OWL November 2022

Hey Readers, I don’t know about you, but I love a good board game. Do you have a favourite? If you’re on the fence, check out page 12 to get inspired by our game timeline. Then head on over to page 14 for a fun feature about hair! Ready for a pop quiz? Test your brain to see if you can guess which inventions are real and which are fake on page 24. Speaking of inventions, turn to page 20 to meet a kid inventor who has come up with a clever braking system for elevators! Ready to put all that invention knowledge to the test? Enter the Cool Invention Contest on page 19 for a chance to win an amazing prize! Happy reading, everyone.…

Dear OWL, I like drawing and reading. I’ve been drawing since I was a little kid. I love OWL magazine. I’ve been getting it for years and I still get excited whenever I see a new issue in my mailbox. —Erin Dear Erin, It sounds like you’re a very creative person. Thanks for the kind words about OWL. It means a lot! Do you have a favourite issue so far? We’d love to know! Bye for now! —Melissa, editor Dear OWL, I love Harry Potter and role-playing games. My favourite foods are shrimp, lemon, and caramel. I also hope that someday I will go to London and see Harry Potter things. —Sepeideh Dear Sepeideh, What if you made a shrimp stirfry with lemon and caramel? Sounds pretty wacky, but you…

THIS MONTH IN HISTORY: On November 1, 1946, the New York Knickerbockers beat the Toronto Huskies in the first official NBA game.…

WHAT’S OLD IS NEW AGAIN BUILD A MASTERPIECE No paintbrush required! This past spring, Lego released a new set that lets builders recreate Vincent van Gogh’s famous painting The Starry Night using blocks. The set has over 2,300 pieces and even includes a van Gogh mini figure with his own paintbrush, palette, and easel. Plus, a Lego frame is part of the design, so once you finish assembling the masterpiece, it can be hung on a wall. Sometimes a picture is worth a thousand words … and sometimes it’s worth a whole lot of blocks! IT’S A HORSE, OF COURSE TROT AND TYPE Send in the horses! A company in Iceland came up with a way to help people relax while on vacation. They have horses that’ll reply to emails for vacationers! The horses trot over…

MOVIES Black Panther: Wakanda Forever After a tragic event, the leaders of Wakanda must fight to protect their land from world powers. Will these heroes be able to forge a new path for their kingdom? Find out what happens in theatres November 11. GAMES Pokémon Scarlet and Pokémon Violet Explore a world filled with all kinds of Pokémon. Choose Sprigatito, Fuecoco, or Quaxly as your starter and set off on an adventure to catch ’em all! Available on Nintendo Switch November 18. APPS Top Picks Make and learn with these apps. Subway Surfers Help Jake, Tricky, and Fresh escape from a grumpy inspector and his dog. Doodle—Magic Joy Get creative with this fun app! Multiple brush options, doodle patterns, and more mean the fun doesn’t stop! BOOKS African Icons: Ten…

NOVEMBER 6 TO 12 IS INTERNATIONAL GAMES WEEK! 1950 MONOPOLY The racecar playing piece (or token) is modelled after the 1930s roadster car. The idea was to design a car that Mr. Monopoly himself might drive around! 1950 CANDYLAND 1952 SCRABBLE Official tournament tiles are flat so competitors can’t feel the letters before they choose their tiles. 1956 YAHTZEE 1974 CONNECT FOUR Since its debut, Connect Four has taken on a few different formats—including jumbo outdoor and online editions! 1965 TROUBLE This game introduced the Pop-O-Matic—a die you roll by pressing a plastic bubble. It was also one of a few North American games based on the traditional Indian board game Pachisi. 1960 THE GAME OF LIFE 1966 TWISTER 1977 ELECTRONIC BATTLESHIP 1972 BOGGLE 1978 SIMON 1981 TRIVIAL PURSUIT The…