Make a Tasty Oatmeal Smoothie!

Hey readers,

Summer is almost here which means it’s time to start thinking about delicious treats you can enjoy in the sun. Here’s a simple recipe you can make for breakfast or as an afternoon snack.

You’ll need:

• Three-quarter cup of rolled oats
• One-quarter cup of raisins
• One-quarter teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice
• One cup of whole milk
• Half a cup of full-fat vanilla yogurt
• One tablespoon of dark brown sugar
• One and a half cup of ice
• A blender

What to do:

• Add the oats, raisins and pumpkin pie spice into a blender and pour in the milk.
• Stir completely and set aside until the oats are soft. This could take up to 15 minutes.
• Blend the mixture on high speed until it’s completely smooth.
• Add the yogurt, brown sugar and ice, and blend on high speed until completely smooth.
• Pour into glasses and enjoy!

Do you know any other tasty recipes? Leave them below in the comments section

Have a great day!

– Chidera, chirp@owlkids.com!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day, everyone!

To help you celebrate, here is a recipe for Shamrock Toasties. It’s a yummy, Irish-inspired treat that you and your family will love.

Enjoy!

-Jenna, chirpblog@owlkids.com

Gearing Up For March Break

Hey readers!

If you’re looking for something fun to do this March Break, try some of these fun activities:

• Make friendship bracelets. All you need is a bit of thread and concentration—and you can always ask an adult for a helping hand. Check out this cool video for an easy tutorial.
• Whip up a yummy recipe. Be it or hot chocolate or pancakes, the sky is the limit! Be sure to ask a parent for help.
• Try a tricky tongue twister. Here are a few funny twisters to get started or get creative and make your own!
• Go sledding. Grab your crazy carpets and head to the snow hill!
• Host a movie night with your pals. Get in your comfy clothes and enjoy some popcorn!

What are you looking forward to most this March Break? Let me know in the comments below.

Have a great March Break!

-Jenna, chirpblog@owlkids.com

It’s Cereal Day!

Hi readers,

Today is Cereal Day! To celebrate, here’s a fun craft you can make with cereal!

You’ll need:

• Cereal
• Paper
• Crayons or pencil crayons
• Glue

What to do:

• Draw a picture on your paper.
• Glue the cereal onto your picture to make shapes and decorations!

You can make anything with this craft, like gluing honeycomb cereal onto a picture of a beehive or gluing any cereal to a picture of a bowl! If you have alphabet cereal, you can even make words with the letters. Get creative!

If you make this craft, let us know in the comments or send us a picture!

-Taylor, chirpblog@owlkids.com

Weather Experiment!

Hey readers,

Emily, 5, had tons of fun trying out the Cool Cloud experiment from the 2018 November issue of Chirp.

Thanks so much for sharing this with us, Emily!.

Send your photos of Chirp magazine crafts, recipes or activities to chirp@owlkids.com

Have a great day!

– Chidera, chirp@owlkids.com!