Porridge & Play Cranhill has started!
Our New Scots Integration Project
Find out about the brilliant time we had launching Porridge & Play in Cranhill
Porridge & Play Cranhill launch!
“Amazing interaction with the kids, loved the imaginative play!! Thank you :)” – Mum, Porridge & Play Cranhill
On Thursday 3rd February we launched Porridge & Play Cranhill at Cranhill Development Trust. It was so lovely to come together in person and meet so many wonderful children and their families!
We kicked off the Launch in true Porridge & Play style! We all came together around one big table and got to eat some homemade soup and try lots and lots of different fruit. We then got to watch our Storyplay Champion film all about Porridge & Play and what our Storyplay Champions like best about it on a big screen projector!
We then all came together in a circle to play some well-loved games that you can find on our Licketyspit playcards! Amber singing Grandma Grandma word for word was a shining example that once you’ve played the games you don’t want to stop. It was great to see that Amber could do all the actions too, showing that the true experts in play are children.
We of course took a trip in our Flying Balloons! This is when we landed at sea and discovered a Pirate ship! We all got to dress up as Pirates in true Licketyspit fashion. Pirate Presley was already an expert is dressing up having attended online sessions with us already. He was able to explain how we dress up. We don’t dress up with costumes, we make our own with things you can find around the house and our imaginations! It was so lovely to see the intergenerational play at Porridge & Play Cranhill! A true highlight was seeing Pirate Captain John tell us to walk to plank and go to Port with the help of his trusty First Mates Amber and Ellie! Once we were finished following the Pirate Captains orders, we were rewarded with a treasure chest that had flying balloons in them so that we could get home but before we could land, the naughty seagull popped our balloons! It was so great to play with families from Porridge & Play Online Tasters and School Tasters! But, it was also fantastic to see so many new families discovering Porridge & Play.
‘I loved it, I loved all of it’. Storyplay Champion Josephine said when telling us her favourite part of the Launch. Storyplay Champion Josephine works in the Cranhill area and will be at Porridge & Play Cranhill with all our amazing families.
We would like to say a BIG thank you to our funders and to Cranhill Development Trust for hosting Porridge & Play Cranhill with us. We would also like to say thank you to our Storyplay Champions Josephine, Sara, Mahek, Ibrahim & Fatima for all their support!
Porridge & Play Cranhill will be returning on Thursday 10th March, we can’t wait to play with you all!
What’s Next?
We can’t wait to see you all when our first block starts on Thursday 10th March!
If you came along to the launch or signed up online we will be in touch to confirm if we can give you a space.
If you didn’t get a space in the first block there will be more sessions happening later this year so please let us know if you’d like to be on the waiting list.
For all enquiries get in touch with Rhianne at rhianne@licketyspit.com or call Rhianne on 07869 342 652.
Taster sessions at Cranhill Primary
‘I would like to say thank you on behalf of P2/1 and P1 for your session last week. The children had lots of fun and I think you will see their faces again at your Cranhill Development Trust sessions.’ – Miss Bennet at Cranhill Primary
On the 2nd February Andre, Effie, Taz and Rhianne got to visit Cranhill Primary and go on some magical adventures with the P1 and the P1/2 children and their teachers! ‘This is a rainbow, this is the boat, this is the sea and this is the sky! My favourite part was the sea, swimming on the sea.’ Tilly told us when describing how much she loved her taster of Porridge & Play!
‘My favourite game is the Funky Chicken!’ Amber explained and we got to meet some really Funky Animals! One was a Wriggly Octopus, one was a Barking Dog and one was a Rainbow Unicorn! We also got to swim in the sea using the power of our imaginations and a little help from our trusty silk. The children also got take an adventure in our Flying Balloons in which we got to see the Pyramid’s in Egypt! We also ran into some friendly Dragons which Pirate Captain Amelia helped befriend before making sure we did our make-up and ate all our grog.
We would like to thank Cranhill Primary for being so welcoming to us during this project! It has been great to interact with the children and staff and it was lovely to see familiar faces at the Launch of Cranhill Porridge & Play on Thursday 3rd February!
Some of our favourite moments at the Porridge & Play Cranhill launch?
‘My favourite game was the pirate game. Captains coming!’
Riley‘I made a fox, it’s sneaking into someone elses house. I didnae see the fox but will another time. My favourite game was when I was being a monkey. My favourite animal is a bull!’
Kyle‘I liked the funky chicken and I liked the balloon and there is loads of seagulls! Cheeky seagulls. And that’s from Funky Chicken! I’ve got a balloon in my pocket still and I’ll go next week and go all the way to Africa. If there is any seagulls I can put my balloon down!’
Ryan‘So these are girls and boys and they are flying in the pirate ship up in the sky with water all around. Favourite game was balloons.’
Simmi‘That’s me and a balloon flying on the ship. Favourite game was pirate game. Captain’s coming!’
Zamn‘This is a big rock and that’s the sun and this is the sea and then grass. And that’s the sky and that’s the grass. I loved the pirate game!!’
Genesis“Amazing interaction with the kids, loved the imaginative play!! Thank you :)”
Mum, at Porridge & Play Cranhill‘I drew some balloons and then I drew six love hearts because I loved the balloon game. I drew some pink and then some pale blue with white inside.’
Heather‘I’ve drawed a rainbow with shooting stars and kisses. I liked rainbow and I like shooting stars and I liked the pirate game. I felt happy.’
Ellie‘It was a pirate up in the water and it was swimming up and down! And the grass is starting to grow. (back side double picture) that’s the water in the lochs that’s the blue one and that’s the water. And there is a monster! The orange line is the monster. The monster was moving his feet and the bad guys.’
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Porridge & Play Cranhill is a New Scots Integration Project by Licketyspit, in collaboration with Cranhill Development Trust.
Porridge & Play Hubs – Castlemilk & East End will be delivered in partnership with Storyplay Champion partners, parents/carers and children from these communities, with open sessions starting in the new year.
Watch Margaret and Magnus at the Museum!
Licketyspit and some of our families got to watch as Margaret and Magnus took a very exciting trip the the National Museum of Scotland! Click the link here to watch the exciting adventures that they took.
We also had a premier of the film with over 30 families from all over Scotland who got to watch the film and play with us. It was so amazing to get to see all the wonderful children and families that came!
