Pretend Play

She had been playing with her teddy for quite a while now. She was forbidden to go to school at any chance by her father, who had been fighting with her mother since she turned three. Now she was six years old, and quite untalkative due to all the shouting and screaming her parents let out. The only comfort she had in her whole life was her toys, including her very special teddy. She had him since she was born, but her father threatened to rip him to shreds if she didn’t do as she told him. That was only when her mother went out to do some shopping. Now her mother stayed home all the time, leaving the raging father to do all the work for her, and then come home and give her scars and bruises until she was too black and blue to even move from her seat.

This was inconveniently proved when the sound of glass smashing echoed from downstairs, so the girl raced to the corner of her room, dropping her teddy on the way. She curled up into a little ball and started crying. It was a terrible life, and she didn’t want to live it any longer. Just then, as if the Blue Fairy out of her Pinocchio book had been into the room and sprinkled magic on him, her teddy magically came to life, and a large hole appeared in the wall. The teddy scampered off with paddy paws into the hole. This made the girl look up, and saw the gaping hole in the blue flowery wallpaper. The girl got down on her hands and knees and saw the hole lead into some sort of secret passage. It seemed like curiosity got the best of her as she ducked down and crawled inside.

It was dark and dusty in the hole, and it looked like an extended attic, without any toys or games or picture books. The floorboards creaked as the girl crawled on them, and everything was dark. She was sure she forgot her torch, but it didn’t matter, she ate enough carrots at dinnertime to see in the dark. Suddenly, a shadow sped past. The girl jumped, scared by what she saw. When she looked back, the hole closed, so she couldn’t get back into her bedroom again. Another shadow sped past, and the girl was more terrified. Then another. And suddenly, she heard what sounded like a bear growl turning into a wolf howl. The girl was terrified, but she knew she had to keep going. She did, and her reward lay right at the very end of the passage - a blue door covered in white moons and stars. The girl was curious. I wonder where that leads to? She opened the door, and saw a bright moonlit night sky. She smiled seeing its wondrous beauty and elegant moonlit serenity.

When she went through, she found herself tumbling through the night sky, her dress becoming a parachute like when Alice fell through the rabbit hole into Wonderland. As she floated gracefully down to a field of green below, the sky darkened, and thunder roared in the air. The girl was even more terrified than ever, so she held her dress and fell faster, until she landed in the soft grass. Lightning flashed, and it began to rain. The girl was soaked. Where could she find some shelter in this dark, foreboding place? The more she looked around, the more she couldn’t find any place she needed some shelter in. Just then, she saw a cosy little cottage. It had a thatched brown roof, yellow walls and roses and honeysuckle climbing up the door.

The girl was delighted and ran up to the door. She gave it three big knocks. The door slowly creaked open, and the lights went on instantly. The girl stepped inside and wiped her feet on the doormat, but as she went in further, the door slammed shut behind her. She looked around the room. The sofas were velvet red, and all the walls were yellow. A roaring fire cosily lit up the dull, sooty fireplace, and Bambi ornaments lined up on the mantelpiece. Pictures of the countryside hung proudly on the neatly-painted walls, and a watermelon rug was laiden underneath a stool. And there, sitting on the stool, was her own teddy! The girl squealed and ran towards him, but he quickly turned around. What she saw was indescribable, for the bear had white eyes with no pupils, and seems to be crying out black ink. No teddy had ever cried out black ink before.

The bear stood up, and twisted its head round and round. It then grew long claws on its feet and hands, his teeth grew sharper, and his little muzzle turned into a snout. The girl shrank back in terror as the bear unzipped his whole body, and burst out of his shell to reveal he was a werewolf. A grey-furred, sharp-toothed werewolf which howled as the lightning flashed outside. He turned to the girl and prowled towards her, snarling, his fang dripping with saliva. The girl whimpered as the wolf prowled closer and closer…but then, he smiled. He took the little girl’s hand and lead her into the kitchen. He turned out to be a friendly werewolf, not like some of the scary ones you see in horror movies.

In the kitchen, the girl felt warm and very grateful. The kitchen was all white and red. The fridge was red, the cupboards were black and the utensils were coloured red and white too. The wolf appeared carrying a tray of chocolate cake and strawberry milkshake. The girl was delighted. She never had something to drink or eat in ages, not since her abusive father didn’t allow her any sugary snacks. When the girl tasted the cake, it tasted like a real ordinary chocolate cake. She smiled as she felt the wonderful chocolatey taste take over her mouth like an army of chocolate koalas. Once she finished the cake, she found herself becoming round and fat, almost obese. The wolf pushed the milkshake over to her, and she started drinking. However, it didn’t taste like an ordinary milkshake. It tasted all musty and horrible. The girl spat out the first mouthful, feeling it was so disgusting she could puke it all up in one go. The wolf scratched her round the face and growled at her. The wolf’s true ambitions were revealed as the girl continued to sip the revolting milkshake. As she drank, she grew thinner and thinner, until she dropped her glass onto the floor.

