Yummy Hot Chocolate Recipe

Hi readers,

This has been one cold winter at the Owlkids office in Toronto! On Monday morning, it was -20ºC (-4ºF)! To warm up from the cold weather, we’ve been drinking some hot cocoa. Here’s the recipe so you can try it too.

*Remember to ask your parents for help with the microwave first.

Yummy Hot Chocolate

You’ll Need:

250 mL (1 cup) milk or soy milk
7.5 mL (1/2 teaspoon) honey
15 mL (1 tablespoon) cocoa powder

Optional: marshmallows

What to do:

1. Combine milk, honey, and cocoa powder in a microwave-safe mug. Stir it up until the honey and cocoa dissolve a little.

2. Microwave mixture for 30 seconds on high, then stir until the cocoa powder completely dissolves.

3. Microwave mixture for another 45 seconds. Stir again.

4. Let drink cool a bit before drinking. Enjoy!

Serves 1.

What’s the weather like where YOU are? Tell us what the temperature is in your neck of the woods in the comment section!

Talk soon,

Mandy

Editor of chickaDEE

chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

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Winter Book Recommendation

Hi readers,

Here’s a cool winter book recommendation! Check out this book about a group of friends who just want to make the perfect hockey rink.

The Rink Rats by Irene Punt

If you’ve ever played hockey or skated on rough ice, you’ll know what these characters are feeling!

Happy reading,

Mandy

Editor of chickaDEE

chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

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Robot Game!

Hi readers,

Robots rule! Especially robots that love cake. Click here to play the web game R.I.F.T.

The object of the game is to be a robot who brings its master a big piece of cake. I especially love how the robot dances when it passes a level. Hilarious!

What was your highest score?

Remember to ask your parents for permission to play the game first.

Talk to you later,

Mandy

Editor of chickaDEE

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Happy New Year!

Hi readers,

I don’t know about you, but I’m really looking forward to the new year! Have you started thinking about all the stuff you’d like to do in 2011 yet?

On page 19 of the January/February issue, we showed you how to make a Future Box.

Once you’ve made the box, write down all your wishes on small pieces of paper. Then seal up the box and put it in a safe place. On January 1st, 2012, you can open the box again and see how many of your wishes came true!

For now, I’ll share one of my wishes with you: For 2011, I wish to meet more chickaDEE readers on the blog this year!

Post a comment below and tell me one of YOUR wishes for 2011.

Happy new year, everyone!

Mandy

Editor of chickaDEE

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Wacky Weather Fact!

Hello readers,

On page 11 of the December issue, we asked you to be a weather detective and find out if some wacky weather sayings were true or false.

Here was one of the wacky facts:

You can tell the temperature outside by listening to the chirps of crickets.

True or False?

The answer is TRUE! Warm weather makes a cricket chirp faster. You can count cricket chirps to figure out the temperature.

Here’s the formula from The Old Farmer’s Almanac:

To convert cricket chirps to degrees Fahrenheit, count number of chirps in 14 seconds then add 40 to get temperature.

Example: 30 chirps + 40 = 70° F

To convert cricket chirps to degrees Celsius, count number of chirps in 25 seconds, divide by 3, then add 4 to get temperature.

Example: 48 chirps /(divided by) 3 + 4 = 20° C

But since winter is coming, you’ll have to wait until spring to test it out!

Talk soon,

Mandy

Editor of chickaDEE

chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

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