{"id":68342,"date":"2026-03-05T14:15:56","date_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=68342"},"modified":"2026-03-05T14:18:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-05T14:18:35","slug":"things-you-can-do-in-south-yorkshire-for-world-book-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/things-you-can-do-in-south-yorkshire-for-world-book-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Things you can do in South Yorkshire for World Book Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Are you wondering what to do with your little ones this weekend for World Book Day? Look no further. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>1: Creative writing events with Grimm &amp; Co<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A registered charity in Rotherham is hosting two events for children across South Yorkshire this weekend in honour of World Book Day.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Grimm &amp; Co is a Yorkshire literary charity that supports under-resourced children and young people with their confidence by giving them writing and creativity lessons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A spokesperson for the charity has said: \u201cWe know that strong writing skills and an ability to imagine beyond what we experience are fundamental to future success. We also believe it is important for young people to see a real reason to write so there is always an outcome from the activities we do.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They are hosting two workshops this Saturday: Poetry Portraits with Kimberly Whittam and Froggy fun with the Bug Belly Books.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Poetry Portraits involves creating t-shirts from self portrait poems, inspired by Kimberly Whittam\u2019s book \u201cQuiet storm\u201d, a children\u2019s story about finding your voice. The charity said it will be a fun, hands on way to write, imagine, and celebrate who they are.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Morton will be showing children an excerpt from his Bug Belly books and then helping them create their own bugs using colourful crafting, this event is primarily for primary school children.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Both authors will be hosting a book signing event afterwards with books available to purchase.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tickets are available through the <a href=\"http:\/\/A registered charity in Rotherham is hosting two events for children across South Yorkshire this weekend in honour of World Book Day.   Grimm &amp; Co is a Yorkshire literary charity that supports under-resourced children and young people with their confidence by giving them writing and creativity lessons.  A spokesperson for the charity has said: \u201cWe know that strong writing skills and an ability to imagine beyond what we experience are fundamental to future success. We also believe it is important for young people to see a real reason to write so there is always an outcome from the activities we do.\u201d   They are hosting two workshops this Saturday: Poetry Portraits with Kimberly Whittam and Froggy fun with the Bug Belly Books.   Poetry Portraits involves creating t-shirts from self portrait poems, inspired by Kimberly Whittam\u2019s book \u201cQuiet storm\u201d, a children\u2019s story about finding your voice. The charity said it will be a fun, hands on way to write, imagine, and celebrate who they are.   Paul Morton will be showing children an excerpt from his Bug Belly books and then helping them create their own bugs using colourful crafting, this event is primarily for primary school children.    Both authors will be hosting a book signing event afterwards with books available to purchase.    Tickets are available through the Grimm &amp; Co eventbrite. Grimm &amp; Co Events - 11 Upcoming Activities and Tickets | Eventbrite\">Grimm &amp; Co Eventbrite<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>2: Free books in Broomhill <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.broomhill-library.org.uk\/\">Broomhill Library<\/a> are giving away free books this Friday and Saturday to help as many children as possible enjoy a story.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>3: Costume Competition for free play pass<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Play Valley Sheffield are hosting a World Book Day costume competition. They are picking one winner from each age category, 0-3, 4-8 and 8+. The winners receive a family play pass for 2 adults and up to 3 children.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition closes midday on Friday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>4: 2KM fun run in Graves park <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This <a href=\"https:\/\/fb.me\/e\/3UM2VVvHv\">Sunday Graves Junior Parkrun<\/a> are hosting a World Book Day themed parkrun for 4- 14 year olds.  The 2km run begins at 9:00am. Attendees are encouraged to dress up as their favourite book character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The run also doubles as the group&#8217;s 10th birthday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>5: Kids Disco in Doncaster <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Doncaster, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.doncasterwoolmarket.com\/\">The Wool Market<\/a> are hosting a World Book Day disco filled with lots of games, prizes and party music by Mr Dan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event takes place on Sunday at 1:00pm.  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Are you wondering what to do for World Book day?<br \/>\nHere are five things you can do in Sheffield and Doncaster. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":782,"featured_media":56367,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[415,11,21,16],"tags":[231,408,131,281],"class_list":["post-68342","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community","category-education","category-news","category-top-stories","tag-community","tag-events","tag-south-yorkshire","tag-world-book-day"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Things you can do in South Yorkshire for World Book Day - ShefNews<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/05\/things-you-can-do-in-south-yorkshire-for-world-book-day\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Things you can do in South Yorkshire for World Book Day - ShefNews\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Are you wondering what to do for World Book day? 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