Read on Get on

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Published: Wednesday, 01 October 2014 15:17

MEET THE GRUFFALO & OTHER FAMOUS CHILDREN’S CHARACTERS AT FREE FAMILY EVENTS ACROSS THE UK

Read On. Get On. turns October half term into a joyful celebration of reading with a UK-wide tour for children aged 11 years and under. 

Kicking off during half term school holidays in Westfield Stratford, London, on 27th October and later appearing in Cardiff and Manchester Save the Children will be inviting families across the UK to free events celebrating all that is magical about reading. A wide range of special guests including the Gruffalo and Winnie the Witch will be popping along to meet young fans. 

The events will offer lots of fun activities for families with some of the nation’s most famous faces, authors, illustrators and fictional characters hosting ‘Storytelling Sessions’, ‘Poetry with a Bang!’ - the very best in playful spoken word poetry created on the hoof by some of our famous faces and ‘Word Searching’ – a treasure hunt experience where clues and riddles will mean prizes for all children.  

Interactive workshops for children of all ages will also be freely available throughout the day including ‘Page Turners’ where a storyteller and illustrator will build a story with the help of the audience’s imagination and ‘Have a Go’ craft sessions. During Face-painting sessions kids can choose to be transformed into one of their favourite characters such as Fantastic Mr Fox or the Gruffalo. 

Save the Children’s tour of the UK includes:

•      27th and 28th October – Westfield Stratford City, Queen Elizabeth, Olympic Park, London 

•      30th October - Wales Millennium Centre, Bute Plu, Cardiff Bay, CF10 5AL 

•      1st November - Manchester Trafford Centre, Manchester, M17 8AA

Alongside a coalition of leading literacy organisations, Save the Children’s free series of children’s events will celebrate all that is magical about reading as part of a wider reading mission called ‘Read On. Get On.’ which aims to get all children across the UK reading confidently by the time they leave primary school. 

For more information visit www.readongeton.org.uk 

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