Indholdsfortegnelse for December 2021 i Storytime

It was nearly Christmas, and snow fell gently on the streets of the village. Everyone was delighted to see the flakes dancing through the air – well, almost everyone! “It’s much too chilly!” said the Gingerbread Man as he ran through the snow on his little legs. “I think I need some winter clothes!” First, he went to Little Bo Peep’s house to ask if she could knit him a lambswool sweater. Bo did her best, but even the smallest jumper she could make was much too big and slipped off his gingerbread shoulders. Disappointed, the Gingerbread Man went back outside. The clothes shop on the high street was still open! He stared at the nice warm clothes in the window – but they were all far too big for…

1 PICCOLA’S PETS! On Christmas morning, Piccola found some more creatures in the woods! Tick the box when you spot all five of them! 2 SECRET STORY! One of the Brontë kids has written a sentence – but they have mixed up the letters in four of the words! Can you work out what they are? 3 COUNTING CANDLES Can you solve these candle-based sums? Hanukkiahs have nine candles, kinaras have seven candles, advent wreaths have four candles, and tealights have just one. 4 MAKING MISTLETOE! Create a festive mistletoe decoration for your home! Just follow the instructions below... • You will need the mistletoe template from storytimemagazine.com/free, green felt, a marker pen, scissors, white buttons, fabric glue, and a ribbon to tie around it. • Print out the mistletoe…

Once upon a time, there was a little girl named Piccola, and she lived in a small town in Italy. Piccola had no brothers or sisters, and lived with her mother. Piccola’s mother was a laundress and cleaner, and she often had to work until late in the evening. When Piccola was not at school, she had to stay at home in their little house until her mum returned. Many kids would have been unhappy to be alone, but not Piccola. Her house had a tiny garden, surrounded by a stone wall. She would sit out there and play with her toys – a ragged doll and a pile of stones that she had collected. Sometimes, Piccola would peer through a crack in the stone wall. Through it, she could…

You have never heard of the Great Walled Kingdom. It lies in the far north, and is surrounded by a wall of ice that is dozens of feet high and ten feet thick. No explorer has ever discovered it! Only children live in the Great Walled Kingdom, and there is a spell on that land that stops them from ageing. Even the king and queen are children, and they have to go to bed at seven o’clock. The kingdom has a very special neighbour. He lives so close, in fact, that his house leans right up against the great wall of ice. The children call him the Jolly Red Neighbour, but we know him as ‘Father Christmas’. Having him as their neighbour makes Christmas time extra-special for the children of…

Iceland is a chilly but beautiful place. Its majestic peaks are often covered in snow, and at certain times of the year, you can see a gorgeous glow in the sky. It is called the aurora borealis, or the northern lights. But a young fisherman named Audun was bored of living in Iceland. He had been born there, and had never travelled to other lands. “I am sick of being a fisherman!’ he told his mother. “I want to go and see new and exciting places! Who knows, I might even make my fortune!” Audun loved to go to the harbour, where he could see ships and sailors from distant lands. One day, he spotted a tall man with a long, dark beard striding down the docks. Audun decided to…

It was a chilly morning in Yorkshire, in the year 1826. Charlotte and Emily were awoken by a bang as their brother Branwell charged into the room. His carrot-red hair was wild, and he was holding a box in his hands. read the newspapers and was obsessed with politics and the latest news from London. As far as Charlotte was concerned, the Duke of Wellington was the greatest general of all time, and the most brilliant prime minister too! She never stopped talking about how amazing he was. With a mischievous glint in his eye, Branwell grabbed a round-bellied toy soldier whose blue coat was decorated with medals. “Well, in that case I’ll have to take the Duke’s nemesis – Sneaky!” “Father came back from Leeds last night – and look…

The Norse gods who lived in the great hall of Valhalla were famous for their fierce tempers. When they weren’t battling giants and trolls, they were arguing or fighting with each other! Balder was different, though. The god of light was always kind and friendly, and the other gods loved him. But Balder was troubled by dreams in which he died. His dreams often came true, so this worried the other gods. “What can we do to protect him?” his mother Frigg asked. Balder’s father Odin stroked his great grey beard and narrowed his one eye. “We must make every single thing in the world promise not to hurt Balder. That is the only way we can keep him safe!” he declared. So the gods went out from Valhalla and…

How to Play All you need is two or more players, a dice, the game board on the right, and a set of counters and present discs. You can download the counters and present discs from our website: storytimemagazine.com/free Each player chooses a counter and puts it on the castle. The present discs should all be turned face down and shuffled around. Then, place one on each of the round spaces marked with a P. These are the presents that Father Christmas has put on the trees… The youngest player rolls the dice and moves that many spaces. Players take turns moving, going around the table in a clockwise direction. When the path branches, players can choose which direction they want to move their counters in. If a player’s counter…