Join UNICEF’s Halloween Heroes Walk-a-Thon!

Illustration: UNICEF

Today is the first day of October! Time to think about Halloween, right? Depending on where you live, COVID-19 may change your plans for Halloween this year. But now you can keep the Halloween spirit alive in your own neighbourhood—and help kids who need it! For many kids around the world, COVID-19 has changed their access to essentials that keep them safe and healthy: water, nutrition, education and health care.

Photo: UNICEF

UNICEF Canada has adapted their popular Halloween program to encourage kids to become Halloween Heroes! How? Dress up and walk your neighbourhood (while social distancing) with your family and sign up for the UNICEF Halloween Walk-a-thon! When you sign up by October 9th, you’ll get a fun walk-a-thon package in the mail with a Halloween Hero Card to help you raise money. Get all the details by clicking here.

UNICEF Halloween Hero card for collecting digital donations

It sounds like a great idea that we can all get behind! Will you be a Halloween Hero this year? Let us know in the comments!

-Mandy, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Get Ready for the October Issue!

The October issue will get you into the spirit for spooky season! Find out what glows in the dark, follow Sam on his journey to find bats in Belize, and get Halloween craft ideas! We also show you how to make an apple mummy with Dr. Zed and a fun Halloweeny yogurt bark recipe. Have a spooktacular time reading this issue!

Dr. Zed Magic Paper Experiment

Try the Dr. Zed Science Magic Paper experiment by following the instructions here!

September Issues are Here!

Chickadee’s September 2020 Cover

The September issue is on its way to your mailboxes! After an extra-long time off school, you may need to power up your brain again for learning. This month, we explore how your brain works and what you can do to supercharge it for school! There’s also cool crafts for your books, a recipe for a perfect parfait and a very fun Dr. Zed paper experiment. As always, the magazine is also packed with comics, stories and puzzles.

The return to school may look different for you this year. Wherever you are, we hope that you have fun and stay safe!

From your friends at Chickadee Magazine.

-Mandy, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21

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This month is National Indigenous History Month and National Indigenous Peoples Day is on June 21st. There are lots of ways to celebrate the diverse cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people.

While many powwows have been cancelled this year, some events are going virtual. Ask your parents to search for virtual powwows like the one put on by the Winnipeg Art Gallery in collaboration with Indigenous Music.

You can also listen to stories written by Indigenous authors that appeared in the pages of Chirp and Chickadee.

• Alan Syliboy reads Dream Canoe and Wolverine and Little Thunder.
• Joanne Roberston reads Spring’s Gift.
• Nancy Cooper reads Elder Brother Learns a Lesson (illustrated by Fallon Simard) and How Gwiingwa’age Came to Earth (illustrated by Chief Lady Bird).

Or watch this short film from the National Film Board called The Owl and The Raven: An Inuit Legend.

Let us know how you plan to celebrate in the comments below!

-Mandy, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com