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If you have know my family for 5 years or 5 minutes, one thing you know is that someone in our house is a Build A Bear fanatic! With well over 100 of them, Carter has been collecting since he was 2. One of the really cool things that I love about the bears though is that I have been able to motivate Carter to learn his states with them and learn about endangered animals. See, many Build A Bears are specific to a certain area. Here in Colorado you can get the Buffalo. Arizona has the coyote, Maine has the lobster and so on. You can click here to see more of them. In order for Carter to get the stuffed animal, he had to learn about the state it was from. Sometimes the stuffed animal would inspire research, “What makes an alligator different than a crocodile”, “Why is a lobster red?”, and “Why are lowland gorillas endangered?” are all questions are Bears have inspired us to answer. So, when I was contacted by the PR reps at Barkley on behalf of Build A Bear, we jumped at the chance to share with our long standing love of Build A Bear with you. Carter was sent this adorable snowy owl, which he named Feathers and a 3-D Treasure Hunt for BuildABearville.com (which has been a BLAST for him to play each day) and a $25 giftcard to give away! To show you how I have tried to make his obsession for Build A Bears as educational as possible I thought we could play a trivia game to determine the winner!
*the funny thing about this video is he just happened to be wearing that t-shirt! It was not a set-up, I swear!
So, want to take your kiddo(s) on a trip to Build A Bear? Here is how you can win a $25 giftcard!
You get ONE entry for EACH correct answer to the trivia questions. That means you can enter 5 times per family. Have your kiddo’s read this page: Snowy Owl Facts and then help them answer the questions below. Leave a separate comment for each question and make sure to let me know what number question you are answering!
Let’s play Snowy Owl Trivia:
- When do snowy owls sleep?
- What do the circle of feathers around the owls eye’s help it do?
- How many mates (breeding partners) do snowy owls usually have in their lifetime?
- Where are snowy owls most commonly found?
- What movie in the theaters now features a snowy owl as a working pet? (ok, so that is sort of a freebie!)
Rules:
To keep this fair, all comments will be held in moderation until the end of the contest. Please leave a separate comment for each entry. Giveaway is open to US and Canadian Residents only. Must be 18 years of age or older. Winner will be drawn by random.org according to their comment number. We reserve the right to remove any entry from this giveaway that doesn’t have the requested information. This giveaway ends July 30, 2009 11:59 pm EST. Please allow up to 4 weeks to receive your item. If the winner does not respond within 48 hours another winner will be chosen.
PS..Carter does more silly bear video’s on his blog if you have not visited there. He LOVES comments to his blog from friends!
to my little corner of the blogosphere. I am Barb, an ex-public school teacher turned blogger and forum owner. Read all about our family antics as we muddle through the chaos that occurs daily when you mix a work-at-home-mom with an unschooled, wheeling, tween and a teen in Catholic school. Not to mention my very traditional high school sweetheart turned husband of 17 years. Hey, at least I am giving my kids something to talk about in therapy when they get older...
They are not nocturnal, so I assume they sleep at night!
THe feathers under the eyes reflect sound to their ears!
They usually only have one mate for life! I LOVE that. Just like it should be.
Snowy areas and tree tops in artic north america and eurasia.
This would be so much fun for my son! He has never been to Build-a-Bear and I planned for his daddy to take him in September – he’ll be coming home after being away for 20 months (military)!! I read the Snowy Owl sheet to my son and he LOVED it! He also remembered most of it – but I had to type the answers. Thanks for the fun!!
First answer…The Snowy Owl is nocturnal and sleeps at night!
(I teach elementary school, so I had fun with this too!)
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Did I say SLEEPS at night?!?! I meant is awake at night – I’M STILL ASLEEP – haha!
Second answer…the feathers help them reflect sound to their ears
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They only have one breeding partner for life – good for them – haha!
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Snowy Owls are most commonly found in arctic regions
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5. Why, Harry Potter of course!
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1. Snowy Owls sleep at night.
2. Reflect sound to their ears is what the feathers around eyes are for.
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3. Usually only 1. They mate for life.
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4.Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia
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5. Harry Potter
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Snowy Owls sleep at night.
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The circle of feathers helps them reflect sound to their ears.
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They usually choose one partner for life.
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Snowy owls live in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia year-round.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
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1. Snowy owls sleep at night time. They are not nocturnal.
2. The circle of feathers help the snowy owl reflect sound to their ears.
3. Snowy owls usually only have one mate during their lifetime.
4. The Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia.
5. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
When do snowy owls sleep?
Night
What do the circle of feathers around the owls eye’s help it do?
focus sounds into its ears
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How many mates (breeding partners) do snowy owls usually have in their lifetime?
One
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Where are snowy owls most commonly found?
in the northern circumpolar region
What movie in the theaters now features a snowy owl as a working pet?
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Okay I am going to guess these answers
1. they sleep during the day
2. they help them see better
3. one mate for lifetime
4. in the mountains
5. The Harry Potter movies of course!
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1.When do snowy owls sleep? During the day
2.What do the circle of feathers around the owls eye’s help it do? Reflect sound to their ears
3.How many mates (breeding partners) do snowy owls usually have in their lifetime?
They breed for life
question 3
One
Question 2
They help reflect sound to the ears.
Question 4
Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia
Question 5
Harry Potter
Question 1
They are not nocturnal so I guess they sleep at night.
They usually chose one mate and stick with that one for a lifetime
Harry Potter is the answer to #5!
Snowy Owls usually have one mate in their lifetime.
Snowy owls can live in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia year-round.
Question #4
Question 2:
It is for camoflauge.
Question 5:
The New Harry Potter Movie.
Question 1
They sleep at night, these Owl’s are not nocturnal.
snowy owls sleep during the day
circles of feathers around their eyes help reflect sound to their ears
usually one mate in a lifetime
usually found in Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia
movie – Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince