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Here are three fun "posters" of the main characters in the Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale - namely Jack, the Giant and the Giantess. Use them as they are or cut them out and laminate for illustrating the story. You could attach them to lolly sticks to use as puppets, or attach velcro squares or craft magnets to the back so that they stick to felt boards or white boards.
On one of his journeys up the beanstalk, Jack rescued a talking gold harp. In fact it was almost his downfall, as it called out to the sleeping giant as Jack ran off with it! Here's a lovely harp craft that you can use to accompany the story - or of course for a music topic if you prefer.
Reading Jack in the Beanstalk? Using a potato to print the leaves is a fun way for younger children to paint their own beanstalk - and make it as tall as they like!
Here are three easy ways to make golden eggs - perhaps to accompany Jack in the Beanstalk, or at Easter.
Golden egg 1You will need:
Polystyrene egg Gold paint Gold glitterInstructions:
