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Storybook Advent

  • Stick Man Paper Plate Puppet Craft for Story Retelling
  • Get creative this summer with a woodland themed book - The Stickman by Julia Donaldson and create a fantastic simple craft to bring it alive
  • Stick Man by Julia Donaldson inspired Tuff Spot for Kids showing 4 seasons to explore and play
  • Simple Stick Man Craft for Kids to Make after Reading the book by Julia Donaldson
  • small world snowy and winter inspired by bear stays up for Christmas by Karma Wilson
  • finished woodland leaf garland craft for kids
  • Gross and Large Motor Activities for Kids inspired by the book Bear Stay Up for Christmas by Karma Wilson
  • Bear Stays up for Christmas Montessori Inspired 3 Part Cards and some simple activity suggestions to use them with your preschoolers
  • Simple Gingerbread House Decorations for Kids to Make with a free printable template to create the ornament to hang on the tree.
  • Easy Christmas Craft for kids this Fingerprint Keepsake saltdough nutcracker ornament is the perfect addition to your Christmas Tree this year
  • easy toddler craft to create a How the Grinch Stole Christmas Popsicle Craft
  • Image of Grinch Heart Ornaments hanging on a Christmas Tree to make with toddlers
  • Fantastic selection of How the Grinch Stole Christmas! book and movie inspired activities, crafts and recipes for kids of all ages.
  • Christmas inspired art and craft activity for kids of different ages to do together. Full instructions on setting up your own Christmas Card Creation Station with ideas for resources to include.
  • Full instructions on creating a Christmas Sensory Bin inspired by the classic children's Christmas book The Jolly Christmas Postman by Allan and Janet Ahlberg.
  • DIY Story Stones for Early Literacy inspired by the classic Christmas picture book The Jolly Christmas Postman by Allan and Janet Ahlberg.
  • Read and play with this Christmas themed early literacy role-play activity based on the classic British Christmas book The Jolly Christmas Postman.
  • Easy for kids to make Hot Cocoa Gift inspired by the classic British Christmas storybook The Jolly Christmas Postman by Janet and Allan Ahlberg.
  • Create your own sensory bag based on the classic picture book The Snowman by Raymond Briggs. Use the melted snowman for some sensory mess free play.
  • The Snowman - DIY bowling game to work on number bonds
  • Activity suggestions for working on literacy and numeracy inspired by the classic wordless picture book The Snowman by Raymond Briggs for Early Years.
  • Create your own simple sensory bag for toddlers and preschoolers inspired by How the Grinch Stole Christmas and use it for a shape sorting activity or more.
  • 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

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