Roald Dahl Day

by Alex Freeman

September 13th 2006 would have been Roald Dahl’s 90th birthday, and so it has been officially designated as the first Roald Dahl Day!

To mark this occasion, a challenge has been laid down to all children, to do as many of the following things as possible;

1. Wear something yellow – it was Roald's favourite colour!
2. Wear one or more items of clothing backwards.
3. Drop "gobblefunk" into your conversations (Gobblefunk was the unique language created by Roald and most commonly used by the BFG).

4. Swap a Roald Dahl book with a friend.
5. Talk backwards.
6. Tell a silly joke – Roald loved swapping these with his kids.
7. Play an "unexpected" prank.
8. Give someone a treat – Roald was a great believer in treats, whether it was a bar of chocolate or a lovely surprise.
9. Write your own revolting rhyme.
10. Make up an Oompa Loompa dance and get all your friends to join in!

Visit www.roalddahlday.info for more details.

You can find Roald Dahl books at Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com

text © Alexandra Freeman 2006

About the Author:
Alex Freeman is a freelance writer specialising in parenting and family topics and can be contacted via eParenting.

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