The Winter Mini Reading Challenge!

Gadgeteers Reading Agency Winter Mini Reading Challenge - Illustrations by Julian Beresford and © The Reading Agency 2022

The Reading Agency is teaming up with Science Museum Group for the Gadgeteers Winter Mini Challenge! The Winter Mini Challenge encourages children to keep up their reading habits over the winter, with a free-to-access website featuring rewards for reading and reviewing books. The challenge runs from 1 Dec 2022 until 20 Feb 2023.

The setting for the Winter Mini Challenge is a festive party at the Gadgeteers' community centre. When a sudden snowstorm whirls in, can the Gadgeteers use their ingenuity, creativity and curiosity to keep everyone entertained until the weather brightens? Get ready for cool do-it-at-home experiments and learn along the way reading for pleasure with the Winter Mini Challenge. 

To take part in the Winter Mini Challenge, children simply read three or more books – these can be any books of their choice. Every time they finish a book, they add it to their Challenge website profile and leave a short book review. Reaching their online reading goal will unlock a limited-edition virtual badge and a special Winter Mini Challenge certificate to print off and keep!

  • To take part, children simply read three or more books - these can be any books of their choice, with lots to choose from when joining a local library. Each time they finish a book they add it to their Challenge website profile and leave a short book review.
  • Each time a book is added to the child's online profile, they will earn a fun digital reward!
  • There will be a whole host of other fun activities, book recommendations, and games from the best children's authors and illustrators featured on the website.

For parents, there is a Home Zone and Library Zone on the reading challenge website with more information on reading, the Challenges and the website. There is also a Reading Challenge Facebook page so that parents can keep up to date with news and opportunities. Look out for book bundles and more!

Take part on the website from 1 Dec at the Winter Mini Reading Challenge website.

Illustrations by Julian Beresford and © The Reading Agency 2022