Earlier in the Summer I started reading chapter books with my 5 year old. He’s reading really well and I thought the style and humour of Roald Dahl’s books would give him extra encouragement to learn more words and improve his reading. The first book we read was George’s Marvellous Medicine, then The Magic Finger and we’re currently reading James and the Giant Peach. We have The Twits lined up for our next book. Can you tell I’m enjoying re-reading the books with him?
Some of Roald Dahl’s most famous books are James and the Giant Peach; Charlie and the Chocolate Factory; The Magic Finger; Fantastic Mr Fox; Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator; Danny, the Champion of the World; The Enormous Crocodile; The Twits; George’s Marvellous Medicine; The BFG; The Witches; The Giraffe and the Pelly and Me; Matilda and Esio Trot.
We love to craft inspired by the books we’re reading and over the summer holidays we had quite a lot of fun with our mud kitchen inspired by George’s Marvellous Medicine and our own chocolate play dough, inspired by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. We’ve had so much fun inspired by Roald Dahl that I have brought together 15 of my favourite crafts in time for Roald Dahl Day on 13th September.
15 crafts for celebrating Roald Dahl Day
Brilliant ideas for beautiful bookmarks inspired by Roald Dahl
George’s Marvellous Medicine mud kitchen activity
Amazing lickable wallpaper inspired by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Chocolate sensory activity lesson
Recipe for chocolate play dough to create your own Charlie and the Chocolate Factory style treats
Make your own BFG dream catchers
BFG dream in a bottle craft
Frobscottle recipe from the BFG
Recipe for Bruce Bogtrotter’s Cake from Roald Dahl’s Revolting Recipes
Crispy Wasp Stings On A Piece Of Buttered Toast from Roald Dahl’s Revolting Recipes
Nishnobblers from The Giraffe the Pelly and me
Roald Dahl Day bento lunch
50 Scrumdiddlyumptious ways to celebrate Roald Dahl Day
Don’t forget the Roald Dahl app – Twit or Miss based on The Twits (available in the App Store and on Google Play)
I’m a librarian and this has pleased me so much! There’s some brilliant ideas here I may just have to take to work with me!
Becca
I am doing a Roald Dahl day at school so I will definitely have to come back and look at these so I’ve got some cool and different things to do! Thanks for the ideas! xxxx