Carnival de Ponce!

Ahoy, mateys! We meet again! Can you guess where we arrrre? We're in Puerto Rico! This is a wonderful little island off the coast of Florida, and we've been celebrating something big! It's called the Carnival! People in Ponce, Puerto Rico celebrate Carnival during the month of February. There are lots of parades, masks, and costumes to be seen during this special celebration in the season of Lent, the six weeks before Easter. I was really sad that you couldn't make it sooner, so I've dug down deep into Captain Moonbeard's treasure chest to find you something extra special! You're going to make your very own Carnival mask! Isn't that awesome? But, in order to make your mask, you have to be a good listener and follow directions very well. I gave Silly Stephenson all the directions you'll need. I hope you have fun making your masks! Your friend, Sparky the Parrot

Land, ho!

Ahoy, me hearties! I apologize for not being it touch lately. Captain Moonbeard and I have been treading some dangerous waters! We got caught in a hurricane and it spit us out right on the coast of Africa! Africa is a wonderful continent, with plenty of animals to see and places to explore! Our first stop is the Sahara Desert. Don't let the purty name fool ye...the desert is definitely no place for a parrot! Silly Stephenson promised me that she would show you what the Sahara Desert looks like with a special geographic tool...Google Earth. I'm going to stop squawking now so you can get exploring. After you look at the Sahara Desert, I'd like you to write me everything you know and I also want to know if Google Earth helped you. Until next time, me hearties! Sparky the Parrot