Would You Rather Wednesday

Hey readers,

Here are some fun Would You Rather questions for you! Check out the scenarios below and decide which one you would rather do.

Would you rather: 

1. Ski down the biggest hill OR sled down the biggest hill?
2. Have icicles for hair OR snow for eyebrows?
3. Play winter sports OR make winter crafts?
4. Invent a new holiday drink OR invent a new holiday tradition?

Let us know your answers in the comments below!

Have a great day,

-Mariam, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com 

Arabic Language Day Facts!

Hi readers,

In honour of Arabic Language Day, here are some fun facts!

• The oldest form of Arabic literature is poetry
• Arabic is spoken by people all over the world and each dialect, or type, is quite different from one another
• Some English words come from Arabic, like Coffee (Arabic: Qahwah), Algebra (Arabic: Jabr), and Cotton (Arabic: Qatn).
• Arabic is written from right to left

Do YOU know any fun facts about arabic that you’d like to share? Leave them in the comments below for us.

Have a great day,

-Mariam, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Recipe: Scribble Brownies for Brownie Day!

Hey readers,

To celebrate Brownie day, here’s a delicious recipe! Check it out!

You can also find the recipe here. Always ask an adult for help in the kitchen!

You’ll need:

• Your choice of brownie mix (boxed or homemade)
• 1 container chocolate frosting
• 1/2 cup of vanilla frosting
• 3 microwave safe bowls
• 3 re-sealable plastic bags
• gel food colouring in blue, pink, and yellow (or whichever colours you prefer)

How to make:

1. Bake the brownies to your liking.
2. Wait until they have completely cooled.
3. Frost all brownies with chocolate frosting.
4. Add vanilla frosting to 3 separate bowls.
5. Add gel food colouring to each bowl. 1 bowl neon blue, 1 neon pink, and 1 neon yellow.
6. Melt the frosting and transfer them to 3 separate re-sealable plastic bags.
7. Cut off a corner of the bag and drizzle the frosting over the brownies.
8. Let the frosting cool before cutting the brownies into squares.

Enjoy!

-Mariam, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Listen to a Chickadee Story!

Hey readers,

Put your thinking caps on for this mysterious story in the December issue of Chickadee! Click play below to listen to The Case of the Mysterious Tracks by Jessica Westhead, illustrated by Nneka Myers.

The Case of the Mysterious Tracks by Jessica Westhead (read by author), Chickadee December 2022

Happy listening!

-Mariam, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Recipe: Perfect Parfait!

Hey readers,

November 24 is Parfait (say: PAR-fay) Day! A parfait is a sweet dessert with layered ingredients. What those ingredients are, is totally up to you! Check out this breakfast parfait recipe from the September 2020 issue of Chickadee.

*Remember to ask an adult for help in the kitchen!

Enjoy!

-Mariam, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com