{"id":1867,"date":"2020-03-25T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?p=1867"},"modified":"2020-03-25T11:58:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T11:58:49","slug":"petas-fun-stuff-to-do-at-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?p=1867","title":{"rendered":"Peta’s fun stuff to do at home:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’m going to miss doing my usual school visits and other events over the coming weeks and \u2013 potentially \u2013 months. So I thought I’d share some of the resources I’ve developed over the years, so that you can try them at home. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ll be sharing a few new activities too. Many of them will be based on my books, but others will just be ideas I want to share with you. I hope you find them fun to do with your family. And do, please, share any artwork or writing you create \u2013 I’d really love to see it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can email it to petarainford@gmail.com<\/strong>, post it on my Peta Rainford’s Facebook page @dogpigeon<\/strong>, or Tweet me @PetaRainford<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1: Create a self portrait out of letters!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the most popular activities I have done is based on my book Isabella, Rotten Speller<\/strong>, <\/em>which is set in a world where everything is made out of letters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Can you create a self portrait made entirely of letters?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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There’s a template to download here<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 but you can just as easily go DIY and start off with a large face-shaped letter, like a U<\/strong> or an O<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Once you’ve practised a few times, you might like to try these extra challenges:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. try to use as many different letters as possible <\/li>
  2. try different ways to create the letters \u2013 for example cutting them out of magazines or painting rather than drawing<\/li>
  3. try to include all the letters of your name, or other words, in the portrait<\/li>
  4. create other pictures out of letters <\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n
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    Years 1 and 2 at St Helens Primary School did these fab self portraits back in 2015. Why don’t you have a go!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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