You can immerse yourself in the world of Bath’s most famous literary resident at the Jane Austen Festival, featuring elegant masked balls, walking tours and talks (many staged in locations straight out of Austen’s stories). The line-up features rock, classical and world music from a host of global performers, and for bookworms, there’s an encyclopaedic literature programme of talks and question and answer sessions from top writers. With over 120 events spread out over ten days, the multi-arts Bath Festival is the perfect excuse for a longer stay in the city. You can expand upon them, or add your own twist.Bath serves as a stage for a packed calendar of events throughout the year, giving you even more reasons to visit this alluring city. You can use them, but you don't have to use them. *Note: These craft ideas are just suggestions. Flip it over and glue it to the frame to form a “stained glass window.” Glue small pieces of different colors of tissue paper onto one side of the paper cutouts.

With the other half, cut out shapes, either by folding it as though you were going to make a snowflake, or just cutting random shapes out of the center. With one half, cut out the center to form a frame.

Take one sheet of construction paper and cut it in half. Glue several of these in a cluster to form a flower. Glue the paper onto construction paper at the center. Have the kids put a pencil in the center of a square, then pull the paper up around the pencil. Volunteers cut small squares of tissue paper.

Can you match the names with the kind of flowers?Īre flowers involved in any celebrations in your family? Ĭut different flowers out of construction paper. In the story, several kinds of flowers are mentioned. In the pictures, what different shapes or colors of flowers do you see? Where do you go with your mom or dad together? Do you go shopping with them? Where? What do you shop for? What do you do for your mother on special days like Mother’s Day or her birthday?ĭo you have a flower garden at your house or nearby or at your school? What kinds of flowers or plants can you identify?ĭiscussion topics for during/after reading: Rhyming verse carries the brief story, while wonderful, warm, full-color illustrations present scenes from novel angles, and depict a loving family with a sense of intimacy, sincerity, and joy. An urban African-American girl and her father buy plants, potting soil, and a window box at the supermarket, ride the bus to their apartment, and put together a colorful gift for the child's mother. Grade Level: 1st (GLCs: Click here for grade level guidelines.)įrom School Library Journal: A comforting, richly illustrated story about a birthday surprise. 158 kids attended our April clubs! Click here to see who volunteered.

The flower garden by eve bunting