10 SUMMER ACTIVITIES

Hi Owlkids Family!

Are you ready for the best summer ever? Gather the kids and try some of these fun family activities this sunny season!

1. Make wacky paper airplanes. Who’s plane is the most unusual? Whose plane flies the farthest?
2. Grab stuff from around the house and try a sink or float experiment.
3. Freeze berries in ice cube trays and add a cube to a glass of water to turn it into a refreshing fruity treat.
4. Make a magic paper loop you can walk through.
5. Watch this video to learn how the sun keeps on burning even without oxygen.
6. Make your own ice cream or slushy using simple ingredients.
7. Read a summer-themed book together, like A Park Connects Us, a story of how a local park brings a community together.
8. Play Would You Rather. Uses these questions to get started and then take turns making up your own!
9. Work together to give your bikes a tune-up.
10. Visit a local berry, vegetable, or flower farm and get picking!

BONUS: Play, play, play! Hide and Seek, Frozen Tag, Shadow Puppets, Backyard Theatre, Frisbee Toss, Sleeping Bag Race, Scavenger Hunt, Star Counting, you name the game, you can do it!

Have a great summer, everyone!

• Jackie

Reader Art of the Week

Hi readers,

ChickaDEE reader Braylen sent us this super cool drawing! Check it out!

Amazing job, Braylen!  

Readers, would you like to see your art on the Chickadee blog? Send it to chickadeeblog@owlkids.com.

Have a great weekend!

-Samantha, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Reader Art of the Week

Hi readers,

Chickadee reader Harper sent us this awesome drawing of bunnies trying to grab a carrot! Check it out!

It’s always great to work as a team!

Awesome job, Harper!

Readers, would you like to see your art on the Chickadee blog? Send it to chickadeeblog@owlkids.com.

Have a great weekend!

-Samantha, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

The May issue is here!

Hi Readers,

The MAY issue of Chirp is ready for you and it is full of FOODY FUN!

Make some yummy snack recipes, visit a strawberry farm, and meet an animal that eats a LOT of food. We hope you like this issue.

See you at the dinner table!

Jackie

10 Earth Month Activities

Happy Earth Month, Owlkids Family!

April is a great time to get outdoors, appreciate our environment and take whatever little steps we can to help protect it.

Here are some fun family activities to get you started.

1) Look for crocuses or tulips sprouting up through the dirt.

2) Meet a teen activist who is fighting to protect our planet’s water. 

3) Make a pinwheel and head out on a windy day to see if it works.

4) Put on some work gloves, grab a garbage bag, and pick up trash and recycling from a park or beach.

5) Test your green knowledge with a fun quiz and word search.

6) Make a cute little origami snail!

7) Visit a local greenhouse and learn about how plants grow.

8) Try a cloud in a jar experiment and learn how rain falls from heavy clouds.

9) Turn a juice or milk carton into a bird feeder for your backyard or balcony.

10) Write out an Earth Month pledge that explains what your family promises to do to help the planet. Research online to find small actions you can start incorporating into your household.