Magical Mix Ups
Birthdays and Bridesmaids
Magical Mix Ups
Friends and Fashion
Magical Mix-Ups: Pets and Parties Activity Storybook Published in the UK in 2013 by Nosy Crow Ltd The Crow’s Nest, 10a Lant Street London SE1 1QR www. nosycrow.com
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Chapter 1
Mixtopia is a magical land where all sorts of amazing things happen. It’s also home to a lovely princess called Sapphire, who lives in the castle, and a scruffy little witch called Emerald, who lives in the cottage next door. They are the best of friends! Lots more colourful flowers, please
Design a‘Welcome to Mixtopia’ sign
Addsomepatterns totheturrets
One day, Sapphire is sitting on Emerald’s comfy old sofa, watching Emerald play a game of Snakes and Ladders with her trusty toad, Boris. She sighs wistfully. “I wish I had a pet,” she says.
Designapattern onthesofa
Draw a spiky cactus in the flowerpot
Oh dear, Boris is losing –draw his grumpy face
Draw the dots on the dice that Emerald is holding
Add more snakes and ladders to the board
What other board games are in the cupboard?
Design the Snakes and Ladders box
“Could you have one for your birthday?” says Emerald. “Mum won’t let me,” replies her friend, glumly.
“She said I’d play with it for five minutes and then guess who’d be left looking after it?”
“Who?” asks Emerald.
“I’ve no idea!” Sapphire sighs again, and Emerald pats her sympathetically on the shoulder.
Great-
Uncle Twinkletoes?
Boris?
Who would end up looking after Sapphire’s pet?
Tula the fairy who lives at the bottom of the garden?
Who else might look after Sapphire’s pet?
Design a onpattern the sofa
Emerald and Boris go off to make some cheering nettle tea while Sapphire daydreams about owning a pet.
A
would be nice, or a . . .
Add a big curly groomed tail
Draw curly ribbons in the pony’s mane
Sapphire imagines being on the back of a beautiful little pony, the ribbons braided into its mane matching those in her hair. “I would look after a pet, I would!” she mutters fiercely, making Boris jump and drop the spider biscuits all over the floor.
Draw spider biscuits all over the floor
Sapphire shows Emerald her scrapbook, where she’s been sticking pictures of her favourite animals. She’s given them all excellent names!
Stick in pictures and drawings to fill the scrapbook Stick in your favourite animal
Sapphire’s birthday is in two days’ time – maybe her mum will have changed her mind by then?
Decorate the calendar with doodles
What other fun stuff is Sapphire up to?
