Previously On CBBC...

DRAMATIC NARRATOR: Previously on CBBC...

Tracy Beaker was CBBC's resident bad girl. Over the course of her life, the limelight she experienced broadcasted her most intimate moments to a sensationalist public, and Britain watched as she transformed from a brash TV icon loved by millions into a disastrous cautionary example about the highs and lows of living in care.

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

I.B.F.Fs/Simon Story Ideas

Take The Bird:

When Hover brings back a dead bird, her pride hosts a fierce trial to find who should take custody of it.

The Things You Can Do:

I'm looking forward to spending half-term never growing up with my I.B.F.Fs! We ride our bikes across the park, have a barbeque at Bluey's house with Uncle Stripe, Aunt Trixie, Muffin and Socks, practise yo-yo tricks, give Dig a bath and pet my wooden toy kangaroo, Boing.

Circus Buddies:

Simon, Gaspard, Bluey, Mackenzie, Honey, Chloe and I are playing at being in a circus. We have so much fun, we don't realize our parents are coming to watch.

Fast Friends:

Simon, Lou, Love Monster and I have a race across the beach, but I feel so much freedom that I don't realize who wins!

Tracy Beaker Returns...Literally!

Inspired by tonight's 15min return of The Story Of Tracy Beaker on CBBC, I've decided to do a story in style of Youtube stories 'Curious George Is A Jerk' and 'Caillou Is A Whiny Little Puke' named 'Tracy Beaker Returns...Literally!'.

The story explains the changes made in the 15min Tracy Beaker episodes, how Tracy herself likes to call them 'uncut and uncensored versions' and how she, Arthur, Vlad and Zoltan attempted to publicize the uncut Tracy Beaker stories...one bit of the story includes Tracy peeing on one of the posters, and I explain the changes made, like Julie and Ted's conversation with Jenny, the extended version of Mike and Tracy's fantasy about zooming through the jungle and Arctic on jetskis, and the historic opening moments of Tracy's onscreen life, including the very first animated fantasy which caused 'plate smashing, animal silencing and rage quits from parents'.

Gaspard's Blankie Speaks Broken English, So Do The Characters In This Video

Make Oscar's Brownies

In the first episode of Summer Camp Island, Oscar's mum gives him a little white and pink box of chocolates. I hope he gets to share it with the campers! One thing Oscar and Hedgehog aren't good at sharing is brownies. Every time there's a batch of freshly cooked brownies on the table, those two are always fighting over them! From Tasty, you can make tasty brown icky sticky gooey brownies to share with family, friends and campers near you - just don't let Oscar and Hedgehog fight over them!

https://tasty.co/recipe/the-best-fudgy-brownies

True Friends/Q&A

Every time I listen to Kishi Bashi's 'Q&A' I envision a sequence where Luke, Resus, Cleo, Bluey, Oscar, Hedgehog, other CBBC characters and I spend just like in the sequence for the Spider episode 'True Friend' - spending mornings together, having candlelit dinners, going fishing, playing games, watching TV and sharing snacks, riding bikes across the park and so on and so forth. Watch the video above to see what I'm thinking, and I want to tell you that I saw a bit of True Friend - where the spider and the boy watch themselves on TV while sharing snacks - when I was younger. What are your Spider memories?

S.C.I.N.N

At Summer Camp Island, instead of writing back to their parents, campers host the news network S.C.I.N.N [Summer Camp Island News Network] to report back about all the things that happened today. Oscar and Hedgehog present, while Susie does the weather forecast. A news network at a campsite? Well, it would be a better idea if there were a S.C.I.N.N segment at the end of every episode - that would liven up Summer Camp Island adventure quite easily.

Playtime On Summer Camp Island - Friendship Bracelets

Now that Summer Camp Island has made its debut on CBBC, why not make some friendship bracelets to show Hedgehog and Oscar YOU can become their best friend too? Luke, Resus and Cleo are my CBBC best friend, but to show someone you care, make an arty act of kindness to show friends you're far apart you care for them.

https://craftjam.co/blog/how-to-make-friendship-bracelets

Dr. Skulley

And now, the world's boniest teacher, Dr. Skulley, will speak the first beautifully constructed line of Scream Street...

"Ooo me leg! Bad dog, drop!"

Watch the first ever episodes of Scream Street and Danger Mouse on iPlayer:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06kvync/scream-street-series-1-1-scream-clean

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06fwzhj/danger-mouse-series-1-1-danger-mouse-begins-again

I.B.F.Fs: Bathtime In The Pool

The Simon episode 'What A Swimming Lesson' has given me an idea for a new I.B.F.Fs story themed around the swimming pool - Bathtime At The Pool.

In this story, it's time for my bath, but I still remember my trip to the pool from earlier today. I decide to recreate it, and what starts out as an imaginary game of playing in the swimming pool turns into a fantasy that feels like the real thing that happened earlier, with all my friends and lots of fun you'd expect to find at the pool!

Scooby Doo & Tom & Jerry On iPlayer

I.B.F.Fs: Q&A

I am sorry to say that I didn't do my I.B.F.Fs and Mildred & Luella stories today due to a long-needed nap, but what I can do is tell you about a story idea inspired by today, and the song I found today.

In this story, titled 'I.B.F.Fs: Q&A', I practice the guitar for music homework on the weekend, but there's so many things to catch up on: a playdate at Simon's house with Bluey, Chloe, Honey and Indy, and a visit to the Brain Drain concert with Luke, Resus, Cleo, Nothing and Hover. At the same time, Luke has to clean his room, so he borrows Eefa's magic cleaning powder...but the same thing that happened in the first episode of 'Scream Street' happens again when Otto steals the cleaning powder and a large vacuum cleaner monster is brought to life. All three issues collide when Luke must rely on his friends - and my song - to save the neighbourhood.

What happened and what I saw today was the inspiration for the story, including the Scream Street episode 'Scream Clean', the Bluey episodes aired on ABC in Australia today - Sticky Gecko and Early Baby - and of course, Kishi Bashi's song 'Q&A' and Kina Grannis' cover version. The story shows us that problems can be solved with help from friends - and a little music of course! Watch Scream Clean on iPlayer:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06kvync/scream-street-series-1-1-scream-clean

Bluey: Sticky Gecko DVD

That's right, a new Bluey DVD has come out - Sticky Gecko. Surprisingly, there's no Dad on the cover - sorry, aspiring Bandit wannabes, but there's lots of fun adventures for Bluey and Bingo on there. Check them out!

• Bingo
• Rug Island
• Charades
• Sticky Gecko
• Dad Baby
• Mum School
• Trains 
• Army

Bingo embarks on a learning adventure while her sister Bluey is away, Dad becomes king of the jungle, the cousins learn about body language during a game of charades, Chilli learns the hard way to be a mum, Dad becomes pregnant, Bluey learns to take care of inflatable children, Bingo and Bluey go on an at-home train trip and Rusty and Jack learn about war and deployment. If you're Aussie, you should check out this DVD, or if you've seen the episodes at home, then you should check it out, but if I have to pick any favourite episode from this DVD, I'd pick Charades, but I mostly like all the episodes. There's never a Bluey episode I didn't like!