She began to realise her arms and legs had grown all skinny and boney from drinking the milkshake, and she started to vomit. Her vomit wasn’t green. It was all red, as if her blood had just combined with it. The wolf picked her up and carried her down a long flight of stairs…into his torture chamber. There were saws and injection needles and sharp tools everywhere. The wolf grabbed the girl in his lucid grip and slammed her down onto the hard, cold wooden table. He took some nails and a hammer and nailed her right down onto the table, until her thin arms and legs began to bleed. The girl screamed and begged for her to be set free, but the wolf didn’t listen. He searched through his instruments of torture inside his doctor’s bag, until he pulled out a massive chainsaw. He advanced towards the weak girl, weapon in paws. He pulled the cord, and moved the chainsaw towards our suffering hero…

Days passed. Back in the house, everything was quiet again. She had become a little doll sitting on the bedroom floor, while her mother decided to clear all her things away, including the wolf who had become a doll himself, to a jumble sale somewhere in town. Just while mother was away at the sale, father charged in and saw the doll. He grabbed the doll by its long, graceful curls and tore her apart limb from limb. Stuffing flew everywhere, and he even beheaded her, until she was nothing left but a pile of rags and cotton, lying upset and with one single tear falling from her button eye.

At the jumble sale, a young boy saw the wolf and decided it was the right toy for him, since he didn’t have many toys. He grew out of them since he was a toddler. His father paid for the wolf and he took him home. What he didn’t know was, like with his previous owner, he had sinister plans on his mind. Plans so sinister, you never know what he might do to him…

THE END.

Idea Growr & All My Great Ideas!

Wassup?! I've just discovered a new app called Idea Growr which highlights all your big ideas and puts them into one big list. It's just like Dragon's Den - except you're not pitching anything to the dragons and you're not wasting the stress of jotting down your ideas in a notebook. Here are all the ideas I thought up since yesterday.

Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers Body Lotion

A soothing, skin-softening body lotion with the essences of cocoa butter, the packaging features the Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers logo.

Chip N Dale Rescue Rangers Suncream

A fun way to help protect kids from the sun, with an awesome scent and well-drawn packaging art of Chip and Dale and their friends at the beach.

Cleo's Dilemma

A sort of idea I thought up while I was out with Ben, thinking about what would happen if Luke and Resus came with Cleo and the other girls on their camping trip. I would come with them too, except there are no fantastical goings on, just friendship issues. Pleez don't boo me for this...

Hallowistmas

'Nuff said.

Kiara N Mates

The Australian equivalent to I.B.F.Fs, with characters from Teenage Fairytale Dropouts and Strange Hill High added in.

Let's Be Monsters

Today's idea, which spawned into a tenderly-told story about separation anxiety.

Mackinnon & Saunders Candyfloss

I wish Sip & Floss would serve candyfloss themed around Mackinnon & Saunders' best-loved children's productions at events they attend. They include honey for Bob The Builder, blueberry for Postman Pat, blackberry for Lavender Castle, cherry for Noddy, lime for Scream Street and others.

Spirit Riding Free Bath Foam

A relaxing bath foam themed around Netflix's popular show Spirit: Riding Free, with the scents of vanilla and almond butter for a wild, free bathtime kids would never forget.

Spirit Riding Free Body Lotion

A nourishing body lotion also themed around the series, with the scents of almond and cocoa butter to soften kids' skin.

Spirit Riding Free Cereal

Everyone gets their own cereal - all except Spirit. He's such a popular mare that he deserves to have his own cereal. It has wholegrain and chocolate shapes of horseshoes, apples and Spirit, and is sugar-free.

Stories

An example of what might happen if the fever dream of a Bluey episode, Stories, started off as an anthology, featuring me, my friends from Scream Street and Bluey and her friends from school telling their own unique stories, and Calypso introducing each one.

Travel Sickness

Wow, I can't believe it's been two days since I made the story available to the internet! It deserves to have a place on Idea Growr.

What's a great idea you had? I would LOVE to know!

When People Say I'm Smart

When CBBC Declares War On Scream Street

Let's Be Monsters

It was a nice, bright, beautiful day at Calypso’s school. For me, it seemed like a dark day as I watched the cockatoos fly overhead in the bush. School was a time to be far apart from Luke, Resus and Cleo. So far apart, that I missed them. Flashbacks swirled and formed in my head like millions of memorising thunderclouds.

