Cròileagan Dhùn Èideann

 Oidhche Shamhna / Hallowe'en

Fàilte air ais! Tha sinn an dòchas gun robh saor-làithean math agaibh. We hope you had a lovely break, and had time to do some autumn crafts. Do remember you can send us pictures of what you've made via our Facebook page.

Friday is Hallowe'en. Are you going to dress up and play some Hallowe'en games?

This week we will learn some Hallowe'en vocabulary, sing a song about spiders, and then you can have a go at making some spiders too. We also have another video of a favourite story being read in Gaelic, this time with a Hallowe'en theme.

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

Damhan-Allaidh

Damhan-allaidh, damhan-allaidh,

Beag agus dubh, beag agus dubh,

Càite bheil thu a' fuireach? Càite bheil thu a' fuireach?

Air do cheann/shròn/bhrù, air do cheann/shròn/bhrù

Here is the vocabulary from the song, along with some extra words you can substitute in the last line:

You'll notice that putting the word for 'your' - do - in front of a noun adds a h after the first consonant of the following noun (in most cases). This changes the pronunciation of the first sound of the word. You can hear how to pronounce all these words here.

And here is some vocabulary to help you talk about Hallowe'en:

You can hear how to pronounce these words here.

For craft this week, try making some scary spiders. You can do this with all sorts of different materials you might have to hand - egg boxes, cardboard, toilet roll inserts, paint, pipe cleaners, tinfoil, etc. Here are some pictures to inspire you.

After all that hard work, you might want to listen to a story. Lots of you will know Room on the Broom in English, I'm sure. You can have a listen to the Gaelic version - Leum Suas Air An Sguaib - here. And if you are looking for even more craft inspiration, here are instructions for making your very own broom with all the characters from the story.

Gabhaibh spòrs! Tioraidh an-drasta!