Chocolate bar

Look what I got from my Grandma! It's a chocolate bar from Dylan's Candy Bar. Grandmas are the best, aren't they?

Look closely... it is has my name on it... well, sort of... close enough! I'm going to eat it!

Contest winner!

Hey everyone! A couple weeks ago, I announced a contest for this book called A Walk in the Woods. We have a few entries so let's see who the winner is...

It's Sandy! But Sandy has already read this book... so we will pick another winner...

It's Little Fox! But Little Fox already has this book...  it's not easy picking a winner...

It's Chris V from Ireland!

Congratulations! I will be sending your book in the mail soon. Have a beary good day everyone!

Tin can robot

Hello everybody, welcome to my scientific laBEARatory! (See what I did there?) Today I am going to build a robot... a tin can robot to be exact.

But first, I will need an assistant.

"Woof!"

Fantastic! Parker is here. Let's lay out all the parts to make sure we have everything.

We'll start by building the body first. There are some instructions and I've got a screwdriver.

Cool, it's coming along!

Haha, now I've added the eyes! The arms are made of bendy straws.

The robot is complete. Now we just need to test it out. Will it work?

Watch the video below to see if the robot works!

Japanese candy kit

Hello everyone! Today, I am going to show you this wonderful Japanese candy kit I got for Christmas. My mom has always told me not to play with my food, but we are going to make an exception here... because this is a moldable candy kit!

The box is in Japanese.

Hmm... so this is going to be a slight challenge, because I cannot read Japanese. I will have to do my best just following the pictures.

So it looks like there are different colored types of candy, and some molds. The candy feels like the consistency of Starburst candies.

We need to roll the candy into little balls, then put them in the mold.

Just like this!

Now we just give it a firm squeeze, like so...

And after we open the top mold, the candy will be in the shape that we want! There is some excess candy we have to trim off.

After we mold all our pieces, we can stick them together. Hey, how does this finished piece look?

Here's a closer look - it's a horse! (Unfortunately, there was no bear mold in this candy kit.) Now I have to wash my sticky paws! As for the candy, it looks too cute to eat!

Happy New Year & book giveaway

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE! Best wishes for 2017!

Let's start off 2017 with a book giveaway! I am giving away this book right here. It's called A Walk in the Woods. I have not read this book so I can't really review it, but it must be a good book because there is a picture of a bear on the cover, right?

To enter this giveaway:
1) Comment on this post with a) your favorite memory of 2016 and b) something you hope to do in 2017.
2) You can also email your entry to ajdinthebosnianbear (at) gmail (dot) com.
2) Entries must be received by January 14, 2017 at 11:59 pm EST.
3) A winner will be randomly chosen.
4) Good luck!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

"Are you ready to open Christmas gifts, Miss Feathers?" asked Uncle Tibbs.

"We can't open the presents until Ajdin is here," she said. "By the way, where is he?"

"I doooooon't knoooowwww," said Ooogie.

"Woof!"

"Look, this oddly-shaped present is moving!"

I jumped out!

***MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!***

Holiday prep

"Hey! We have work to do!" I called out to my friends.

"Huh?"

"Uncle Tibbs, you can set up the Christmas tree! Miss Feathers, you can help Parker with the decorations! Ooogie, you can open the Christmas cards we received!"

"And what will you do?" they asked.

"I will supervise!" I said.

"Great job! It looks great!"

Thanks for all the holiday cards everyone! We received cards from Little Fox, Jerry & Ben, Fritzel, Beanie, and Droopy!