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Fairytale Fortunes1. Copy and cut around the outside frame ( ) of the Fortune Teller to make a large square,

2. Fold the large square in half along the dotted line and in half again to make a small square,

3. Open the square out and turn the paper over so the top is blank,

4. Fold each corner into the middle,

5. Turn the paper over. Write your fortunes/tangled character phrases in each of the blank quadrants. One phrase has been provided for you.

6. Once all your fortunes are written, fold each corner into the middle.

7. Turn the Fortune Teller over so the pictures face up. Fold your Fortune Teller in half so that the pictures face out.

8. Slide your thumb and your finger behind two of the pictures and press together so they bend round and touch

9. Turn over and repeat with the thumb and finger of the other hand for the other two pictures

10. For a step by step demonstration on folding your Fortune Teller, go to http://www.origami-instructions.com/origami-fortune-teller.html

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Mirror, mirror on

the wall, who is the

fairest of them all?

1Draw yourself doing the Summer Reading ClubUntangled Tales!

Scan and send your picture to summerreadingclub@slq.qld.gov.au to be uploaded to our National Picture Gallery! Be sure to include your first name, state and age in your email! (e.g. Wolf, QLD, 14)

2Colour by NumbersWhat mysterious object is hidden inside these squares? Colour by numbers to find out:

Fairytale IconsFun FactsDid you know that the Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland features a real, working drawbridge, though its only been lowered twice; Once on the Disneyland Parks opening day on July 17, 1955, and again in 1983 to unveil the newly remodelled Fantasyland.Source: http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/disneyland/secrets/fantasy/castle.html

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3Across4. Lived at the top of a beanstalk5. Big bad animal appearing in many

fairy tales8. Visited the three bears9. Found under the mattress in one of

Andersens tales

Down1. Red riding hood visited her2. She let down her golden hair3. _____ White princess helped by

dwarves4. Three Billy Goats6. Gretels brother7. He led all the rats out of Hamlyn

Fairytale Crossword1

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Created by Puzzlemaker at DiscoverEducation.com Puzzle contributed by Lynne, Gympie Regional Libraries

4Fairytale Word SearchHeroes, villains, princesses and queens! Without these characters there would be no tales. Can you find all the fairytale characters hidden below?

CASTLE DRAGON DWARF ELF EVIL FROG KINGMAGIC PRINCE PRINCESS QUEEN WITCH WIZARD WOLF

D C X U O D N W W W I T C H

E A N A K P F N W F Q Q T L

T F R O G I V M G H Q V O L

Z Q J T E P N P W M G B J L

W I Z A R D R G R O C W L R

C Z O H P E B I M I L B Y W

C Q U E E N N F N A N F D E

A A S Q A I Z E T C G C N M

A P S V L R S E L X E I E J

U D X T Y D B N V F C S C C

O W B Z L C R G D I G H S V

X A H D W E B A Q J L B G E

N R X W L H R I G F S V I V

J F J U M P X T X O S Q E W

N F N W H T B U R Y N F Y P

Challenge: Write your own fairytale using the characters listed above. How many of the characters can you use in your story?

5Who Said?Match these sayings from fairy tales with the character who said them. Draw a line between the boxes to make the right connections.

Put a tick next to the

box if youve read the tale!

1. Fe, Fi, Fo, Fum, I smell the blood of an Englishman.

A. The Gingerbread Man

2. Ill huff and Ill puff and Ill blow your house down.

B. The giant from Jack and the Beanstalk

3. Mirror, mirror on the wall who is the fairest of them all?

C. Little boy in H.C. Andersons tale, The Emperors New Clothes

4. Run, run as fast as you can, you cant catch me.

D. Little Red Riding Hood

5. Whose been sitting in my chair?.

E. The wicked queen from Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

6. Not by the hair on my chinny chin chin.

F. One or all of the pigs from the story of The Three Little Pigs

7. The sky is falling, the sky is falling.

G. The big bad wolf, from The Three Little Pigs

8. The Emperor has no clothes on!

H. Henny-Penny said this to the other animals in the story

9. What big eyes you have!

I. Father Bear, from Goldilocks and the Three Bears

Activity contributed by Lynne, Gympie Regional Libraries

63 WishesConnect the dots to reveal a magic lamp. Draw a genie or what you would wish for in the space below!

Read the tale of Aladdin or Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves search for it online OR ask your librarian to help you find a copy in your library!

7Fallen phraseEach column of squares corresponds with the letters below it; Unscramble them to reveal what the Wicked Queen said.

R LT A D H R I E DI H E T F W R O R S MH I N R O E I R N I TM N R M I A H O A N S Y

Double PuzzleThe answers to these puzzles might seem similar, but there is a difference! So here is a clue depending where it was in the castle, this is something the wicked queen might have said in her quest to be this.

Untangle word scrambleUnscramble the clue words. Copy the letters in the numbered cells to the other cells with the same number.

