse on square exercise wheel, two-headed snake; turtle with a box shell; snail with a clock shell; dog wearing glasses, a beanie, and bunny slippers; cat with an umbrella tail; ferrets wearing hats and scarves; striped flamingo.
EXTRA FUN: The largest animal in the pet store is the elephant, who is hiding on the left side of the page. He's so big, you can only see his trunk and the tip of his tusk!
page 23 • Happy Hedgehog
page 24 • Dogs in the Yard
page 26 • Time for a Snack
page 27 • EEK!
page 28 • Our Club
page 29 • Sleepover
page 30 • What's Up?
page 31 • Crazy Hats
page 32 • Funny Faces
page 33 •Where Is the Cake?
page 34 • On the Boardwalk
Frank's, Fresh, French fries, FREE concert, French horn, frankfurter, front teeth, frog, fringed skirt, fried egg, fruit, frizzy hair, freckles, frown, frayed jeans, fraction, three fern fronds, frame, Frisbee, Friday's paper.
page 35 • Pen Pals
This pen pal lives in Australia! The eight clues are: the Australian flag; poster of a koala bear; toy kangaroo; letter addressed “G'day John,”; book on the history of Ayers Rock; sports shirt for the Canberra team; mask on the wall; pennant for the “Wallabies.”
page 36 • Shell Collection
There are seven starfish. If each starfish has five arms, that makes 35 arms all together. There are nine sand dollars and seven snail shells. There are six large, spotted shells, and they are not all the same. The one in the lower left-hand corner of the picture is a very different shape from the others!
page 38 • Class Picture
page 39 • Science Class
The girl looking through the microscope is doing more science work than the girl drawing a clown.
page 40 • Math Magic
page 41 • Gross!
page 42 • Ride the Bus
page 43 • Book Report
page 44 • Art Class
page 45 • No Homework?
page 46 • Homeschool
These homeschool students are studying the continent of Africa, and its many different animals; the map on the fridge shows the shape of the continent; giraffes, lions, and elephants all live in Africa; the magnets on the fridge are the letters that spell “Africa.”
page 47 • Spelling Bee
buzz cut hair, boy scout, bandana, badge, button, belt, back, beaver, blackboard, box of chalk, baseball cap, bowtie, book, bookmark, backpack, bag, banner, bench, braid, barrette, bangs, ballerina, bracelets, ballet shoes, border, basketball, bald, bell bottom pants, beard, bandage, balloon.
page 48 • Lunch Money
Annie has $2.00 to buy lunch; there are five pennies and six paperclips; there is only one nickel; yes, today Annie remembered her key!
page 50 • To Each His Own
page 51 • Look Alikes
page 52 • Community Cool
page 53 • Hello, Neighbor!
page 54 •Welcome Home!
page 55 • Keep the Neighborhood Clean
There were six choco milk cartons and six cola cans.
Orange soda was the most popular drink. There were eight bottles.
Yes, there were eight bottle caps and eight bottles.
No, there were only five straws, but 20 drink containers!
Gum was the least popular treat. There were only four gum wrappers.
page 56 • In the Park
page 57 • City Scenes
page 58 • Oops!
page 59 • New in Town
page 60 • Book Hunt
page 62 • School's Out!
page 63 • Catch Some ZZZs
page 64 • Dad's Famous Pancakes
page 65 • Armchair Adventures
page 66 • Pack Your Bags!
Things that are the SAME: Cage on the ski pole is the same as the beach ball; ski hat is the same as sleeve of Hawaiian shirt; sole of ski boot is the same as sandal; Ski Snow Mountain brochure is same shape as kite; sun on Ski Sun Mtn. brochure same as sum on bathing suit; mitten same as pattern on kite; snowflake on SKI brochure same as snowflake on sweater; pattern on skis same as pattern on palm tree; daisy on T-shirt same as daisy on sun hat.
Things that are OPPOSITE: The girl in the top picture is wearing a T-shirt, but is packing to go on a cold and snowy vacation, while the other girl is wearing a turtleneck sweater, but is packing for a warm and sunny vacation. The first girl is going to learn to ski on snow, while the girl in the lower right is going to learn how to water ski!
page 67 • Road Trip
page 68 • Creature Feature
page 69 • Lazy Days
page 70 • Check It Out!
This family is visiting the sate of Missouri. Missouri is known as the “Show Me State” (slogan on the boy's T-shirt). “The Gateway Arch” (Dad's T-shirt) is located in the city of St. Louis, and is the tallest monument in the US. The “world's first ice cream cone” (sign) was said to be sold at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. Famous Author “Mark Twain” (girl's T-shirt) author of Tom Sawyer and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, was born in Hannibal, MO. “Paddlewheelers” (gift bag) are a famous type of river boat that once traveled up and down the rivers of Missouri transporting goods, passengers, and entertainment.
page 71 •Wish You Were Here
page 72 • California Dreamin'
page 74 •What Smells So Good?
page 75 • Can't Get Enough Sweet Com
page 76 • Silly Chefs
page 77 • Scoops
page 78 • Sneaking Treats
page 79 • Just One Bite — Please?
page 80 • Food Fun
page 81 • Bunny Salad
page 82 • Super Salad
page 83 • Hiding Hot Dogs
page 84 • Saying Grace
page 86 • The Bike Path
page 87 • Berry Picking?
page 88 • Bird Watching
page 89 • Creepy Crawlies
page 90 • Downhill Race
page 91 • Summer Nights
page 92 • City Garden
page 93• Soccer Scramble
page 94 • Rain Dance
page 95 • The Swimmin' Hole
page 96 • Scavenger Hunt
Kate found four white stones, but only three dark stones.
Kate found six acorns, but only five of them had their caps on.
Kate found only one “Polly nose.” A Polly nose is the seed pod from the maple tree. If you break one apart in the middle, and peel open the fat end where the seed is, the inside edges of the pod are sticky. You can stick the pod on the end of your nose!
No. There are three feathers, three twigs, and five pinecones. That adds up to 11, and you cannot divide 11 by 2 evenly.
page 98 • Hide and Seek
page 99 • Pinball Wizard
The numbers 1 through 8 are hiding in the picture. If you add them up you get 36 points!
page 100 • Look Alikes
page 101 • Practice, Practice, Practice
page 102 • Clean Your Room!
page 103 • Tent City
page 104 •Whose Turn Is It?
page 105 • Huh?
page 106 • In the Attic
page 107 •Word Search
BRAIN TEASERS
HIDDEN PICTURES
GRIDS
GAMES
JOKES
PUZZLES
RIDDLES
MAZES
EXTRA FUN: The puzzle name “dot to dot” can be written without using letters by draw ing two dots and the number 2, like this, “•2•”.
page 108 • Crafty Cat
page109 • Now Where Did I See That …?
