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Tuesday, 1 December 2020
Disney's US Christmas Surprise
Good news to my US blog readers!
While Disney Junior is airing the new Australian Christmas tradition, Bluey in 'Christmas Swim', Disney Channel is airing something I've always cherished - my favourite Christmas special, The Snowy Day! When you watch The Snowy Day, you might want to make your own mac 'n' cheese and have it with a mug of cocoa while watching. Then, you can gather your entire family to watch 'Christmas Swim' on Disney Junior! Mind you, if I watch it, it'll be a new Christmas tradition for me, alongside reading Horrid Henry's Christmas Cracker. The Snowy Day and Christmas Swim are only aired in the US, so I'll be lucky if I do star in the episode in my dreams.
In the meantime, look out for my Countdown To Christmas blog entries featuring a Christmas Swim-themed photo album and a recipe for Mac 'N' Cheese and cocoa on the 21st and 22nd of December!
Blueycap 2020
Now, let's take a look back on what has happened to Bluey in Australia in 2020:
- Bluey, Bingo, Mum and Dad take up street dancing in 'Dance Mode'.
- Bluey explores a hardware store in 'Hammerbarn'.
- Bingo discovered the difference between light and heavy in 'Featherwand'.
- Dad and Uncle Stripe were controlled like in a video game in 'Squash'.
- Bluey and Bingo play around with Mum's shampoo in 'Hairdressers'.
- Bluey, Bingo and Muffin try to use Dad, Uncle Stripe and Lucky's dad to discuss gender stereotypes in 'Stumpfest'.
- The family experience deja vu during dinnertime in 'Favourite Thing'.
- The Heelers prepare for their morning in 'Daddy Dropoff'.
- Bingo learns and plays in 'Bingo'.
- Dad becomes stranded in a make-believe jungle in 'Rug Island'.
- Bluey, Bingo, Muffin and Socks learn about body language in 'Charades'.
- We see the overworking days of Mum in 'Sticky Gecko'.
- Dad learns about baby development in 'Dad Baby'.
- Bluey goes through parenthood training in 'Mum School'.
- Bluey and Bingo board the Dad Express in 'Trains'.
- Rusty and Jack learn about deployment in 'Army'.
- Mum and Dad have a romantic evening in 'Fancy Restaurant'.
- Bingo learns about taking first steps in 'Piggyback'.
- Bluey and Bingo create a theatre experience at home in 'The Show'.
- Bluey and Bingo attack Dad with tickles in 'Tickle Crabs'.
- The Heelers use their imaginations in 'Escape'.
- Dad learns about love in 'Bus'.
- Bluey and Bingo spend the day as royalty in 'Queens'.
- Bluey and Bingo learn about evolution in 'Flat Pack'.
- Bluey uses a tree stump as a buddy bench in 'Helicopter'.
- Bingo explores a womb-like intergalactic dream world in 'Sleepytime'.
- Bluey, Bingo and Grandad go on an adventure of survival in 'Grandad'.
- Bluey and Bingo learn about up and down in 'Seesaw'.
- Bluey has her first theatre experience in 'Movies'.
- Muffin looks forward to a good story during 'Library'.
- Bluey and Mackenzie play with and become big kids in 'Barky Boats'.
- Bluey and Bingo feed a rumbly tummy during bathtime in 'Burger Shop'.
- Bluey and friends practice performing circus tricks in 'Circus'.
- The Heelers go on vacation in 'Swim School'.
- Bluey and her new friend Winnie have breakfast in 'Cafe'.
- Bluey must team up with Bingo to stop her parents arguing in 'Postman & Ground's Lava'.
- Bluey and Bingo lose their voices in 'The Quiet Game'.
- Bluey and Bingo use their monkey toy as a human puppet in 'Mr. Monkeyjocks'.
- Uncle Rad and Frisky come to babysit the girls in 'Double Babysitter'.
- Bingo displays out of control behaviour in 'Bad Mood'.
