Children’s books, crafts and activities
Elmer by David McKee is a vibrant, funny tale with strong and positive messages. The patchwork and colourful Elmer the elephant is instantly recognisable and helps even very young children explore the idea that we are all the same, but different. Elmer lives with a herd of elephants. They are all different shapes, sizes and ages but they are all the…
What The Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks is a fantastic tale of a little spotted ladybird and her farmyard friends. The ladybird never says a word but she watches and listens very carefully. Eventually she breaks her silence to share an ingenious plan to protect the farm’s fine prize cow from a devious plot. The story carries…
Beautiful Oops! by Barney Saltzberg is a vibrant and creative book that celebrates the mistakes that lead us on to better and beautiful things. Sometimes striving for perfection gets in the way of actually getting anything done. Many children (and adults) go through stages where they don’t want to do anything for fear of making a mistake. Beautiful Oops! by Barney…
The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds is an inspiring story. It is about having confidence to believe in yourself and encouraging and nurturing others. Most children struggle at some point and feel like they just can’t do something. The Dot by Peter H. Reynolds is a wonderful story that helps to show that with a little perseverance and a change of perspective, amazing things are…
We have been reading The Storm Whale by Benji Davies this week and the illustrations have transported us to the sea. The sea and the beach create lots of opportunities to be creative and I thought this would be the perfect opportunity to do some sensory painting with spaghetti to create a seascape. Painting with spaghetti…
Fathers Day in the UK is drawing near and to get us in the mood, we have been reading the wonderful My Dad by Anthony Browne and making some fantastic quick and easy Father’s Day cards. For these Easy Father’s Day Cards you will need: one piece of A4 coloured card to fold in half yellow card…
We’ve really been enjoying our ladybird theme this week, inspired by reading What the Ladybird Heard by Julia Donaldson and Lydia Monks. We decided to make some of our own ladybird play dough and this led to lots of counting. If you’ve never made your own play dough before then I recommend that you give it a try. It…
