Fun Tongue Twisters!

Hey readers,

Ready to try some fun new tongue twisters with friends? Try saying these ones five times in a row!

Fresh fried fish

Swans swam over the sea

Flies fly but a fly flies

Seven silly sheep

Do you know of any other fun tongue twisters? Leave a comment below!

Bye for now,

-Elora, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Make a BEE-utiful Craft!

Hi readers,

It’s summer time! This bee-utiful craft is super easy and fun to make. Make a bunch to decorate your flower pots, windows, or walls, and make sure to ask a grown-up for help!

What you’ll need:

• Yellow, black, and red paper
• Two circle-shaped paper punches. (You can also use the bottoms of drinking glasses or bottles for tracing circles.)
• Small flower or heart-shaped punch. (You can also cut these out by hand if you don’t have the punch tool.)
• Black marker
• Craft sticks
• Glue
• Scissors

What to do:

1. Make the bee’s head and body by cutting two circles (one large, one small) with the yellow paper.
2. Glue the small circle (head) onto the large circle (body).
3. Cut a few thin strips of black paper.
4. Glue two to three black strips onto the bee’s body. Cut off any excess (but don’t throw the pieces away!).
5. Using a black marker, draw on the bee’s eyes and mouth.
6. Using the black paper scraps, glue them as antennas onto the back of the bee’s head.
7. Cut out flowers or heart-shaped pieces of red paper for a pop of color! Glue them on top of the bee’s antennas.
8. Cut out a small triangle of black paper to make the bee’s stinger. Glue it onto the back of the bee’s body.
9. Bonus: glue a popsicle stick onto the back of the bee to make a puppet or houseplant decoration!

Let us know in the comments how your honey bees turned out!

Bye for now,

-Elora, chirpblog@owlkids.com

Celebrate Ice Cream Month!

Hi readers,

July is National Ice Cream Month! Is there any better way to cool off in the hot summer months than with a yummy bowl of ice cream?

To celebrate Ice Cream Month, check out this delicious strawberry milkshake recipe. Remember to always get an adult’s help when using the blender!

You’ll need:

• 2 cups strawberry ice cream
• 1 cup strawberries
• ¼ cup milk
• A blender

What to do:

• Wash the strawberries and have an adult cut off all the stems and leaves. You can also use frozen strawberries!
• Add the ice cream, strawberries, and milk into the blender.
• Blend all the ingredients together until smooth.
• Pour into glasses and enjoy!

What’s your favourite ice cream flavour? Let us know in the comments!

-Taylor, chirpblog@owlkids.com

Animal Tongue Twisters!

Hey readers,

If you’re looking for a fun summer activity to do this week, check out these animal tongue twisters!

Say them five times fast if you can!

Six slippery snails

Chickens in the kitchen

Funny fleas and fireflies

Two tiny turtles

Funny fuzzy ferrets

How did you do? Let me know which one was your favourite in the comments below!

Have a great day,

-Jenna, chirpblog@owlkids.com

July is Anti-Boredom Month!

Hey readers,

Now that school is out, the days can feel long and slow. If you want to fight boredom this month, here are some fun activities you can do!

• Balloon badminton: tape two paper plates to two popsicle sticks to make badminton racquets, and use a balloon as your birdie! This activity is best played in an open space where you have room to hit the balloon back and forth.
• Chalk art: grab some chalk and head outside to make some good old fashioned chalk art! You can draw people, animals, words, or games like hopscotch.
• Paper plate ring toss: cut the middles out of paper plates to use as your rings, and set up a paper towel tube as your peg to throw the rings on. For some added fun, you can decorate your paper plate rings!

What is your favourite way to beat boredom? Let us know in the comments below!

-Taylor, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com