Would You Rather Wednesday

Hey readers,

Get ready for another Would You Rather Wednesday! Check out the scenarios below and decide which one you would rather do.

Would you rather: 

1. Eat 100 apples OR eat 100 oranges?
2. Have a pet dragon OR have a pet robot?
3. Fly to space OR swim to the bottom of the ocean?
4. Watch a funny movie OR a scary movie?

Let me know your answers in the comments below!

Have a great day,

-Mariam, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com 

Recipe: Sailing Snack!

Ahoy readers,

In the Jan/Feb issue of Chirp, we show you how to make a cute and yummy sailing snack!

Read on below to learn how to make it:

*Always ask an adult for help in the kitchen.

You’ll need:

• Small cucumbers
• Cottage cheese and/or cream cheese
• Carrot sticks
• Animal crackers or cookies

What to do:

1. Cut away some of the cucumber and fill it with cottage or cream cheese.
2. Add a carrot mast and a thinly sliced cucumber for a sail.
3. Add some sailors – your animal crackers or cookies.
4. Serve with cottage cheese/cream cheese and add some fishy crackers too!

Enjoy!

-Mariam, chirpblog@owlkids.com

Reader Art of the Week

Hi readers,

Chirp reader Jane shared this fun underwater drawing! Check it out!

Great job, Jane! We love your creativity!

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

Have a great weekend!

-Mariam, chirpblog@owlkids.com

Listen to a Chirp Story!

Hey readers,

Click play below to listen to Polar Surprise by Clayton Hanmer, a chill-y story about friends packing for a trip to explore the Arctic!

Polar Surprise by Clayton Hanmer (read by author), Chirp December 2020

Enjoy!

-Mariam, chirpblog@owlkids.com

Contest: The ABC’s of Black History Book Giveaway

Hey readers,

We have an amazing giveaway for you! Learn about Black History and culture in this incredible poetry book – and enter for your chance to win a copy!

Written by Rio Cortez and illustrated by Lauren Semmer, The ABC’s of Black History is a New York Times Bestselling book that takes you on a journey through the alphabet of Black History and culture.

Full of vibrant, colourful pages, and simple but powerful poetry, celebrate Black History by learning about important people and significant events – all while learning your ABC’s!

For a chance to WIN 1 of 5 copies of The ABC’s of Black History, comment below with your first name and age.

Contest Deadline: February 15, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.

Winners will be chosen by random draw.

Prize courtesy of Workman Publishing.

Click HERE for full contest rules and regulations.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, prizes may be delayed.

Good luck!

-Mariam, chirpblog@owlkids.com