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Gifting the 2022 Bookbug Explorer Bags!
Here are some handy hints and tips to plan your gifting celebration and get everyone excited about receiving their brilliant Bookbug Explorer Bag

Explorer gifting guide
Looking for guidance on gifting the Bookbug Explorer Bag? This guide is all about building excitement with children and using the Explorer Bag to make links between your setting and home.
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Explorer resource pack
Find out more about each book and inspire curiosity and creativity with some fantastic activities in our nursery pack resource.
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Planning your gifting celebration
Planning a celebration can make the bags more meaningful to children and families. Find out how you can plan one by reading our guide to holding your own gifting celebration.
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Session plans
Try out our session plans to fit stories, songs and rhymes into your gifting celebration.
(this link will open in a new window)The Littlest Yak Session Plan
(this link will open in a new window)The Button Book Session Plan
(this link will open in a new window)All Kinds of Families 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).
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Coming home soon poster
Use this poster to let families know the bag is coming home soon.
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Bookbug Explorer Bag gifting video
Watch our short film from our in-house trainer Lindsay Finnie who gives some practical advice about bag gifting.
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Bookbug Explorer Bag gifting webinar
Learn how to make the most of the Bookbug Explorer Bag in your setting!
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Getting more bags
Need more bags? Contact your local Bookbug Co-ordinator.
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2023 Explorer bags
Looking for information on this year's bags?
Gifting the 2023 Explorer bags