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FlO THE OTTAWA CITIZEN SUNDAY, JANUARY 21, 1990 r) Co 0 ft a Sarah Ahmed, 7, asks: Where does volcanic lava come from and how hot is it? According to the Childcraft encyclopedia Vol. 4, World and Space) there are pockets of melted rock far down in the earth. Pressure from gas sometimes pushes the melted rock, which is called magma, up to the earth's surface. When the red-hot magma comes out of the ground, it's called lava. The lava cools into the black rock that builds the volcano.

The lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano reaches temperatures of i 2,100 degrees Fahrenheit, but within a few hours the top of the lava flow is cool enough to walk on. (If you have a question on any topic, write us at the Kids' page. We'll answer one every week.) tl I Why did the chicken cross the park? 1 ll it I ll i What dog loves to take baths? A shampoodle. (Submitted by Marjorie Gillard, 11) To get to the other slide. (Submitted by Victoria Wright, 5) i 5 What's your favorite show? Under the Umbrella TVee oily, Iggy, Gloria and Jacob are roommates in a cosy apartment it The Cosby Show? How about Sesame Street? Did you know that several television shows for kids are made right here where we live? Here's a look at some of them you might watch.

Maybe your favorite is among them. Oh yes they on Spring Street. But they aren't ordinary roommates. Holly is a woman. Iggy is an iguana.

Gloria is a gopher. And Jacob is a blue jay. (They're all puppets, except for Holly.) Their show, Under the Umbrella Tree, first aD-peared on television in 1986. ''MM ome call it the show parents love to hate. In 1989, You Can't Do That on Television Holly Larocque and assorted friends It produced at CBC studios at 250 Lanark Ave.

if i 1 Mr If Y- fil II 'mini I celebrated its 10th anniversary of production at CJOH studios on Merivale Road. Last year, a Kids' Page survey rated it second in popularity to the Cosby Show. And in 1986, 10,000 kids gathered at the White House in Washington to meet the show's stars. Two of the show's best-known symbols are the face of Les Lye and the Green Slime that's dumped on anyone who says, "I don't know." The puppeteer behind Gloria, a furry red-headed gopher, is the show's producer, Noreen Young. Noreen, who was born in Ottawa, attended Hopewell Avenue Public School and Glebe Collegiate.

Later she studied art in Toronto, and taught herself puppet-making. Since 1 983, she and her family have lived on a farm near Almonte, where she has a huge studioworkshop. Holly is played by Ottawa's Holly Larocque, a talented singer, actress and dancer. Les Lye and friend (Cast members get $50 extra Switchback gets you involved for being slimed!) hether you're in the audience, or watching from home, All actors are chosen from the Ottawa area and attend local schools. Some of the best known are Chris Bickford, Ted Wilson, Christian Tessier, Jennifer Brackenbury and Stephen Bauder.

Marie Soleil in French E3 Raccoons are the stars bravo, bravo, c'esf beau, 1 1 aW rr Switchback is a show that gets you involved. There are phone-ins, contests, prizes, birthday greetings and lots of opportunities to express your views. You can order free tickets by calling 724-5145, and then watch the show being broadcast live from the CBC studio on Lanark Avenue. I iO VI WUV most popular family shows, Tfte Raccoons, bravot' If you know that song, you're probably one of Marie Soleits 12,000 fans. That's how many children rise and Terry Dimonte and Natalie Gray The host, Terry Dimonte, is is produced in downtown Ottawa by Evergreen Raccoons Productions Inc.

The show is about Bert, Melissa and Ralph Raccoon, and their dog Shaef-fer. The animation making the characters look as if they are moving is done by hand, rather than by from Montreal. He commutes to Ottawa each weekend for the show. He's the "morning man" on radio station CHOM-FM. Natalie Gray, the co-host, was born in England, and has been in show business since she was a child.

She's also an artist who sells her art on the Byward Market. i it 4 I if i if 1 Cedric and Bert shine every Satur- day to switch on Suzanne Pinel this French immersion show. It's been produced in Ottawa, at the CJOH studios at 1500 Merivale since 1985. The star, Suzanne Pinel who was born in Lower-town sings, chats, plays games and teaches crafts. Pinel used to work as a children's nurse and only sang as a hobby.

Sometimes she brought her guitar to the hospital to cheer up patients. computer, at Hinton Animation Studios. It has won awards, and is one of the few cartoons since The Flintstones to be shown at night. Kevin Gillis, who created The Raccoons, chose these animals because he was having trouble with them at his cottage. When to watch ere's when to watch these shows: Marie Soleil: CJOH Saturday, 7 a.m.

(also on YTV weekdays at 9:30 a.m.) Contact your favorite star MateaRA: BOW! ids, if you want to write to the stars of your favorite local TV shows, here's where to send your letters: For the CBC shows, it's CBC, P.O. Box 3220, Sta-1 v1 tjonC Ottawa, K1Y1c4. ere's a fun way to have fun make a rainbowl You need: You Can't Do That On Television: CJOH Saturday, noon (also on YTV weekdays at 12:30 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.) Under The Umbrella Tree: CBC Monday to Friday, 10:15 a.m. The Raccoons: CBC Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Switchback: CBC Sunday, 9 a.m. For CJOH, it'sCJOH, P.O. Bo 5813, Merivale Depot, Ottawa, K2C 3G6. And for The Raccoons, it's Evergreen Raccoon Productions at 400 MacLaren Ottawa, K2P 0M8. 250 ml of milk 1 pie plate food coloring (3-4 colors) 15 ml dish detergent 1.

Pour the milk into the pie plate 2. Add a few drops of food coloring (use a few drops of each color). 3. Add a few drops of dish detergent. 4.

Say this chant: "Alacazam, alacazee, Make a rainbow just for mel" (Thanks to Kristin Willemsen, Grade 1 at Holy Spirit School, for sending in this neat idea.) GUESS WHAT? Janis Nostbakken is a children's TV producer, author and founding editor of Chickadee Magazine. Her weekly column introduces young readers to the wonders of magic, experiments, cooking or crafts. you like watching Saturday morning television, you'll love making your own cartoons. 1. Start with a small pad of paper of at least 12 nanns.

Or make vour own Dad bv taplna maskina HEY, KIDS! We need your help I. I need your sTv drawings, (f jokes, poems "2 A I I and craft ac- tivities. Right now, we i ff need drawings of pen- j': guins, gorillas and i i pterosaurs (extinct flying reptiles.) We also need your recipes for your fa- vorite sandwiches. Send them to the Kids' page, co 'f The Ottawa Citizen, Box Vut1- 5020, Ottawa K2C3M4. Today's Kids' page reador Is Emma Wong.

I I W'' tape around the left-hand edges of a dozen or so pieces of paper or index cards. 2. Draw a simple stick figure near the right-hand edge of the first page. 3. Draw the same figure, slightly altered, In the same position on each of the remaining pages.

You may want to show the figure running, Jumping or even moving from a standing to a sitting position. 4. When you have finished the drawings, grasp the pad In your left hand and quickly flip the pages with your right thumb. Guess what? The stick figure appears to be moving. You've created an anlmatod cartoon! Cinmn ptiolo Animation: You can make your own cartoons movel.