Try these fun activities and decorating

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celebrate reading with our new theme!

Themes give Book Fairs

an original, inspired

feel each season and they

increase student

involvement.

Celebrate and enjoy some over-the-top fun with the Terms 1 and 2 theme—Monster Book Fair: Reading is So Much Fun, You’ll Get Goosebumps!

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Students and volunteers can turn tissue boxes, drink containers and paper rolls into creatures to decorate the Fair.

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Plan monster hat and dress up days. Kids can wear crazy socks for ‘socksquatch’ Day!

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MONSTER CUT-OUTS Create big-mouthed

beasts and paint in bright colours. Use as stand-

up props and for photo opportunities.

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Create instant Book

Fair interest by building pretend doorways at the

entrance to your Fair. Make them bold and colourful

with reading messages. Add even more intrigue with a

KEEP OUT sign.

Visit the Scholastic Australia Pinterest page for more Book Fair decorating ideas!

Ignite excitement around reading

LEAVE AN IMPRESSION Cut out colourful

Monster Footprints to lead shoppers to the Fair.

MONSTER FOOD Serve

monster-themed snacks at a

family event.

For instructions on how to make the featured Book Fair decorations, log-on to www.scholastic.com.au/bookfairs or call 1800 024 840.

Fill your school and Fair with friendly imaginary monsters who encourage reading. Turn bulletin boards and doors into silly creatures with faux fur and googly eyes. Place giant eyeballs and footprints in and around your Fair. Use entries from a monster art contest to decorate the rest of your school.

Make giant Eyeball Danglers using paper

plates. Suspend from the ceiling and walls.

Create Book Fair suspense with a

‘monstrous’ A-frame countdown sign.

Give your display tables furry legs

and feet.

Decorating

Visit the Scholastic Australia Pinterest page for more Book Fair decorating ideas!

For instructions on how to make the featured Book Fair decorations, log-on to www.scholastic.com.au/bookfairs or call 1800 024 840.

Have students make fun monster table

displays. Place props on tables and cases.

A Family Event!

Help raise readers by holding a Family Event!

Celebrate reading and get parents actively involved in their child’s literacy. Invite family and friends to an event. Attendance and sales will increase while family and friends help kids choose books and build their home libraries together. Try some of these great ideas:

• Before school—invite family and friends to attend a Monster Art Exhibition. Increase attendance by showing student artwork and craft projects. Or invite families for a simple breakfast, then some shopping at the Fair.

• During school—Get family and friends together with kids for a Lunch with a Loved One or a BLT (Books and Lunch Together) event. Plan Monster Craft Stations during the day. Kids can make themed bookmarks while parents shop.

• After school—Make Your Own Monster Night. Kids bring their own homemade monster made out of recycled materials and then vote on their favourites. Or host a Monster Movie Night featuring a friendly monster movie, popcorn and shopping at the Fair.

Handy Tips

Increase attendance with photo ops featuring/using monster props.

Families will look forward to photo

sessions.

Include a prize ra�e for kids who bring a parent with

them.

Use the directional

arrows in your promotional kit to

direct guests to the Fair.

Schedule a stand-alone

grandparents event. Gives grandparents a chance to spend

time with their grandchildren and learn more about

what interests them.

Promote your event with

emails, flyers and sandwich boards in front of the school.

A Family Event!

Kids love a good contest, and they love winning prizes even more! Why not tie some into your Book Fair? Conduct contests during assembly, at the Fair or throughout your school. It will add an excitement-charged energy to your Fair each day, attract more kids to the Fair and encourage multiple visits.

• The day before the Book Fair have students cut out and colour in Book Fair On Tomorrow wristbands. This will be a good reminder to families.

• Fill a jar full of plastic eyeballs using ping- pong balls for a Keep Your Eye on the Ball Guessing Game.

• Monster Hair Day—hand out tickets to kids sporting wacky hair-dos. They can redeem their tickets for prizes at the Fair.

• Door Decorating Contest—challenge classes to team up to cover their doors with the Fair theme or reading message decor. Award prizes to the class with the best door.

• Monster Slime Challenge—Sliming the principal or a teacher is a kid-approved, tried-and-true way to motivate students to reach Book Fair goals.

• Hold a Colouring-in Competition.

Fill a jar full of plastic eyeballs using ping- Keep Your Eye on the Ball

—hand out tickets to kids sporting wacky hair-dos. They can redeem their tickets for prizes at the Fair.

—challenge classes to team up to cover their doors with the Fair theme or reading message decor. Award prizes to the class with the

—Sliming the principal or a teacher is a kid-approved, tried-and-true way to motivate students

Colouring-in Competition.

Activities and Contests

For instructions on how to make the featured Book Fair decorations, log-on to www.scholastic.com.au/bookfairs or call 1800 024 840.

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