A mouse took a stroll through the deep dark wood
A Fox saw the mouse and the mouse looked good
Afraid of the Gruffalo, The fox didn’t want to be roasted fox so off he sped
On went the mouse through the deep dark wood. An owl saw the mouse and the mouse looked good!
Afraid of the Gruffalo, The owl didn’t want to be made into owl ice cream so away he flew!
Meanwhile lurking in the woods the Gruffalo awaits!
On went the mouse through the deep dark wood. A snake saw the mouse and the mouse looked good!
Afraid of the Gruffalo, The snake didn’t want to scrambled snake, So away he slid to his logpile house!
OH!
But who is this creature with terrible claws and terrible teeth in his terrible jaws?
He has knobbly knees and turned out toes and a poisonous wart at the end of his nose.
His eyes are orange, his tongue is black, he has purple prickles all over his back!
Oh Help! Oh No!
IT’S A GRUFFALO!
We Had great fun walking through the woods with our map in one hand, hunting down the Grufallo and other characters in the famous children’s Book ‘The Grufallo’ written by Julia Donaldson.
It’s a must for all Gruffalo lovers young and old!
We even found the Gruffalo’s child
You will find this fantastic trail at Thorndon Country Park in Brentwood, Essex. Pay for a map at the visitors centre which costs 50p, the map is easy to follow and makes a lovely keepsake for the children. The paths are wide making it easy to push along pushchairs and for the children to run along.
Even thought the weather wasn’t exactly lovely spring weather we still had lots of fun and even the older child enjoyed finding the characters along the way, the boys had fun exploring the woods and climbing up fallen trunks.
WOW WOW WOW we are so definitely going there. Thank you xx
Oh wow this looks really great! I believe there’s one by me as a friend had a birthday party there but I’ve not been – may have to look it up.
Thanks for sharing with the Spring Carnival.
The Gruffalo was one of both my boys and my favourite books – they may have moved on but I can still recite it by heart! What a brilliant way to bring a book alive!
we have been gruffalo hunting these last few monday nights, but sadly we only catch a glimpse through the trees. yours looks like much more fun with the real thing.
What an excellent way to turn a ‘walk’ into something so special 🙂
How fab is this place! I wish we lived nearer as my Monkey would absolutely love this #Country Kids
That looks so amazing, my daughter would love it! Shame its so far from me:( Great pics x
There really is a Gruffalo woods! How wonderful, I think every child should have the chance to visit! Thank you for sharing on Country Kids