If you and your children are fans of the book, The Lion Inside, you may be wondering how you can enjoy activities based on the story together. This heartwarming tale of a mouse who learns about fear, courage and friendship is great for kids aged three and over, and offers lots for young minds to explore and engage with. Here are a few of our favourite toys and activities based on the bestselling story. 

The Lion Inside: Book and Puzzle Block Set

The Works stocks a The Lion Inside book and puzzle set, enabling small children to enjoy the story and recreate the illustrations with six puzzle blocks. It’s a great way to introduce toddlers and pre-schoolers to the tale, its themes and the vibrant illustrations, while encouraging them to hone their spatial reasoning and fine motor skills.

The Lion Inside Story Sack with Hand Puppet and Finger Puppet

Story stacks are another excellent way to engage children more fully with fiction. This particular sack features a board book of The Lion Inside as well as a lion hand puppet and a mouse finger puppet. Parents and kids can recreate the story with the puppets as they read, or make up new tales about Lion and Mouse’s adventures together. The board book’s pages are easy for small fingers to turn and the soft puppets give the experience a tactile element.

Tonies: The Lion Inside

Tonies are handy storytelling toys designed to keep young children occupied with tales, songs and more while helping to develop their language and foster independent play. The Lion Inside toy features a hand-painted figure of Mouse which, when placed on the Toniebox, tells the story along with a couple of other tales from the world of Rachel Bright and Jim Field. There’s also a quiz at the end for kids to take part in.
 

The Lion Inside activities

Hachette Schools has a great The Lion Inside resource kit that offers lots of activities for young children to enjoy. Not only can you learn about lions together as you fill in the fact file, kids can also use their imagination to write a journal entry as the characters. The pack also includes rhyming cards, story sequencing and more, and is a fabulous tool for encouraging little ones to think about the story, its setting and its characters while doing fun, creative activities.

See The Lion Inside on stage

If you love Rachel Bright and Jim Field’s lion and mouse story, don’t miss the chance to see it on stage this summer. The show will be touring a selection of theatres in the south of England, with a four-week run at the Unicorn Theatre in London. See the tale brought to life with singing, dancing and stunning puppetry and introduce your kids to the magic of theatre. Book your tickets today via your local venue.