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Ok, this is pretty cool, some well known kids authors are making videos of their stories to entertain our kids:


Mo Willems



Rob Biddulph



Molly Idle https://www.instagram.com/p/B9xP-rQnuCi/


Sophie Blackall



Celebs reading stories (if you care, they do put on a bit more of a show than most) is available on the BBC Iplayer app for free https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episodes/b00jdlm2/cbeebies-bedtime-stories


Also here https://www.scottishbooktrust.com/authors-live-on-demand


And from America https://www.instagram.com/savewithstories/

If your kids are musically inclined this is a good free sampler app. It gives really young ones a chance to just bash about and still make a tune and older ones the chance to genuinely make some danceable to music.


https://apps.apple.com/gb/app/launchpad-make-remix-music/id584362474

If you have the space and time, pull out all of your kids toys together, from everywhere. It?s a good way to sort them out (don?t start threatening to chuck unused stuff, that?s not fun) and you will be surprised what old games and activities you find that they had forgotten about to occupy a few days of fun.

Unfortunately The Book People are closing down. This does however mean good deals to be had on both kids and adults books.


There?s a Hobbies, Interest and Puzzles section and Children?s Activities section that may be useful.


https://www.thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/qs_home_tbp?storeId=10001&catalogId=10051&langId=100&gclid=Cj0KCQjwpfHzBRCiARIsAHHzyZo85Vkd8ELLGFG3LeVFK4xS5PNEYqpFKdH_CiWazdTi_WSUoby8jVsaAsKcEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

J.K Rowling is releasing the audiobook (read by Jude Law) of Tales of Beedle the Bard this Tuesday here https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Tales-of-Beedle-the-Bard-Audiobook/1781103798?qid=1585208899&sr=1-1&ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1&pf_rd_p=c6e316b8-14da-418d-8f91-b3cad83c5183&pf_rd_r=3P1GRP61632X13X04M7G


To celebrate, why not turn your house into Hogwarts this week. Gotta be the best school out there.


Make yourself into a suitable teacher with a graduation cap style hat out of board and a cape.


Make some wands out of garden twigs and paint them or wrap with foil etc and let your kid pick the wand they want for the week (or let the wand pick them you are a stickler (get it?) for the book.


Make a sorting hat. Instead of choosing a House it can contain fun things or treats (written on paper) and they get to pick from it once a day or every now and then.


Decorate the room with anything spooky or Hogwartsish.


If you are into ?lessons?, theme them eg Magic (Science), Spells (poetry) etc etc.


Invent your own butterbeer (coke floats anyone?)


Challenge them in some activity to win a golden snitch (ferrero rocher with paper wings stuck on).


Harry Potter potions recipes: https://www.dayoutwiththekids.co.uk/blog/potters-potions-harry-potter-inspired-potions-to-make-at-home?utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=indoor_4

This one is a paid for product, however the money is for UNICEF so worth considering if your child likes Paddington.


?Looking for fun ways to spend extra time with your children at home? Paddington Bear will deliver adventure through your letter box, teaching your child about countries around the world.?


https://www.unicef.org.uk/paddingtons-postcards/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=paid_social&utm_campaign=dm_paddingtonpostcards

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