Saturday, 2 January 2021

Tea With Tom & Jerry


Following my witnessing of CBBC's first showing of a Tom & Jerry movie, mainly The Lost Dragon, I had a nap and dreamed about having tea with the dynamic cat and mouse duo. It was like the teatime scenes in Noddy, and I remember a Shoe People adventure about Margot, Sargent Major and Trampy having tea with Charlie the Clown.

Didgeridoo/Numbers/Helicopter

This dream was split into three parts.

In the first part, I was at a zoo playing a didgeridoo for Toothless, because if there's one thing that dragons loved, it's the sound of a didgeridoo.
The second part was me, as Professor Sybil, using the Teletubbies 'Numbers' episodes to teach at a Maths class.
The third part was seeing what the Bluey episode 'Helicopter' looked like if the pretend game was a real deal, with Bluey, Winston, Chloe, Mackenzie, Snickers, Honey, Jack, Rusty and Indy as grownups working at real Australian jobs, with Rusty proudly following in his dad's footsteps as an army soldier. This reminded me to do a story for grownups named I.B.F.Fs For Grownups: Helicopter: Grow Up, Bluey! which, when it gets turned into a book, will have Ludo do the illustrations, and boy, will adults appreciate a grown-up Bluey and her friends!

My Diary - 28th December - 3rd January

28th December

I did an activity pack based around Scream Street, The Toddler Club and Live Lessons.

29th December


I love my new Buried Alive audiobook, it inspired I.B.F.Fs At The Seaside.

30th December

I tried Grandma's shower today - don't try this in YOUR messy house!

31st December



I'm having lots of fun with my new Pinterest account - you can do ANYTHING on there!

1st January


I had lots of fun with my new friend Simon on Tiny Pop - he's 100 times better than Esme & Roy!

2nd January


Luke, Resus, Cleo and I spend a stormy day at Uncle Stripe and Aunt Trixie's house, where we play pirates with Muffin and Socks.

3rd January
  • All Week - I.B.F.Fs


  • Monday - I.B.F.F Diaries '18: Sasha & The Toy Shop and Mildred & Luella's Adventures In Tom & Jerry & The Lost Dragon

  • Tuesday - I.B.F.Fs In: Bin Night: Bluey & Bingo's Story


  • Wednesday - The Pillars' Adventures In Scooby Doo & The Beach Beastie

  • Thursday - Me, You, And My Little Pony: Runaway Rainbow

  • Friday - Dog's Babysitter

Mildred & Luella's Adventures In Tom & Jerry: The Lost Dragon Story Plans

Now that Tom & Jerry made their dramatic return to CBBC with their movie 'The Lost Dragon', I'd like to combine this with Scream Street and The Worst Witch since it contains witches in it. You get this story, Mildred & Luella's Adventures In Tom & Jerry: The Lost Dragon.

Mildred and Luella are toymakers with magical powers who are trying very hard to be like their boss Eefa and turn various old things and natural objects into new, exciting wooden toys for the children of the village. For example, Eefa can turn a tulip into a dancing toy ballerina, and these kinds of toys are popular among the people in the village. One day, Mildred, Luella and their friend the Red Dragon collect musical pollen from the Wild Woods to create musical wooden animal toys based on Saint-Saens' 'Carnival Of The Animals'. But suddenly, they come alive and run away! As they try to find them with Tom & Jerry's help, they get roped into balancing taking care of a baby dragon and fighting off the fierce green dragon that kidnapped Luella for ransom. On the way, Mildred must find the remaining animals alone.

Hmmm...stories like these are reminiscent of Mickey Mouse in 'The Sorcerer's Apprentice' and Donald Duck in 'Pomp & Circumstance', especially one I'll plan next week, 'Luke, Resus & Cleo's Adventures In Tom & Jerry & The Wizard Of Oz'. Watch out for plans like these soon!

Choosing Things On iPlayer Be Like...

Judge Smudge At Home

When he's not solving cases, Judge Smudge is at home watching monster TV, with a mug of toenail coffee and a slice of pickled gherkin toast.

Previously On CBBC...

PIPER: Previously on The Next Ste-whoops, I mean CBBC!

DENNIS: It was the last day of Diddy TV,
Can you believe it? Now we're free!
Look away, look away,
C-Bee-BC.

ORLA: Scooby Doo went to the moon,
His girlfriend, Mimi, spoke too soon,
Look away, look away,
C-Bee-BC.

ALL CBBC CHARACTERS: This is CBBC, HOORAY! HURRAH!
The best channel in the world and possibly the universe,
Away, away, away on CBBC,
Away, away, away on CBBC!

DANNY: CBBC is not intended for children and contains mature themes and violence.

Join In With Big Fat Like - Yo Yo Tricks

It's time to join in with Big Fat Like!

Learn how to master the skills you'd expect to learn with a yo yo!

I.B.F.Fs/Simon Inspired Storylines

Most of the episodes aired today are set at Simon's Grandpa and Grandma's, so it gives me plenty of time to include an extra story inspired by the fourth new episode of today.
Star Bath:
Inspired by 'Sleepytime'.

Bingo and Floppy head the planet Neptune to take a bath and use one of the stars above as a shower, but suddenly Bingo realizes the planet she is bathing on is a place where human evolution repeats itself over and over.

A Perfect Night For Pirates:
Luke, Resus, Cleo and I spend time at Uncle Stripe and Aunt Trixie's house, playing pirates on a stormy and dark day with Muffin and Socks.

Fleabag:
Doug tries unsuccessfully to take Dig the half-dog to the pet groomer's.

Getting Muddy:
The I.B.F.Fs and I find a large, muddy pool in the park and decide that mud baths will be much better than normal watery baths...even if that means our parents find out and send us for a water pump shower!

Farm Country:
The I.B.F.Fs and I go to an old country farm to find out where our food comes from - not just from a fridge or a cupboard.