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the activity book Name: A book of activities based on Alice in Wonderland. Alice's Origins Adventures in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (commonly Wonderland shortened to Alice in Wonderland) is an 1865 novel written by English author Charles Lutwidge Dodgson under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll. Films It tells of a young girl named Alice falling through a rabbit hole The first movie about Alice into a subterranean fantasy in Wonderland was a silent world populated by peculiar, film, directed by Cecil anthropomorphic creatures. Hepworth and Percy Stow of the UK in 1903. It was only 12 minutes long, but was one of the longest films in that era Have you read any of the books or watched The most recent was called any of the films? Alice Through the Looking Glass, directed by Tim Burton in 2016. If so, answer here: _______________________ _______________________ _______________________ Word Search Can you find all the Alice in Wonderland related themed words? TEACUP WONDERLAND TURTLE WHITE RABBIT DODO PIGEON ALICE TWEEDLE DEE HEDGEHOG COMFITS RABBIT HOLE TEA PARTY DORMOUSE HARE HEARTS TREACLE KING BEHEAD QUEEN MAD HATTER Kings & Queens Help create a magical scene with some personalised bunting. Using the top card as guidance, add some colour to the blank Queen of Hearts card template. Then simply cut both out to create unique decorative bunting. Kings & Queens Help create a magical scene with some personalised bunting. Using the top card as guidance, add some colour to the blank King of Hearts card template. Then simply cut both out to create unique decorative bunting. Mad Hatter's WORD SCRAMBLE 1. LAIEC _ _ _ _ _ 2. UMSHOROM _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3. OWNEDRLNAD _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4. HWITE RBBATI _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5. ACTPERILLRA _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6. EEDTWELDMU _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7. ELIWS ACRRLOL _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8. EAT APRYT _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9. MALFGOIN _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10. ORSES _ _ _ _ _ Whomever can unscramble the most words fastest WINS! ses Ro 10. Flamingo, 9. Party, Tea 8. Carroll, Lewis 7. eedledum, Tw . 6 1. Alice, 2. Mushroom, 3. Wonderland, 4. White Rabbit, 5. Caterpillar, Caterpillar, 5. Rabbit, White 4. Wonderland, 3. Mushroom, 2. Alice, 1. Answers Makers of Mad Tea Pots A Mad Hatter’s Tea Party would not be complete without a collection of miniature flamboyant tea pots! So why not get creative and design your own… Obscure facts Alice in Wonderland, it is one of those stories that pretty much everybody knows. Whether you grew up with the Disney cartoons or not, in one way or another it has touched all our lives. In celebration of this story, here is a selection of obscure facts… 1. That Golden 2. The Mad Hatter was based Afternoon. on a real person. The first time the story It is rumoured Carroll intended the was ever told was on a character of The Mad Hatter to be a weekend boat trip in grotesque caricature of a man named Oxford. Carroll was Theophilus Carter; in fact, everybody tasked with entertaining in Oxford called him the Mad Hatter! Alice Liddell and her He was an eccentric British furniture sisters and he told them dealer and had a habit of standing in the story of a little girl the door of his shop in Oxford falling down a rabbit hole wearing a top hat on the back of his and discovering a head. wonderful world of fantasy. Now known as 4. Cheshire Cat’s “That Golden Afternoon.” Tree was real. At Christchurch, Oxford 3. Mad Hatter Day exists! England – The place that Did you know that Great Britain has inspired aspects of Alice’s a Mad Hatters day to celebrate the Adventure there is the Mad Hatter? It is celebrated on “Alice Door,” the door October 6th which was inspired by Alice Liddell used to go the Mad Hatters hat from the Disney through and play in the version. The 10/6 on the hat depicts gardens. That tree on the the cost being 10 shillings and 6 right is said to be the pence. tree that inspired the Cheshire Cat’s tree. 5. Carroll was the Dodo. Carroll had a stutter and 6. Carroll’s copy sold for would introduce himself 1.58 Million Dollars! as Do-Do-Dodgson, Carroll’s personal first edition copy therefore he based the sold at auction for US $1.58 million Dodo on his real name. dollars. Who’s who? Do you know your Dodo from your Dormouse? Can you name all the following characters? If you need a little help, the clues are at the bottom of the page, upside down of course! _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ _________ Text here _________ _________ _________ Cheshire Cat, Queen of Hearts, The Walrus and the Carpenter, Dormouse Carpenter, the and Walrus The Hearts, of Queen Cat, Cheshire March Hare, Alice, Mad Hatter, White Rabbit, Tweedle Dee Tweedle Dum, Dum, Tweedle Dee Tweedle Rabbit, White Hatter, Mad Alice, Hare, March Clues: Complete the phrase Can you complete the following 10 everyday phrases that have been made popular due to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland… 1 _ _ _ _ THE _ _ _ _ _ _ HOLE 2 MAD _ _ A _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ CAT _ _ _ _ 4 OFF _ _ _ _ THEIR _ _ _ _ _ 5 I’M LATE, I’M _ _ _ _ , FOR A _ _ _ _ IMPORTANT _ _ _ _ 6 CURIOUSER _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 W _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ D 8 TWE _ _ _ _ _ EE _ _ _ EDLE _ _ _ 9 JAB _ _ _ _ _ CKY 10 WHAT _ STRANGE _ _ _ _ WE _ _ _ _ IN! Tweedledee Tweedledum, Jabberwocky, What a strange world we live in live we world strange a What Jabberwocky, Tweedledum, Tweedledee , Wonderland, Wonderland, , Curiouser Curiouser date, important very a for late, I’m late, I’m heads, , Off with their their with Off , gring Cat Cheshire Hatter, a as Mad hole, Rabbit the Down Answers: My Cinematic Journal A little bit about my memories of the cinema Name: How often: Which cinema Cost of visited: entry: How did you mostly travel there? Please circle…. What genre of film do you like, circle any that apply Prompt questions: What was your 1st movie? What cinema snacks Memories:_____________________ did you enjoy? ______________________________ ______________________________ Who did you go to the ______________________________ cinema with? ______________________________ Were there ever any ______________________________ popcorn fights during ______________________________ the film? ______________________________ ______________________________ Did you ever take a ______________________________ date to the cinema? Dot to Tea Pot Can you complete the following image by connecting all the dots together in number order to reveal the final image. Then for an extra bonus point, why not add a splash of colour to the tea pot? Off with their Grins! 3 of these Cheshire Cats have only gone and lost their cheeky grins. Can you find the cats with the missing grins – circle them for 1 point each. Spot the difference 6 differences to find. Circle around each area you think is different. Correct Image 6 mistakes in this image..