Happy Lunar New Year!

Listen to the Lunar New Year story “Bammy and Sugared Ginger” from Chickadee’s January/February issue by clicking HERE. Enjoy!

Make a Fun Apple Snack!

Hi, readers!

The Super Bowl is coming up this weekend. It’s a perfect time to make a football-themed apple snack!

Here’s what you need:

• cream cheese
• food colouring
• apples, sliced
• white icing

What to do:

1. Mix together a few drops of food colouring with cream cheese. Spread mixture onto apple slices.

2. Draw on football stitching with icing.

Enjoy!

– Mandy, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Contest Alert: Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Movie Giveaway

**CONTEST IS CLOSED. THANKS!**

Hi readers!

Disney’s The Nutrcracker and the Four Realms is now available on BLU-RAY™ and digital. It’s the classic tale about a young girl named Clara, who is transported to a magical and mysterious world full of dancing sweets and scurrying mice. The movie also includes breathtaking performances by ballet superstar Misty Copeland. Make that warm holiday feeling last all year round with your chance to WIN a copy right here!

We’re giving away three (3) copies of Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms. All you have to do to enter is leave your name and age in the comments below.

Contest Deadline: February 11, 2019 at 11:59PM.

Meanwhile, check out the movie trailer here. Good luck!

Winners will be chosen by random draw. Click here for full contest rules and regulations.

Prizes courtesy of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Canada.

Fun Winter Activities!

Owlkids intern, Taylor, has some fun winter tips for you!

Hey readers,

Winter is in full swing, and with the cold and snow of the season comes lots of fun activities you can do outside. Read on for some ideas!

• Build a snow family: take building a snowman a step further by building a whole family! You can build snow-children, snow-pets, and snow-parents.
• Look for animal tracks: look out for footprints in the snow and try to guess which animals they belong to. You can see tracks from dogs, squirrels, rabbits and more!
• Snow hopscotch: hopscotch isn’t just a summer activity! Instead of using chalk, you can trace lines in the snow. Or, to make it harder, you can try to jump into your friend’s footprints instead of boxes.
• Have a snowball-throwing contest: pick a target, like a tree trunk, and see who can hit it with a snowball. Make sure to be respectful and use trees in your own yard.

What are your favourite winter outdoor activities? Let us know in the comments!

-Taylor, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Disney on Ice 100 Years of Magic in Toronto!

Congratulations to the winners of the Disney on Ice Celebrates 100 Years of Magic Contest!

Allison and Kaitlyn won from the Chirp blog and Esme won from the Chickadee blog.

I also got a chance to see Disney on Ice in Toronto and it was incredible! All the star characters were there, including Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Anna and Elsa, Belle and the Beast, Woody and Buzz Lightyear, and many more!

My favourite part of the show was watching the skating version of Frozen. The costumes and set design were stunning — there were even special effects! And of course, the music was great to sing along to.

Disney On Ice celebrates 100 Years of Magic is in Toronto from January 25 to January 28, 2019. Click here to see if it is coming to a city near you!

-Mandy, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com