Free online family Supertato event
Sign up for our free, online event with the creators of Supertato as part of our #Take10ToRead campaign which aims to promote the wellbeing benefits of reading.
On Tuesday 10 October at 10am, we are calling on the nation to #Take10ToRead with us in support of World Mental Health Day. We've partnered up with the author and illustrator duo behind Supertato to bring an exciting, free, online event for children aged 3-6 years.
Join Sue and Paul live on Thursday 10 October at 9:30am! Register for your link and find out more on our Take 10 events page.
To get warmed up for our live event, enjoy this video of author Sue reading from the book, and discover more superhero and shopping-themed activities for you to try at home.
Watch author Sue Hendrix reading Supertato:
Activities to try together
While you watch the story together you could try some of these activities:
- Talk about what's happening in the story.
- Imagine what the voices of the different characters might sound like, and have a go at talking in a deep growly voice, or a high squeaky voice.
- Think about how the different characters would be feeling, for example when they're trapped in a shopping basket, or stuck to the conveyor belt!
Superhero play:
After you have watched the story have a go at some of these superhero activities together:
- Design and draw your own fruit or vegetable superhero character.
- Make your character into a superhero puppet.
- Make and decorate your own superhero mask or cape for superhero play.
- Make up your own superhero story.
- Do some superhero training to build those muscles and develop coordination, maybe you could build your own obstacle course.
Shop activities:
More activities you might like to try:
- Play shops at home.
- Write a shopping list together.
- Make some super healthy superhero snacks together.
