Bag Books popularity spreads thanks to PVA glue!

I still have only four of the wonderful Bag Books. They are a multi-sensory resource designed for use with PMLD (Profound Multiple Learning Difficulties) children, they work brilliantly with them and also I have enjoyed sharing the stories with Nurseries and Playgroups.

This recent warm weather caused an extra element to the story "Kofi and the Magic Shaker." The shaker handle had come off, once I'd collected all the pretty little blue beads up, stuffed them back in and "PVA glued" the handle back I needed a plan B. Being Superlibrarian-man that was no problem. The shaker I'd found in the charity shop for a mere 99p could rest from Rhythm & Rhyme duties and become a star, no problem, until I got to the part where the shaker is used and the handle of my back up fell off, depositing gravel from an African road all over the carpet!
Still, once the story was over and the music stopped I had a lively discussion with the three year olds about the qualities of our own tarmac and African gravel when you need a shaker to shake.
Returning to base I liberally applied more PVA.
I have a lovely line of shakers drying on the windowsill, wait a minute! Cue for a song
Ahem
1 million glued shakers drying on a wall!

Rochdale Readers do "The Gruffalo"

and a thorough do it was! Our young member who inspired the morning had written out the story herself, from memory. I read the story to the group using the storysack, so we had the puppets to inspire us. Then we made gruffalo masks from the Gruffalo activity book. There were lots of Gruffalo related items to take home, spot the difference, wordsearches, crosswords.
The Gruffalo is feeling very proud to be so well loved in Rochdale.