Stick Man

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After you’ve made the craft together, say the lines of the character using a silly voice as you use each of the stick puppets, modelling how to use expression. This craft includes a variety of skills and learning opportunities including fine motor skills, creativity, art, DT, literacy, communication skills and more! A series of misadventures ensues as Stick Man tries to make his way home, encountering ever more outlandish situations that thwart him. He is chased by a dog who wants to use him to play 'fetch it', then he is used as a pooh stick by some children and a swan uses him for part of his nest. But he is still able to assist the person stuck in the chimney and he frees him to discover it is the man in red, who is most grateful to him for getting him out, albeit he is all covered in soot.

You can either use the cut out images as decals for the background, or as extra stick puppets to pop onto craft sticks. Stick Man, like so many of this duo's creations, was made for reading aloud, and is sure to amuse young audiences, even as it keeps them on the edge of their seats, wondering whether the eponymous Stick Man will get home in time for Christmas. A hub of ideas and inspiration for kids’ activities, learning, crafts, and tasty treats they can cook themselves.

When Stick Man, who lives with his "Stick Lady Love and their stick children three", is mistaken for an ordinary twig in this humorous rhyming tale, he experiences a series of misadventures that take him far from home. A stage play has also been created based on the original book which has been praised by Time Out [6] and the Independent [7] as well as an audio edition narrated by Imelda Staunton.

Here he is used as an arm for a snowman before he is gathered in by the children and taken into their house where a fire is set.I loved the process of stringing things together, with no end destination in mind – just a beautiful piece of art! He helps the intruder to deliver presents and one goes to Stick Lady's house where he finds himself reunited with the family tree!

If you like us are a Julia Donaldson fan – and especially a fan of her books that have been illustrated by Axel Scheffler, then this book is for you! Join Stick Man on an incredible adventure across the seasons as he runs from a playful dog, gets thrown in a river, escapes from a swan's nest and even ends up on top of a fire. Donaldson's picture book tells the story of Stick Man and the troublesome adventure he experiences after beginning a jog.Stick Man tells the tale of a happy-go-lucky father's epic journey to make it home in time for Christmas. Creators of The Gruffalo, best selling author/ illustrator Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler are back with another bestseller on their hands. This prompted me to unearth some plays I’d written for a school reading group, and since then I’ve had 20 plays published. This new picture book classic from the award-winning creators of The Gruffalois dazzlingly original with a touching and witty rhyming story featuring an unforgettable hero with real sticking power.