Cròileagan Dhùn Èideann

Anns a' Choille / In the Woods

Haidh a h-uile duine! Fàilte air ais gu Cròileagan air loidhne!

I wonder if you have taken a walk in the woods lately? The autumn leaves are changing into beautiful colours. Have you seen them? What else have you seen while walking in the woods....maybe a Gruffalo?!

This week we will learn about the autumn leaves and their colours, and you can have a go at leaf threading. We will also listen to An Gruffalo in Gaelic, and you might want to make a Gruffalo, or some tasty Gruffalo crumble muffins.

Let's start with a song about the autumn leaves. We have sung this one before at Cròileagan sessions, so you may know it. The words are below, and you can hear it being sung here.

Duilleagan a' Tuiteam

Duilleagan a' tuiteam

A' tuiteam, a' tuiteam

Duilleagan a' tuiteam

A' tuiteam sìos

Here is the vocabulary from the song, along with some more vocabulary you might need on your walk in the woods:

You can hear how to pronounce these words here:

You probably all know the story of the Gruffalo, and some of you might even have the Gaelic version of the book at home. You might also have seen the Gaelic version on BBC Alba in the past (it's no longer available on iPlayer, but it might come back, so keep an eye out...). Here you can listen the lovely Miss MacTaggart (who used to teach at Taobh na Pàirce) reading An Gruffalo, along with pictures of the pages.

Here is some vocabulary from An Gruffalo:

You can hear how to pronounce these words here:

For craft this week, we have a couple of different ideas. 

You could pick some lovely autumn leaves on your next walk, and thread them on some string or wool to make a beautiful autumn garland. Click here for instructions.

Or maybe you would prefer to make your own Gruffalo using a paper plate (or a circle of cardboard) and tissue paper/paint/crayons/whatever you have to hand. Click here for instructions.

Finally, if you are feeling a bit hungry after all that hard work, you could try making these delicious Gruffalo crumble muffins. Mmmmm...blasta!

Next week is school holidays, so there will be no Cròileagan blog post. We will be back on Wednesday 28th October with a Halloween themed post. Gabhaibh spòrs!