'Grab Some Nuts Day' 🥜 3 August

🌰 Grab Some Nuts Day – CST Activities

Today we're celebrating Grab Some Nuts Day – a fun opportunity to explore the fascinating world of nuts. They’ve been enjoyed for thousands of years as food, used in recipes, and even played with in traditional games. Throughout today's activities we'll test our memories, share stories, identify different nuts and nutty treats, enjoy some familiar songs, and discover some surprising facts. Whether you like peanuts, almonds, walnuts or coconuts, there's something here to get everyone talking and reminiscing.

So... let's grab some nuts and get started!

🌰 Today's Activities

• 🌰 Facts about Nuts

• 💬 Let's Talk... Nuts

• 🧠 Memory Challenge – How many nuts can you name?

• 🍂 Reminiscence – Playing Conkers

• 🎵 Nuts in May – Classic British TV Mike Leigh comedy & song clip

• 🍫 Memory Challenge – Foods and drinks made with nuts

• 🥜 Factoid – Jimmy Carter, the peanut farmer who became President

• 🍬 Identify the Nuts in Chocolate Treats

• 📰 Factoid – Peanuts comic strip and Snoopy

• 🍹 CST Song of the Day – Escape (The Piña Colada Song) and the coconut

• ✈️ Factoid – Raffles Hotel, Singapore, and the peanut shells on the floor

• 🎀 CST Song of the Day – Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree and the mighty acorn

• 🌳 Probably the Most Important Nut in the World – The Acorn

I hope today's activities bring back happy memories, spark plenty of conversation, and perhaps even inspire you to enjoy a handful of your favourite nuts together! 🌰

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_o0gNvWxoY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5MhWHDBM2c&list=RDo5MhWHDBM2c&start_radio=1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vie94KQcRXY&list=RDVie94KQcRXY&start_radio=1