When the coronavirus lockdown prevented me from doing my usual school visits and other events, I decided to share some of my tried-and-tested, book-related activities for families to try at home, through a regular blog. I’ve shared 20 so far, and thought it might be helpful to bring them all together in one place. This is the place!
And I’d love to see any work you produce. You can email it to petarainford@gmail.com, post it on my Peta Rainford’s Facebook page @dogpigeon, or Tweet me @PetaRainford
Here is some of the fun stuff I’ve posted so far:
1: Create a self portrait out of letters! Find out more here
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2: Create a nocturnal picture! Find out more here
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3. Create a picture with nature! Find out more here
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4: Have fun with anagrams! Find out more here
5: Print with nature! Find out more here
6: Have some fun with colouring in! Find out more here
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7: Make a seasonal Easter card! Find out more here
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8: Go on an alphabet treasure hunt! Find out more here
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9: Have fun with rhyming! Find out more here
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10. Draw a picture in a frame! Find out more here
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11. Do the scribble challenge! Find out more here
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12: Create a story about Scribble Monsters (and you don’t have to write a word unless you want to!) Find out more here
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13: Search for the Superhero inside yourself! Find out more here
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14: Make a Hairy Fairy bookmark! Find out more here
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15: Do a book-themed word search! Find out more here
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16: How many ways can you describe a leaf?! Find out more here
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17: Make a nocturnal animal bookmark! Find out more here
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18: Write a story! Find out more here
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19: Make an owl mask! Find out how here
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20: Make a picture out of nature rubbings! Find out more here
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