Bookbug with Makaton

28/09/2022

Browse our new range of Bookbug merchandise. All proceeds go directly to supporting our charity and enable us to deliver more of our work.

29/06/2022

Mini Bookbug won a prize reading his favourite Bookbug book, Brenda is a sheep, in our local library's challenge. 📖😊

29/06/2022

Could your mini Bookbug be the next Bookbug film star?

Want to be a Bookbug film star? 🌟

We're still running a competition to find families to star in our book-sharing videos! Think you have what it takes? Check out the competition criteria and enter by 5pm this Friday! 👇

bit.ly/BookbugStar

31/05/2022

02/05/2022

Did you know that reading for as little as six minutes a day can reduce your stress levels by up to 68%?

Join us by taking part in a national reading campaign called 'Keep the Heid and Read.' The campaign, led by the Scottish Library and Information Council, is encouraging people to pledge to read for six minutes or more on Wednesday 11th May.

For details on how to take part in the campaign, pledge and be in with the chance of winning book tokens in the prize draw go to https://www.keeptheheid.scot/

Live Life Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire Council

05/03/2022

One of our favourite stories, beautifully signed by one of our favourite nurseries/schools. 🐻

One of our activities for World Book Day was with Mrs Ledingham. Using the story, 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt’ by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury, every child learned Makaton to retell one part of the story. Once completed, each part was puled together, so that you can all enjoy the full story at...

23/12/2021

Hello everyone! 👋

It's almost Christmas! 🎄🎅
Because we know you've all been good, Bookbug and Santa have prepared you a super special Christmas session tomorrow!

Are you excited? Join us for a merry and bright session of songs and rhymes to help you get into the Christmas spirit! ✨

📆 Friday 24 December 2021
⏰10am

We hope that you can come!

03/12/2021

Banff Police Station- Christmas Competition 🎄🎅

We would really like to brighten up our station over the festive period with some Christmas related drawings or paintings designed by local children.

Entries will require to be dropped off at Banff Police Station by 1600 hours on Wednesday 15th December.

All entries will then be split into 2 age groups and a winner from each age group will be selected to win:

A sweetie hamper (kindly donated by The Candy Box)

&

A tour of Banff Police Station

Child's name and age should be written on the back of the entry along with a contact number for a parent to allow us to contact you and arrange prize collection.

We look forward to seeing all the children's wonderful designs 😀

Please share our post so that we can get as much children involved as possible!

Remember to pop along and see our officers at The Reindeer Parade in Banff on Sunday 19th December where you can have a look inside a Police Car!

02/12/2021

14/10/2021

Another signed session, this time British Sign Language, Friday, 10am. 😁

Hello little monkeys! 👋🐒

Are you ready for a brand new Bookbug Session this Friday?

Val and Cheryl will be hosting a fabulous British Sign Language Bookbug Session, with lots of excellent songs and rhymes. They'll also be reading one of Bookbug's all time favourite stories, so make sure you tune in! 🐵👧

📆 Friday 15 October 2021
⏰10am

We hope that you can come!

13/10/2021

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