“Now you be good for us while you’re at school today, Sybil.” said Cleo. “But I always miss you,” I wept, “What about us? We’re supposed to be friends!” “Friends? We’ll always be!” said Resus. “And I promise that no matter what comes between us whether school or work, whatever our teachers tell us to do, we’ll never leave your side.” As Luke, Resus and Cleo left in the car to go to the big school, I waved, gave a little sniff, turned and walked up the path towards the school, past Snickers who was talking to Calypso, past Mackenzie who was standing alone and past Coco and Indy who were playing a handclapping game.

“Sybil!” I was at once let out of my flashback by some familiar voices. They were Chloe, Honey and Mackenzie. “How’s about we play Explorers?” asked Chloe. “Yeah, there’s no time to sit around moping all day, we’ve got some serious seas to conquer.” said Mackenzie. “Actually, I was thinking about something else.” I said. “You know Luke, Resus and Cleo, my older siblings?” “Everyone knows your siblings,” said Honey. “How’s about I play you’re my siblings?” The three pups agreed this was a great idea. “Right, so, I’ll annoint you, Mackenzie, as Luke. You, Chloe, would be Cleo. And Honey, you shall be Resus. Luke, Resus, Cleo, let’s go wandering!” “Yeah!” cried the pups, and we raced off into the bush.

Through the long grass we waded, laughing and trying to find each other while hiding. This was what Luke, Resus, Cleo and I used to do whenever we played in nature, and now, it has been passed onto these pups that are my friends. “Luke, where are you?” I called. Mackenzie popped out from amongst the grass and made a face. “Cheeky!” I called, and I tried to pounce onto Mackenzie, but he ran off with Chloe and Honey. “Hey, wait up!” I called, and we raced over to the water play area, where Bluey and Mackenzie played Barky Boats once. “Luke, Resus, Cleo, this is how you play Barky Boats.” I introduced. “Barky Boats? I’ve never heard that game before.” said Mackenzie, even though it was clear his normal self knew how to play that game. “You take a piece of bark that is found by the water play area, place it into the water and watch it slide down to the pond!” I placed a barky boat into the water and we all put our hands and paws into the entrance which blocked the river. “That’s good,” I said as the water filled up. “Now…LET GO!” I shouted, and our barky boats came racing down the water towards the pond. We chased after it, squealing and laughing. Just as Mackenzie, Honey and Chloe reached the pond, I froze in my tracks. Another flashback.

In the forest, Luke, Resus, Cleo and I had taken off our shoes and socks (Cleo doesn’t wear shoes and socks) and were paddling in the river. It was a clear Summer day, a day for when no schools were open and everyone was free to do what they want. Luke dangled me over the river and let me splash and squeal myself, letting him get covered in water. He laughed so much! There were minnows in the water too, and they swam up to my toes and nibbled at them like little friendly piranhas. We’d sleep in the shade of the tree, glad we have each other. Muffled noises filled the air.

Those muffled noises happened to be Mackenzie, Honey and Chloe cheering and squealing over the barky boats sailing into the water. I raced up to them. “Sybil, you missed a big victory! Mine won!” cried Mackenzie, but then their moods changed. “Sybil? Are you okay?” I sighed. “Usually my siblings reassure me in these times, but without them, you’re no siblings. Just leave me to mope.” I turned and walked away up the hills. Mackenzie thought while Chloe comforted him. “It’s okay, Mackenzie, just do what Luke would normally do.” “Luke? But I don’t know how to be Luke! You two don’t even know how to be Resus and Cleo!” cried Mackenzie. “Just be yourself and let out your inner wolf.” Mackenzie realised his moment had come. He took a deep breathed, and howled to the sky.

In the distance, atop a hill, I heard Mackenzie’s howling and looked far off. Sure enough, I could picture Luke’s werewolf atop a cliff, a shadow in the burning sun, howling to the heavens. I raced to the wooden boat and leapt inside, howling along with my pictured wolf. After a while, I stopped howling and curled up in the boat, falling fast asleep. Cockatoos flew above me, triggered to fly by Mackenzie’s loud howling. They became blurry in my vision, and then, I closed my eyes.

