Children and the love of glue!

I absolutely love doing creative activities with children!

Whilst touring with Silly Samuel Square, I always combine the reading with a fun, colouring sheet of my main characters.

Recently I thought it would be educational for really young children to stick different shapes onto paper, talking about colours, pointy bits and shape names.

I used this activity during a creative morning the other week, with lots of two year olds who loved glue! Unfortunately hardly any went on the paper!
Children literally lick it, try and eat it, put it in their hair, on their clothes, up their nose etc.
I must have said, “Ooh, don’t do that sweetheart", at least a hundred times. The worst thing was they loved putting it on me too, apparently this was hilarious! One child patted my arm, I turned around – Bang! Straight on my nose with glue stick!


We did manage to stick some shapes on paper though and it was a great way of discussing colours.

Afterwards I went to Sainsbury’s to do my weekly shop, feeling satisfied that I’d had a very rewarding morning. Whilst choosing my Cornflakes I noticed a few shoppers smiling and tittering at me. Feeling curious, I went to the toilet and discovered in the mirror that I had a pink triangle and red circle stuck to my bum! Aren’t Kids just great!

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Hello everyone,
I’m currently touring Worcestershire with Silly Samuel Square but have
unfortunately picked up an unwanted friend, a throat tickling, nose running
cold!
It was bound to happen whilst visiting so many nurseries and schools. I’ve
been spending time with little ones whom are suffering themselves with
watery eyes and Rudolph noses.
I should change Silly Samuel Square from saying "Phttttttt" to "Tishooo", or in
my case "Wahooo".
It is particularly difficult doing a book signing when one is feeling under the
weather. Trying to find enthusiasm and energy to promote a book to complete
strangers can be exhausting and hard work. Loosing your voice and
constantly blowing your nose doubles the challenge!
In a bookshop last Saturday, people were whizzing past incase I sneezed on
them and those who spoke to me couldn’t understand the croak I was
producing instead of a conversation.
I didn’t win any brownie points with the shop either, as when I went to the
toilet I managed to set off all the alarms in the shop. I honestly pressed the
security button to release the door to return to my stand, but the bells rang
loud and clear on all two floors!
On a positive note, the people who did buy my book were really
complimentary and friendly, saying they’d read about me in the paper or that I
had visited their child’s nursery!
A lot also advised me to have a ‘Lemsip and honey’…I’m convinced that one
man brought a book just out of sympathy for me!
I’m having a week off now from promoting to catch up on some writing but
then I’ll be back, full of life and hopefully without my friend, Mr Sniffle!