- Chloe has a wiggly, giggly day in 'Octopus'.
- Bingo relies on Mum for guidance and support in 'Bin Night'.
- Muffin isn't allowed any food until she stops her habit in 'Muffin Cone'.
- Bluey gets her paws all sticky making a cake with Dad in 'Duck Cake'.
- Bingo learns to perfect her roll in 'Handstand'.
- The Heelers finally hit the road for a camping vacation in 'Road Trip'.
- It's a typical average day in the park in 'Ice Cream'.
- Bluey and Bingo develop dirty mouths in 'Dunny'.
- Bluey, Snickers and Winton unleash their inner ninjas in 'Typewriter'.
- Mum recalls playing with Bluey as a baby in 'Baby Race'.
And now...
- Bluey and her family spend Christmas together - something all Aussies should cherish - in 'Christmas Swim'.
I hope there'll be more Bluey soon...maybe next year if there's time....
Greeks, Handstands, Princesses & Trains
Four dreams in one, most of which are themed around Bluey. Let's go!
In my first dream, Cleo and I were princesses in Ancient Greece, even though Cleo basically comes from Egypt. We'd do dances in and out of the ancient temple, then play in a huge puddle of mud when it stops raining. When our muddy games are over, we'd head over to a Greek bath house and still have fun there, splashing each other and relaxing. We'd also sleep in this large, silky bed while our dad, Emperor Niles, kept a watch over us. A time like Ancient Greece is a perfect time to be a princess, ain't it?
In the next dream, Luke, Resus, Cleo, Space Ghost, Zorak, Moltar, Horrid Henry, Perfect Peter, Twilight Sparkle, Spike the dragon, Applejack, Fluttershy, Pinkie Pie, Rarity and Rainbow Dash all starred in the Bluey episode 'Handstand' as party buddies for Bluey and her friends. I was with Bluey, Luke was with Rusty, Cleo was with Chloe, Resus was with Mackenzie, Space Ghost chatted with Uncle Stripe and Dad, Moltar was partnered up with Snickers, Zorak was with Honey (and was wanting some jelly), Henry and Peter were fighting over stuff as usual, Twilight was with Missy, Applejack was with Winton, unlucky Spike had to be partnered up with Bentley since he picks his nose all the time, Fluttershy was outside in the garden, Rarity kept guard of the party food and Pinkie Pie and Rainbow Dash spent time with Muffin, Socks and Lila watching TV. Although the dream was set in a Bluey episode, elements of it were taken from the Horrid Henry episode 'Happy Birthday Peter'.
Next, when I went back to sleep, I starred in the Bluey episode 'The Adventure'. While Bluey and Chloe were playing their princess adventure game, Honey, Mackenzie and I played our own version of the game - I was a blue whale, Mackenzie was a knight and Honey was a jungle explorer, and Coco had asked us to guard the cherry birthday cake she had brought in to share with her friends while she plays doctors and nurses with Snickers. As we guarded it, each of Bluey's friends, even Calypso, wanted a piece of her cake. This dream's moral is all about one thing I did when I was at school with chocolate brownies - sharing.
In the final dream, I was on board a train heading to Australia with Mackenzie. The conductor came in and handed me a clipboard with a list of new Bluey episodes that'll be coming next year. I completely forgot about the dream until a few minutes later. On the clipboard, the new Bluey episodes listed include 'Rusty' - which I presume will focus on Rusty - 'Bathtime' - which I know has turned into 'Burger Shop' - and 'Tea Party' which I think will focus on Bluey, Chloe and Honey having a tea party. Mackenzie was very excited seeing what's listed on the clipboard because that'll mean he'll star in the episodes, too! Aren't I lucky? Hmmmmm...you may call me the luckiest person in the world if you have the chance.
Countdown To Christmas Day 1 - Lion King Printable Activities
Get ready for Christmas in 24 simple activities with this new set of limited edition blog posts!
Unleash your wild side and get ready to ROAR! These Lion King printable activities will have you unleashing your inner Me, You, And...!
