Tabla de contenidos para December 2022 en Chirp

Chirp|December 2022

Super Skates

There is a thin layer of water on top of the ice. The water and ice are slippery, so skate blades glide across easily. A skater moves by pushing one blade off the ice at a time. The edges of the blades grip the ice as the skates move forwards, backwards or side to side. When a skater wants to stop, they flatten the blades towards the ice. If the ice is flat and smooth, a skater can go fast. Bumps in the ice slow the skater down. Safety First • Always wear a helmet. • Hold a grown-up’s hand or a railing if you need help. • Skate in the same direction as others.…

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Chirp|December 2022

A Winter Journey

Missy was a Painted Turtle who lived in a pond. Missy was short for Mskwaadesi’, which means “turtle” in Anishnaabemowin. Her mom had dug a nest and laid her eggs on the sandy shore in the springtime. The eggs stayed warm under the sand until the end of summer. Then, one hot night, the first baby hatched and climbed up through the sand and out of the nest. Missy was the last one to leave the nest. She took a look around and headed for the water, like her brothers and sisters did before her. The water was the safest place for baby turtles. The water was warm. It was also full of bugs for Missy to eat. Missy ate the bugs, and she grew very quickly. She learned from…

2 min.

Chirp|December 2022

What’s Up Next?

Learn about beasts of all sizes Make a chomping dino puppet Visit a museum Connect with us! Send or email your photos, drawings, letters and contest entries to: CHIRP 1 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 800, Toronto, ON M4P 3A1 chirp@owlkids.com Visit www.owlkids.com for more tips, crafts, contests, recipes and videos! Owlkids Owlkidspublishing Are you ready to move up to chickadee magazine? chickadee is for children ages 6 to. It’s full of comics, stories, puzzles, jokes, crafts and more! 6…

1 min.

Chirp|December 2022

Frosty Fun

You’ll need: • Clean can• Ice cubes• Lots of salt• Plastic lid What to do: 1 Fill the can with ice. 2 Cover the ice with lots and lots of salt. 3 Place the lid on top and shake the can for a few minutes. What happens to outside of the can? How it works When you add salt to ice, it melts quickly and turns into super cold water. This makes the can cold, too. Tiny water droplets in the air land on the outside of the can and freeze into ice crystals! Watch Chirp science experiment videos at owlkids.com/chirpscience.…

1 min.

Chirp|December 2022

Snow Festival

To start the festival, people build a castle out of snow. They use sheets of ice for windows! There are movies, music concerts, puppet shows and games at the festival. There is a cafe and a big slide in the courtyard of the castle. Whee! The first Snowking castle was built in 1996. Each year it gets built bigger and bigger! Find these things in the picture. Yellowknife, Canada Many people in Yellowknife speak Wıı̀lıı̀deh Yatì (say:WEE-lee-day YAH-tea) Good morning = K’omǫǫ̀dǫǫ hǫǫzĮ (say:KOH-moan-doan HOAN-zee) Thank you = Mahsì (say:MAH-see) Popular food = Bannock and fresh fish cooked over an open fire…

1 min.

Chirp|December 2022

Snow Leopards

How big they are Half the size of a tiger What they eat Sheep, deer and birds Where they live Around the Himalayan Mountains of India Full Fur Snow leopards have very thick fur. It keeps them warm in cold weather. Cool Colour Their spotted fur helps snow leopards blend in with their rocky surroundings. Purr-fect Paws Snow leopards have big wide paws. Their paws act like snowshoes, keeping the leopards from sinking into the soft snow. Visit owlkids.com/animal to see a video of a wild snow leopard.…

1 min.

Chirp|December 2022

Enter ChirP’s Winter Contest

Send us a drawing of you doing your favourite winter activity. You could WIN 1 of 3 Playmobil Winter SUVs! PRIZES COURTESY OF Deadline: January 15, 2023 Enter at owlkids.com/contests Winners will be chosen by random draw. Entrants must be Canadian residents between 2 and 7 years old as of deadline. Entries must be accompanied by a parent’s signature. Chirp retains the right to use winning contest entries for promotional purposes. Employees of Bayard Canada, Playmobil and their families may not enter. Contest is subject to federal, provincial and local laws. Void where prohibited. Visit www.owlkids.com/contests for full contest rules and regulations.…

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