Five year olds are off to school, thinking about reading, writing, playing and making friends.
Safety is still important – be careful of bicycles and similar toys unless the child has a safe place to use them away from traffic and other hazards.
Suggestions: Five year olds can handle more advanced construction sets, cut-out paper dolls, hand and finger puppets. Extend art into modelling clay, stencils, paints and paint books. Imaginative play can be solo or involve friends. Outdoor activities include sandpits, flying kites, helping in the garden and some sports equipment. Indoor play can involve battery operated trains and other toys. Extend five year olds with more demanding board and card games.
5th Birthday Gift Ideas
QBD Books – buy all their favourite books and merchandise online, or check stock and click and collect at bookstores around Australia. See their massive range of
Coolthings Australia– Lots of cool novelty gifts for all ages and great for prizes as well as gifts – see their cool gifts for kids. Coolthings are based in Launceston, Tasmania with delivery Australia wide and free gift wrapping.
A delightful story of two new animal characters celebrating their birthdays together, brought to life by award-winning author-illustrator Tim Hopgood’s joyful, glowing art. Meet the lively duo of Boo the elephant and Cedric the crocodile. It’s Boo’s birthday and his best friend Cedric makes sure that it is special. With cards and presents and marshmallows and ice cream, it’s a celebration to remember! A couple of weeks later, it’s Cedric’s birthday. But where is his best friend Boo? Boo has forgotten all about Cedric’s birthday! But it’s never too late to throw a party for your best friend and make them feel special…
ISBN: 9781529516371
Author(s): Tim Hopgood & Tim Hopgood
Celebrate your birthday with this classic Elmer tale abridged for the youngest readers in a chunky shaped board book! Celebrate Elmer’s birthday with this chunky shaped board book perfect for gifting. In this classic story, the elephants want to trick Elmer into thinking they’ve forgotten his birthday. There’s only one problem with the joke they’re playing . . . Elmer’s friends keep trying to warn them but they won’t listen! A perfect introduction to the classic Elmer’s Birthday story for the very youngest readers, with an abridged version of the much-loved tale.
ISBN: 9781839133428
Author(s): David McKee & David McKee
The elephants decide it’s their turn to play a trick on Elmer: all of the animals must pretend to forget his birthday tomorrow! But when the day comes the trick doesn’t quite go according to plan.
Spot plays an exciting game of hide-and-seek at his first birthday party. This classic lift-the-flap tale by Eric Hill is reissued in the popular board book format with a new coloured cover and reoriginated art throughout.
Bestselling Mothball is back – with birthday cake! (Carrot, of course.) She eats, she sleeps, she scratches. But today it’s Mothball’s birthday and it’s time to celebrate!Created by author Jackie French and illustrator Bruce Whatley, Happy Birthday Wombat is a very funny picture book about enjoying a special day – as seen through the eyes of the world’s most famous wombat.PRAISE FOR DIARY OF A WOMBAT AND OTHER BOOKS STARRING MOTHBALL’French and Whatley have conjured an affectionate, believable wombat self-portrait’ – The New York Times Book Review’I absolutely love the tone of Mothball’s diary entries – the dry brevity and classic wombat behaviour that’s made this gorgeous creature an Aussie literary treasure.
ISBN: 9781460751602
Author(s): Jackie French & Bruce Whatley
