What’s Happening Now?2024-08-23T09:36:34+00:00

What’s Happening Now?

Big Porridge & Play Glasgow is coming BACK to Gova

Big Porridge & Play Glasgow is coming BACK to Govan, Whiteinch & Castlemilk this September! Delivering children’s rights through transformational, inclusive, limitless imaginary play! For local families with 3-8 year olds, older & younger siblings welcome! #Storyplaycity #BPPG24

Storyplay Festival '24 at @thechildrenswood was a

Storyplay Festival '24 at @thechildrenswood was a huge success! Thank you to everyone who came. We had the pleasure to host families from Bridgeton, Cranhill, Castlemilk, Maryhill, Govan as well as our families who play with us online! 125 people coming together with one thing in common – a love of Storyplay! All we need to play is each other #storyplay

Another triumphant Potato Parade at the Refugee Fe

Another triumphant Potato Parade at the Refugee Festival Scotland on Saturday with our friends @thehiddengardensglasgow & @kin_kitchen_gla - a glorious day of Storyplay, delicious food, creativity and nature! #storyplay #refugeesarewelcomehere

🎉✨STORYPLAY, NATURE, FOOD & CREATIVITY WITH L

🎉✨STORYPLAY, NATURE, FOOD & CREATIVITY WITH LICKETYSPIT, KIN KITCHEN AND HIDDEN GARDENS✨🎉

We are so excited to be doing this again!! We had so much fun last time! @thehiddengardensglasgow, @kin_kitchen_gla & Licketyspit are hosting a day of Storyplay, nature, food & creativity at The Hidden Gardens!

12-1pm - Storyplay is free and places must be booked BUT there's loads more activities on offer! Also, Steven, Taz & Andre will be there for the whole event!

We hope to see you there 🎉

A huge thank you to spotlightshotts for bringing S

A huge thank you to spotlightshotts for bringing Storyplay to @NorthLanarkshire for the 1st time! 6 schools 109 children & 37 parents & 7 teachers reminding us all we need to play is each other! #Storyplay #joy #playscotland

'I enjoyed being silly with my child - not often us mums can be silly and the way we laughed together was amazing!' - Mum, Alexander Peden Primary 2024

What a fantastic week of Porridge & Plays back in

What a fantastic week of Porridge & Plays back in Maryhill, Cranhill & Bridgeton!
Wonderful Glasgow families with roots literally all over the world! Sessions full of imagination, friendship, food, fun, hilarity & joy!❤️

We all need what children need! 120 of us - mostly early years children - loving that we can be anyone do anything & go anywhere - together!!! Children literally laughing with glee! “I felt so welcome!” Mum, Cranhill. ❤️#storyplaycity

It’s Leap day! 🎈LICKETYLEAP is the name of Li

It’s Leap day! 🎈LICKETYLEAP is the name of Licketyspit’s pioneering theatre as early intervention first developed with early years children in 2008! Children ALL LEAP into THEMSELVES! 🎈
Leap in to explore this marvellous project as we count down to Big Porridge & Play Glasgow 2024! 🥣 link in bio
Here’s what some of the children said during Licketyleap! ⭐️

“I’m a Bold Margaret!” 🥾
“Don’t be scared Margaret – be brave!” 😎
“When your heart is broken,
little pieces build it up again
and it floats out of your body and over the bog and the cave and the mountain and it gets made into a design!” 🌋💘

We’ve just launched a Justgiving Campaign to rai

We’ve just launched a Justgiving Campaign to raise critical funds to continue the magic of Storyplay! 🫶🏼

Link for fundraiser & film in bio 🌞

Please share with friends & family! Any support you can give us is a sponsorship for hope & the infinite possibilities within every child we work with!
#Storyplay #Rightsforeverychild #UNCRC #childreninscotland #imaginativeplay #Licketyspit

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Read our 2022/23 Annual Report HERE!

Scottish Storyplay Sessions empower and connect children

Watch the latest film about our work at Porridge & Play Govan, Ruchill and Whiteinch.

Picnic & Play at the Dream Machine
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Picnic & Play at the Dream Machine

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By lickspit|July 21st, 2022|Categories: Bridgeton, Happening Now, Happening Now Fam, hubs, Picnic & Play|Comments Off

Picnic & Play at the Riverside Museum!!
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Picnic & Play at the Riverside Museum!!

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By lickspit|July 19th, 2022|Categories: Castlemilk, Cranhill, Happening Now, Happening Now Fam, hubs|Comments Off

Picnic & Play at the Science Centre
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Picnic & Play at the Science Centre

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By lickspit|July 14th, 2022|Categories: Bridgeton, Castlemilk, Cranhill, Happening Now, Happening Now Fam, hubs|Comments Off

Picnic & Play at The Sensory Hub!!
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Picnic & Play at The Sensory Hub!!

Find out all about our Picnic & Plays with the Bridgeton, [...]

By lickspit|July 13th, 2022|Categories: Cranhill, Happening Now, Happening Now Fam, hubs, Picnic & Play|Comments Off

Licketyspit at the Refugee Festival Scotland!
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Licketyspit at the Refugee Festival Scotland!

We went to the Scottish Refugee Festival!! Saturday 18th June We [...]

By lickspit|July 12th, 2022|Categories: Happening Now, Outdoors, Picnic & Play, Professional Projects, Virginias Diary|Comments Off

Awoo! The wolves of the Lickety Forest!
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Awoo! The wolves of the Lickety Forest!

Welcome to the Big Porridge & Play Online blog where we [...]

By lickspit|June 30th, 2022|Categories: BPPG, Happening Now, Happening Now Fam, online|Comments Off

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