SOWN WHEIT15 4 13 8 1 7 18

NIRCEP3 14

CEKDIW QEEUN10 5

SEENV19 20 6

SERDWVA11 2 16

LEPPA17 12 9

M M1 2 3 4 2 5 3 3 4 2 4 6

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F F M17 1 3 18 19 7 4 7 8 20 11 12 12

How many versions of Snow White can you identify? Think of books, movies and songs!

Activity contributed by Lynne, Gympie Regional Libraries, QLD

8Mystical BeastsLegend has it that this mystical beast rises from the ashes. Connect the dots to find out what it is!

You can read more about legendary creatures at http://animal.discovery.com/tv/a-list/creature-countdowns/mythical/mythical.html or ask your librarian to help you find out more from your library collection!

9Tangled wordsUntangle the first four words in each set of word scrambles. Then use the circled letters to untangle the final word. Some of the words may unscramble into more than one word, but only one word is related to the puzzle.

Fairy tale placesA C E G T O T

A E G I L V L

D O S O W

E O R T W

Answer

RapunzelO R O P

L I B M C

N E T A K

E W T R O

Answer

RumplestiltskinR O P O

M E A N S

I I S S T V

D O L G

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Hansel and GretelA C D Y N

B C M R S U

E N O V

A C E G O T T

Answer

Character traitsE D G E R Y

O P R O

G O N T R S

L Y S

Answer

Fairy tale charactersA D F R S W

G R E O

C H I W T

C E I P N R

Answer

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Fairy Tale CountCan you think of other numbers of things from other fairytales and legends? Colour and draw pictures of the objects in the boxes below.

Nine days the princess wandered in the forest Ten cloth merchants

WolfGlass

slippersThree bears

Four clever

brothers

Five Chinese brothers Six Swans Dwarves

The serpent with eight

heads

Indian Tale: Pride Goeth before a Fall Forgotten Books, Indian Fairy tales by Joseph Jacob, 2007Grimms Household Tales The Iron Stove

A Japanese Tale

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Mirror Mirror in the Pan Whos the Greatest Wizard in all the Land?

Make your own edible MIRROR pane following these simple steps:

What you need: Flat-bottomedbakingdish/

tray at least 20 cm by 15 cm 1Xfryingpan 125gwhitesugar Yourpetadult(someoneto

help you) EggFlip

What you do:1. Place the baking dish/tray in the fridge for 2

hours2. Once the 2 hours is up, pour the sugar into the

frying pan. Younger wizards should ask their pet adult to heat and stir the sugar. The sugar will turn yellow and melt into a gooey brown liquid. The liquid needs to be stirred until all the sugar has melted. Be careful not to let the mixture burn!

3. Ask your pet adult to carefully pour the hot sugary liquid into the baking dish/tray and quickly tilt the dish so that the liquid spreads as widely and thinly as possible.

4. Place the dish in the fridge for one hour to cool.

5. Use the Egg Flip to lift the glass in once piece.

You should find:The liquid has hardened into a see-through substance that looks like glass. And you can eat it.

Activity taken from: Freaky Food Experiments, by Nick Arnold. See if your library has a copy. There are lots more Freaky Food Experiments waiting for a wizard like you to discover!

YOU ARE!

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A Paper PrincessColour and cut out the paper princess and her 3 different outfits. Each outfit is from a different fairy tale.

Can you name them?

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Solutions

P. 2 Colour by Numbers

A Castle

P. 3 Crossword Tales

Across 4Giant, 5Wolf, 8Goldilocks, 9Pea;

Down 1Grandmother, 2Rapunzel, 3Snow, 4Gruff, 6Hansel, 7Pied Piper

P. 4 Fairy Tale Wordsearch

_________WITCH

____K_________

_FROGI________

_____PNPW_____

WIZARDRGRO____

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CQUEEN__NANF__

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_A___E_A__L___

_R______G_____

_F_______O____

__________N___

P. 5 Who Said

1-B, 2-G, 3-E, 4-A, 5-I, 6-F, 7-H, 8-C, 9-D

P. 7 Double Puzzle

Fallen Phrase: Mirror, mirror in my hand, who is the fairest in the land.

Untangle Word Scramble: Mirror, mirror on the wall, who is the fairest of them all?

P. 8 Mystical Beasts

Source: http://www.printactivities.com/ConnectTheDots/Dragon-Dot2Dot.html

A Dragon

P.9 Tangled Words

Source: http://www.printactivities.com/WordJumble/Fairy-Tale-Word-Jumble-4.html

Source: http://www.printactivities.com/WordJumble/Fairy-Tale-Word-Jumble-

Fairy Tale Places: cottage, village, woods, tower, castle

Character Traits: greedy, poor, strong, sly, goodness

Fairy Tale Characters: dwarfs, ogre, witch, prince, fairies

Rapunzel: poor, climb, taken, tower, prince

Rumplestiltskin: poor, names, visits, gold, promise

Hansel and Gretel: candy, crumbs, oven, cottage, abandon

P. 12 A Paper Princess

Source: http://www.pixiepalace.com/paper-dolls/serena/

Dress A: Little Red Riding Hood

Dress B: Snow White and the Seven Dwarves

Dress C: Sleeping Beauty

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