Winter Mini Challenge 2024 - Marvellous Makers

The Winter Mini Challenge is back!   This FREE online challenge invites children, aged 4 - 11 to read three books or more, between 1 December and 20 February, to earn digital rewards.

Following the popular Marvellous Makers Summer Reading Challenge - which saw over 8,000 children in Nottinghamshire take part- the Marvellous Makers are back for a Winter Mini Challenge.

Children can join Amelia, Charlie, Kai, Laila, Yasmin, Maya, Riley, Bob the Pug, Rocky the box-model dragon and the mischievous squirrel Tails and become winter reading champions. 

Reach your reading goal to unlock an adorable limited-edition online badge and a new certificate of achievement to print off and treasure! 

Taking part in the Winter Mini Challenge is simple.   

• Sign up at www.wintermini.org.uk to create an online profile (if you took part in the Marvellous Makers Summer Reading Challenge online this summer you might have a profile already).   Children will be asked to provide a parent/carer email address to approve signup.
• Read at least 3 books over the holidays. 
• Rate and review the books on the Winter Mini Challenge website to unlock a virtual badge and download a certificate to print. 

You can also play games on the website, find book reviews, activities and content from the best children’s authors and illustrators around. 

There is help and guidance available to support signing up to the Winter Mini Challenge on The Reading Agency's website.

Children can read books from the library including our range of of e-Books and e-Audiobooks, they can also read books they already have at home or from school.  You can see the full range of e-books and e-audiobooks we have available for children here and there is more inspiration below.