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Clever Tykes - Book Series
Author Interviews
Interview with Ben Cook and Jodie Cook: Clever Tykes Book Series

Clever Tykes is a series of storybooks for children aged between 7-9, which introduce important life skills and characteristics through positive entrepreneurial role models.  The storybooks highlight the importance of developing characteristics such as innovation, independence, goal-setting, hard work and resourcefulness in ...

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Easy Origami Fox Tutorial
Paper Crafts
Easy Origami Fox Tutorial

Today is world origami day! Origami is the Japanese art of folding paper into various creative things, such as animals and flowers. Here's a quick origami fact - Did you know that in Japan a paper crane is considered a symbol of peace! To celebrate this wonderful day I have ...

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FREE Halloween Colouring Pages - imagine forest
Freebies, Halloween, Paper Crafts
FREE Halloween Colouring Pages + Halloween Craft Ideas

Only a few days left until Halloween! What are your plans for the big day? Not a clue? Well, why not download our FREE Halloween colouring pages. You can colour in a witch, a zombie and even Frankenstein. And when you done colouring in, you can try out the following ...

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Halloween books for kids - imagine forest
Halloween, Reading Lists
10 Spooky Halloween Books for Kids!

Halloween is nearly upon us and to prepare I have created a list of my top 10 Halloween books for kids. This list includes some clumsy witches, giant pumpkins, book-eating zombies and a cute fuzzy blue monster. Read on at your own ...

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Top 10 animals from children's books
Top 10 Animals from Children’s Books

To celebrate world animal day on Sunday 4th October, I have created a top 10 of my favourite animals from children’s ...

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Top 10 Anti-Bullying Books for Children
Reading Lists
Top 10 Anti-Bullying Books for Children

The theme for this year’s anti-bullying week is ‘Make a Noise about bullying’! So I decided to make a noise about bullying through listing the top 10 anti-bullying books for children. These books will not only teach young children about acceptance, but also how to stand up to bullies. The ...

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Paper Story Idea Generator for kids - Imagine Forest
Paper Crafts, Writing Activities, Writing Games
Make Your Own Paper Story Idea Generator!

Today's paper craft activity is based on the classic paper fortune teller – but with a very educational twist! You may have used a paper fortune teller in the past to tell the fortunes of your friends or even as a way of tricking them into doing silly things! The ...

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Children's Books about Diversity_imagine forest
Reading Lists
10 Children’s Books about Equality & Diversity

It’s ‘One world week’ (18th Oct – 25th Oct) and I have created a list of children's books about diversity. These books will teach kids to accept the differences of others and understand the cultural diversity in the world. This list includes stories such as Jack & Jim, Amazing ...

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Paper craft Wizard Tutorial
Halloween, Paper Crafts
Easy Paper Craft Wizard Tutorial

Today I am going to show you how to make a paper craft wizard. In particular a paper craft version of me, Marty the great wizard of Imagine Forest! To help you out, I have created a template for you to download and print out. Now let’s begin the ...

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10 Things You Can Do With Autumn
Kids Activities
10 Things You Can Do With Fallen Autumn Leaves

It's the start of autumn! Here's a list of 10 things you can do with fallen autumn leaves. The list includes leaf masks, painted bug leaves, Autumn hunter bracelets, wall decorations and much ...

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