Winnie the Pooh

 

 

“It is more fun to talk with someone who doesn't use long, difficult 
words but rather short, easy words like "What about lunch?” 

A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

Celebrate Winnie the Pooh Day on 18th January!

Three Cheers for Pooh! Three Cheers for the Wonderful Winnie the Pooh!

There are some very special bears around.  And some have been us from our own childhoods to the present day - and we still smile when we see them.    

Winnie the Pooh is one of those legendary bears, but a comforting sort as well.     As well as meeting Winnie the Pooh, we meet the other characters who live in Ashdown Forest: Christopher Robin, Eeyore, Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, Kanga, Roo and the bouncy "I'm the only one" Tigger.  

The books tell of the adventures they get up to  - the time that Pooh Bear rescues his friend Piglet in the great flood, using an umbrella.  Or the time that Winnie the Pooh got stuck in Rabbit's front door after visiting Rabbit and eating too much honey for elevenses.  Or the time that the friends all went off to look for the North Pole.  

The 18th January is a very special day for a very special bear:  it's Winnie the Pooh Day, held to celebrate this wonderful bear!  Why January 18th?  Becuase it's the birthday of author A.A. Milne who created and wrote Winnie the Pooh. 


9 ideas of ways to celebrate Winnie the Pooh Day!

So if you're a Winnie the Pooh fan - and let's face it, it's hard not to be, he's a Legendary sort of Bear - here are 9 ways you could celebrate the Winnie the Pooh Day on 18th January: 

  1. Play Poohsticks, of course!  Go to one side of a bridge.  Drop a stick into the water all at the same time. Whoever's stick appears on the other side of the bridge in the water first, wins Poohsticks!  
  2. Get the little ones in your life to practice their spelling so they can spell like Owl.
  3. Read a Winnie the Pooh book or read some of his poetry.  
  4. Learn more about the author, A.A. Milne.9
  5. Check out some great Winnie the Pooh quotes
  6. Eat your snacks with honey or have toast and honey!    
  7. Go for a walk in Ashdown Forest - or any forest - and look for heffalumps.
  8. Watch a Winnie the Pooh video.
  9. Go on a country walk to see if you can find the North Pole.  Take a Little Something for Elevenses.

Enjoy celebrating your Winnie the Pooh Day, and have some special time with your loved friends and family - it's priceless.

“We'll be Friends Forever, won't we, Pooh?' asked Piglet.
'Even longer,' Pooh answered.”   
A.A. Milne, Winnie-the-Pooh

This Winnie-the-Pooh hardback book is available from Hive.co.uk

This Winnie-the-Pooh hardback book
is available from Hive.co.uk

This Classic Winnie the Pooh Soft Toy is also available from Hive.co.uk

This Classic Winnie the Pooh Soft Toy is also available from Hive.co.uk

Winnie-the-Pooh Helps the Bees

Winnie-the-Pooh Helps the Bees
is available for £6.99
from Natural Collection
for children who 
want to help the planet.

Winnie-the-Pooh: Postcard Set : One Hundred Delightful Postcards in a Beautiful Gift Box

Winnie-the-Pooh: Postcard Set :
One Hundred Delightful Postcards
in a Beautiful Gift Box.
Available from Hive.co.uk for £20.35

  Winnie-the-Pooh: A Day at The Natural History Museum

Winnie-the-Pooh:
A Day at The Natural History Museum
Winnie-the-Pooh, Piglet, Eeyore
and Christopher Robin
spend a day at the Museum. 
For 5-8 year olds.
£6.99 from the Natural History Museum

 

 

These Winnie the Pooh mugs are available through Amazon