Relive the magic of one of three Danger Mouse special Christmas episodes by making a miniature puppet theatre, or you can print out pictures of Danger Mouse, Penfold and my favourite DM villain Pink Dawn to recreate 'Melted' at home. Either watch this video and use said printed pictures:
Or click the link below to find out how to make your theatre:
I like to call my Scooby Doo soft toy 'The First Dog At Christmas' because if there's any dog you're to encounter on Christmas morning, the first dog you'll encounter is Scooby Doo of course, because he's the main event this year.
In his world, the real Scooby Doo that belongs to Shaggy, Fred, Daphne and Velma enjoys Scooby Snacks, biscuits, doughnuts, burgers, chips, crisps, ice cream and other various treats. My Scooby Doo, since he is introduced to me on Christmas, enjoys only peanut butter chocolate chip cookies, and unlike most dogs, who get poisoned when they eat too much chocolate, this Scooby Doo is immune, as he and other cartoon dogs love the taste of chocolate. He says peanut butter chocolate chip cookies are his favourite thing, as they remind him of a simple place he calls home.
If you own or have got a Scooby Doo soft toy like I have, grab your family and help make your own batch of peanut butter chocolate chip cookies to share with your Scoob:
I found an interesting article from the Bluey section of the ABC Kids Australia website about 12 favourite episodes of Bluey that aired up to Christmas Day last year. The episodes chosen by Aussie kids and families were:
Yummy! I just had the most appetizing Christmas dinner anyone had ever had. Chicken, stuffing, roast potatoes...it was a feast fit for a wise king at Bethlehem, all rich and wealthy and wanting a nice big feast with his town for Christmas. It also reminds me of the fanmade Kipper episode 'Wrong Bus' because Thanksgiving feasts in American happen to have the same tempting meals every November.
Due to issues surrounding Grandma, sometimes I may not do Playtime On Summer Camp Island, but to make up for it, I'll do a series of skits based on the show, much like Scream Street Bites and We Bare Bears Underwear, named 'The Adventures Of Toaster'. The Adventures Of Toaster tells of one of the campers, an under-privileged boy named Toaster who is often bullied by other campers. With the help of his best friend, a white furred girl named Ice Cream, Toaster sets out to find his own way in life. The 'Toaster' skits are inspired by an Adventure Time episode I saw a long time ago named 'Lemonhope' about a lemon-based boy who sets out to find his own destiny, so Toaster and Ice Cream will have a long way to go in these skits. Depending on the time, I'll have plenty of courage to do two or one! Good luck, campers!
Here are my presents which I got today. I know, I'm far too old for presents, but hey, a person never has a chance to be young again!
The live action Scooby movies! These, The Mystery Begins and Curse Of The Lake Monster, which I also got today, are my favourite Scooby movies, mainly because the gang get real.
This'll help me learn all about Simba, Nala and all the other Disney characters.
That's a soft Scooby Doo - some say I'm a bit too old for soft toys, but I like to consider myself as being like Bluey in Christmas Swim when he got Bartleby, her teddy bear, for Christmas.
Scooby Doo: Curse Of The Lake Monster, or, as I'd like to call it, Scooby Doo & The Lake Monster. It isn't like Scooby Doo & The Loch Ness Monster, which takes place in dreary, dark Scotland (no offence to any Scottish people in general) but my favourite part in Lake Monster was Scooby reading his magazine for dogs, much like Gromit reading a newspaper full of headlines about sheep and dogs in Wallace & Gromit.
With this, I'm planning for the next few weeks right now as we speak!
I can take this to show Mari when the pandemic is over, and maybe we could cook every single piece of Scooby goulash in this book - if they can make Scooby's mouth water.
With this, I can make my own comics whether Beano-appropriate or not recommended by the boy in red and black stripes!
The Scooby Doo film that brings Summer into the bleakest of days and times, especially when it's set in Hawaii and gives you tropical/Maori vibes, like Dumping Ground Island.
More Disney! This one features all my favourite Disney adventures - Toy Story, Winnie The Pooh, The Jungle Book, Chicken Little, Wall-E, Tarzan and Inside Out. What more could you want?
It may not contain much monsters as in any Scooby adventure, but this mixture of The Care Bears Movie, the Fantasia segment The Sorcerer's Apprentice and Bugs Bunny's 1001 Rabbit Tales is definitely one to check out for Scooby and Shaggy's one off Arabian adventure alone.
Luella's best friend first made her television debut in 1986, and it contains the Halloween song, one you'd be bound to hear Luella, Mildred, Enid, Maud and Eefa perform at a Cackles' Halloween rock concert. It's not Halloween, it's Christmas! What am I saying?!
ALLAH!!!!
I like the Clangers portion of this and the Rise & Shine DVD I got as well, but parents like my Mum would dread to hear Upsy Daisy singing on this one, mainly because she screeches through her megaphone like the sound of nails on a chalkboard. The bully rabbit Peter features on this one, too, so...look out!
This gold Winnie The Pooh notebook has a Christopher Robin feel to it, mainly because Pooh alone is exploring London, mainly searching to find his dear friend from his creator A.A. Milne. I bet you never knew Winnie The Pooh was a British thing, huh?!
