Celebrate Wildflower Week!

Hi readers,

Did you know that the first week in May is Wildflower Week? This week is a chance to appreciate the beautiful flowers that are blooming all around us. To celebrate, why not try one of these fun activities?

• Go on a nature walk through your favourite park and count how many different flowers you can spot!
• Draw or paint some flowers. Known for their vibrant colours, flowers make the perfect subject!
• Make a dried flower book. Pick a few of your favourite flowers, place them the blank pages of a book, and then close the book. In a few days, you will find your beautiful flowers pressed into the sheet!

What’s your favourite flower? Let us know in the comments!

Bye for now,

-Trisha, chirpblog@owlkids.com

The December issue is here!

Cover illustration by Julie Cossette

chickaDEE’s December issue is ready to go! Learn about different winter holidays, make a sparkly ornament and read a hilarious guide to winter!

As always, there are tons of comics, puzzles and fun. Did you get your issue yet?

Have a great weekend,

-Mandy, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Happy World Snake Day!

Hey readers,

Did you know that it’s World Snake Day? Some of you might find these slithery creatures a bit scary (and that’s ok!) but there’s more to this reptile than just slippery scales and sharp fangs. Read on to learn more about snakes!

© Aliona Zbughin | Dreamstime

– Snakes can smell with their tongues! Its tongue can pick up scents from around it in the air. The snake’s tongue carries the smell back to two small openings in the roof of its mouth.

– Many snakes carry venom. Scientists are learning how to turn this scary liquid into medicine!

– Snakes shed their skin! It comes usually comes off in one piece, inside out!

– There are more than 2,500 species of snakes slither around the world.

Do you have any snake facts to share?

Leave a comment below!

Bye for now,

Melissa, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Happy Superman Day!

See what Owlkids intern Courtney has to say about Superman Day!

-Melissa

Hey, readers,

Did you know that today is Superman Day? A few years ago, DC Comics declared June 12^th “Man of Steel” Day, and people have been celebrating ever since! This year, we’re going to celebrate the day with a game of Would You Rather: Superhero Edition!

Would You Rather…

Turn big and green like the Hulk OR climb up walls like Spiderman?

Run super-fast like The Flash OR breathe underwater like Aquaman?

Wear Iron Man’s suit OR drive Batman’s super-cool Batmobile?

Use Thor’s hammer OR Captain America’s shield?

Have Supergirl’s super-hearing OR Wonder Woman’s lasso of truth?

Defend the world with the Avengers OR the Justice League?

What would you rather do? Let us know in the comments!

See you later, readers,

-Courtney, chickadeeblog@owlkids.com

Happy Mother’s Day!

© Barbara Helgason | Dreamstime.com

Happy Mother’s Day to all of the mom’s out there! Are you looking for ideas of something special you can do for your mom today?

Here are some ideas!

1. Ask an adult to help you write a nice letter to your mom.
2. Make her breakfast in bed! Make something yummy, like oatmeal or scrambled eggs and server it with a flower on the side. Ask for help, of course!
3. Ask if there are any chores that you can do.
4. Give your mom a big hug! Remember to tell her how much you love her, too!
5. Let her have a quiet hour to herself to read, or do whatever she wants.

Mom’s are so special, let’s try to include these ideas into each day, not just Mother’s Day!

Bye for now!

-Melissa, chirpblog@owlkids.com