Meet a PAW PATROL LIVE! performer

Hi Readers!

Do you like Paw Patrol? Well, we were lucky enough to interview one of the performers from PAW Patrol Live! “Heroes Unite”. Ben Butters plays PAW Patrol character Chase in the live performance. Let’s get to know Ben and learn more about how he becomes Chase to bring this show to kids all over the country!

CHIRP: What’s the best part about your job?

BEN: I get to come to work and do what I love. I especially love performing for the kids who might be at the theatre for the very first time!

CHIRP: Who’s your favourite PAW Patrol character?

BEN: I love Chase. He is the leader of the PAW Patrol and the best police pup around. He’s kind, helpful, friendly, and always wants to do his best to protect people and keep them safe. Like he says, he’s always “on the case!”

CHIRP: How did you get started in this job?

BEN: I am an actor and work onstage to tell stories and entertain people all over the country. I went to college to study musical theatre, where I learned how to sing, dance, and act, as well as how to turn those skills into a career. After graduating, I began auditioning for lots of different acting jobs. PAW Patrol Live! was auditioning for a new show. I spent months trying out for lots of different people, and I got the job! I’m so happy to be here!

CHIRP: What part of this PAW Patrol show do kids usually like best?

BEN: Towards the end of the show, DJ Rubble throws a massive dance party! The lights go dim, disco balls shine across the theatre, and everyone in the audience gets to show off their best dance moves.

Thanks Ben!

PAW Patrol Live! “Heroes Unite” is a traveling show. For show dates, click here.

Meet A Chirp Reader: Banig Story

Hey readers,

Did you read the story The Banig Festival that was in the March issue? Chirp reader Sophie sent us her own banig story and some photos, too. Check it out!

This is Sophie laying on her Lola’s (grandmother in Filipino) real-life banig! Wow, look at all those amazing colours! It looks just like the ones in the story.

When she was a kid, Sophie’s Lola used to sleep on her banig under a mosquito net. After reading the story, she let Sophie have a try! How fun!

Thank you so much for sharing with us, Sophie! We loved seeing your pictures and hearing your family’s special banig story.

Have a great day,

-Beckie, chirpblog@owlkids.com

Staff Q&A!

Hey readers,

We’re introducing Staff Q&A’s so you can get to know the Owlkids team a bit better.

Today, it’s Dytria’s birthday! Dytria works on the Owlkids Books team and we asked her some fun questions about some of her favourite things and birthday traditions. Check it out!

Your favourite Owlkids book?

An impossible choice because they are all so good! But my introverted heart has a special place for How to Party Like a Snail.🐌

Do you have a birthday tradition?

Nothing out of the ordinary – dinner with my family. Maybe I should start one though…

What’s your favourite colour?

Forest green. 🌲

Favourite activity:

Reading (of course), but I also love doing puzzles, building Legos, and playing sports. ❤️

If you could pick a superpower?

Teleportation for sure! There’s a whole world to see and I would love to skip the plane rides. 🌍

Best birthday cake flavour is:

Strawberry shortcake. 🍰

Amazing, thanks Dytria!

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 Tour Ticket Giveaway with our friends at Treehouse!

Until then, keep on dancing, everyone!

-Jackie, chirpblog@owlkids.com

Meet Owlkids Intern Sarah!

Hey readers,

Sarah is our new friend and intern at Owlkids! For the next couple of months, she’ll be helping the editors of Chirp, Chickadee and OWL write jokes, puzzles, blog posts and other things! We’ve asked her a few of our favourite questions so you’ll get to know her.

Owlkids: What’s your favourite food?

Sarah: My mom’s beef stir fry.

Owlkids: Where is the coolest place you’ve ever been?

Sarah: London, England. I love the theatre there!

Owlkids: What’s your favourite color?

Sarah: Yellow and green.

Owlkids: What’s your favourite animal?

Sarah: Pandas.

Owlkids: Who inspires you?

Sarah: My family.

Please join me in welcoming Sarah to the team!

-Mandy, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com