Dear Boys and Girls, Welcome to the Summer edition of the

Search for Sunshine!
Lots of small yellow suns
are hidden throughout
this newsletter. How
many can you find?
Answer is on the back
page.
Dates for your Diary
 Commentary Cruise
- 24th and 31st July
Dear Boys and Girls,
Welcome to the Summer edition of the Ullswater ‘Steamers’ Kids’
Club Newsletter. It is mid-July and the school holidays are almost
here, hip-hip hooray! This issue is filled with lots of things to do
over summer; from puzzles and games, to competitions and crafts
- 7th 14th and 21st August
Where did the fairies go? How was the
valley formed? Do you know what a Pele
Tower is? Find out some fun facts about
Ullswater on our evening cruises.
and of course the latest news from the ‘Steamers’.

Let’s start the Summer fun!
Ahoy there Pirates
- 22nd August
Join the scurvy dogs onboard the pirate
ship ‘Western Belle’ for two hours of
swashbuckling mayhem. Lots of fun and
games to join in with, including on-board
water cannons to repel enemy vessels!
Sammy
Joke Time
What do you call a cat
at the beach?
Sandy Claws!
Going Batty for Bats!
Did you know that there are sixteen species of bat in Britain? Did you
know Cumbria is home to eight of these species? Did you know a
summer evening is the best time to spot them? Well now you do!
Bats are a nocturnal animal, which means they sleep during the day
and come out at night time, which is why you may see more of
them on a summer’s night. So make sure you keep your eyes
peeled! For more information on bats and other wildlife visit:
www.wildzone-cumbria.org.
www.ullswater-steamers.co.uk
Here at ‘Steamers’, we would like you
to send in anything that you would like
to appear on the noticeboard. It could
be a funny joke, a poem, a letter about
your visit to us or some photos you
just think we would like to see!
Joke Time
If you would like to be featured on our
noticeboard, email Kate at
drink on a hot summer’s
kate@lakedistrictestates.co.uk.
day?
Make sure you ask for an adult’s
permission first!
What do frogs like to
Croak-a-Cola!
? Guess Who ?
Do you know what this
creature is in the photo
on the right? Email us
your answers.
Summer is well and truly on its way, so brighten up your bedroom with our summer
sunshine craft activity!
You will need:
1. Colour in the paper plate with your yellow crayon.
2. Put your hand on a piece of the yellow paper and using your
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A pair of scissors
other hand, trace around it with the thick black pen. You
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A glue-stick
may need someone to help you with this bit.
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A paper plate
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Yellow, gold and orange
paper
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Yellow crayon
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Thick black pen
3. Repeat this for all the different coloured bits of paper,
until you have about 12 hand prints.
4. Using the scissors carefully cut around each of the
handprints.
5. Turn over the paper plate. Using the glue-stick, glue
around the edge of the paper plate, you can now stick all
Remember to ask an
adult for permission
before using scissors!
your colourful handprints around the edge.
6. Finally, use the thick black pen to draw a smiley face on
the front of the paper plate.
Hey Presto, a super, smiley sun!
Can you help
lead Sammy to
the delicious ice
creams? Quick,
before they melt!
Finish
Start
Cool Crossword
It may be getting warmer outside, but relax with our cool
summer crossword. Just answer the numbered clues in
the box and put them into the grid below.
Across
Clues
1. Small red fruit. Delicious with cream! (12)
5. Wear this on your head to shade you from
the sun. (3)
8. The perfect summer treat. Sammy likes his
with raspberry sauce! (8)
9. You can hide in this, under a big tree, to
cool down. (5)
12. A pretty insect that flies from flower to
flower throughout the summer months. (9)
Down
1. Make sure you rub this lotion into your skin
before going out in the sun. (8)
2. Sand and sea, you are at the _____. (5)
3. Fingers crossed, we won’t have too much
of this weather over summer. (4)
4. The perfect activity to cool yourself down.
(8)
6. If the weather is nice, you can eat outside.
(6)
7. You can make sandcastles with a bucket
and a _____. (5)
10. You may feel to opposite of cold in the
summer season. (3)
11. It’s big and yellow and keeps our planet
warm. (3)
News
A Day in the Life of a Pirate!
Ahoy there mateys! Whoops, I was still in
‘pirate mode’ then! Just a few weeks back we
held our first ‘Ahoy there Pirates’ event of the
year and what a fantastic day it was!
We had two cruises on 6th June and they were both filled with fun, games, face-paint,
water cannons, and of course Scurvy Dogs (children). I can’t wait for our next pirate
day on 22nd August. It’s just over one month away, so I’d better get practicing my
“Arggggghhhs”. You can find out more information about our ‘Ahoy there Pirates’
event on our website.
Challenge Sammy!
Here I am at Howtown, taking part in
Nurture Eden’s Cycling Challenge. I was
just taking a little breather when
‘Steamers’ Welsh Dave took a picture of me!
The aim of the challenge was to use the
map on the Nurture Eden website to try to
find some Olympic torches hidden around
Ullswater. What made it even more fun was
that you had to do it by bike! I found two
torches one at Howtown and one at Hallin
Fell. Did any of you join in the challenge?
Which torches did you find? Write to me to
let me know!
Sammy
Answers:
Ice Cream Maze
I Spy Sunshine:
There are 10
sunshine’s
throughout the
Summer Newsletter.
Cool Crossword
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