Sarah Griffiths

My name is Sarah and I am a children’s author. Today we are going to be celebrating Easter with lots of exciting activities. First we are going to make an Easter basket. Next we will be going on an Easter Egg hunt in our garden or local area. Then we will be making some Playdough eggs and painting some pebble eggs too.

Emma Mccalla John

My name is Emma and today I will be doing some fun and crafty activities about Easter.

Easter is a time of celebration for Christians where lots of us eat chocolate and make Easter crafts such as bonnets and spring animal crafts.

I hope you enjoy all the videos and activities today.

Sarah Griffiths

My name is Sarah and I am a children’s author. Today we are going to be playing some fun games. First we will be getting outside for some fresh air and playing some ball games. Next we will be playing hopscotch and a game called ‘What’s the time Mr Bunny?’ I will be sharing a word game to help you to read new words too.

Sarah Isaacs

My name is Sarah and I am a children’s author and a teacher!

Easter is such a lovely time of year. It’s when you see new life all around you. Spring lambs, baby chicks and green shoots are just a few of the things expected this time of year. I just know you will enjoy the activities I have planned for you today. Are you ready? Great – let’s go!

Jude Lennon

Hello children I'm Jude, an author and storyteller. Here are my storytelling mascots Lamby and Flossie. We'd like to welcome you to 'Easter Animal Day'. We think of certain animals when we think of Easter - lambs, rabbits and chicks. We're going to learn about them and do some paper crafts, singing and counting.

Rachel Dunn

My name is Rachel and I have my own musical company called Music Minors. Today we are going to express ourselves in lots of different ways. We are going to be singing, dancing, creating and talking about the hobbies we love to do.

Jodie Webber

Hello children, My name is Jodie and I am a children’s author. Today I am joined by my daughter, Bobbie and Mystic Bunny Boy. We would like to welcome you to 'Mindful Meditation Day'. Mindfulness and Mediation are two different ways you can use your brain to help you feel happier, think better and sleep peacefully – how amazing is that? Meditating is when you use your mind to take you somewhere else, and think happy things. Mindfulness is when you concentrate on where you are and what you are doing, to make your mind feel calm and happy! We’ve got some fun activities to learn all about this today, including colouring, an outdoor activity and singing! Plus, at the end of the day we’ll be reading to you our special bedtime book called ‘Mystic Bunny Boy Walks The Rainbow’

We hope you enjoy today as much as we will!

Sarah Isaacs

My name is Sarah and I am a children’s author and a teacher!

You are going to really love the activities planned for today. We can find maths in everything so what are we waiting for? Let’s get started straight away!

Sarah Griffiths

My name is Sarah and I am a children’s author. Today we are going to be outdoors planting seeds and making our own mini gardens.

Emma Mccalla John

My name is Emma and I am a teacher and an artist. Today I’ll be doing some fun and crafty activities about nature trails. As we are now in Spring, we will be spending more and more time outdoors. Maybe in our gardens, in the park or walking to and from school. Let’s make the most of this lovely time of year to learn and have fun outdoors.

Sue Wickstead

Sue Wickstead is a children’s author and writes children’s picture books. Sue writes books based on a real bus.

The Playbus was a recycled bus which offered play and craft opportunities for its many young visitors. Today we are going to be learning about Mother Earth and how we can look after her.

Rachel Dunn

My name is Rachel and I have my own musical company called Music Minors. Today we are joined by my daughter Tallulah. We are going to be making some very tasty Easter Food! All of the activities today develop children’s confidence, language and communication, the ability to follow instructions and work together as a team.

Sarah Isaacs

Hello! My name is Sarah and I am a children’s author and teacher. I am so excited about today’s theme as I love Saint Patrick’s Day. We have lots of exciting activities to join in with. I have written a lovely story for bedtime called Amelia’s Rainbow. That’s the time when you can relax under your favourite blanket.

Grown ups: Ask your child what they know about Saint Patrick’s day and look at pictures in books and on the internet to spark questions and conversations.

Talk about how this festival is celebrated every year on the same day in March. You might wish to show them film footage from YouTube of parades which have taken place in Ireland and around the world.

Sarah

Take a peak into the night time with animals that prefer the dark. I used to work as a zoo keeper and learnt lots of information about big animals, when I left the zoo I worked for the RSPCA. I helped sick and injured animals to get better and then could release them back to their owners or back to the wild. AnimalTastic has been going now for 9 years and I love my job. I visit schools, nurseries and care homes teaching people about animals. Today I am going to help you learn a lot about two animals that move in different ways. We will then try to see if we can move like them and we are going to make those animals with an art project.

http://www.animal-tastic.co.uk

Sarah

My name is Sarah and I am a teacher and children’s author.

I love Halloween. It’s a fun time when you can dress up, put decorations up and play games. Today I have put together some activities for you using the theme of Halloween.

Are you ready for some fun activities?

I know I am. Let’s go!

Gemma Everson

Gemma Everson and her little witches join us today for a spooktastic Witches Grotto Day!

Hello, my name is Gemma Everson and I am a children’s author, a teacher and also a mum.

My girls and I love having fun around this time of year, dressing up as our favourite spooky characters. Today we will be having lots of fun making spells, potions and dressing up as witches. Don’t forget your broomsticks!

Jude Lennon

Hello children, Jude, Lamby and Flossie would like to welcome you to a very exciting day. Today we are having an Enchanted Forest Day! We've got lots of fun activities planned so come and join in.

Let's take a look inside Flossie's toadstool and see what we'll be doing today. We'll be going for a walk, collecting some enchanting objects, making a mobile and lots of other exciting things. If you want to dress up you can. 

Sarah Griffiths

My name is Sarah and I am a children’s author. I am so excited to share this day with you all. We are going to start the day by making some salt-dough decorations. Next, we will be making some delicious pumpkin face fairy cakes. Then we will be carving our pumpkin and getting creative with some face painting too. We will be finishing the day with my brand new Halloween story ‘The Witches Brew’.

Sue Wickstead

Sue Wickstead is a children’s author and writes children’s picture books. Sue was once involved with a Playbus play project, which is the inspiration behind many of her picture books.

(Her books will always have a bus included somewhere)

She also likes playing with Lego.

Do you?

Libby

My name is Libby and I have worked with children for many years. I love sharing my rhyming stories and songs. Today I am going to share my story about a Pebble who is a bit unhappy. This is an original story about a Pebble who lives on a beach in Cornwall. Something extremely exciting happens to her, so look out for the story coming up in our first activity.

There will be two songs that you can learn today

and some fun activities to help your child relate to the story and to textures and sounds.