This year marks the 10th anniversary of the classic book How to Catch a Star by Oliver Jeffers.
This was Oliver Jeffers’ first picture book and is a beautifully illustrated sweet story all about a little boy trying desperately to catch a star to keep as his very own.
To celebrate 10 years of this lovely story, I have a collection of printable activity sheets to share with you all.
These are all free to download and print as many times as you like, for home or classroom use.
How to Catch a Star Printable Activity Pages for Kids
The How to Catch A Star Printable pack includes the following activity pages for kids:
- Spot the difference
- 2 different mazes
- Templates to make puppets
- Dot to dot
- Make a mobile (2 sheets)
- Colouring in
My boys have been enjoying the book and doing the activity sheets which has given them more opportunity to talk about the story.
Download your free How to Catch a Star printable activity sheets at the end of this blog post.
How to Catch a Star Book Themed Worksheets for Kids
Here’s a preview of all the activities included in the PDF pack
Spot the difference Page
Can you spot the four differences between these two pictures from Oliver Jeffer’s How to Catch a Star?
How to Catch a Star Maze Printable
Once there was a boy and the boy loved stars very much. Every night the boy watched the stars from his window and wished he had one of his very own.
Can you help to guide the boy towards the star?
Puppets
Want to act out your own story?
Make these puppets and let the show begin!
You will need scissors, glue, a grown up and your creativity.
Join the Dots
Why does the boy think the star looks really big? Connect the dots in this How to Catch a Star dot to dot activity sheet to find out.
Printable How to Catch a Star Mobile Craft to Make
Print out the six pieces to make your own How to Catch a Star mobile craft, using the instructions below.
How to Make The How to Catch a Star Mobile
To make your mobile you will need
- Thread or string
- Two long lolly pop sticks
- Sticky tape
- Glue
- Scissors
- The printable pieces
Follow the eight step by step instructions shown in the printable below
How to Catch a Star Printable Colouring Page
Grab your crayons and pencils and have fun colouring in this How to Catch a Star picture.
How to Catch a Star Maze
Can you help the boy find his way to the star?
Download
Click the download link below for a free instant digital download of the PDF file with all of the activities in one convenient file.
More How to Catch a Star Activities and Crafts
Make this easy How to Catch a Star inspired toilet paper roll craft with the kids.
Making foil stars and exploring glow in the dark stars
Take a look through these 12 Star themed activities for kids.
More Book Themed Fun
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The Book
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Paperback cover
Board book cover
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Enjoy!
Anna Marikar, mum of four and seasoned blogger, has spent over a decade sharing her parenting journey and passion for kid-friendly crafts and free printables.
Her easy-to-follow craft ideas and practical parenting advice have transformed In The Playroom into a cherished resource for parents.
We have these too and have been enjoying them, a great way to learn around a book.
I’ve just come across the book for the first time on another blog, it looks lovely as do these printables, I’m going to download them for (the inevitable) rainy days in the Easter Holidays! #bloglove
These look fab, off to download them now! x
They are a lovely set of activities to complete
How brilliant. Thank you so much and thank you for linking to the #pinitparty
Brilliant! I love Oliver Jeffers, so have pinned and will sort them for the kids this week, thanks #pinitparty
I can’t wait for our package to arrive, looks great
We have these, can’t wait to try them with my 2 later this week. Looks like your boys had fun colouring them in.
What a fantastic printable pack! So cute!