When I opened my eyes again a few minutes later, Calypso was looking down at me, her friendly face and shining eyes a bit blurry at first, but when I got up, my vision was better now. “Calypso? What are you doing here?” “You’ve neglected your friends because they don’t know how to be Luke, Resus and Cleo.” she reassured. “I know,” I sobbed, “Every time I try to make anyone in this dog shelter act like my siblings they never know how to!” “Luke, Resus and Cleo can’t be with you for a while, but that’s okay,” said Calypso, “There’s still a second chance. Calypso turned and walked towards the large tunnel that Mackenzie once walked through, thinking it was a black hole. “Come with me!” she called. I ran after her, and then once I caught up with her I took her paw and approached the tunnel. There was a light at the end of it. It made me feel shy, I never went through that tunnel before. “Go on,” said Calypso gently, “Don’t be shy.”

I finally stiffened up and showed a brave face as I went into the darkness. I heard low, muffled voices chanting. The low voices were muffled so I couldn’t hear a word they’re saying. As I approached the light, I saw shadows. Familiar shadows. The shadows looked scary, but I had to hold onto myself. The low voices became higher and higher, until they sounded like…children. The chanting was more audible now, it was “Scream scream scream when you get to Scream Street!” As I emerged into the light, I saw Mackenzie, Honey and Chloe, all chanting that phrase together. “Chloe! Honey! Mackenzie!” I ran towards them and hugged them, tears in my eyes. “Oh my god, I knew you’d get an understanding of my friends from Scream Street!” I lifted my head to the sky and howled. The pups howled along with me too.

A little while later, we returned to the wooden boat to play Explorers again. As we were about to begin the game, something was flying in the wind. “Incoming!” called Chloe, and I jumped up to catch it. When I looked at it, it was something I could not believe. It was a photo of me, Luke, Resus and Cleo, smiling away, me holding Longears and Pink Teddy in my arms. Honey, Mackenzie and Chloe all approached me and looked closer at the photo. “Where did that photo come from?” asked Honey. I gulped and was silent. Then I spoke: “This photo is a memoir I can cherish forever. It’s not about where the memory comes from, it’s how it stays with you forever.”

When it was hometime, I saw Luke, Resus and Cleo waiting outside the school gates. “Luke! Resus! Cleo!” I cried, and I raced towards them. They raced towards me. And then they held me up and hugged me tight. “I missed you!” I shouted. “We missed you too, Sybil.” laughed Luke. “What have you been up to?” “I’ve been playing with Chloe, Honey and Mackenzie to pass the time while you were at the big school.” I looked over to Calypso talking with Chloe and her mother, Mackenzie telling his father about his day and Honey racing up to her parents to receive a bear hug. Mackenzie, from the distance, winked at me and gave me a thumbs up. I did the same thing back.

At home, Luke, Resus, Cleo and I lay on the grass in the garden and looked up at the clouds in the sky. In the background, Dig and Lulu were barking and hissing as they chased each other. I remembered when Calypso made me go through the tunnel, when I played Barky Boats with Chloe and her friends, and when we played in the long grass. “You know, it’s nice to have friends to play with at school,” I told my siblings, “But no matter how many times I make my friends you guys, you guys will always be the one Luke, the one Resus and the one Cleo I’ve always wanted in my entire life.” “Aaaawww,” my siblings sighed, and they all gave me a hug. I was crying as I hugged them. “I’ll always be your best sibling ever. I’ll never leave you, not even when I’m at school. Always remember me.”

THE END.

When You Pretend To Be Lars Climbing On Top Of His Mother In The Little Polar Bear's The Egg...

Who else remembers doing this the year The Greatest BBC Children's Video Ever was released on VHS?

A Joke About Bugs

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The Bug Bang Theory!

Spirit Riding Free Birthday Party

This Spirit's gone gallopin' to the life of the party, yee-haa! After doing a mind map of all the things included in the Spirit birthday party someone in Texas had, I thought I'd share it with you, because...why not. Ha! Anyway, I was thinking about doing some Spirit bath foam with the calming scents of vanilla and almond oil, a tear-free bath foam aimed at the little kids and little girls everywhere. It would be better if a company presented that Spirit bath foam to that kid during this birthday party...

https://karaspartyideas.com/2021/08/spirit-pastel-horse-birthday-party.html

Chuck E Cheese Halloween Boo-Tacular

It's a shame Chuck E Cheese is only in America, but if I managed to go to America I'd get my hands on Chuck E Cheese's right away. With Halloween fast approaching, celebrate by looking back on Chuck E's Halloween Boo-Tacular!
https://kimberlygelin.com/chuck-e-cheese-halloween-boo-tacular/

When Happy Memories Come Flooding Into Your Mind...

Meeting Aunt Marie Be Like...

On My Way

I Heart The Care Bears!

https://karaspartyideas.com/2016/04/care-bears-themed-birthday-party.html