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We are gradually reintroducing activities such as Rhyme Times and Storytimes in libraries. Contact your local library to find out what's available and to book a place.

 

Here you can watch our online Rhyme Times, Storytimes or Story Magic sessions.

 

Also, see our Children's Activities page for many more suggestions of stories, rhymes, authors and ways to keep busy and have fun!

 

We will be adding more resources to this page so please keep checking!

We are gradually reintroducing our popular  Rhyme Times in our libraries. Contact your local library to find out what's available and to book a place. We are still posting online Rhyme Times on our Family Corner Facebook page every Tuesday at 10.30am. Join us for 20 minutes of hand-clapping and knee-jogging action songs and nursery rhymes for preschool children and their families. You can also watch past Rhyme Times on our YouTube channel. Come and join in the fun!

 

 

     

 

All of these sessions are subtitled. To see the subtitles on the songs on this page click the small box underlined in red at the bottom of the screen which appears once you start playing the video. To see the subtitles on the additional songs on the playlist on YouTube click the cc icon at the bottom of the screen.

 

 

We hope you enjoy this reading of Look Up, written and illustrated by Nathan Bryon, illustrated by Dapo Adeola and published by Puffin.

 

 

Catch up with previous Storytime Online videos in our YouTube playlist.

 

All of these sessions are subtitled. To see the subtitles on the songs on this page click the small box underlined in red at the bottom of the screen which appears once you start playing the video. To see the subtitles on the additional songs on the playlist on YouTube click the cc icon at the bottom of the screen.

 

Welcome to Story Magic online!

 

We hope you enjoy our Story Magic Online: Anna's Allotment Garden. These stories are fun and suitable for everyone but especially brilliant for children with additional needs.

To take part in this multi-sensory story you may like to gather a few of the following items from around the home to use as props to help bring the story alive and engage with the senses.

 

The items we will be using for this story are:

 

1. Handful of long grass or weeds

2. Packet of seeds, or some grains of rice in a sealed envelope

3. Piece of brown/green cardboard with three 5cm holes cut in it

4. Carrot

5. Torch

6. Apron

7. Mixing bowl and spoon

8. Kitchen timer, clock, or watch

9. Pot of cinnamon or vanilla essence (or a cake!)

If you don’t have an item at home you could swap it for another!

 

 

 

Why not also visit Bag Books to see some of their DIY stories too?

 

Catch up with previous Story Magic Online videos in our YouTube playlist.

 

All of these sessions are subtitled. To see the subtitles on the songs on this page click the small box underlined in red at the bottom of the screen which appears once you start playing the video. To see the subtitles on the additional songs on the playlist on YouTube click the cc icon at the bottom of the screen.