We loved the new book by Charlie’s Playhouse on the Giant Timeline. Now, to get people thinking about Darwin’s discovery and the importance of this concept, Charlie’s Playhouse is sponsoring a contest to collect kids’ ideas on evolution.
Hoping to initiate lively conversation about evolution between parents and their children, the Ask the Kids Project begins today and will culminate on Nov. 24, the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin’s “The Origin of Species.” Parents are being asked to submit by the deadline of Nov. 16 their children’s honest responses to the question online at http://www.charliesplayhouse.com/ask-the-kids.php. Then, on the 24th, Charlie’s Playhouse will post and distribute a professionally-edited video compilation of the submitted responses. 
Following are a few real-life examples the company collected from kids:“Evolution is accidental copies of DNA in a bad way and then results in changes and sometimes the changes can be helpful or the changes can lead to extinction. I think Charles Darwin can explain it better.”“Something about the evolutionary war.”
“Well, one thing’s for sure, it’s not the cave times when they had to sleep on rocks.”
“The first living things appeared, like medusa and the first fish. And fish evolved. And fish became something very important: a sleepwalker.”
“Evolution is candy.”
“Ummm, it’s science.”
“You mean like when we were animals and now we’re humans?”
“I have no idea.”
“When animals change to adapt to the weather!”
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