Today it is St David’s Day. St David is the patron saint of Wales.
Here is a map of The United Kingdom. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland are the countires that make up the UK. On this map England is coloured green and Wales is the much smaller pink country next to England. Can you find England and Wales?
Oswestry is in England, so you live in England.
But Oswestry is very close to the border where England and Wales meet. Have a look at this map and see just how close you live to Wales. Again, England is the green country and Wales is pink on this map. The border is where the two counties and colours meet. Use your finger to follw the border line.
You may have visited Wales. Have you been shopping in Wrexham?
Perhaps you have been to Llangollen? You might have been to the river, the shops or to see Thomas at the railway station.
On March the 1st every year, people in Wales celebrate St Davids Day.
Here is the link to the CBeebies ‘Let’s Celebrate’ programme for you to watch and find out more. Can you answer the questions to complete the quiz?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/watch/lets-celebrate-st-davids-day
This power point tells you more about St Davids Day.
Here is the national anthem of Wales.
Here is the song Calon Lan, which is another famous Welsh song.
Daffodils are the national flower of Wales. They are starting to bloom all over England and Wales at the moment.
Perhaps you could go on a walk and see if you can spot some daffodils?
Here are some daffodil crafts you might like to try.
Cut out a flower shape from some yellow paper or card (Or some paper that has been coloured yellow). Glue a cupcake case onto the centre of the flower. Add a green stem. This could be a lolly stick that has been coloured in, a straw or a strip or cardboard,
Paint 4 yellow handprints and wait for them to dry. Arrange and glue them together to make a flower shape. Use a section from an egg box and glue this onto the middle of the handprint flower. Or you could use a cupcake case again if you would prefer.
Paint or colour an egg box yellow. Wait for it to dry. You will need both the ‘cup’ section of the box (where the eggs sit) and the ‘peak’ divider sections. Gently rip the cup section to create 4 petals. Glue the ‘peak’ section onto the middle of this to make the daffodil trumpet. You can attatch a stem by pushing through a green straw or gluing on a lolly stick or strip of card.
Or you could use crayons, felt pens or paints to create a beautiful daffodil picture.
