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.

Glasgow, one year on: a Storyplay explosion!
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Glasgow, one year on: a Storyplay explosion!

It’s been a year since we moved the Licketyspit office to [...]

By lickspit|October 9th, 2020|Categories: Happening Now Prof, Virginias Diary|Tags: diary, digital, funding, inequality, lockdown, pandemic, tablets, virginia, virginias diary|Comments Off

Our latest play session – with 37 FAMILIES!
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Our latest play session – with 37 FAMILIES!

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

By lickspit|October 7th, 2020|Categories: BPPG, Happening Now, Happening Now Fam, Happening Now Prof, online, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Witchy brews, fruit fairies and ghost trains!
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Witchy brews, fruit fairies and ghost trains!

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

By lickspit|September 30th, 2020|Categories: BPPG, Happening Now, Happening Now Fam, Happening Now Prof, online, Uncategorized|Comments Off

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

As the restrictions around coronavirus continue, we know that many families [...]

By lickspit|September 22nd, 2020|Categories: BPPG, Coronavirus Response, Happening Now, Happening Now Fam, Happening Now Prof, oty, Uncategorized|Tags: coronavirus, lockdown, resources|Comments Off

Spooky woods, a Wolf Queen, and a rainbow lake!
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Spooky woods, a Wolf Queen, and a rainbow lake!

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

By lickspit|September 22nd, 2020|Categories: BPPG, Happening Now, Happening Now Fam, Happening Now Prof, online, Uncategorized|Comments Off

Chocolate fountains, angry animals, and letters to our loves!
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Chocolate fountains, angry animals, and letters to our loves!

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

By lickspit|September 15th, 2020|Categories: BPPG, Happening Now, Happening Now Fam, Happening Now Prof, online, Uncategorized|Comments Off

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