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nworuoyekaM!gtinnubYou will need: Lots of photocopiesof this bunting shape String or ribbon to attachthe bunting to Glue or sellotapeHow to make your bunting: Cut out the bunting shape Fold the bunting shape in halfto make a double-sided triangle, then place this over yourbunting string, andglue the points together Repeat until you havea length of bunting, and thenuse to decorate your room!

Dress up asYou will need:!FOR THE OUTFITBlue dress (or dye an old dress or t-shirt blue)3 square pieces of red felt.If you don’t want to use felt, cut up anold red t-shirt or red card or paperWhite socksScissorsBlack fabric paint or normal black paintMasking tapePaintbrushBlack pen – a sharpie would be good for thisDouble sided tape or gluePrint-outs of the pocket and collartemplates provided hereFOR THE HAIROrange t-shirtPencil if you want to draw a line acrossthe t-shirt before cutting itScissors2 orange pipe cleanersFOR THE OUTFIT1. Make some red pocketsand a red collar. Take the masking tape and stick it in circlesaround your white socks, one with thickerstripes than the other Paint the parts that are still showing with blackpaint, and leave to dry. When the socks are dry, unpeel the maskingtape. Alternatively, if you have them, just put onsome stripy socks!FOR THE HAIR Cut out the pock and collar templates providedhere, and draw around them onto red felt (or anold red t-shirt or red paper). Cut out the shapes and attach them to your bluedress with double-sided tape or glue. If youdon’t have a blue dress, you could always dye anoversized white t-shirt and cut down.2. Draw on some ‘stitches’with a black pen aroundthe pockets and collars.3. Make some stripylongstockings1. Cut across your oranget-shirt just under thesleeves (draw a pencil line first if thathelps). You will be left with a wide tube offabric. Save the top of the t-shirt, which you’llneed later.2. Cut along one of theseams of the t-shirt tube.You’ll be left with onelong strip of fabric.3. Now place the fabric onyour child’s head so theseam is approximatelyover the top of where theirhair parting would be.Mark lines where you’ll need to cut Pippi’s fringe.Then take the fabric off their head and cut alongthe lines to make the fringe.4. Return to the top sectionof the t-shirt (the bit youcut off earlier). Cut the edges ofthe t-shirt sleeves off. You will be left with tworings of fabric. Cut these in half so you havetwo long pieces of t-shirt fabric to use as ties.5. Place the big piece offabric over your child’shead with fringe in place,and then you can use the ties to gather abunch either side of their head. Cut thebunches into three pieces.6. Plait the bunches. Push a pipecleaner through each plait and bend to makePippi’s upturned plaits!

r NELSONDress up as M!the monkeyYou will need:A4 piece of brown card for monkey maskPink felt tip penWhite card (for hat)Black penScissors20cm length of black elasticPipe cleaners for tail (if you use)Parcel tapeOptional white hat and someblack tights wrapped roundINSTRUCTIONS:NOTE:Two options: either use a real hat plus the monkeymask, or if you’d prefer not to buy a hat, use theask with hat template1. Make a monkey mask Cut out the mask template. Then draw aroundthe template onto brown card and cut this out.Cut out the ear templates and with a felt tip pen,colour them pink. Punch a hole on each side ofthe mask, and tie a length of elastic and threadthrough some elastic.Option 1: real hat. Take a white hat and tiearound some black tights to make a sash forthe hatOption 2: hat attached to mask. Cut out the hattemplate. Draw around this onto white card, andthen cut the hat out. Attach to the top of themonkey mask with double sided tape or glue.2. Mr Nelson’s clothes Mr. Nelson’s jacket, cut a yellow t-shirtvertically down the front to make an open shirt.Wear this over the top of a brown t-shirt andsome jeans or blue trousers. Wear flip flops orsummer sandals.3. Make a monkey tail Wind two pipe cleaners around each other, andthen wrap some parcel tape around the pipecleaners. Hook this over the trousers or safetypin in place. Alternatively you could try stuffingan old pair of tights with paper for a morebulbous tail.

!semagPartyDON’T FALLTO THE FLOORThis is a game which Pippi,Tommy and Annika play atPippi’s partyone out beforehand, and mayneed to tweak things accordingto the size of child each time. Whoever falls to the floorthe least number of timesis the winnerIt was very simple. All you hadto do was crawl round the wholekitchen without once setting foot onthe floor You started with the kitchen sinkand if you could stretch your legswide enough, it was possible tocome over to the open fireplace,and from there to the wood box,from the wood box over a shelf, andso down to the table and overchairs to the cupboard to the tailend of the horse!You probably don’t have a horse,and you probably won’t be popularif you leap round your kitchen andon to the table – so here’s anotherversion of this game! It works bestin the garden or a large room orhall. Clear the space as muchas possible Then put some ‘islands’ onthe floor, so that they followsome kind of natural course –or number them. You can usecushions, mats, duvets, airbeds;chairs and rows of chairs;steady boxes or chests The children have to go roundthe room without touching thefloor, by jumping from island toisland. You’ll need to test thisHere are some more gamesPippi and her friends would enjoyLONGSTOCKINGS! Put at least six times as manysocks as children in a basket Have the children sit in a circle Find some fun music or a songto play – when the music startsget the children try to put onas many socks as possible, oneover the other When the music stops, the onewith the most socks on wins

!semagPartyDRESSING UPMUSICAL STATUESPASS THE PARCEL ‘Never have I seen anyone who Fill a bin bag with as many oddclothes as you can find – hats,dresses, shorts, shirts, frillytops, scarves, socks – of all sizes Pass the bag round, just likepass the parcel. Whoever hasit when the music stops has topick something from the sackwithout looking and put it on. The winner is the one with thefunniest costume at the end.Take pictures of the wholegroup!PIN THE TAILON THE MONKEY Get a large piece of card anddraw a picture of Mr Nelson,with his blue trousers, yellowjacket, and straw hat – butwithout his tail! Make a separate tail Blindfold each child in turn andget them to try fix Mr Nelson’stail in the right place – usingblu-tack. The one who gets it right – ormost nearly right – is the winner.could dance the polka like you, mylittle honey bun!’This is what Pippi says to one ofthe robbers who have tried to stealher suitcase of gold pieces – atfirst she ties the men up but thenshe frees them and gets them todance the polka with her, whirlingabout till three in the morning.See if you can find some polkamusic for this game. The children dance around tothe music and when it stops theyhave to stand absolutely still,like a statue. If anyone movesthey are out. You can vary the game by givingthe children an adjective eachtime –e.g. sad, happy, small, tall– or an animal to represent.

old red t-shirt or red paper). Cut out the shapes and attach them to your blue dress with double-sided tape or glue. If you don’t have a blue dress, you could always dye an oversized white t-shirt and cut down. 2. Draw on some ‘stitches’ with a black pen around the pockets and collars. 3. Make some stripy longstockings Dress up as !