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Bookbug Explorer Bag 2023: plan your gifting celebration!
Here are some handy hints and tips to prepare your gifting celebration and get everyone excited about receiving their brilliant new bag
The Bookbug Explorer Bag contains books and materials to encourage families to read, talk, cuddle, and share songs and rhymes with their children.
If you work in a nursery setting, you will have received an Explorer resource pack to help you get the most out of gifting, but we've also pulled together some handy hints and tips that might inspire you.
Session plans
Try out our session plans to fit stories, songs and rhymes into your gifting celebration.
- How to Catch a Rainbow Session Plan
- Follow the Trail Trucks Session Plan
- One Banana, Two Bananas Session Plan
Symbol resources
CALL Scotland have created a pack of symbol resources to accompany each of the books in the Bookbug Explorer Bag, which can be used with pupils with additional support needs (ASN) and those with communication difficulties, as well as children with English as an additional language (EAL).
The CALL Scotland symbol resources will be available to use soon. Please check back here and on our social media channels for updates.
Quick tips for gifting the Bookbug Explorer Bag
Watch our short film from our in-house trainer Lindsay Finnie who gives some practical advice about bag gifting, including information on what's included in the Bookbug Explorer Bags, ideas for gifting the bags to the wee ones in your setting, and short activities linked to the books.
Bookbug Explorer Bag gifting webinar
Learn how to make the most of the Bookbug Explorer Bag in your setting!
Find out more about attending our webinar
Getting more bags
Need more bags? Contact your local Bookbug Co-ordinator.
2022 Explorer Bags
Looking for more information on last year's bags? You can still access all of our guides, resources and videos.