Using Festivals to Inspire and Engage Young Children - A month-by-month guide

Aimed at those working with children aged 3 – 7, Using Festivals to Inspire and Engage Young Children covers a range of cultural celebration by each calendar month, explaining the background to these events and provides fun and imaginative activities and stories based around each one. Features include:

• a basic outline of each festival;
• a wide range of activities to suit children at different stages in their development;
• development and learning aims at the end of each chapter;
• suggestions for working with parents and links with home;
• top tips for creating your own activities relating to celebrations;
• story models that can be adapted and used to suit different events