Syd's Playdough Corner

 Maybe you have heard the saying that if a black cat crosses your path, you will have bad luck? Well, it's not true. They are just like our pet cats that you and I love. I don't believe black cats should be treated differently. There is no evidence black cats are bad luck. Why are black cats thought to be bad luck? According to AZ Animals, it was believed in ancient times that witches could turn into black cats. Today, some people still associate black cats with bad luck. How did this effect black cats and how did that change? Have you heard of National Black Cat Day? National Black Cat Day is on October 27th. This day is so that people can celebrate black cats, raise awareness for them or you could volunteer at a shelter.  According to AZ Animals, Cats Protection founded this holiday in 2011. It used  to take 10 days longer for a black cat to get adopted than other cats but thanks to Cats Protection it now only takes 2 days longer for black cats to get ado...

 Hello, viewers! Today, we are going to be talking about bats! Bats often have a bad reputation, but bats are not bad. We have had bats living in the roof of our house for years and they have never bothered us. According to AZ Animals, three fun facts about bats is that: 1. Bats don't suck blood. They simply bite their pray, which is most commonly sleeping mammals, such as cows. After they bite the area, they lick up the blood!  2. Bats keep tons of bugs away from your house. Varying on the size of the bat, they can eat up to 600 insects an hour! 3. Bats that do drink blood only drink about a teaspoon of blood every half an hour! Blood feasting bats.  According to AZ Animals, there are three types of Vampire bats these include: the common vampire bat, the hairy legged vampire bat, and the white winged bat.  Vampire bats are found in central and south America.  Their main diet consists of warm-blooded mammals like cows and pigs. It is extremel...

 Hello viewers! Unfortunately, when you get too old for trick or treating you think, what do I do now? What me and my sisters like to do is get costumes, take some pictures, and watch spooky movies so we can still have a good time on Halloween. This year, I am dressing up as Wednesday from the new TV show on Netflix (called Wednesday) and these are Tiny's costumes! Witch. Sorry, I couldn't actually get her to wear the hat. Kiss Fan  Which outfit would she wear best - the witch hat or the Kiss rock n roll band fan? Come back next week to see Tiny in a skull sweater!  Thanks for viewing, don't miss next week's post "Bat Blues" and the week after that "Black Cat Blues." In these posts, I'll convince you that bats and black cats deserve a lot of love! Syd

 Hello, ready to review my spookiest reads of the year? (Don't worry no spoilers!) I am reviewing five books: Hooky vol.1 by Miriam Bonastre Tur, Hooky vol.2 by Miriam Bonastre Tur, Vampirates book 1 by Justin Somper, Wandmaker by Ed Masessa, and City of Ghosts by Victoria Schwab. 1. Hooky, volume one by Miriam Bonastre Tur This book was really, really good. It's about these twin witches named Dani and Dorian. Dani has something wrong with her magic and Dorian is really good at magic. They end up in this small town where Master Pendragon teaches them magic and they become friends with an unlikely group and face lots of challenges like witch hating villagers, darkness trying to rule, witch battles and messed up magic. I would give Hooky vol. 1 and 2 five stars! It was amazing! 2. Hooky, volume 2 by Miriam Bonastre Tur In this book something has happened, and they have to go into hiding but it didn't last long before they go back into adventuring! We see a lot of the king of ...

 Hello viewers! Have you already started decorating for Halloween? I know I have! This is two out of seven of my Halloween skeletal family. I made a family tree! I gave the name on the top and my sister gave the name on the bottom, let me know which name you like best. (don't forget a.k.a. stands for also known as or another name for whatever you are talking about) The headstone says rip Bernice Jangles a.k.a. Caged Cathy This headstone says rip Borris Jangles a.k.a. Headie I made the headstones out of construction paper and painted on the words. I got the skeletons from the local dollar store. Which names do you like better? Thanks for viewing! Syd

 Hello viewers! I am showing you my fall wreaths! I got my wreath decorations from Dollar General (most of it was only a couple dollars) and the metal frame from Walmart all very cheap! These wreaths cost less than $15 dollars. Get ready for the upcoming Halloween posts! Syd

 Hello viewers! We are wrapping up sharkfest by doing the eighth, ninth and tenth sharks on the endangered list.  The Eighth shark on the endangered list is the Oceanic White T ip. According to AZ Animals the Oceanic White Tip is critically endangered and lives in tropical oceans worldwide. According to AZ Animals, the Oceanic White Tips numbers have declined over resent  years due to Shark finning. The Ninth Shark on the endangered list is the Dagger Nose shark. According  to AZ Animals The Dagger Nose Shark lives in shallow tropical waters off the coast of south America. Dagger Nose Sharks are critically endangered and are close to extinction this is mainly due to bycatch. The Tenth Shark on the endangered list is the Ganges Shark According to AZ Animals the Ganges Shark's live in rivers in India and  Bangladesh. According to AZ Animals, the Ganges Shark are critically endangered and there is believed to be less than 300 Gang...