GHOUL SCHOOL!! I never thought I'd say this, but this mixture of Scream Street, Malory Towers, Sweet Valley High and Little Wolf's Big Book Of Badness makes for the perfect Scooby movie, mainly because it contains real, goofy monsters, not ones you'd expect to see in shows like Scooby Doo: Mystery Incorporated, what with Professor Pericles transforming into a demon - creepy! Ghoul School is the best Scooby movie by any chance.
With Reluctant Werewolf, I can perfect my story about Furaha transforming into a white dog and helping a little girl who's changed into a werewolf by her monster peers.
This one's a little unique, mainly because it has School Of Roars on it. No singing from Upsy Daisy on this one, though. Finally!
Finally, I got a 2021 Winnie The Pooh calendar. This is just like when Horrid Henry got that Manners With Maggie calendar in Horrid Henry's Christmas Lunch, except I'm not disgusted by it. I love Winnie The Pooh and I love Disney, especially The Lion King.
All this Christmas is themed around Scooby Doo and Winnie The Pooh, two of my most favourite subjects in the world. What did YOU get for Christmas this year? Scooby-Dooby-DOOOOO!!!
Blue Peter, you've included some epic moments throughout 2020, but the one that struck me through October 2020 was on the best week of my life, when Scream Street made its return to screens and introduced new character Six. This was from the time Wolfgang made his triumphant return to screens, and Blue Peter did all these features for Halloween, including a behind the scenes look at The Witches, a bat craft from a Horrible Histories star and, the best part, Adam's behind the scenes tour of Scream Street, which is my favourite bit of 2020 on Blue Peter. I never knew Blue Peter would be focusing on Scream Street until last October. For those who missed it, see how those epically spooky adventures even geared to adults were made, with the assistance of Adam. BUT! There are a few questions that need to be asked:
Is Luke going on an adventure with Doug and smoking two joints?
Is Mrs. Watson climbing a tree?
Is Doug hanging out with a goblin whilst suffering from a broken arm and getting the munchies from smoking too much zombie marijuana?
Find out - if you can - if Scream Street airs new episodes on the 22nd of March next year!
Mimi & The Mountain Dragon is like a segment of Disney's Fantasia meets Christmas specials like The Snowman - properly animated and done by one of my favourite animation studios, Factory, the studio behind my favourite shows Strange Hill High and Scream Street, this is one tenderly told tale of family and using music to tame a fierce heart that should only be told to children and families young and old on Christmas, including reckless adults like me. If Disney did a live-action version of Mimi & The Mountain Dragon, I'd be all in on seeing it. Unlike the original book, which contains speaking, the special is told through music and singing, teaching us about the love of a family and how the power of music can tame a fierce, bad-tempered heart like the Mountain Dragon's. My favourite part is when Mimi hums, as it is so haunting to one, and near to the end, when Mimi starts singing and a whole chorus joins her - it just brings magical images to your head, including images of friends you love so dearly, including ones like ones from shows like Scream Street, Bluey, Dog Loves Books and Love Monster. Just as with Disney's Fantasia, the wordless images of Mimi, the Mountain Dragon, the baby dragon, the villagers, the village and the snow-covered surroundings make you want to see the music as a tale of friendship and loyalty, one which gives you the courage to think that your family is the group of people who care for you most in your life. I was struck on the heart when I first heard Mimi sing. It just wouldn't be Christmas without a dear friend like Mimi and her baby dragon friend. 'Til next year, Mimi...
GRIZZ: Right, let's see: salad, sausages, burgers, cooked sweetcorn...all present and accounted for. You actually did a good job on the food, Ice Bear.
ICE: Ice Bear is best chef.
PANDA: I think he says he wants us to tuck in.
GRIZZ: Oh yeah. Well, it is BBQ time after all.
GRIZZ: Hmmm, boy, these burgers are good.
PANDA: I sure love those sausages.
GRIZZ: I prefer the sweetcorn when it's popped like popcorn.
PANDA: What? You prefer popcorn instead of sweetcorn with butter?
GRIZZ: Maybe.
PANDA: Well, CBBC's airing the Burrito thing as we spea-
GRIZZ: No no no, not the time that burrito gave one of us smelly breath!
SQUEAKY-SQUEAK-SQUEAK!
GRIZZ: Did you guys hear that?
PANDA: No.
GRIZZ: It sounded like some sort of squeak.
[A squirrel scurries down from a nearby tree and proceeds to eat the sweetcorn. A hedgehog joins him, eating the sausages.]
PANDA: Talk about a hedgehog loving chilli dogs.
[A fox comes by an eats the burgers. He snatches Grizz's burger.]
GRIZZ: Hey, that's mine!
PANDA: Let them have what they eat.
GRIZZ: [angrily] That's it - I am not standing to have another barbeque anymore! Every time we do, animals surround us!
ICE: Ice Bear is a friend to animals.
GRIZZ: Inside, everyone!
5 MINUTES LATER...
[The bears are staring at one of Tasty's BBQ videos, nodding their heads in time to the music.]
Come back to this blog post later during Summer for lots of tasty and healthy BBQ recipes for you and your family:
