The National Literacy Trust in partnership with Birmingham Stories will be going live via Zoom to host an activity session for families as part of the Hungry Little Minds campaign. Host Grandpa Stick, a local storyteller, will be reading classic stories and carrying out chat, play and read activities.
The activity session will be going live via Zoom from 13:00 to 15:00 and is primarily aimed at parents, carers and early years’ settings with children aged 0-5. However, the invite is extended to all families who are welcome to dip in and out of the activities. All activities will be based on the themes of chat, play, read and sing and are designed for parents and carers to be able to follow along, in the comfort of their homes.
The activity session forms part of the Hungry Little Minds campaign, which is funded by the Department for Education and supported by the National Literacy Trust. This campaign provides families of children under five with lots of simple and fun activities to easily slot into their daily routines whilst building their child’s speech and language skills at home.
Dr Alasdair Flint, Programme Manager at the National Literacy Trust, said: “We are delighted to be working with Grandpa Stick to create a magical storytelling adventure for families in Birmingham. We hope that this event will bring families together and give them access to fun, engaging and educational activities, something which is needed and so important, now more than ever.”
Aman Dhanda, Hungry Little Minds Family Support and Quality Practice Manager in Birmingham, said: “This digital family activity session promises to have an exciting array of activities for young children to carry out in the comfort of their own homes. We are thrilled to have Grandpa Stick coming along to the session, and we cannot wait to see the joy it will bring to children’s homes.”
The National Literacy Trust in partnership with Birmingham Stories will go live on Wednesday 17 February at 13:00.