Monday, 30 November 2020
Will They....?!
Will the residents of Scream Street get tricked into Otto's hotel and laze around all day?
Will there be an episode focusing on Cleo, Luella and Six?
Will Luke go an adventure with Doug and smoke two joints?
Will Mrs. Watson climb a tree?
Will Doug break his arm and hang out with one of the goblins?
Will Luke and his friends go swimming?
Will there be a snowy day on Scream Street?
Will there be a sleepover episode?
WHAT WILL OCCUR NEXT YEAR ON SCREAM STREET?!?!?!
Click the link below and find out more about the all new, all improved Scream Street. 2 years later, the story has continued...
Videos I Saw At Grandma's Today
I went to Inverness Hospital with mum years after I had my tooth taken out - quite a painful experience, if you ask me. I was bored waiting, so I sung the songs in Tumble Leaf, Creative Galaxy, Wishenpoof, If You Give A Mouse A Cookie and The Snowy Day to myself while I sat like maybe forever in the parking lot.
As a result, I wasn't able to do Me, You, And My Little Pony: A Very Minty Christmas, but there will be time for this story someday. For now, enjoy the videos I saw at Grandma's house today!
"That was an awesome pizza delivery!"
Family
I've had three restful dreams last night, one representing what I saw last night. No, not Grandma's disgusting injury, something potentially dear to me. Something powerful...
...Family. The first dream represents just that, as I was wandering through Emerald Valley - think of the following explanation as a mix of Rupert & The Frog Song and the Salmon Run scenes in Brother Bear - and I saw Furaha and her animal family interacting with the lions in the Emerald Valley pride. While the grown-ups chatted and laughed with the adult lions, Furaha and her siblings played with Kioga, Light and the other cubs in the pride. Everyone was happy there, and, as Kiara said in The Lion King II: "A wise king once told me, 'We Are One'.". They are one big family, you can tell by how they're all interacting and playing together that makes the social bonds and strength in the old and the young. It's a time to forget all our troubles and be with the ones we love the most in our lives - spending time as a family of friends makes the path to life complete.
The second dream was of a story I did last week which I couldn't post onto my blog due to erotic content - The White Bird. The story seemed to come to life sensually in my mind. Luke, Resus, Cleo, Luella, Six and I were bathing in a cool lake in the quiet of the night, splashing each other and floating atop the water. Afterwards, we climbed into the nest belonging to our big white bird friend and snuggled underneath her wings, all naked and wet in the soft, fresh, downy, quiet and warm bed that was our own in nature. This was my version of one of my favourite moments in The Dare Game by Jacqueline Wilson, where Cam was telling Tracy Beaker an age-appropriate version of the story without any nakedness, although I like to imagine that me and my Scream Street friends are in that story completely naked instead of Cam because being naked is a part of the beauty of nature.
The third and final dream was similar to a dream I previously had starring CBBC newcomer Itch and his friends Jack and Lucy, except it just focused on first class and was also similar to my dream where Luke, Resus, Cleo, Dig, Lulu and I were living in the glamourous red-and-white house. Luke, Resus, Cleo, Luella and I were flying on a plane, but we all were lucky enough to fly first class while other CBBC characters on board flew economy. It was like our own mini-paradise in the sky - luxury beds, our own private suite with baskets filled with chocolates and crisps, flight stewards at our beck and call whenever we wanted more to eat, hours of endless ice cream and drinks and TV, and loads of comfy chairs to recline in. This dream was like my favourite story in Horrid Henry: Up, Up & Away, except there's no economyflict than there was before, and we just got to relax in our first class suite. I wish they used CBBC characters to advertise first class suites on board a plane to compare them to economy class - this would make it more geared to kids! I wish first class was aimed for little ones as well - and monsters. Especially ones from Scream Street.
Winnie The Pooh & Boulder
Inspired by the Thomas & Friends story 'Rusty & The Boulder'. Watch out, Hundred Acre Wood residents! There's a boulder on the loose! Can Pooh and his friends help the aggressive, destructive boulder find a new home?
