Siamsa 2015 sample pages

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SIAMSA ANNUAL 2015

Are you ready for Siamsa Christmas fun?

It’s full to the brim with jokes, quizzes, games, tricks, arts and crafts and so much more!

There’s something for everyone inside – so what are you waiting for?

Dive in and let’s get Christmas started!

Don’t forget to enter the competitions!

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Mad about Frozen. Read all about the biggest-selling animated movie of all time. time

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Stephanie Roche. Find out about Ireland’s most famous female football player.

Famous Irish Music Stars.

Read about Bono, Niall Horan, Danny O’Donoghue and Imelda May. Ireland’s Extinct Animals. Learn all about the giant deer, the woolly mammoth, the brown bear and the great auk.

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Only Joking! Share these funny jokes with friends and family.

20 Lego. Learn about the history of Lego.

24 Ponc go Ponc. Ceangail na poncanna agus ansin dathaigh an pictiúir.

41 Tarraing & Dathaigh. Dathaigh an pictiúr in iomlán, ag baint úsáid as an ngreille.

49 Aimsigh na Difríochtaí. Aimsigh 8 cinn de dhifríochtaí idir na pictiúir.

52 Ireland Quiz. See how many questions you can answer in this quiz.

56 Pet Corner. See all the fantastic photos of readers’ pets.

30 The Best Christmas Present Ever. Read 67 Faigh na Focail. Aimsigh na focail sa about Holly and her best Christmas ghreille. present ever!

77 Competition Time. Do not forget to 34 Judi Curtin. The highly successful enter our competition and you might author is interviewed by twins Rachel win a fantastic prize! and Sarah.

36 Elves On Strike. Enjoy the winning poem from the 2014 poetry competition by Ellen Bracken.

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Find these words in the grid.

The leftover letters will reveal the mystery answer.

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Mad about Frozen Frozen is the biggest-selling animated movie of all time, loved by children – and adults! – all over the world.

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rozen was first released by Disney in November 2013 and from day one it was a huge success. In its first weekend alone it made over $100 million in box office sales. Critics and audiences both thought it was fantastic, and it went on to win two Oscars, for Best Animated Film and Best Original Song (for ‘Let it Go’).

With strong characters, great songs, a beautiful setting and a fantastic storyline that keeps you guessing, it’s not hard to see why Frozen is so popular!

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Anna Anna is the younger daughter of the king and queen of Arendelle.

Tired of being cooped up in the palace with no one to talk to, she longs for excitement and the chance to make new friends. She and her sister Elsa were very close when they were younger, but something happened to make Elsa shut her out, and she feels very lonely. Anna is really looking forward to Elsa’s coronation and the party – not guessing that something terrible is about to happen.

TARRAING & DATHAIGH Dathaigh an pictiúr in iomlán, ag baint úsáid as an ngreille.

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• 4 Pairs of Santa Boots • 3 Santa Beards • 1 Pair of Red Socks • 4 Santa Hats • 3 Pairs of Red Mittens • 2 Pairs of Red Trousers • 4 Wreaths • 2 Teddy Bears

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