roald dahl

What Roald Dahl Books Have You Read?

Kids: download this free printable Roald Dahl book list so you can keep track of all the Roald Dahl books you’ve read. This booklet gives you fun facts, space for your book reviews, a place to put how many stars you give each book, and a chance to say if you’d recommend it to a […]

The Best of Roald Dahl on Etsy

I love Etsy. And I love the author Roald Dahl. So I wanted to share both with you — my favorite Roald Dahl items on Etsy. Because just like Dahl’s imaginative stories, these items are clever, unique, and wonderful. So here is my round-up of the best of Roald Dahl on Etsy . . . Dahl’s […]

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Candy Experiments

Put on your Willy Wonka top hat and try some scrumdiddlyumptious Charlie and the Chocolate Factory candy experiments. We did and it was epic fun! “Invention, my dear friends, is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% butterscotch ripple.” – Willy Wonka We found experiments and ideas in a fantastic little book called Candy Experiments by Loralee […]

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Word Inventing Activity

Readers love Willy Wonka’s (of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory) mouth-watering sweet inventions. The author, Roald Dahl, emphasizes invention in this story and not just with savory candies; he also invents delicious words. Words such as scrumdiddlyumptious, hornswogglers, snozzwangers, and whangdoodles. They’re silly, absurd, wacky and 100% invented words! We’ve been inspired by Charlie and the Chocolate Factory to […]

Pretend Play George’s Marvelous Medicine

Guest post by: Charlotte from Make, Do and Friend. Hi! I blog about creative play and imaginative learning with my 2.5 year-old son, Vincent. I’m so excited to be at Imagination Soup sharing our Roald Dahl inspired playtime. Recently Vin and I caught a reading of George’s Marvelous Medicine at our local library. Vinnie loved the story; […]