20th September 2018
We've launched a brand new section this week for Day of the Dead - a chance to learn about this Mexican festival and try some of our new colouring pages! We've also had fun with monsters, and tractors, and lots more...
Activity Village Membership ...
There are now over 31,165 printable activities available exclusively to Activity Village Members. We add resources nearly every day so there's always something new to explore!
If you haven't joined up yet, why not become a member now? We can help make your life easier and you'll always have something fun to give the kids to do...
What's New?
Decorate your rooms with pretty seasonal bunting! We've added autumn flag bunting in 2 new sizes, and bunting spelling out Harvest Festival too.
Complete the monster pictures! Grab pens and pencils and get creating...
...or dig out the playdough and make monsters with these new monster playdough mats
If the kids like tractors, head on over to our tractors page for all sorts of new activities, just added. Of course tractors tie in nicely with a farm, autumn or Harvest Festival topic, too.
We've topped up our farm puzzles with 3 new mazes
Some of our members have been asking us to create activities for the Mexican holiday, Day of the Dead - or Dia de los Muertos. So this year we are launching a new Day of the Dead page with some fun colouring activities and posters. More over the next couple of weeks.
We've been learning about Joan of Arc - a remarkable young woman who persuaded the king of France to let her lead his army into battle against England - aged 17!
Colour in the hibiscus (Ghana) or bougainvillea (Grenada) - our two latest flowers from around the Commonwealth.
And finally, we've got lots of fun new activities for the same two Commonwealth countries - Ghana and Grenada
This Week's Guest Posts
Shelly shares how her kids have been learning about the water cycle...
Have You Seen?
Have you seen our monster feelings prompts? Help children deal with those monster emotions with the help of these fun printables...
Some Quotes about Feelings ...
“The best and most beautiful things in the world cannot be seen or even touched. They must be felt with the heart”
Helen Keller
Helen Keller
“But feelings can't be ignored, no matter how unjust or ungrateful they seem.”
Anne Frank
Anne Frank
"Feelings are much like waves, we can’t stop them from coming, but we can choose which one to surf."
Jonathan Martensson
Jonathan Martensson
"Change your thoughts, and you can change your world."
Norman Vincent Peale
Norman Vincent Peale
"Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else: you are the one who gets burned."
Buddha
Buddha
I enjoyed this little song about feelings! (If you click you will be going through to YouTube).
Coming Up Soon ...
21st September: Peace Day
September / October - Harvest Festival
4th October: World Animal Day
7th October: Grandparent's Day (UK)
8th October: Canadian Thanksgiving
8th October: Columbus Day
8th - 14th October: National Libraries Week (UK)
31st October: Halloween
2nd November: Day of the Dead
5th November: Bonfire Night
7th November: Diwali
11th November: Remembrance Day
11th November: Remembrance Sunday
15th November: Steve Irwin Day
22nd November: Thanksgiving
30th November: St Andrew's Day
1st December: Advent
And don't forget you can click through to our Holiday Calendar to explore our resources by upcoming holiday and event. Get your planning done and activities printed out in plenty of time!
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Lindsay Small
www.ActivityVillage.co.uk