Shriekhawk Challenges

May: Culture

May 1, 2026

May – Culture

May the Fourth Be With You! This month we celebrate Star Wars, what is your favorite part of the Star wars universe?  Is it the books, the movies, the shows, or maybe the toys?

Challenge:
Everything Star Wars

Novice:
What makes Star Wars your favorite?  Draw a photo to let us know which one is your favorite.

Journeyman:
What makes Star Wars your favorite?  Draw a photo and write a small letter to let us know which one is your favorite.

Expert:
What makes Star Wars your favorite?  Share your favorite part of Star Wars with a friend then write a letter and tell us about the experience.

Send what level you completed (Novice, Journeyman, or Expert) to shriekhawk@verdikacorps.com and remember to include your Verd’ika Mandalorian Name for credit.

April: Knowledge

April 1, 2026

April – Knowledge

This month’s mission focuses on your favorite Star Wars book.  What is your all-time favorite Star Wars book to read?  Libraries are great places to find all the information in your galaxy and the galaxy far away.

Challenge:
Knowledge

Novice:
Travel to your local Library with an adult and check it out.  Send a photo or short description of your book to shriekhawk@verdikacorps.com

Journeyman:
Travel to your local Library with an adult and check it out.  Send a short report on what your book was about to shriekhawk@verdikacorps.com

Expert:
Travel to your local Library with an adult and check it out.  After you finish write your own short story and send it to shriekhawk@verdikacorps.com

Send what level you completed (Novice, Journeyman, or Expert) to shriekhawk@verdikacorps.com and remember to include your Verd’ika Mandalorian Name for credit.

March: Farming

March 1, 2026

March – Farming

Mandalorians are a self-sufficient people maintaining farms to grow crops for themselves, families, and clan.  Involving Verd’ika in farm chores can help them grow with development of good character and life long skills to help throughout their lives.  Feeding, watering, cleaning, grooming, building, fixing, growing, and yes even animal dung clean up are important in the production of food to feed everyone.

Challenge:
Grow a plant.

Novice:
Put seeds in a sealable plastic bag in a damp paper towel and put in a place with sunlight like a windowsill.  Within a few days you will see seed germinating into sprouts.

Journeyman:
Transfer seedling sprouts from Novice to pot with soil.  Wet soil before planting.  Carefully pick up sprouts to not break the stem or roots.  Make a hole in the soil and plant your seedling with the roots in the soil.  Gently cover the seedling with soil.  Water and provide sidelight.

Expert:
This expert part will extend into the next month or two.  When your plant whether that be a vegetable or flower is ready for harvest be sure to keep a few seeds for next year.  Show off what you grew!

Send what level you completed (Novice, Journeyman, or Expert) with a photo of what you grew to shriekhawk@verdikacorps.com and remember to include your Verd’ika Mandalorian Name for credit.

February: Starship

February 1, 2026

February – Starship

You can’t let yourself be stranded while chasing down a bounty.

Challenge:
Maintain Your Spaceship

Novice:
Draw a photo of the spaceship you would want to use to chase down your targets.

Journeyman:
Craft a model using Legos, clay, or any other building material you like to use, of the spaceship you would want to use to chase down your targets.

Expert:
Draw out your spaceship diagram and then build out of Legos, clay, or other building materials of your spaceship.  Submit both a photo of your spaceship diagram drawing and a photo of your model you made to see how close you were able to create.

Send what level you completed (Novice, Journeyman, or Expert) with a photo of what you created to shriekhawk@verdikacorps.com and remember to include your Verd’ika Mandalorian Name for credit.

January: Cuisine

January 1, 2026

January – Cuisine

On long hunts, knowing how to spice and season food can make the long days get better.  Mandalorians must know how to prepare their own food. Warriors from the Mando home-world are famous for loving spicy & seasoned food!

Challenge:
Prepare a meal

Novice:
With the help of a parent, prepare a meal for yourself. It should consist of a main item. This may be a cold (from the refrigerator) or warm (oven, stove-top, or microwave) meal.

Journeyman:
With the help of a parent, prepare a meal for yourself.  It should consist of a main item and at least one side item. This may be a cold (from the refrigerator) or warm (oven, stove-top, or microwave) meal.

Expert:
With the help of a parent, plan, purchase the ingredients for, and prepare a meal for yourself and your family. It should consist of a main item, at least one side item, and a beverage. This may be a cold (from the refrigerator) or warm (oven, stove-top, or microwave) meal.

Send what level you completed (Novice, Journeyman, or Expert) with a photo of what you made to shriekhawk@verdikacorps.com and remember to include your Verd’ika Mandalorian Name for credit.