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Design & colour your Matariki Stars!

A BAREFOOT ACTIVITY FOR Kids Ages 3+




There are nine stars in the Māori tradition of the constellation: seven children and their parents.


Design and colour the stars to make them shine brightly during Matariki.







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Inspired by:

Let's Celebrate!

Experience 13 special days from cultures around the world! Rhyming text and vibrant illustrations throughout encourages beginning readers, while educational notes at the end, brim with facts about the special days for older children to explore.


Featured festivals include:

  • Kodomo no Hi (Japan)

  • Spring Festival (Lunar New Year) (China)

  • Matariki (New Zealand)

  • Inti Raymi (Peru)

  • Carnival (Brazil)

  • Midsummer (Sweden)

  • Nowruz (Iran)

  • Passover (United States)

  • New Yam Festival (Nigeria)

  • Novy God (Russia)

  • Eid al-Fitr (the end of Ramadan) (Egypt)

  • Día de Muertos (Mexico)

  • Diwali (India)

Written by Kate DePalma Illustrated by Martina Peluso



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