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Culture corner Museum of Childhood On Saturday, 13 February why not celebrate Chinese New Year at the museum with traditional and modern instrumental and dance performances. Free activities including Chinese opera mask and lantern-making, as well as costume and calligraphy workshops. Also on 13 February London Children’s Book swap returns for the 5th year running. Bring your old books to trade for another person’s favourite read. Plus, there's a book-making drop-in with the London Centre for Book Arts. The literature of love “Love is a better teacher than duty,” said Albert Einstein, showing himself to be a genius on matters more extensive than simply science. A well written love story or poem might prove to be the best learning tool of all, giving one the experience of falling in love without the accompanying discomfort or actual heartache. Here are some of our new(ish) favourites you might want to consider this Valentine’s Day. The Big Book of Love by Laurence and Catherine Anholt. Gorgeous rhymes all about love which can be shared with the whole family. The Color of Love by Suzy Taylor. A new colouring book but this time with a seasonal theme, and with tearout pages which can be used to spell any words you like Play-Doh, Victoria & Albert Museum, London To mark 60 years since the launch of Play- Doh, one of the most enduring of childhood products, the museum explores the squish, squash and squelch of the plastic arts with a range of free family-friendly drop-ins. Plus, there’s a great choice of workshops: Play-Doh Story Modelling (4-8yrs, 15-19 February); Play- Doh Animation (5-12yrs, 15-17 February) and Play-Doh Imagined Worlds (5-12yrs, 18-19 Feb. All workshops cost £5 per child (with parent/ carer). To check the times and book one of the workshops (places are limited) visit the website. V&A Museum of Childhood, Cambridge Heath Road, E2 9PA. For full details on all events visit vam.ac.uk/moc/whatson Love is my Favourite Thing; A Plumdog Story by Emma Chichester Clark. Children’s book author and illustrator has turned her hand to something graphic to appeal to everybody, including the family dog. A Little, Aloud With Love by Angela Macmillan. Anthology of poems and prose from the Reader Organisation to be read aloud, covering every conceivable kind of love. Includes work from Auden, Murakami, Whitman. The Pursuit of Love, and Love in a Cold Climate by Nancy Mitford. Reissues, with beautiful new covers from Penguin, of the two wittiest and most moving novels on love and loving probably ever written in the English language. Jo de Guia, storyhabit.co.uk 24 LOVEEAST
Local heroes Inspiring children to read is a hugely rewarding experience, says Beanstalk volunteer Tristan Hill "Don't tell me, don't tell me". These were the words of one of the children I worked with this year and spoken with the huge passion of someone who didn't want to be defeated. He was making a stab at pronouncing a complicated word from a Roald Dahl story. For much of the year, he was the least committed, and the most disruptive of the three children I worked with. He would do everything he could to avoid anything, so it made it all the more rewarding when he expressed such determination. Choosing to do voluntary work sometimes comes with a vested interest. Many people don’t quite believe me when I tell them that I struggled with reading and comprehension at school, but it was this that prompted me to volunteer with Beanstalk after hearing about them through an Evening Standard campaign. Beanstalk provide volunteers with in-depth training, and on-going support, as well as a box full of books and games. From then on it's is up to each volunteer to be creative and to capture the children's imagination. One contribution I made was to show them an illustrated book of ballet stories. This captivated one child and drew out her genuine passion for dance. Volunteers work individually with each child, and away from the demands of the school curriculum. While an integral part of volunteering is to help them to improve their reading, there is no pressure on the children to meet targets. A 30-minute session is about creating a space where they can express themselves through talking and interacting with the volunteer, as well as developing ways to interact and socialise with others. It's challenging at times, but seeing the children grow in confidence, as well as develop in the classroom, has made it the most rewarding experience of my life so far. That’s quite a bold statement, I realise, but so true. Beanstalk is a national literacy charity which places volunteers in local primary schools to help children who have fallen behind with their reading. They currently work in a number of schools in Hackney and Tower Hamlets and need more reading helpers. To find out more about volunteering opportunities visit the website beanstalkcharity.org.uk or call 020 7749 7965. LOVEEAST FEBRUARY 2016 25
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