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Storybook Summer

  • Create a story wheel to help with comprehension and story telling language skills with kids based on the book The Snail and the Whale by Julia Donaldson
  • No mess painting technique perfect for kids that hate to get messy and produce a beautiful "bright" canvas the little extra would make it a perfect addition to a kids bedroom
  • Simple to set up Ocean themed book activity for the fantastic children's storybook Tiddler by Julia Donaldson
  • Hands-on division activity based on the book Remainder of One, linking learning with books and maths
  • Download the printable measuring sheet and get measuring with the book Inch by Inch by Leo Lionni
  • Create your own little ladybug clips - these are perfect for use in maths centres, phonics work and more in the home and the classroom.
  • Microwave Salt Dough Recipe and cute rainbow fish craft. Ideal for making with your kids or in a classroom as instead of waiting hours for the salt dough to dry out it's ready in minutes to paint and decorate.
  • Activities and ideas inspired by the classic children's storybook Peter Pan
  • Outer space art project for kids, simple art techniques to produce a solar system picture based on The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System Book
  • Simple to make Under the Sea Discovery Bottle
  • Spin Art Rainbow Fish, art and craft activity for the favourite children's storybook The Rainbow Fish by Marcus Pfister
  • Dress the Part - DIY Mermaid Tiara for Kids, kids can make and play with this easy to make tiara click through to find out how
  • Printing and painting with toys to create under the sea pictures bringing alive the storybook Pout Pout Fish
  • Ocean Animal Canvas art projects for mixed age groups based on the illustrations in Ocean Themed Storybooks
  • Get outside this summer and connect books and activities with building a forest home and Stella: Fairy of the Forest
  • Scaredy Squirrel inspired learning activities
  • Woodland Nature hike and extension activities to do at home with young kids, bringing books about the forest alive for kids this summer.
  • Roald Dahl inspired Minpins painted pots, literacy ideas for older kids
  • Superworm by Julia Donaldson, fun preschool play activities for learning and fun bringing this favourite children's storybook to life
  • Over in the Garden – Activities & Food
  • The Bad Tempered Ladybird craft for kids
  • Doug the Bug Game and Craft for preschoolers, storybook summer bringing books alive with activities for kids
  • Dig for dinosaurs whilst reading The Berenstain Bears' Dinosaur Dig a simple and easy to set up play for young 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.

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