Sunday, 29 November 2020
We're A Family! The Return Of My Pride
Before we start, I just want to let you know that I've been recently thinking about Nothing and Hover in a bathtub splashing each other like Kipper and Tiger did in 'Big Owl's Bath', while Feather pokes out of the bubbles wearing scuba gear. Anyway, to start, let's welcome My Pride with some music:
Because there'll be a whole pride of lions in this evening's episode, I'd like to welcome them with a song from Brother Bear - literally!
Now, enjoy Nothing's visit to the jungle and prepare to be sensualized (is it even a word?) by the wild and free antics of the lions you're about to meet!
Hospital
Today, a very shocking thing happened while I was at Grandma's - she wasn't able to walk, and she was caked in her own faeces! Yuck! It was gross, but I became a hero and helped save her by bringing her over to her chair. This was also the first time I saw paramedics enter her house, and I even conversated with the machine which made beeping noises and found out Yorkshiremen made sausage rolls. It was like being in a real Operation Ouch episode! Speaking of sausage rolls, I waited all day for the ASDA order, referring to the sausage rolls as a 'pizza delivery'.
To cheer Grandma up, I also told her a scary campfire/sleepover-style story about the Vampire School Goth Band and how, whenever their instruments get stolen, the band will die off of blood loss. They appear during a full moon and love to perform for the students on board the Elisabetha. That's one way to brighten up a tragic moment when your grandma has a water infection! Here are some of the videos I saw while at Grandma's today:
I'm A Big Kid Now
I had three dreams last night, like I did the night before last night. Fire away!
In the first dream, I was in the Bluey episode 'Barky Boats' along with Sir Otto Sneer, Dixon and NoName. While Bluey and Mackenzie had Mia and Captain, Chloe, Honey and Indy and I had Frisky. You see, what you didn't know about Frisky was that she secretly made her debut in 'Barky Boats' long before her proper introduction in 'Double Babysitter'. We lay on the grass and looked up at the clouds in the sky, then Frisky gave me a fun ride on her shoulders. Afterwards, we played at being land whales, while Otto decided to watch, thinking the game is for losers. Frisky had brought her bubble mixture and wand with her to make it look like we're really playing this game in the swimming pool. Isn't life great when you've got a buddy like Frisky? I thought so, because in my dreams I'm a young girl who can be whoever she wants to be and does whatever she wants, like Pippi Longstocking.
The second dream saw the return of the best teacher in the world, Professor Sybil. Here, my teaching assistant Coco and I were using the above Teletubbies episodes to teach my students Scooby Doo, Shaggy, Daphne, Fred, Velma, Luke, Resus, Cleo, Bluey and Mackenzie all about the number 8 and the colour pink. I told them how people use that number and colour in their day to day lives, taught them the two times tables and even engaged them in a few other math problems. When the montage of the colour pink was shown to the students, they were at first frightened, but when they saw the pink flower, they chorused "WOW!" They even begged to see the Animal Parade, so I showed them my favourite magic event beside the Magic Tree and the Three Ships, telling them it was based on 'The Animals Went In Two By Two'. When I taught them about the number 8 I even lead them in singing 'Eight Green Bottles'. Watch the above videos and see for yourself how eight and pink are used in daily life! Anyway, onto the final dream...
This one is themed around my doubts for being friends with Cleo after seeing 'Endless Summer'. I took Cleo, Luella, Niles, Mildred, Maud and Enid to an ice cream shop. Over ice cream we talked about friendships and our doubts for being friends with one another. We confessed that if Luella spends more time with Mildred than she does with Cleo, I'll still spend time with Cleo as long as Luella joins in too. Afterwards, we played on the beach nearby - I played with Cleo while Luella and Mildred paddled in the sea. This was much like a typical friendship confession in a CBBC drama meets 'The Worst Witch All At Sea' - friendship problem sorted.
Watch Endless Summer on iPlayer:
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