Today is National Bird Day. This is a day when you can celebrate every bird you can see, or maybe even one or two special birds. Pocoyo is planning a special party today for Sleepy Bird and Little Bird. He’s going to sing them a song and make up a special dance to show them how special they are.

Did you know that each type of bird has a special song or sound that it makes and also has special colored feathers or something else that makes it stand out from the other types of birds? You can celebrate National Bird Day by trying to identify as many wild birds as you can in your neighborhood. Then you can ask your parents to help you download the coloring page at http://www.nationalbirdday.com/popups/coloring_art.php. After you color the birds on this page, have your parents help you post it to the Pocoyo Facebook page as a way to say Happy National Bird Day to Sleepy Bird and Little Bird.

Pocoyo is so excited to start a brand new year — HAPPY 2012 EVERYONE! Did you try to stay up until midnight on Saturday, so you could be awake for the very first minute of the brand new year? Pocoyo, Elly, Pato, Loula tried to stay awake, but they didn’t make it. Sleepy Bird didn’t even try! And even though they all woke up when fireworks went off to celebrate the New Year, no one bothered to get out of bed.

One of the many wonderful things about a new year is the chance to make changes in your habits, the way you do things, so that you can improve yourself and your life. It’s kind of like when you do something naughty and then ask mom or dad for a fresh start.

For example, some people start the New Year by promising to eat healthier because maybe they ate too much candy over the holidays. Some people promise to play more and have more fun because they spent too much time working in the old year. These promises are called “resolutions.” Do you have anything that you want to do better in the new year? Pocoyo’s New Year’s resolution is to have more fun and adventures with his friends. And he hopes your New Year’s resolution is to join him every day!

Today is the perfect day to practice writing the alphabet and spelling words. And while you are doing this, your parents can help you to write Thank You notes, which are short little letters to people to thank them for giving you a gift, for visiting you during the holidays, or just to say how much you appreciate them. Writing Thank You notes is a very good habit to have and is one of the many good manners you can develop when you are little. Pocoyo writes a Thank You note to everyone who has given him a gift or done something special for him, even if he already said “thank you” in person. It doesn’t have to be a lot of words, and sometimes Pocoyo just writes Thank You and then draws a picture of himself with the gift. It’s just nice to let people know you enjoy their gift to you and that you enjoy them, too! How many Thank You notes will you write today?