Make An Aquarium Castle Ornament

Using air dry clay and fast dry paint, you can make a castle fit for your aquarium-living king-fish! You can base it on your favourite fictional castle, or make it based on an undersea castle from myth or legend, or whatever colorful creation you fancy.

Posters

Thanks to the Wimpy Kid, I now have the desire to get some posters for my bedroom wall - only in my mind, not in reality, because it might peel the pink paint off the walls of both my bedroom and my den.

A Quiet Night's Bath

Lady Penelope lay in her hot tub, cuddling my baby self close to her chest.

"Aren't you glad it's moments like these when we are both worn out, and the slowest moments come from being together?" she asked me. I nodded, and she lay back, with me snuggled close to her.

'Er ladyship took one cream filled strawberry chocolate from the porcelain bowl of chocs and chewed indulgently, as I sighed and snuggled close to her contentedly.

Toola Roola

Toola Roola is basically me in pony skin - she loves to make, paint, do, and especially write extremely long lists! At least, that's what she does at every celebration anyway. She has a new idea every day, and shares it with all her friends!

Silly Putty

Thinking Putty....hmmmm. Sounds like my kinda thing! You can use anything soft and squishy to help you think, but you must keep it out of the jaws of 'his nibs'. It's too toxic for doggies! Anyway, I desperately dream of the Thinking Putty.

Change 4 Life Presents: The Lion King Jungle Jig

Mum and I are no longer fighting brain fog alone, guys - now, we have Change 4 Life on our side! This is the dance I did today, their Lion King Jungle Jig. While dancing this to the Black Eyed Peas, I tried to imitate legendary moments from the original film as well as moves inspired by characters like Simba, Zazu, Scar and Mufasa, but now you can do it too! Click the link below and try - it's easy.

https://www.nhs.uk/healthier-families/activities/10-minute-shake-up/lion-king/jungle-jig-with-nala-and-simba/

Notebook

There's no limit to what you can do with a notebook - you can use it as a scrapbook, or a journal, or even something to write a big persuasive letter in! As long as you're not on brain fog.

Johnny Test

Johnny Test is the older kids' version of Caillou. It's a wonder nobody likes both of them. Their whining, crying and pouting are so similar that after Johnny Test drove kids up the wall on Cartoon Network, Caillou came to the network a few years later.

They're a waking dubbin' nightmare!

Guess What I'm Going To Get For Tomorrow's Reward?

I'm Bored! With Horrid Henry & Rude Ralph

Look for Fun in Small Places: Even when you are stuck doing something boring, you can use your imagination to find a way to make it exciting, just like Henry and Ralph turning a trip with the little ones into a mission.

Make a Plan: When the evening feels long and dull, think up a clever idea or a fun project to look forward to, turning a boring time into an adventure.

Change Your Perspective: Sometimes, if you cannot change what you are doing, you can change how you look at it and find a new way to enjoy yourself.

10 Replacements For The Cause Of Tense Behaviour, Christopher Robin

 Space 1999

Fireball XL5

Thunderbirds

Stingray

Brum

Captain Scarlet

What Can We Learn From Little Wolf?

Pick the Right Outfit: Little Wolf does not give the same costume to everyone. He finds what fits best for that exact moment. When your brain is foggy, do not force yourself to do hard things. Pick an "easy costume" for the day, like resting or doing very simple tasks.

Listen to Your Customers: Little Wolf has to listen closely to the animals to know what they need. You need to listen to your body in the exact same way. Is your brain asking for a big glass of water, some fresh air, or a short nap? Give your body what it asks for to help clear the clouds.

Make it Playful: Little Wolf finds his work at the market to be a lot of fun! Brain fog can make you feel down, so try to add a little bit of play to your day. Listen to a happy song, draw a silly picture, or just wear your favourite comfy clothes to feel better.

*The preceding tips were written by Gemini after I've read the latest chapter of Little Wolf. Under no circumstance should the original author, Mr Ian Whybrow, or the studio behind the Little Wolf film, Lupus Films, ever sue me for doing such a bad deed. Unless they do. Which isn't fair!

Oh, and also: boo shame to them.

Scooby Doo's TPT Tool

Hi! Scooby Doo here! I'm fresh out of the Mystery Machine with something my therapist taught me:

T, P, T.

What is TPT, you ask? I'll show you!

T - Tool. Always have a safe tool on hand to keep you going when you want time for space and quiet - for me, it's a Scooby Snack, but for you it can be all sorts of things: a sketchpad, a squishy toy, some colouring pens, music, don't matter what.

P - Person. Have your ideal safe person to tell you want a moment of quiet and space when there's too much noise.

T - Treat. Always take a small treat with you in case you feel either hungry or thirsty. I take Scooby Snacks with every mystery I go on with my gang, but you? It's your call. Crisps, a fizzy drink, or maybe even some juicy marshmallow sweets!

And of course, TPT doesn't mean Try Please Try, because that's forcing it. Try and do this technique as gently as possible, because when you do it slowly, as some old Greek man said:

Slow and steady wins the race...or as I say, solves the mystery!

Scooby-dooby-DOOO!