Merry Christmas Eve - Listen To A Christmas Story, Or Twelve!

Answers from yesterday's challenge:

1. b-Scrooge   2. a-The Polar Express Conductor   3. b-Pig the Pug   4. c- Easter Bunny   5. d-Christmas Pudding

As you settle down this evening and get ready for Father Christmas's arrival, why not listen to one of our favourite Christmas tales from our 12 Days of Christmas Stories? Click on the image of the book you would like to listen to from the selection below.

Day 12 - Twelve Days Of Christmas Challenges

 Answers from yesterday's challenge:

1. b-Grinch's heart triples in size and he joins the Whos for Christmas dinner.    2. d-Father Christmas helps Stick Man return home to his family.    3. a-Kevin is reunited with his mum on Christmas morning.    4. c-Arthur shows he truly cares about the feelings of others and follows in his father's footsteps to become Father Christmas.    5. d-Buddy, along with Jovie and their daughter Susie return to the North Pole to visit Papa Elf.

Now on to the final challenge!

Can you spot the odd one out? Make a note of your answers and check back to see how many you answered correctly.

1. One of these characters doesn't like Christmas, do you know who it is?

a. Christmasaurus    b. Scrooge    c. Jack Frost    d.Rudolph

2. Who doesn't help to make sure presents are delivered on time?

a. The Polar Express Conductor   b. The Winter Witch   c. Santa   d. Reindeer

3. Who is most likely to be on the naughty list?

a. Kipper   b. Pig the Pug   c. Cindy-Lou   d. Danny (from The Dinosaur that Pooped Christmas)

4. Who doesn't live at the North Pole?

a. Mrs Claus   b. Elves   c. Easter Bunny   d. Dasher

5. What wasn't left out for Santa on the night he needed a wee?

a. Milkshakes   b. Milk   c. Stew   d. Christmas Pudding

Day 11 - Twelve Days of Christmas Challenges

 Answers from yesterday's challenge:

1. Snow    2. Night    3. Presents    4. Reindeer    5. Smell

Now on to today's challenge!

Below are five fantastically festive stories acted out on the big screen. Underneath each film are four ways in which the story may have ended, can you choose the correct ending? Make a note of your answers and check back tomorrow to see how many you got right. Good luck!

1. The Grinch possible endings:

a. Grinch moves to a town where no one celebrates Christmas.

b. Grinch's heart triples in size and he joins the Who's for Christmas dinner.

c. Max leaves the Grinch and moves in with Cindy-Lou.

d. The Whos agree with the Grinch and ban Christmas from Whoville.

2. The Stick Man possible endings:

a. Stick Man escapes the fire and makes his way out into the garden where he spends the rest of his days.

b. Stick Man starts a new life in the North Pole.

c. Stick Man takes on the full time job of delivering presents to good girls and good boys.

d. Father Christmas helps Stick Man return home to his family.

3. Home Alone possible endings:

a. Kevin is reunited with his mum on Christmas morning.

b. Kevin travels to Paris to meet his family.

c. Kevin wakes up to an empty home on Christmas morning.

d. The burglars return and take all of Kevin's presents that he left out for his family.

4. Arthur Christmas possible endings:

a. Being the eldest, Arthur's brother becomes Father Christmas.

b. Due to Steve's bad attitude, Christmas was cancelled!

c. Arthur shows he truly cares about the feelings of others and follows in his father's footsteps to become Father Christmas. 

d. Mrs Claus takes on the role of delivering all the toys on Christmas Eve.

5. Elf possible endings:

a. Buddy opens a shop where Christmas is celebrated all year round.

b. Walter moves to the North Pole to be with Buddy.

c. Buddy returns to the North Pole to live with Papa Elf.

d. Buddy, along with Jovie and their daughter Susie return to the North Pole to visit Papa Elf.

Day 10 - Twelve Days Of Christmas Challenges

 Answers from yesterday's challenge:

1. A Boy Named Christmas     2. Angel of the North     3. The Christmasaurus and the Winter Witch     4. The Night I Met Father Christmas     5. The Dog who Saved Christmas

Now on to today's challenge!

Can you fill in the missing words? Don't forget to make a note of your answers and check back on tomorrow's blog to see how many you answered correctly!

1. He began scooping handfuls of ________ and rolling them into a giant snowball.

2. "Don't worry," squeaks Mouse. Hare says "It's all right. We'll keep you busy all day and all ________."

