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Curious Creatures & Marvellous Monsters art activity book

This book explores how art and storytelling use tipua.

Monsters and creatures can help explain things we can’t see, or strange things that happen. Dragons. Unicorns. Gnomes!

Education type

Activity book

Suitable for

Ages 5–10

In this activity book you will explore

Creating your own tipua, finding them in word searches, playing with shapes, and writing your own story.

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A4 download

Printing tip: Print double-sided and in colour.

Download art activity book – A4 (5.88 MB)

A5 download

Printing tip: Open in Adobe Acrobat and select ‘flip on short edge’, print double-sided and in colour.

Download art activity book – A5 (4.91 MB)

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