As we exit the rainy days of Boxing Day and into the New Year, there'll be lots of fun adventures with I.B.F.Fs: A New Generation coming to my blog, both as stories and as plot details. While you're waiting for the new adventures - and Scream Street coming back on the 4th January - do these activities with your child, or if you're still a disabled adult who is creative, loves to make stories, never grows up and never will have a child - like me for instance. Each of these activities is themed around a certain I.B.F.Fs: A New Generation story, so you can have fun with me, Luke, Resus, Cleo, Luella, Six, Bluey, Bingo, Love Monster, Tiniest Fluffiest Bunny, Dog, Pug, Nothing, Hover and Feather.
War Child - We find out Rusty is deployed and, with Jack's help, help him find ways to cope without his dad for now by preparing a daily routine at home and at his school.
Bluey's Zoo - Inspired by Bluey's toy animals, we decide to have a go at being zoo animals ourselves, with Bluey as a zookeeper. But there's a catch: whenever Bluey shouts "Shamdoodle", we must swap places. This results in a really catastrophic mess indeed!
Breastfeeding - The mums gather in the town hall to find out why they breastfed their children.
Waiting For Lunch - It's the annual Bring Something Barbeque and, as everyone brings their own delicious dishes to the park's annual gathering, I wait with my friends and we drift off into a dream where we find a whole table of ginormous food which we can tuck into! That is, if Bandit the Giant doesn't spot us...
- Further tying into the theme of giants, check out this story of Jack & The Beanstalk, told through vibrant illustrations and in a child's own words, for inspiration.
Learn With Bingo - Bingo and her friends from Kindy teach us the alphabet, colours, shapes and numbers in this I.B.F.Fs story geared down to toddlers.
Handy Hands - A poem about the many uses of hands, according to me and my friends.
- To engage in more poetic sing-along action song fun, watch this video with Alex Pascall's song 'Handy Hands'. Join in at home!
Bluey Breaks The Rules - We engage in a game of basketball, but Bluey doesn't know how to play. We use all our knowledge and teamwork to teach her, and eventually Bandit and Chilli join in on the action.
- After this photo album make, play a game of basketball if you happen to have a basketball court outside in your garden, then wind down with this lovely book about a bilby.
Some Guys Have All The Luck - The relationship between Luke and me continues to grow, and the other I.B.F.Fs feel something is a bit suspicious about the way we act, thinking Luke doesn't have the courage to tell me he loves me. The kids work together to make Luke admit his feelings to me.
A Snuggly Adventure - The I.B.F.Fs and I spend an entire day dedicated to what we like to do best - snuggling! It is absolutely true, because I feel some beds my friends sleep in aren't too comfortable, so I try to find a place for us all to get comfy in.
Survival - The I.B.F.Fs and I go on a camping trip and hear about the legendary treasure of Hullaroo Mountain, which is just a few miles away from the campsite. With assistance from Muffin, Socks and Rusty, we need all our wits and skills to survive in the wild if we want to reach the mountain and find the treasure...but we get lost! Luckily, knowing nature, Nothing has the solution...
Body To Body - Luke, Resus, Cleo, Luella, Six and I are impressed with how Bluey, Bingo, Love Monster, Dog, Pug, Nothing, Hover and Feather and some members of the neighbourhood all go around without any clothes on, so we whip our clothes off and try to live life like the dogs, cute animals and lions that inhabit the town.
- Watch the Teletubbies episode I got the name for this story from before you start your charades game.
Robots, Milk & Cookies - The I.B.F.Fs and I spend time at Chloe's house, where we play at being robots. Curious Chloe wants to know one simple question: do robots like milk and cookies? We go to Dr. Skulley's house for answers, and surprisingly, he has an answer in the form of a robot he invented...that is powered by milk and cookies!
- Check out this recipe for chocolate chip cookies and serve them with milk for after you've done this activity!
Playschool Drama - Bingo, Lila and Missy play at tea parties at Kindy, but then a wizard, played by Lila, appears and starts 'turning Missy into stone'! Can Bingo save her?
Stick With Imagination - When a new spa opens up in town, Uncle Rad, Frisky, the gang and I find a place in the clouds where we can make our own spa, just by using our imaginations. There, we are greeted by a wise guy in a shimmering purple suit which treats us to any kind of luxury we fancy, including a saucy hot tub session for Uncle Rad and Frisky!
Bluey Goes Irish - It's St. Patrick's Day, and Bluey finds a leprechaun's hat on the table while helping her family prepare. The moment she puts it on, she turns green, speaks in an Irish accent and cannot stop doing jigs! The I.B.F.Fs and I must find a way to turn Bluey back to normal, but only Eefa's fairy bread has to do the trick...
Romantic Evening - Luke and I are spending time at my house while Aunt Trixie and Muffin have come to babysit. We are too indulged in our romantic fantasies, but Muffin and Trixie keep disrupting them, so we try to find someplace where we can share the love without any interruptions.
Light & Heavy - While having an after school snack at my house, we discover my strawberry mousse is light and fluffy and, realizing I'm doing light and heavy projects for my science homework, we try to find as many light and heavy things as possible and do an experiment seeing which is light and which is heavy.
Walking With Bluey - Set in prehistoric ages when animals still had sabre teeth, the gang and I join Chloe in an attempt to find a dinosaur in our area. The journey is long, but we're in for a surprise...
The Night Guardian - On a backyard campout, I tell the gang a tale about a mysterious figure who dwells in the world's jungles and rainforests, lives in a healthy, balanced diet of fruit and wishes the world's children goodnight. Upon hearing a strange noise, we head out onto the town to search for it...but get scared ourselves! Luckily, Sharptongue is there to reassure us that the moon will be there to guide us if we are ever worried.
Never Too Young To Have Fun - While spending time with Bluey, Bingo, Muffin and Socks at Nana's house, I ask Nana a couple of questions about what life was like when she was young. Nana responds in great detail, and we are all fascinated by it. When Sharptongue arrives with Nothing and Hover, she tells us stories of her youth, when she was a cub.
Messy Shampoo - I find many uses for my messy shampoo bottle on a trip to the swimming pool.
Bluey's Magic Carpet - My mum and I take a trip to the local hardware store, where I join Bluey and Bingo on a quest to find the elusive 'magic carpet' hidden just down the escalator. On the way, we have fun switching on all the lamps, hiding in the kids' section and even tricking Bandit into believing there are ghosts haunting the carpet section!
Pinot Grigio - The I.B.F.Fs and I are having fun on the beach when suddenly we notice Sir Otto, Dr. F, Quickmane and Powerstrike enjoying a drink. Quickly we find out the drink they are using is alcohol, and we become worried with Dixon that they might get drunk, until with advice from Bella Negative, we learn that it's an alcohol free drink that matters.
Morning Lie In - A poem about our lie ins on weekend mornings.
The Balloon - We use our circus balloons on a playdate at the park with Chloe, Muffin and Socks to learn about kindness and sharing.
Public Humiliation - It's been a horrible day for me and Luella - I get gum in my hair, while Luella is too late to go to the toilet and wets her pants! After school, we eventually manage to find a difference in one another and get over our embarrassing day, and the day after that we help Aunt Trixie when Muffin throws a tantrum in the supermarket.
Joking Around - Uncle Rad and Frisky take me and the gang on a day out. We go to the cinema, we go skating and we play football...but Six doesn't know how to joke around!
Summer Fete - The gang and I look forward to the Summer Fete. There's bubbles, face painting, games, delicious treats, pony rides and, most fun of all, a bouncy castle!
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