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ZOOM says:
Happy holidays, everybody! The new year has snuck up on us once again. Is there someone you'd like to send a New Year's greeting to? We've got a few New Year's messages to share:

Aija, age 7 of Ann Arbor, MI wrote:
happy new year ZOOM!

Molly, age 6 of SC wrote:
rosses are red
violets are blue
happy new year to you


ZOOM replies:
Hi Aija and Molly! Thanks for wishing us a happy New Year. Wow, 2010! That's a lot of years. So, what do you think will happen this year? Is there anything special you're hoping for? Let us know! Write to Zmail with "NEW YEAR" in the subject line. We'll post your New Year's noodlings right here in just a few weeks.

Joana, age 9 of Phoenix, AZ wrote:
How do you count cows?
With a cowculater.

Jessica, age 10 of Robbins, NC wrote:
Where do ANTS eat?
the resturANT.

Hannah, age 7 of Dunedin, FL wrote:
knock knock. whos there. letis. letis who? let us in so i can tie my shoe.

Amber, age 9 of Buffalo, NY wrote:
I have a joke and a question. First, the joke.
Baby snake asked mama snake
Are we poisonous?
Mama snake said
Why?
Baby snake said
I bit my tongue.

Question: What are ZOOM jokes???
Are they ZOKES???

ZOOM replies:
Ahoy Joana, Jessica, Hannah, and Amber! Thanks for starting this year off with a good laugh! We think your ZOKES are ZOOMazing! If you'd like to see your favorite joke on the ZOOM Web site, send it to Zmail with "JOKE" in the subject line.

Caitlan, age 9 of Edinburg wrote:
Do you like candy!? Well i have an resepie four you.
Make some dough then molde it into an bred shape. slice up a bunanu & put them in a bole. mash it up. put it in the dough get some nuts chop them up and put them into the mix. then get some choklet cips. mix them all up in the dough then stick it in the oven entil it looks like bred. then take it out & slise it up like bred. And u have bunanu nut bred with coklet chips.

Kenzie, age 9 of Butler, PA wrote:
beetles on a boat
*1 piece of bread per person
*1/2 a cup of crunchy peanut butter per person

How to make:
*Get bread out and lay it out flat on the table
*Spread crunchy peanut butter on top of the bread
*Eat and enjoy

ZOOM replies:
Howdy Caitlan and Kenzie! Thanks for filling our menu with these great recipes! We love to learn from such expert chefs. Just be sure to check with a grown-up before trying out these recipes. Banana Nut Bread is full of goodies - nuts, fruit, chocolate - it's got it all! And Beetles on a Boat is just as fun to say as it is to eat. Can't get much better than that! We never stop getting hungry, so don't stop sending in your snack ideas. Just Zmail us with "RECIPE" in the subject line!

David, age 11 of New York, NY wrote:
I seen a video of you guys playing the cup game. I learn pretty quickly and made a nother game using cups. First, get 4 cups and color the inside bottom red. Then, put a blue dot under one cup. Shuffle them about and play the cup game. count to 30 seconds and see who has the dot. If they do they are elimainated. Try it out.

Amira, age 9 of Brooklyn Park, MN wrote:
I made up a game called Balloon Buddies for you guys to play. this is how to play: you will need a balloon for each person then you make two teams. then you will need to make a starting line and a finish line and fill up the balloons with air. first everyone needs to rub their balloon on their shirt until it sticks on to their shirt thats called electrostatick. next the first person in each team races to the line and back with the balloon on their shirt if it falls of you just rub it back on and keep going then the next person does the same until everyone on the team gets their turn. the first team to finish wins! please please try out my game I hope you have fun.

ZOOM replies:
What's up David and Amira!? Thanks for teaching us how to play your favorite games! We love this fun new version of the Cup Game, and we can't wait to give Balloon Buddies a try. If you want to check out the original Cup Game, zip on over to the Games section of Activities from the Show on the Web site. That's where you'll find all kinds of ZOOMy games to get you moving and thinking. Check it out and let us know what you think!

Jordan, age 14 of Dallas, NC wrote:
Snowman flower pot
Materials needed:
Small flower pot
Small styrofoam ball
white, blac and orange paint

What this stuff does is you paint everything white, glue the little ball to the bottom o the flower pot, and paint on the details... it is really fun

Laura, age 10 of Culver City, CA wrote:
i wanted to tell you about something awsome you can do with tape. fist you twist masking tape into twine. than you can do some really cool things with it like spiralling it to make a coaster to put drinks on. I love to work with tape and i have all sorts of kinds. i hope you enjoy it.

Jena, age 8 of Austin, TX wrote:
I had this great idea about a paper dog.
You get this square piece of paper and you fold it in half (traingle way). Then turn the traingle upside down. Fold the ears by the side corners (if you want to make a husky). Finally, make eyes, a nose, and a mouth (put the mouth in the middle of the inside fold).

ZOOM replies:
Hola Jordan, Laura, and Jena! Winter is a great time to get crafty! Check out these snowmen flower pots, tape twisters, and paper dogs. You name it, a ZOOMer can make it! If you've made something cool lately, let us know! Write to Zmail and put "CRAFTS" in the subject line.

Sally, age 10 of Atlanta, GA wrote:
Can you understand this??:

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It's in Ubbi dubbi!

Natalia, age 12 of Granada Hills, CA wrote:
Ubi lubove Zuboom! Muby ubolduber subistuber uband Ubi wubould ubalwubays wubatch ubit whuben wube wubere yubounguber!

Alyssa wrote:
Ubi lubovube yuboubur shubow!
Subay hubi tubo thube cubast ubof zuboubom cubast.
Uboncube ubagubaubin ubi lubovube yuboubur shubow!

Christianne, age 13 of Hoogezand wrote:
yubou shubould truby trubanslubatubing Ubbi Dubbi twubice subometubime subo yubou wubill gubet uban ubevuben subillubier subentubence! Lubike thubis: Thubububis subububounds ububevubububen subububillubububier!

ZOOM replies:
Hubellubo Suballuby, Nubatubalubiuba, Ubalubyssuba, uband Chrubistiubanne! That's awesome that you like the show! Uband wube ubare vuberuby ubimprubessubed wubith yubour Ububbubi Dububbubi! What do you think about Christianne's idea of double Ubbi Dubbing something? Want to try it out? You can practice with the Ubbi Dubbi Translator in the Games section of the site. And don't forget to keep sending your Ubified (or double-Ubified) messages to Zmail! Wube cubouldubn't ZUBOOM wubithubout yubou!
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