Fun Face

January/February is The Body Issue of Chirp. Learn about digestion, play with mix-and-match creatures, meet a giraffe plus MUCH more!

Are you still feeling crafty? Check out how to make wooden spoon people in the January/February Chirp!

Happy munching!

P.S. Remember to send a photo of your Fun Face to chirpblog@owlkids.com. It may just end up on Chirp Family Fun!

Melissa
Assistant Editor of Chirp

Handprint Wreath

Hi everyone,

Are you getting excited for the holidays? Do you like making your own holiday decorations? My daughter, who is six, LOVES doing crafts. This past weekend, she helped me make colourful paper chains out of patterned scrapbook paper to wind around our tree and loop along our stair railing. Then she snipped some of her colourful drawings into paper strips to make more chains of her own. They looked pretty cute. Next we’d like to try making handprint wreaths. Here’s how we’ll do it:

1. First, we’ll trace our hands on colourful paper or fabric, then cut out the handprints.
2. Next we’ll glue the prints together in a circle, alternating colours and patterns, with the fingers pointing out.
3. We’ll glue on a ribbon bow or some buttons, and ta-da! A new wreath to decorate our home.

And it will be fun next year to see how much my daughter’s hands have grown.

Happy holiday crafting!

Katherine, Chirp Editor

Photo: Royalty-free/Dreamstime

Marshmallow Snowman

Hi everyone,

Is it snowy where you live? I’m still watching for real snowflakes here! But if the ground is bare and you can’t wait to build your own snowman, here’s an idea for parents and kids to do together: make a marshmallow snowman. Stick three large marshmallows together with toothpicks. Add pretzel-stick arms and chocolate-chip eyes. Try experimenting with different decorations, like a cookie hat or a licorice-rope scarf. What did you come up with? Send your photos to chirpblog@owlkids.com and I’ll post some here.

Have fun!

Katherine, Chirp Editor

Photo: Royalty-free/Dreamstime

Pizza Wheels

Hi everyone,

Here’s a wheely great snack idea for kids and parents to do together: pizza roll-ups. Spread a whole-wheat tortilla with two tablespoons (30 mL) tomato sauce. Sprinkle with a handful of grated mozzarella cheese. Then add pizza toppings you like, such as sliced red peppers, cooked mushrooms or ham. Microwave or heat in the oven just long enough to melt the cheese. Roll up and slice into five or six “wheels.” Enjoy!

Katherine, Chirp Editor

Photo: Royalty-free/Dreamstime

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi everyone,

What’s your favourite part of Thanksgiving? Do you like going for a walk so you can jump in fallen leaves? Or do you like having a piece of pie after a yummy Thanksgiving meal? I like seeing the crafts my kids make at school: handprint turkeys, wreaths of fallen leaves, funny decorated pumpkins. If you like crafts, too, try making the pinecone turkey from October Chirp: glue pipecleaners, a pompom and googly eyes onto a pinecone to make it look like a turkey.

Gobble, gobble!

Katherine, Chirp Editor