Rachel Dunn

My name is Rachel and I have my own musical company called Music Minors. Today we are joined by my daughters Matilda and Tallulah. We are going to be learning all about healthy foods. We have some fun activities for you to join in with at home and a song for you to learn too.

Emma Sykes

Hi, my name is Emma and today I would like to celebrate all the amazing things about ourselves. Everyday, we take for granted the things we have around us. We may forget how lucky we are to have trees, parks, birds, the sea or farms around us.  Today, we are going to find these special things. We will need to look very carefully, using new equipment, which we are going to make in our first activity.  Each one of us is very special and it does not matter where we live or what we look like, we are all special in one way or another.  Some people enjoy writing or drawing or riding their bikes. Others may like making monsters and robots out of boxes. Whatever you like doing, the most important thing is to have fun! We will try some of these fun and exciting things in our other activities today. In today’s activities, you and your family can celebrate all the things that are special about you. I am sure you are going to have lots of fun.

Sarah Griffiths

My name is Sarah and I am a children’s author. Today we are going to make a puppet, create our own stories, play a nature sound and word game and learn a new song too.

Sarah Griffiths

Today's Author Take Over Day features Sarah Griffiths, author of ‘Finding Stones for Grandma’. Join Sarah for a day of lovely activities based around her book.

Jude Lennon

Hello children I'm Jude, an author and storyteller. Here are my storytelling mascots Lamby and Flossie. Today is Butterfly Education Day and we're going to be thinking about butterflies, their life cycle and how we can make our own butterflies using paints and shapes.

Jude Lennon

Hello children I'm Jude, an author and storyteller. Here are my storytelling mascots Lamby and Flossie. Today is World Environment Day and we're going to be thinking about how we can care for our local environment and encourage some of the insects we need for our eco-system.

Sarah Griffiths

My name is Sarah and I am a children's author. Today we are going to be finding out about the wildlife all around us. Come and join me for a day filled with fun!

Sue Wickstead

Sue Wickstead is a children’s author and writes children’s picture books.

Today’s book is ‘Jay-Jay and the Carnival’. (One of the ten stories Sue has written)

Jay-Jay the Supersonic Bus is a brightly coloured playbus full of toys.

He's always ready for adventure, and after an eventful summer the bus is ready for his journey to the carnival.
The children are also excited - but what will happen on the way?

Sarah Griffiths

My name is Sarah and I am a children’s author. Today we are celebrating International Children’s Day! This is a wonderful day where we think of children all across the world. Here at EYFS Home we want to say how proud we are of each and every one of you. Today we are going to celebrate by making a special rosette, share what makes us happy and make some delicious chocolate cakes. We will also be celebrating with a disco, dressing up and singing and dancing too!

Rachel Dunn

My name is Rachel from Music Minors. Today Tallulah and I are going to have a day in the mud kitchen. We will be creating our own menu, making lots of mud inspired recipes and even painting with mud!

Jude Lennon

Hello I'm Jude, an author and storyteller. This is Lamby and Flossie who are my storytelling mascots. Today we are very excited because it's 'On Your Bike Day!' We're going to talk about preparing our bikes, wearing the right clothes and go on a bike ride. Dont' worry if you don't have a bike, you can use a scooter or take your baby doll out in their buggy.

Sarah Griffiths

My name is Sarah and I am a children’s author. Today we are going on a trip to Ironbridge in Shropshire. We will be packing our bags with all the things we need. When we arrive, we will be taking in the sights, learning something new and then having some fun in the fresh air.

Dotty Bretton and Paul Parsons

My name is Paul Parsons and I am an illustrator and teacher. I would like to introduce you to Dotty Bretton, the author of 'Woodland Ways.' Today I will be sharing activities linked to the story I illustrated for the author Dotty Bretton, ‘Woodland Ways’. There is a special reading of the story by Ned Bretton-Cannings. Look out for some fun outdoor activities linked to the story.

Rachel Dunn

My name is Rachel from Music Minors. Today we will be learning all about plants, trees and flowers. Come and join Tallulah and I for a day filled with fun activities!

Wendy Duncan

Hello I'm Wendy from The Sidlaw Hare. Today we are celebrating World Turtle Day. We are going to learn about the life cycle of a turtle, how to make a turtle, creating a habitat for turtles and how we can help protect turtles and the environment. We will end the day with a bedtime story of Jack and the Beanstalk.

Sarah isaacs

Today is Theading Day!

My name is Sarah Isaacs and I am an author and a teacher.

Threading is a fantastic activity. There are just so many things you can do with threading! You can make bracelets, pretty cards, wind chimes and sew fabric together! If that isn’t enough, you can use different coloured beads to make patterns along your string or wool. How exciting!

So, let’s shake our hands, wriggle our fingers and get ready to thread our way through the day!

Grown ups: You will need to help your child at various aspects during this activity day. It all depends of course how old your child is and how

Jude Lennon

Hello children I'm Jude, an author and storyteller. Here are my storytelling mascots Lamby and Flossie. Today we are going to share some activities you can do whatever the weather. It's going to be lots of fun.

Sarah Griffiths

My name is Sarah and I am a children’s author. Today I am going to share my story ‘George and Maude,’ with you all. We will be getting creative and making parrot puppets, sharing our favourite parrot jokes, cake decorating and finishing the day with another of my stories featuring a special, little robin.

Sarah Isaacs

Today is Science Day!

My name is Sarah Isaacs and I am an author and a teacher.

How exciting it is to be able to do our own amazing experiments at home! I just can’t wait! All the ingredients for the experiments can be found around the house or even just a the local supermarket!

You will need to help your child at various aspects during this activity day. It all depends of course how old your child is and how able they are but let them have a go themselves and help them along the way. Make sure that you have the ingredients available and to hand. Talk to your child about which order things need to be done for the experiment to work.

Freya and Lois

Welcome to Cleaning Routines Day. Our names are Freya and Lois and we have a fun filled day planned just for you. We have four activities all about cleaning routines and how you can help around the house!