Make a date with roald dahl

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1 Make a date with roald dahl Roald Dahl Day, 13th September 2013 The official Roald Dahl Day takes place every year on 13th September the birthday of the World s No. 1 Storyteller. This year, Roald Dahl Day falls on Friday 13th, making it the perfect excuse for even more mischief and mayhem than usual. Celebrate all the tricks and characters that fill Roald Dahl s books from George and his marvellous medicine to those foulsome Witches After all, no birthday celebration is complete without a little mischief! More Mischief and Mayhem Tricky! Sticky! And quite simply vile! For more examples and flushbunking ideas from the experts, read Roald Dahl s Mischief and Mayhem. 1

2 PUFFIN VIRTUALLY LIVE roald dahl day interactive webcast WHAT: DATE: Friday 13th September TIME: 14:00 to 14:45 BST WHERE: Classrooms, libraries, Bookstores, Loompaland, in fact everywhere with internet. Hosted by Michael Rosen, Puffin Virtually Live will be bigger and better than EVER before. Expect an incredible line-up, with guest appearances from both the Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and Matilda musicals, as well as some Big Famous Roald Dahl fans answering your questions - and a few sticky surprises too! Watch live at You may photocopy the sheets in this pack. 2

3 CONTENTS Who Dunnit?... 4 Hairy Faces!... 5 George s Marvellous Missing Ingredient... Your Marvellous Medicine... 7 The Newt... 8 Gobblefunk Mix-Up!... 9 SDRAWKCAB SLLEPS Henry Sugar mind-reading trick... Certificate More Mischief and Mayhem t t Practise your best Whizzpop impression! 3

4 who dunnit? Cut these cards out and play pairs or simply draw a wiggly line to match the mischief with the maker. A MARVELLOUS MEDICINE THE PLATINUM BLONDE MAN CAN SEE WITHOUT HIS EYEs Wormy SPAGHETTI FORMULA 86 DELAYED action MOUSE-MAKER A TROGGLEHUMPER Pretend to be a Roald Dahl character and see if your friends can guess who you are! 4

5 HAIRY FACES! Mr Twit is one of the ugliest men ever! Draw maggoty pieces of food on this picture or stick on pieces of rubbish and wool to make it look really disgusting! Then attach it to your face with a piece of string or elastic. CUT along the dotted lines! Try beard counting... There are a lot of Twits around these days! 5

6 George s marvellous missing ingredients George couldn t help disliking Grandma. She was a selfish grumpy old woman. She had pale brown teeth and a small puckered-up mouth like a dog s bottom. George s Marvellous Medicine George mixes up a revolting concoction for his grandma from ingredients around the house Collect 15 random household objects, for example Nevermore Ponking Deodorant and flea powder. 2. Lay all the objects on a table. 3. Give mischief-makers one to look at them. 4. Make everyone cover their eyes and hide a few objects. 5. Now let everyone look again they have one to write down what s missing. 6. The winner is the person who remembers the most objects. Peel off the food labels from the tins in your kitchen and see what revolting recipes are served up for tea! 6

7 Your Marvellous Medicine If you were going to create a marvellous medicine, what ingredients would you use and what would be the effects? Make a poster to advertise your new invention.... s Marvellous Medicine medicine 7

8 the newt You have put a... a... a crocodile in my drinking water! the Trunchbull yelled back. There is no worse crime in the world against a Headmistress! Matilda Colour in this slippery CREATURE! cut it out and use it to... TERRORIsE YOUR Teachers! See how many books you can balance on your head and then race your friends! 8

9 gobblefunk mix-up I is a very mixed-up Giant, the Giant said. But I does do my best. The BFG Gloriumptious Hopscotchy Jumbly Redunculous Frothblower Zipfizzing Phizzwizards Majester Bellypopper Whiffly Boggled Whoppsy Drop Gobblefunk convincingly into conversation: Miss, someone s been switchfiddling all over my homework! 9

10 sdrawkcab slleps Do you know what ESIO TROT means? Tortoises are very backwards creatures and that s why Mr Hoppy writes a backwards spell to help Alfie grow! ESIO TROT, ESIO TROT, TEG REGGIB REGGIB! EMOC NO, ESIO TROT, WORG PU, FFUP PU, TOOHS PU! Think of something you d like to reverse. Maybe you d like more chocolate or your grandma less grumpy! Then write an incantation backwards and recite it! t Klat sdrawkcab rof eno etunim! 10

11 HENRY SUGAR MIND-READING TRICK Henry Sugar is the man who can see with his eyes closed. It takes years of practice and even a trip into the jungle. If you re short of time this Roald Dahl Day then impress your friends with some mathematical mind-reading! Ask them to Think of a number - any number then multiply it by 2 Add 10 to the total Now divide by 2 Finally subtract the total from the first number you picked is your answer 5? Watch Puffin Virtually Live: Roald Dahl Day Special from 14:00 14:45 on Register now! 11

12 certificate of Mischief and Mayhem! This is to certify that... I,, am an official Roald Dahl Mischief-Maker Date: 13 th september 2013 signed BY: signed BY:

13 more mischief & mayhem Roald Dahl Day The official Roald Dahl Day takes place every year on 13th September the birthday of the World s No. 1 Storyteller! This year s theme is Mischief & Mayhem. We re tipping our hat (provided it s not superglued to our heads) to all those mischiefmakers in Roald Dahl s stories, from George and his marvellous medicine to Matilda. Keep your eyes peeled for more information on Roald Dahl s Facebook page, and Don t forget to tag your flushbunking fun From page to stage! Matilda the Musical has been astounding West End audiences since it opened in With five Best Musical Awards and four Tony awards (and a Tony Honor) to its name, it s a bona fide Broadway and West End smash hit. Created by the Royal Shakespeare Company, it wonderfully retells Roald Dahl s story of a little genius changing the world. There s also a fantastic learning resource for schools, with video tips from Tim Minchin and even draft scripts to inspire budding writers. Visit Charlie and the Chocolate Factory the Musical has to be seen to be believed. Directed by Sam Mendes and starring Douglas Hodge as Willy Wonka, it brings all the book s magic and Oompa-Loompas to life. Every ticket is golden, so stop feasting on chocolate for a moment and get yours now. Schools can make the most of the page to stage resources too! Visit www. charlieandthechocolatefactory.com Dahlicious Dress up! Get set for the Dahlicious Dress Up Day on Friday 27th September All in aid of Roald Dahl s Marvellous Children s Charity, we re inviting schools to dress up in their most wondercrump Roald Dahl-inspired costumes. Register now for your fundraising pack at: or schools@roalddahlcharity.org The Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre This great little award-winning museum is situated in Great Missenden, Buckinghamshire, where Roald Dahl lived and wrote for 36 years. The museum has two fun and fact-packed biographical galleries, Roald Dahl s original writing hut and a fantabulous interactive story centre. Find out more at or call for more information. 13

14 A e Guid. to.. favourite heroes Meet the man magical mischief The World s No. 1 Storyteller! Foulsome fiends Lovely jumbly picture books tricksy inventors vile verse Swizzle your ears kate winslet mir anda richardson Listen to your favourite stories retold by some very famous voices... AND MORE... david walliams Stephen fry 14