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7 James and the Giant Peach activities for kids {+ a book giveaway}

7 James and the Giant Peach activities for kids

We are so excited for Roald Dahl Day which is celebrated every year in September. This year Roald Dahl’s very first novel for children, James and the Giant Peach is the focus of the celebrations. It is such a great story. I’ve been re-reading it with my children and really look forward to reading a couple of chapters each night.

This is a story which shows young readers that friends can come in the most unexpected forms – including an Old Green Grasshopper, a Spider and a Centipede – and arrive in the most surprising and magical places – inside a Giant Peach. At the heart of the story is James Henry Trotter – a small but tough orphan, who discovers he can achieve the seemingly impossible with  imagination, determination and a little help from his amazing and delightful new friends.

There are lots of amazing events and activities taking place around the country, you can read about some of the events for Roald Dahl Day here.

7 James and the Giant Peach crafts and activities for kids

James and the Giant Peach story stones from the gingerbread house

James and the Giant Peach tissue paper peach craft from Activity Village

James and the Giant Peach movie night snacks including peach juice, spider silk, gummy worms, peaches and grasshopper cookies from Adventures in Mommydom

I love this giant peach lantern from Burlap and Bling

Amazing cardboard roll seagulls from sixty one a

James and the Giant Peach themed cupcakes from Very Hungry Cupcake

Brilliant handmade Miss Spider costume

Win James and the Giant Peach and James’s Giant Bug Book

To celebrate Roald Dahl Day and all the lovely events which will be taking place next month, I have two wonderful books to giveaway – a copy of James and the Giant Peach (which comes with free fuzzy stickers) and Roald Dahl’s James’s Giant Bug Book which is packed full of information about minibeasts along with some fab crafty ideas.

Win James and the Giant Peach and James's Giant Bug Book

To enter my giveaway you must answer the question via the Rafflecopter widget below, there are some bonus entries too. The giveaway is open to those with a UK postal address only and ends on 14th September. The winners name will appear on this post. Good luck!

Don’t forget to check out my other giveaways on my competition page.

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