Tuesday, 6 January 2026
Mini Happiness List: Christmas Bedtime Stories
Fred: Camp Fred
World building
Writing letters
Hot cocoa on a cold night
A pyjama day
Clouds made out of marshmallows
My poem ‘The Dawn’
Jim Henson’s Labyrinth
Horrid Henry’s Summer Fun
Being inspired to change a Horrid Henry book into a Paddington Learning book
Making jars for live-action Prime Video content
Making a jar for Horrid Henry Kindle content
A pure white world outside
My eBay and Forbidden Planet purchases
Summer Wars (film)
Bunny Maloney compilations on Youtube
The Wind In The Willows on ITV Retro
A new Phantom Investigators episode
Commander Shore's Message About My New Stingray Comic Anthology
COMMANDER SHORE: Attention all WASP agents! I have some disturbing news about our friend's new Stingray comic anthology.
ATLANTA: Father, what's that?
COMMANDER SHORE: All of the comic strips in our book, which is available on Forbidden Planet's website, are good, even one which has a style similar to Raymond Briggs' stories.
PHONES: (in a low voice) Except When The Wind Blows.
COMMANDER SHORE: But here's the bad news.....THERE ARE NO BLEEDIN' INTERESTING BITS UNLIKE THOSE THUNDERBIRDS BOOKS!!!
(All the WASP agents gasp in horror)
COMMANDER SHORE: Why does International Rescue get to do anything they want? I mean, they got all the riches, the jewels, the cash, that stemmed from being as popular as those stupid Korean demon hunters that premiered on Netflix last year. Even Lady Penelope's in on all the fun - not forgetting Parker, or her daughter - but us? We just sit around doing nothing!
ATLANTA: Now, father, don't go ranting on about International Rescue, you know things got even worse when Tracy Beaker's mentioning of the group got televised in 2021 - after all these stressing programmes.
PHONES: Yeah! Down with CBBC!
TROY: Wait - where's Marina?
COMMANDER SHORE: Oh. Er...well, she's gone into her room to cuddle Oink.
PHONES: And fantasise about the sea?
COMMANDER SHORE: Well, Oink is Marina's son.
Inventive Moments - Ninja Brainstorm
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Hmmmmm....it's a bit like Power Rangers Ninja Storm, but it's actually a brainstorming session with your friends and family members to collaborate on new ideas for stories, films, plans, what have you.
First of all, we need to make place cards for your meeting members, themed around the characters of Batman Ninja. You will need:
- Some card paper
- Some pens or markers
Fold each piece of paper in half, then write down on each folded piece of paper in big letters what you want each member of your meeting group to represent:
- The Bat (The meeting leader)
- The Butler (The wise one)
- The Sparrow (The comical one)
- The Cat (The sassy one)
- The Joker (The crazy one)
- The Quinn (The enthusiastic one)
Once everyone's gathered, place six notebooks and six potfuls of pens, markers and pencils on the table, and begin your brainstorming session. It can be about any kind of thing you want - it can be a film you want to work on (or a TV series), it can be a book you want to write, or just any kind of random idea or thought that inspires you. Whatever you like, don't be afraid to let your ideas show.
Only a true Bat can think up great ideas, like a Batman Ninja.
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