Hi readers,
It’s time for the first reader art of the week for December.
This week’s drawing is by Cadence Fletcher, 5.
Looks like Chick is having a great time playing outside!
Thanks for sending in your drawing, Cadence.
Do you have art to share? Send it to chickadeeblog@owlkids.com and we may post it on our blog.
Talk to you later,
Ashley, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com
Yesterday, I saw a preview of the new permanent exhibition at the Ontario Science Centre. The exhibit, called AstraZeneca Human Edge, has more than 55 exhibits about the human body, health, fitness and nutrition. Here are some highlights from my visit!
The entrance to the exhibit got me excited to see what was inside!
This is a real interactive climbing wall! The exhibit talks about mountain climbers and what they face when they push their bodies to the limit. On the lower climbing wall, you can put yourself in the shoes of a climber and try for yourself! More experienced climbers can try the upper wall.
The heart is the hardest working muscle in our bodies. It pumps blood to our toes and back in just 16 seconds. Check out this real elephant heart. It was SO big. The elephant is one of the world’s largest land mammals — just imagine how hard an elephant’s heart must work to pump blood!
Interesting fact: our bodies produce a lot of snot, or mucus. In fact, this jar contains the amount of mucus a healthy body produces in ONE DAY. Of course, the mucus mostly stays inside our bodies, or we would need a lot of tissues!
Single Breath is an exhibit that resembles a diving bell on the outside. (A diving bell transports a diver deep into the ocean). This exhibit was designed with a world-champion freediver in mind. Mandy-Rae Cruickshank Krack, who narrates this exhibit, is a freediver who broke a world record for diving 88 metres in 2 minutes and 48 seconds. And she did it all in a single breath! Here, we see what the surface of the ocean looks like from the view of a diver. Neat!
Here I am experiencing the exhibit. I found it pretty exciting and spectacular to listen to Mandy-Rae narrate the dive and experience what she saw and felt during the whole 2 minutes and 48 seconds. I felt like I was there!
The AstraZeneca Human Edge exhibit opens Saturday, December 7. If you live in the Toronto area or plan on visiting, you should definitely check it out! You can get more details about the Ontario Science Centre by clicking HERE.
Let me know what you think of this exhibit by leaving a comment below!
Talk soon,
Mandy, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com
Hi Readers,
In chickaDEE’s December Did You Know? Cool Winter Things to Do in Canada, we placed Kouchibouguac National Park under Nova Scotia, but it is actually in New Brunswick.
Thanks to our awesome readers for helping us correct the mistake!
Mandy
chickaDEE Editor
Hi readers,
Today is Giving Tuesday! On this day, people are encouraged to give to charity and volunteer. To help inspire you and your family, meet 6-year-old chickaDEE reader Isabel. She started “Isabel’s Pet Portrait Fundraiser” as a way to raise money for the Small Animal Rescue Society of BC. Isabel raised over $500 by drawing pet portraits. Way to go, Isabel! Read on for more on Isabel’s story.
Isabel with her pet bunnies, Christopher and Myrtle.
chickaDEE: How did you get the idea to start drawing pet portraits for charity?
Isabel: My friend Jen, who is a volunteer at the Small Animal Rescue Society of BC, really liked my drawings of bunnies I make and asked me if I could do something with my drawings to help the bunnies and other animals who need homes. I like to draw animals and I thought people would like portraits of their pets.
chickaDEE: Why is the Small Animal Rescue Society of BC important to you?
Isabel: Because they save animals’ lives. I adopted my pet bunnies, Christopher and Myrtle, from there and I love them. A lot of the bunnies and guinea pigs, hamsters, chinchillas, gerbils, rats and all the other small pets get dumped outside when their owners don’t want them anymore. They get hurt and cold outside. The Small Animal Rescue saves them and gives them food and water and treats and love. Then they find them homes. There are lots of animals there who need a home and I would like people to adopt them.
chickaDEE: How did people hear about your fundraising idea?
Isabel: My mom posted it on Facebook and my friends at the Small Animal Rescue told everyone they knew about it.
chickaDEE: How many pet portraits did you draw?
Isabel: I drew 53 pet portraits!
chickaDEE: Do you have any tips on drawing animals?
Isabel: Spend lots of time with animals. Also, use pencil first so you can erase things you are not happy with and then when you are done, use marker over the lines.
chickaDEE: Do you have any plans to do this again?
Isabel: Yes! I am going to do this again in the new year. If you join my page on Facebook* you will hear about the next time I do it. Also the Small Animal Rescue can let you know about it, too.
Thank you to Isabel for sharing her story with us. Now, check out some of Isabel’s artwork!
Have a great Giving Tuesday, everyone!
Mandy, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com
*Please ask your parent’s permission before signing it to Facebook.
Hi readers,
It’s Hanukkah! This Jewish holiday is also called the Festival of Lights and it is celebrated for eight days with special traditions, fried foods and games.
To learn more about this holiday and other celebrations around the world, pick up the December issue of chickaDEE Magazine.
Happy holidays!
Mandy, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com
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