Can you hear the Monster’s Footsteps?!!
New Scots Integration Project
Find out what the Cranhill group get up to in their Porridge & Play Hub adventures each week! Porridge & Play is running throughout 2022 with this six week block being the first of many great tales!
Blog posts are written by Effie!
Week 2 of Cranhill Porridge & Play!!
Thursday 17th March
What a wonderful second session!
Our carrot & coriander soup was very popular today with second helpings all round – it is always lovely to sit around the table as we share a meal and catch up on what all our families have been doing during the week.
After we’d eaten it was time to play some games – we met some truly wonderful animals in the Funky Chicken, particularly Josephine’s Snapping Crocodile, Amelia’s Cheeky Lion and Beauty’s Beautiful Goat. I can’t wait to see what animals you all come up with next week!
After that it was time to dress up and head into the forest to play Monster’s Footsteps. We met loads of grannies living in the forest with strange trees at the bottom of their garden, that seemed to turn into monsters and start creeping towards us. We had dancing trees, scary trees and lots of giggly trees but none of the grannies were scared at all! Granny Fatima, who lives with her baby monkey in a treehouse was far more interested in eating some delicious food and telling us about her home than worrying about the trees, and Granny Dear (Genesis) wasn’t scared at all from her river home. She spends her days playing Funky Chicken, so those trees don’t bother her at all.
We met so many interesting grannies and during our gallery it was clear that we could explore some more grannies in the future… perhaps we’ll sing a song about Grandma next week?
By Effie and the Cranhill Hub
Some of our favourite moments at the Porridge & Play Cranhill?
‘I’ve drawn a song and some buddha and the rainbow has fallen off and some kisses I drawed happy things cause I like making everyone happy Fav game jelly on his head.’
Ellie‘this is me and this is the other tree, I would have been a sleepy grandma I felt happy playing the games.’
Mahek ‘this is jet that is going to space organ is her favourite colour.’
Shaylin‘these are flowers fave game Jelly on his head.’
Shiva‘grandma dear I feel sad as I wanna sing song and sing grandma grandmas ‘
Genesis‘the chicken and the cracking and I wrote my name and I made a baget fave playing all the games I feel happy playing with family and all my friends.’
Amelia‘thats some trees and thats batman eating some red grapes. The trees are moving towards us (there were trees that were dancing) that was me.’
AmberThe Launch of our Storyplay for the Planet Zine!
We are so excited share our Storyplay for the Planet Zine which was created from stories and adventures with children and families in East Centre Ward as part of our Glasgow Life Residency!
A zine (short for magazine) is a type of book that is created with pictures, drawings and words.
On Saturday 12th March we all came together to celebrate the launch of our Zine! It was so much fun to see so many wonderful children and their families and get together to read and play! If you would like to read the Zine then visit our Storyplay for the Planet page!
‘Storyplay for the Planet’ was a Licketyspit project for Glasgow Life as part of the Creative Communities Artist in Residency programme, for the East Centre Ward (Cranhill, Riddrie, Carntyne, Springboig & Barlanark), funded by Glasgow City Council and delivered by Glasgow Life..
Between October 2021-March 2022, Licketyspit ran 13 Storyplay for the Planet sessions (6 in schools/nurseries, 4 online, 1 in Cranhill Park and 2 in Barlanark Community Centre).
We worked with 117 participants throughout this project and have been blown away by all their amazing, wonderful and creative ideas!
A huge thank you to each and every one of our participants. It’s been truly wonderful seeing and hearing all your ideas.
Thanks to:
All the children who took part in this project
Cranhill Primary School
Eastmuir Primary School
Bellrock Nursery
Everyone who joined us online
Everyone who joined us in the parks
Barlanark Community Centre
Cranhill Development Trust
The Licketyspit Art Gallery!
In Partnership With
Porridge & Play Cranhill is a New Scots Integration Project by Licketyspit, in collaboration with Cranhill Development Trust.
What’s Next?
Porridge & Play Cranhill is a New Scots Integration Project that will be running throughout 2022! We will be starting Picnic & Play in May and we can’t wait to go on even more adventures!
Keep up with the Cranhill Groups adventures here! And keep a look out for Picnic & Play updates coming!
We would love to hear any ideas you have for places to visit for Picnic & Play!
