It’s Wildlife Conservation Day!

Hi readers,

Today is Wildlife Conservation Day, a day to appreciate and protect animals all over the world. In honour of Wildlife Conservation Day, here are some fun facts about animals in the wild!

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• Rhinos love to spend time in the mud! Mud keeps them cool and protects their skin like sunscreen.
• Every tiger in the world has a unique pattern – no two tigers have the same stripes.
• Elephant tusks never stop growing, kind of like human hair! The longer an elephant’s tusks are, the older they probably are.
• Pandas like to eat all day long! They fill their tummies with bamboo every day for up to 12 hours.
• Gorillas can be very smart. Some gorillas in sanctuaries have learned sign language to communicate with humans!

What is your favourite wild animal? Let us know in the comments below!

-Taylor, chirpblog@owlkids.com

Make up a new dance for Square Dancing Day!

Hi readers,

Today is Square Dancing Day! Square dancing is a type of dance where partners dance around in a square shape. Normally in square dancing there is a “caller”, a person who calls out different dances for the dancers to do as the music changes.

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In honour of square dancing day, here are some dance moves you can learn! You can arrange these moves to make up your own dance, or have a parent call them out like a caller in square dancing.

• The Twist – Twist your body around using your arms and your hips.
• Slow Dancing – Dance as slooow as you can, like a sloth!
• The Robot – Move your arms around in a stiff way, like a robot.
• Animal Dances – Dance how you think different animals would dance. You can hop like a rabbit, slither like a snake, or do whatever creative animal dance you can think of!
• Twirling – Spin around in a circle!

Can you think of any other fun dances? Let us know in the comments below!

-Taylor, chirpblog@owlkids.com

It’s Go for a Ride Day!

Read on to find out how Owlkids intern Taylor celebrates Go For a Ride Day!

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Hey readers,

Today is Go for a Ride Day, a day to encourage everyone to get outside and get active by going for a ride. There’s lots of different ways you can go for a ride, on a bike, a scooter or roller blades. This is also a good way to explore new places in your neighbourhood, be active, and enjoy the great outdoors!

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What’s your favourite way to ride? Let us know in the comments below!

Have fun out there!

-Taylor, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Happy Universal Children’s Day!

Howdy readers,

Today is Universal Children’s Day! This is a day that was created to promote togetherness, and remind everyone that children need love.

You can celebrate by wearing blue clothing or accessories and hosting a blue bake sale.

Happy Universal Children’s Day!

– Chidera, chirp@owlkids.com!

The December issue is here!

Hi readers,

The December issue of Chirp is all about FAMILY FUN.

Check out the Look & Learn section to meet four amazing animal families. The photos and information on these pages were taken from a book that I helped make called Animal Babies with Their Families. This book was so fun to make because it’s filled with all kinds of cute animal photos! It was so hard to pick which ones to print in the book because there were hundreds of adorable photos to choose from. We hope you like this book and we hope you like the December issue of Chirp magazine!

Baby Animals with Their Families is available to purchase here or here.

Happy reading!

— Jackie, chirpblog@owlkids.com