Tabla de contenidos para October 2023 en Chirp

Let’s dress up,  It’s fun to do. Be a robot, a princess,  a dragon, too! Special This Month! Read a Halloween story Find it on page 24 Pretend Playtime Do you like to dress up and play pretend? It’s so exciting to be a brave superhero, a wild animal, or a mythical creature from another land. When you use your imagination, you can be anything and you can go anywhere! What are you going to be today? Where will you go? What magical things will you see? Editor of Chirp Find Owlkids on: https://www.facebook.com/owlkids https://twitter.com/owlkids?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/owlkidspublishing/?hl=en…

You’ll need: • Baking soda • 75 mL (⅓ cup) vinegar • Balloon • Bottle • Funnel What to do: 1 Pour the vinegar into the bottle. 2 Use the funnel to fill the balloon with baking soda. 3 Place the neck of the balloon over the opening of the bottle. Make sure none of the baking soda spills out. 4 Tip the balloon so the baking soda pours into the bottle. What happens? Booooo! How it works When baking soda and vinegar mix they make a chemical reaction that creates gas. The gas fills the bottle and then it fills the balloon, making it stretch and inflate! BONUS: Decorate the ballon with permanent marker first and watch your picture grow.…

Every year, Calista was a witch for Halloween. And every year, her cat, Clyde, prowled alongside her. They were great at pretending. But this year, Calista and Clyde didn’t want to be a witch and a witch’s cat. They wanted to be something new. Then they got their wish. Because of Orville. Orville was an orange. An orange in a fruit bowl on a table. And he was great at pretending, too. As Halloween got closer, Orville pretended he was a jack-o’-lantern! He didn’t pretend to be round like a jack-o’-lantern because he already was. He didn’t pretend to be the colour orange like a jack-o’-lantern because he already was. He didn’t even pretend to be bigger—because jack-o’-lanterns come in all sizes. He just pretended he had a jack-o’-lantern face.…

Send us a drawing of you in a costume for a chance to WIN a Timberlake Playhouse! PRIZE COURTESY OF Backyard DISCOVERYTM Deadline: November 15, 2023 Enter at owlkids.com/contests Winners will be chosen by random draw. Entrants must be Canadian residents between two and seven 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, Backyard Discovery, 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.…

You’ll need: • Hoodie • Felt • Scissors • Craft sticks • Fabric glue What to do: 1 Cut triangle scales out of felt. Glue them from the top to the bottom of the hood. 2 Cut out four felt wings of the same size. To make the wings strong, glue craft sticks to two, then glue the other two wings on top to cover the sticks. Glue the wings to the hoodie. 3 Put on your costume and roar like a dragon! BONUS: Make a paper flame and tape it to a stick. You’ll need: • Hoodie • Felt • Bristol board • Foil • Scissors • Fabric glue What to do: 1 Cut felt into strips. Glue them all the way down the middle of the hood to…