Mish Mash

Hi readers,

I’ve got some hilarious Mish Mash stuff for you straight from our chickaDEE mailbag! Here we go:

TONGUE TWISTER

Say this line 10 times fast: Nancy Clancy is so fancy!

– Journey

JOKE

Q. When does it rain money?

A. When you see some change in the weather!

– Oscar L.

RIDDLE

We are small and tall,

We are BIG and small,

We are quiet and loud,

We are humble and proud.

What are we?

– Jari, 9

(To see the answer to this riddle, click on the comment section!)

Thanks for all your Mish Mash letters, everybody. Keep ’em coming!

If you want to see your jokes in the magazine or on the blog, send us your Mish Mash jokes to:

Mish Mash c/o chickaDEE

10 Lower Spadina Ave., #400

Toronto, ON

M5V 2Z2

Canada

or email us at the address below.

Have a great weekend, everyone!

Mandy

Editor of chickaDEE

chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

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Reader Art of the Week

Hi readers!

Melissa here, with another round of Reader Art of the Week!

This entry comes from Emily Kitchen, 8. It’s a picture of her favourite chickaDEE character, Shelldon!

That Shelldon, he sure does crack me up! Thanks for sharing this great drawing with us, Emily.

That’s all for now readers.

Remember to keep those drawings coming to chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Melissa

Assistant Editor of chickaDEE

chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

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Cool Costume

Hey readers!

Did you have a spook-tacular Halloween?

chickaDEE reader Alison, 9, sure did! She dressed up in the creepy Magical Medusa costume as seen in the October 2011 issue of chickaDEE.

Check it out!

Isn’t that cool? Alison won first place in a costume contest for her ghoul-ish getup.

Nice job, Alison!

Send photos of your costume to chickadeeblog@owlkids.com.

Talk to you soon!

Melissa

Assistant Editor of chickaDEE

chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

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Happy Halloween!

Hi readers,

Happy Halloween, everybody. Let’s celebrate today with some random facts from past Halloween-inspired Did You Know’s!

1. Canada, Ireland, the United Kingdom and the United States are the only countries where children go trick-or-treating.
2. The tradition of carving jack-o’-lanterns started in Ireland hundreds of years ago. Irish people carved mean faces into turnips to scare bad luck away.
3. The most popular Halloween candy is chocolate!
4. Pumpkins are the world’s biggest fruit. Sometimes they grow so big that they weigh as much as grizzly bears.

I hope you all have a happy and SAFE Halloween tonight. And if you need a last-minute costume idea, check out page 16 of chickaDEE’s October issue for some quick and fun ideas! If you already do have a costume, tell us what you’re dressing up as in the comment section below!

Be safe and talk soon,

Mandy

Editor of chickaDEE

chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

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Fiesta Time!

Hi readers,

In the November issue, we gave you tips on how to throw a Mexico-themed party with your friends and family. Here is a traditional Mexican party song you can add to the festivities!

1. Hang your piñata in an open space.

2. Line your friends and family up from youngest to oldest.

3. Blindfold the first player and turn them around three times. The player then gets three chances to hit the piñata with the stick.

4. While hitting the piñata, you can sing this traditional song:

Go, go, go
Don’t lose your aim
Because if you lose it
You will lose the path.
You hit it ONE
You hit it TWO
You hit it THREE
And your time is over!

If you want to try it in Spanish, here are the words:

Dale dale daleno pierdas el tino porque si lo pierdes, pierdes el
camino
Ya le diste una
Ya le diste dos
Ya le diste tres
Y tu tiempo se acabo

5. Each player gets a turn until the piñata breaks open!

Have fun playing,

Mandy

Editor of chickaDEE

chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

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