Find out about the record breaking longest chain of paper dolls made in 2013 here Maybe you could make a really long chain of paper dolls too! Maybe some friends could help. Read more books by author Julia Donaldson here Titles with activities on LoveMyBooks are: The Gruffalo Room on the Broom The Snail and the Whale Tyrannosaurus Drip What the Ladybird Heard A boy with a pair of scissors, snipped the dolls into little pieces. Did the paper dolls mean a lot to the little boy? When I started reading this book I wasn't sure where it was going as I didn't think there'd be much to a story about paper dolls but I was pleasantly surprised about the ending. The children enjoyed looking at each of the paper dolls and seeing all the places the young girl took them and it made them want to make some paper dolls too. I really like the ending and how we see that even if something or someone is gone they're still in our memories. This is a hard concept for young children to understand but the book shows it beautifully. This printable paper doll template is designed to encourage creativity and creative development in your child, it allows them to express themselves in an entirely different way to what they are used to. Using a shoe box children can put in a few special things, objects, photographs and drawings. They could decorate the box to make it look special with wrapping paper and label it ‘my memory box’. Encourage your child to tell another member of the family about their memory box and what is inside. This would be an opportunity for older family members to share memories with your child too. Find out more

Children develop and learn how to concentrate and focus. When children work in a calm and peaceful environment they can focus on the task at hand. The more often they practice working like this, the longer they will be able to concentrate. It will help and train them to focus for longer periods of time.

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Kids that draw and paint with enthusiasm often get spontaneous ideas. As they work on their project they learn how to make choices and combinations. They learn how to make solutions for a problem and learn the skills of ‘thinking out of the box’ and self-reliance. Questions for Philosophical Discussion » Summary The Paper Dolls explores fictional objects, memory, and artistic creation by following a little girl and her paper dolls. use this resource in History lesson by asking students to draw a historical figure and write facts that they have learned People create items all the time: pieces of art, crafts, useful and useless objects, fun objects, etc. What is the relationship between the creator and the creation? Questions for Philosophical Discussion Existence of fictional objects and characters/Imagination

Funnily enough, I find it harder to write not in verse, though I feel I am now getting the hang of it! My novel THE GIANTS AND THE JONESES is going to be made into a film by the same team who made the Harry Potter movies, and I have written three books of stories about the anarchic PRINCESS MIRROR-BELLE who appears from the mirror and disrupts the life of an otherwise ordinary eight-year-old. I have just finished writing a novel for teenagers. You could help your child write their paper doll adventure story in a zig zag book and then they can illustrate it. Make a memory box Allowing children to be creative is vital in allowing them to express themselves. Being creative can often help children to express and cope with their feelings. Why not use this All About Me Activity Booklet alongside this paper doll template to let your students tell you more about themselves. Why is it important for children to be creative?

Why is it important for children to be creative?

Very cute! I love the art style. The story made me a lil teary at the end, heart-wrenching climax, great ending.