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Book Based Activities and Crafts

  • Image of Grinch Heart Ornaments hanging on a Christmas Tree to make with toddlers
  • fun christmas books with matching crafts and other activities for kids
  • Simple to set up sorting activity for toddlers and preschoolers with toy dinosaurs that focuses on how they stand and walk.
  • Create a taste safe sensory bin ideal for using with toddlers and preschoolers to let them stomp, roar and play with the dinosaurs.
  • Create solar print dinosaur footprints
  • Dinosaur small world play inspired by the book Dinosaur Farm
  • DIY Story Stone Ideas for you to make for and with your toddlers and preschoolers inspired by children's picture books. Ideal for helping your children develop story telling skills.
  • The Snowman - DIY bowling game to work on number bonds
  • How the Grinch Stole Christmas Family Movie Snacks
  • Fun science experiment to make the Grinch's heart change ideal for simple investigation into chemical reactions based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas
  • Colourful and bright Mondrian Inspired Christmas Bauble decorations for the tree for Kids to Make for the festive season.
  • Create your own hat inspired by the classic Children's storybook character Noddy by Enid Blyton.
  • Create a fun and simple maze with kids that uses items from the recycling and junk modelling box as well as toys. Ideal to make and play with.
  • Read and create with Barry the Fish with Fingers and the Hairy Scary Monster by Sue Hendra and make some Crazy Sea Monsters.
  • Easy set up arctic sensory tub
  • Create this simple Winter Window Star for a Christmas or winter themed window decoration with your children. With clear step by step instructions.
  • Simple and easy to set up farm animal beginning sounds activity for toddlers and preschoolers and free bingo game to play together as well.
  • Simple lettuce wraps that kids can make inspired by the classic storybook The Tale of Peter Rabbit
  • Llama Llama Red Pajama inspired pre-writing activity for preschoolers. Including FREE printable pre-writing pattern dice to construct and use.
  • Get outside this summer and connect books and activities with building a forest home and Stella: Fairy of the Forest
  • Roald Dahl inspired Minpins painted pots, literacy ideas for older kids
  • Doug the Bug Game and Craft for preschoolers, storybook summer bringing books alive with activities for kids
  • Read Whatever Happened to the Dinosaurs and play along creating your own sensory excavation bin as well as be a Paleontologists as your children investigate making their own fossils.
  • Dancing with Dinosaurs

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