Porridge & Play Children Say Hey!

2021-06-24T11:28:00+00:00

Welcome to the Porridge & Play Online blog, where we share the stories of all the adventures we've had during our virtual play sessions on Zoom! Get in touch to find out how to join. Children take the lead! Last Saturday we were delighted to take part in the Refugee Festival. 10 of our Lickety Storyplay Champion Children led a Porridge & Play Taster session online with 8 new families!   Saturday 19th June 2021 8 brilliant Storyplay Champions led a session for 7 brand new families as part of Refugee Festival Scotland - sharing their play culture! The Storyplay Champions planned the session with Taz & Ruby at consultation and prep sessions. During Thursday's prep, Storyplay Champions Mahek, Emmanuel, Felicia, Agyei, Gyan and Princess were fabulously creative working through the plan. We also had our wonderful Parent Storyplay Champion, Lawon, Princess’s Mum, supporting the session. At the start, our Storyplay Champions had mixed emotions among the group, with some of us super excited about sharing our games and the way we play together but others among us a little bit worried. Emmanuel put his point across excellently, saying “it's a bit scary, but I’ll give it a shot.” And give it a shot they all did! Before you knew it our super Storyplay champions gave amazing speeches [...]

Porridge & Play Children Say Hey!2021-06-24T11:28:00+00:00

All the things we can still do while we’re at home!

2021-07-02T09:44:09+00:00

As the restrictions around coronavirus continue, we know that many families may be feeling frustrated, stressed, or worried. We know it's a difficult time, so we wanted to remind you of all the things we CAN still do at the moment, even when we might not be able to play with all of our friends or family. There are so many ways to keep using our imagination and creativity at home! Reading, writing, making, dancing, singing, drawing... and PLAYING! 🎈🎉✨ Get cooking, exploring and making! When the lockdown first started, we made some Lickety Activity Films which were specially designed to show you simple, fun, creative and cheap activities that you could do at home as a family - alongside your friendly Lickety hosts! Taz, Jack and Iona each guide you through a fun activity or on a special adventure - which you can follow along with at home! You can either watch and do the activities along with us, or use them to inspire your own ideas! Why not... 🥘  Think of another recipe you could cook with the same ingredients, after watching Cooking with Taz? 🍅  Research one of the ingredients online and find out more about it? 🍋  Plant a tree using the seeds from some fruit, after making a delicious fruit salad or zingy lemonade? 🗺️ Close your eyes, take out your [...]

All the things we can still do while we’re at home!2021-07-02T09:44:09+00:00

Over To You #4: Exploring and Making!

2022-02-23T16:52:29+00:00

We've loved seeing all the imaginative things you've been up to over the summer holidays. We'd like to say a huge thank you to everyone who has sent us their drawings, poems, stories, videos and photos so far. What amazing things you've created from your own imaginations! We've had families making their own cookery videos, so they can teach others delicious recipes from their culture. We've gone on exciting adventures to some far-away places thanks to our fantastic tour guide (see below!). We've listened to poems about lockdown and what it has meant for you. We've marvelled at your new recipes for refreshing drinks, sock puppets, paper unicorns, people made from fruit, butterflies made from buttons... For our final Over To You blog, we're sharing some more responses to our Exploring with Jack and Making with Iona videos. You can see all of the pictures in our Family Lockdown Album on Facebook, or take a look at our past blog posts. Please, keep them coming in! Email your photos and videos to cfn@licketyspit.com and we'll share them with the world. This week's highlights... Exploring with Zainab! She's taken us to Nigeria - now our tour guide Zainab is back, and we're going to Tanzania! Enjoy traditional dance and music in the state of Zanzibar 💃 , watch out for that leopard 🐆  [...]

Over To You #4: Exploring and Making!2022-02-23T16:52:29+00:00

Over To You #3: Cooking!

2022-02-23T16:59:44+00:00

For the next few weeks, we're handing things over to you! As many of you will know, after our Zoom play sessions, and at the end of our Activity Films, we always ask people to share drawings, poems, stories, videos and photos of their creations. Well - the response so far has been incredible! We've been overjoyed by the photos and videos we've received from children and families in our network over the past few weeks, so we're sharing all of the imaginative, creative, funny, delicious-looking things on our channels - on our website, but also Facebook, Twitter and our e-flyer. This week, we're celebrating all of the wonderful responses we've been sent to our Cooking with Taz videos (part of our Activity Films series). From making up new, super colourful fruity concoctions - inspired by Taz's lemonade - to sharing favourite recipes to cook at home, we've been so impressed with what members of the Children and Families Network have been up to in their kitchens. Please, keep them coming in! Email your photos and videos to cfn@licketyspit.com and we'll share them with the world. This week's highlights... We were thrilled to receive this video from Bimbo and her daughter Toby, sharing one of their favourite recipes to make at home: Coconut Rice. The Licketyspit team couldn't wait to try it - and [...]

Over To You #3: Cooking!2022-02-23T16:59:44+00:00

Over To You #2: Poetry and performance!

2021-03-11T17:40:12+00:00

For the next few weeks, we're handing things over to you! As many of you will know, after our Zoom play sessions, and at the end of our Activity Films, we always ask people to share drawings, poems, stories, videos and photos of their creations. Well - the response so far has been incredible! We've been overjoyed by the photos and videos we've received from children and families in our network over the past few weeks, so we're sharing all of the imaginative, creative, funny, delicious-looking things on our channels - on our website, but also Facebook, Twitter and our e-flyer. This week we're celebrating all of the fantastic POEMS and PERFORMANCES we've been sent! The great thing about making up poems or plays is that you can make them about absolutely ANYTHING that pops in to your mind. Also, you don't need anything other than your imagination! Of course, you might want to grab a pencil and a notepad 🖍️  🗒️   if you want to write it down, or perhaps if you have access to a camera 📹  you could make your own little film?! What would you write about?  This week's highlights... Lickety Leader Erin (7) came up with TWO inventive poems during the lockdown period. This first one is inspired by her feelings about the lockdown. Children are so articulate [...]

Over To You #2: Poetry and performance!2021-03-11T17:40:12+00:00

Over to you #1

2021-03-11T17:39:59+00:00

Over the next few weeks, we're handing things over to you! As many of you will know, after our Zoom play sessions, and at the end of our Activity Films, we always ask people to share drawings, poems, stories, videos and photos of their creations. Well - the response so far has been incredible! We've been overjoyed by the photos and videos we've received from children and families in our network over the past few weeks, so we're going to be sharing all of the imaginative, creative, funny, delicious-looking things on our channels - on our website, but also Facebook, Twitter and our e-flyer. Below are just some of the #cfncreations we've received so far. We'll share more over the coming weeks, but in the meantime, you can see ALL of the photos on Facebook. This week's highlights... Our featured video this week is something very special indeed - a trip to NIGERIA with Lickety Leader Zainab! Grab your Magic Map and join your wonderful guide as she takes us to Zuma rock, Lagos's Tarkwa Bay, the Yankari Nature Reserve... and watch out for that African elephant! We're truly thrilled that Zainab has been inspired to make her own exploring video - and, as you'll discover, she has more adventures in mind... Watch this space! Below, we have: 🅰️  An acrostic poem about Licketyspit by Emmanuel (9) and Boatemma 🖍️  A drawing by Aliya, inspired by [...]

Over to you #12021-03-11T17:39:59+00:00

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