Hi readers,
Today is Remembrance Day. It’s a day to think about the men and women who fought for our freedom. I’ll be taking a moment of silence to think about these brave soldiers and what they did for our country at 11:00 am.
Are you going to a special Remembrance Day ceremony? Or did you have one at school this past week?
Let us know how you’ll be remembering below.
-Melissa, chirpblog@owlkids.com
Make up a spooky story with Owlkids intern Taylor!
-Melissa
Hi readers,
It’s Halloween! To help you get into the spooky spirit, here is a Halloween Mad Libs story to complete with your family! To get your story, fill in the blanks with the type of word they ask for, then read it aloud to see what happens!
It was a (a word to describe weather) and (a word to describe the night-time) Halloween night. I wore my (an animal) costume and I was ready to trick or treat! As my parents and I left to go trick or treating, we heard a spooky (a sound) ! We (a physical activity) towards the sound find out what it was. When we got closer, we realized it was just a (something you can find in a house) !
How did your story turn out? Funny, or spooky? Let us know in the comments below.
Have a happy Halloween!
-Taylor, chirpblog@owlkids.com
Taylor has the art-tastic scoop on some different types of art for International Artist’s Day! Read on to learn more.
-Melissa
Hi readers,
Today is International Artist’s day, and to celebrate I’m here to tell you about some different styles of art and famous artists who have used them. Read on to learn more!
Pointillism
Pointillism is a style of painting where artists paint using lots of small, colourful dots. When looked at all together, these tiny dots come together to create a bigger image! One famous artist who used this style was Vincent Van Gogh.
Pop Art
Pop Art is a style of art that is colourful and fun. Pop Art paintings look kind of like comic book drawings and sometimes they use pictures of logos.
Cubism
Cubism is a style of art where artists use shapes to show different angles of the thing they are painting. Objects in Cubist paintings don’t look like they do in real life – instead, they look like lots of rectangles, triangles, and other shapes all put together. One of the most famous Cubist artists was Pablo Picasso.
Realism
Realism is a type of art where artists paint scenes from every day life and try to make them look the same way they look in real life. Old Realist paintings are like photographs from before there were cameras! One famous Realist artist was Edouard Manet, one of the first painters to paint regular modern life.
That’s all for today! I hope you learned something new. Next time you’re drawing or painting, try out one of these styles and let us know how it goes!
-Taylor, chirpblog@owlkids.com
Check out some delicious food from around the world with Owlkids intern Taylor in honour of World Food Day!
-Melissa
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Hey readers,
Today is World Food Day and I want to tell you about some popular foods from around the world!
Vietnam: Phở (say: “fuh”)
Phở is a soup made with broth, noodles and meat. The meat is often added to the soup raw before serving, but the broth is so hot it cooks it just in time to eat!
Spain: Paella (say: pie-YAY-ah)
Paella is a rice dish that can have seafood, sausage, chicken and potatoes in it. The rice gets its signature yellow colour from a spice called saffron.
Jamaica: Ackee
Ackee is a buttery and nutty flavoured fruit that people boil and sauté and add into savoury dishes. Jamaica’s national dish is ackee and saltfish, which is dried fish.
Hawaii: Poke (say: poke-AY)
Poke is a salad made from raw fish. People add different vegetables, sauces or seasonings to it for flavour. It’s kind of like sushi in a bowl!
Venezuela: Arepas (say: ah-REY-pa)
Arepas are round pieces of bread made from corn. People eat them by topping them with cheese, shredded meats, avocado, or any topping they like!
If you’ve tried these dishes or want to let us know about a food you like, let us know in the comments!
-Taylor, chirpblog@owlkids.com
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Hope everyone has a fun Halloween night!