Holiday Hub: Book club activities for kids
Do you sometimes need a bit of inspiration (or distraction!) while the children are at home for the school holidays? This is a collection of some of the best book-related online resources we’ve discovered. Our little gift to fellow parents and carers!
Dynamic drawing
Draw Daisy with Nick Sharratt
Can you draw hyenas?
A Horrid Henry How-to
Wonderful Willy Wonka
Brilliant books
The wonderful world of Mango & Bambang
We’re huge fans of this stylish series and love hearing from the author and illustrator. Can you have a go at drawing this tremendous tapir too?
See inside a book factory
OK, so it’s not a children’s book and we don’t really like the music but it’s fascinating to see all the steps that go into producing a finished book.
Awesome activities
Create a love bug bookmark!
We were thrilled to find this lovely little craft project on YouTube. Who wouldn’t like a love bug book mark to enjoy on Valentine’s Day and beyond?
Enter the weird world of Mr Gum!
Explore games, videos and articles all about one of our all-time favourite book characters. Don’t miss out on learning more about the author and illustrator too!
Words for Life
The National Literacy Trust’s website for parents boasts activity ideas, competitions, author interviews and more. We particularly like the DFC Comic Library and the Where’s Wally activity pack.
Perfectly Penguin
Find your favourite characters from Penguin Books and enjoy games, videos, activities and more. We particularly love all the Roald Dahl articles – will you take the quiz to find out if you’re his biggest fan?
Holiday Poems from Michael Rosen
Enjoy listening to this master storyteller. We dare you not to finish with a smile on your face!