3. Now it was time to re-wrap the ________. But how? Norman didn't have any sticky tape!

4.The ________ wear their underpants, lit up all bright and glowing, with neon pants to light the way, it helps to show where they're going!

5. So from that day onwards, the groups got on well. And they loved the sprouts dearly, in spite of their ________!

Day 9 - Twelve Days Of Christmas Challenges

 Answers from yesterday's challenge:

1.b-Stanley   2.c-The Fire Brigade   3.a-In the wild bit at the bottom of the garden   4.d-It wasn't modern   5.c-Filled his stocking with presents

Now on to today's challenge!

Something for our older pupils, can you name the titles of these popular Christmas tales?

Don't forget to make a note of your answers and check back tomorrow to see how many you got right. Good luck!

1. Little Nikolas didn't always have it easy. Although he believed in happiness, he rarely experienced it. One day something magical happens that changes his life forever.

2. From best-selling author, Shirley Hughes, this is the story of one little boy's friendship with an Angel who appears one evening and takes him on an adventure that'll help him see the world from a different point of view.

3. A year on from his incredible adventure with an extraordinary dinosaur, William Trundle is swept back to the North Pole where he meets a mysterious person who has the power to control time, allowing Santa to travel around the world on Christmas Eve. 

4. Flying reindeer; hard-working elves; a secret North Pole workshop - Jackson knows all about them! But one night Jackson meets Father Christmas who tells him exactly how he became Father Christmas.

5. Feeling different from others, Jake struggles with changes to routine and understanding people's emotions. He particularly struggles at Christmas when the festivities become to much to bear. But when Jake finds a little dog lost in the street he forms a bond that helps him to understand the world around him.

Day 8 - Twelve Days Of Christmas Challenges

Answers from yesterday's challenge:

1. Rod Campbell   2. Mary Hoffman   3. Michael Morpurgo   4. Nicholas Allan   5. Matt Tavares

Now on to today's challenge!

Click on the image above to hear the story of Emily Brown and Father Christmas by Cressida Cowell and Neal Layton. Then pop back here and answer the questions below.

1. What is Emily Brown's grey rabbit called?

a. Thomas

b. Stanley

c. Fred

d. Albert

2. Who did Father Christmas ask Emily to call?

a. A Doctor

b. The Police Force

c. The Fire Brigade

d. The Army

3. Where were the reindeer kept incase of an emergency?

a. In the wild bit at the bottom of the garden.

b. In the forest down the road.

c. At the local farm.

d. In the Queen's palace garden.

4. Why didn't Father Christmas want to use magic?

a. He didn't know how to use it.

b. He'd left it at the North Pole.

c. The magic had lost it's power. 

d. It wasn't modern.

5. What did Emily Brown and Stanley do for Father Christmas before finally going to bed?

a. Tucked him in.

b. Kissed him goodnight.

c. Filled his stocking with presents.

d. Put out milk and cookies incase he woke in the night.

Day 7 - Twelve Days Of Christmas Challenges

 Answers from yesterday's challenge:

1. Jack Skellington, Sally, Oogie Boogie, Doctor Finklestein, Zero or Santa Claus.

2. The Grinch, Cindy-Lou, or Max.

3.Elves, Conductor, Santa Claus, Little Boy, Sarah or children.

4. Jesus, Mary, Joseph, three wise men, sheppards, angels or inkeeper.

5. Bear, Hare, Owl, Fox, Badger, Deer, Bird or Squirrel.

Now on to today's challenge!

Oh no! The names of these authors are in a right mess! Can you unscramble their names using the clues underneath each picture? Don't forget to make a note of their name and check tomorrow's blog for the answers.

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Well known for his story 'Dear Zoo', this author treated us to a Christmas edition where Santa wraps gifts of all kinds for children across the world.

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We have read many wonderful stories about Grace over the years, and this is no exception! Grace experiences her best Christmas as she is visited by family from Trinidad.

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The story of 'Grandpa Christmas' teaches use the importance of caring for our world.

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After one hot chocolate; three cups of tea; five glasses of pop; eight milkshakes; and ten more cups of tea it's clear to see why Santa needs a wee! 

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Dasher spends her days in a travelling circus but longs for a different life. Then she meets Santa and that's when everything changes.