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It was when the entertainment for my kids party did a no show that i realised that I was going to have to make some pretty quick decisions as not to ruin my sons special day. Luckily we had lots of food but it was the games that we were short of. I quickly made a pass the parcel but the it was one of the other mums that enquired if I had any blindfolds. My immediate response was no, but then I realised that we had some eye masks fom when we went to New York the year before. They had been provided free on the plane. I say free, they were probably the most expensive eye masks you could buy as I had to buy a plane ticket to get them! Anyhow, they were perfect for some games. We cobbled together a pinata and then played some old classics like pin the tale on the donkey. There are some great websites with blindfold games described on them. In the end the children started to make up their own games and the parents supervised with a bottle of red. It made me think more about providing our own entertainment at next years. Any ideas anyone?

With literacy such an important topic in the school day, what better opportunity can there be for teachers but to invite an author to their school? There are many authors with published works, many of who also are also illustrators that offer workshops for schools.
These workshops in schools can offer the school children a variety of different experiences. This may range from drawing workshops, which will focus on how to draw characters and so they can be reproduced time an time again, enabling consistency so the reader can always identify with each image. The sessions may also focus on how authors write books. This looks at the mechanics of writing showing pupils how to write a beginning middle and end of a story enabling the reader to feel they are a part of the book. Alternatively authors may helps pupils to concentrate on creative writing. This could be through the engaging students in essays; writing plays / screen plays and of course there are poetry workshops. Many author just visit schools and read to the children. There is nothing more inspiring than story telling by the person who wrote the book.
At the end of the day many schools may get together in the assembly hall and show the other classes what they have learnt and achieved through the day. A memorable day for all involved.