National Bookstart Day 2008
Arrg arrh me harties! It's National Bookstart Day on Friday 10 October and the theme is Pirates Ahoy!
There will be hundreds of special events taking place in libraries and children's centres around the country and we hope that you will join in the celebrations.
- See what National Bookstart events are happening near you
There are a host of resources available here to download, along with suggested activities and fun ideas to make this year's National Bookstart Day a wonderful celebration.
Games, songs and activities
Rhymesheets
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Activities
There are lots of fun activities, including activity and colouring-in sheets to download and other great ideas to mark the day. Scroll down and take a look...
Colouring-in sheets
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 | Pirate's hats Some black paper, a round plate and a pair of scissors and you're away! | ||||||
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Further suggestions
- Face-painting
Children can be transformed into a blue bear or a colourful ship's parrot with these easy-to-follow steps.
Download: Face-painting techniques
- Further pirate rhymes
More suggested rhymes to go with the National Bookstart Day rhymesheets
Download: Pirate rhymes
Suggested books
 | There are lots of wonderful books for the under 5s with Pirates as the theme. We've selected a handful that we think you might enjoy. |
We hope you enjoy a fantastic National Bookstart Day! Thank you for taking part.