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Creative Writing Blog For Kids

Imagine Forest needs illustrators
News & Updates
Imagine Forest Needs Illustrators!

Are you an Illustrator? Want more exposure for your artwork? Imagine Forest needs as many illustrators as possible to fill in the image gallery feature on our website. You as an illustrator will be given their own artist page on our website, where you can showcase your artwork, provide a ...

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News & Updates, Writing Competitions
Twitter Book Giveaway Winners Announced!

Congratulations to Amy Tidd, Stephanie Whiting and Sarah Clegg for WINNING our Twitter book giveaway! They all won themselves a free copy of 'Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl! All our winners were delighted to find out they won! Amy said she was "delighted to have won ...

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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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FREE Christmas Activity Pack - Imagine Forest
Christmas, Freebies
FREE Christmas Activity Pack!

Just under 10 days left until Christmas, hope your in the festive mood! If not, then maybe this FREE Christmas activity pack will give you the perfect festive feeling. This FREE Christmas Activity pack includes more than just colouring pages, download it to find ...

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Top 10 Children’s Books for Christmas_imagine forest
Christmas, Reading Lists
Top 10 Children’s Books for Christmas!

Christmas is the perfect time to snuggle up by the fireplace and read some classic children's books. My top 10 children's books for Christmas list includes classics, such as 'How the Grinch Stole Christmas', 'The Snowman', 'The Polar Express' and much more. Read the whole list and see how many ...

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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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