Tongue Twister Tuesday

Hey readers,

It’s Tongue Twister Tuesday! Can you say these five times fast?

• Cute Crafts
• Bouncing Black Boots
• Seven Shiny Ships
• Perfect Purple Plums

Do you have any favourite tongue twisters? Let us know in the comments!

Talk to you later,

-Mariam, chirpblog@owlkids.com

Happy International Cat Day!

Hey readers,

Today is International Cat Day! This day was created to celebrate the friendship we share with cats and to raise awareness for our feline friends. It’s the perfect day to learn about ways to help and protect them.

Here are some fun facts about cats to get your day started:

• Cats are one of the most popular pet in the world.
• Cats have whiskers on the back of their front legs.
• Cats save energy by sleeping for 13 to 14 hours a day.
• Cats are the only mammals that can’t taste sweetness.
• Cats have powerful night vision, excellent hearing and an amazing sense of smell.
• A group of cats is called a clowder, a male cat is called a tom, a female cat is called a molly and young cats are called kittens.

Trying to find ways to celebrate? How about these ideas:

• Dress the part! Whether you’re spending International Cat Day at school or at home, show your love by wearing a pair of cat ears.
• Take a catnap! Cats are experts in napping so take a page from their book and have a great nap.
• Share a catty selfie! Let the whole world know how you feel by snapping a selfie with your cat and posting it on social media.

Do you have a cat of your own? Tell us their name in the comments below!

Happy International Cat Day!

-Mariam, chirpblog@owlkids.com

Meet The Wiggles!

Hi there!

Do you like dancing along with The Wiggles? We do! And we had a chance to meet Blue Wiggle Anthony and new Yellow Wiggle Tsehay and ask them some burning questions sent in by Chirp readers. Check out their answers!

What is the best part about being a Wiggle? – Matilda 

Anthony: You get to dress up every day in your favourite colour. And my favourite colour is blue! And I get to sing and dance and play songs for children.

Tsehay: I get to wear my favourite colour which is yellow. It matches my name, which means “the sun”. And I love to dance and sing with kids and have a great time.

Why are you called The Wiggles? – Lennon and Regan

Anthony: When we first made our music, we saw that young children kind of wiggled more than they danced. So we thought we’d make our name The Wiggles!

How do you come up with your songs? – Kayla and Emily

Anthony: When you write for children, you can choose from a whole world of ideas because children are so open and curious. We can write about fruit salad, yummy, yummy! Or we will write about a hot potato getting in the car, chug, chug!

Tsehay: The wiggles have different talents so it’s also about showcasing what each Wiggle can do. I love to dance!

Does Captain Feathersword actually live on a pirate ship? – Fallon

Anthony: He lives on land but he spends so much time on the SS Feathersword that when he comes off it he has sea legs! So he gets a bit wobbly sometimes.

Thanks so much to The Wiggles for answering our questions! And be sure to check out the Chirp blog later this month for a special Wiggles Concert Contest.

Until then, keep on dancing, everyone!

-Jackie, chirpblog@owlkids.com

Reader Art of the Week

Hi readers,

Chirp reader Lydia showed us her super cool drawing! Check it out!

Awesome job, Lydia!

Readers, would you like to see your art on the Chirp blog? Send it to chirpblog@owlkids.com.

Have an awesome weekend!

-Samantha, chirpblog@owlkids.com

Chirp’s Summer Contest Winners!

Hey readers,

Congrats to these lucky winners! They all get the Donut Sprinkler!

Maksim Khozeev

Dia Verma

Vivaan Sharma

And good luck in the next Chirp Blog Contest, everyone!

-Mariam, chirpblog@owlkids.com