Tuesday, 22 December 2020
My Head Is Full Of Dreams....
Fishing, playing and sleeping with polar bears, all the while stark naked and adjusting to cold Arctic weather. Can you imagine that? I can, and I'm doing it as part of my new story, I.B.F.Fs & The Polar Bear.
Who's That Rabbit?
Someone very unexpected popped up on Tiny Pop whilst I was watching Once Upon A Sesame Street Christmas. He's small, white, has big ears and eyes, an excited smile, a red shirt and blue shorts. Who is that long-eared new kid?
That's right - SIMON! I first saw him on the Tiny Pop website, and having him appeared in between the first and second half of Once Upon A Sesame Street Christmas is a hint he'll come back to TV soon. What's better, I'll have him as a new friend! If he doesn't impersonate Peppa Pig in most cases, which it probably won't. I'll find out soon enough.
Polar Bear
It seems my sleep story has inspired the most fascinating dream I've ever had, very fascinating indeed...
Luke, Resus, Cleo and I were raised by a mother polar bear, who took care of us just like we were one of her two little cubs and was very kind to us too. The cubs who stayed by her side thought of us as their brothers and sisters. We'd slide down a snowy slope each day with Mama and her cubs by our side, then we'd go hunting for fish near the Arctic ocean, sharing our catch with our family. There's still plenty of time to relax and play in the snow, sometimes we'd tumble about with Mama and the cubs and chase each other in a game of Tag, or I'd play Hide & Seek with Luke, Resus, Cleo and the cubs. We'd play two very favourite Winter games, too - making snow angels and having joyous snowball fights, often getting Mama involved. We'd go for a swim in the Arctic seas, but in this particular dream, we were forced off our white clothes to feel nothing come between our skin (and bandages) and that water. Even though Luke, Resus and I are naked, we are able to withstand the cold, frigid temperature.
In fact, this happens in a story I've thought based on that dream, I.B.F.Fs & The Polar Bear, which sees us stripped off our clothes for the entire story - Luke, Resus and I withstand the cold naked, but Cleo feels warm under her bandages. We rely on our mother to keep us warm and protected. She is a kind and loving mother who cares for her children. I'll do the story when the Scream Street episodes 'The Brown Lagoon' and 'The Beast Within' air, so I'll give you an update on what antics me and my friends/siblings get up to being raised by polar bears in the Arctic.
Does This Rhyme Seem Familiar To You As Any, Piglet?
I remember going to the chemist's back in South Woodham Ferrers and seeing a blue bottle of body lotion, or wash or whatever, with Winnie The Pooh and his little friend Piglet on it. On the back, there's this soft little rhyme I know by heart, accompanied by a picture of Piglet lying next to it. And that began my love of softness. Let me tell the rhyme to you:
"Floating in the big blue sky,
Bumping into clouds - oh my!
Lots of clouds that float aloft,
They touch my skin - they feel so soft!"
This is what everyone should recite to unleash their inner softness.
Countdown To Christmas Day 22 - Homemade Mac 'N' Cheese & Cocoa
In celebration of The Snowy Day airing on Disney Channel and Disney Junior in the USA, I bring you this recipe for Mac 'N' Cheese and cocoa to eat whilst you enjoy the special on Amazon Prime Video!
Monday, 21 December 2020
Scream Street Bites - Lazy Christmas
[Luke, Resus, Cleo, Luella, Six and I are lying on the floor in the living room, surrounded by empty plates and mugs.]
ME: Boy, that was one succulent feast we had going on there.
RESUS: I couldn't eat another thing.
LUELLA: Those cocktail sausages are, like, so delicious. [burps]
ME: Yeah. So...er...what do you plan on doing this Christmas, Luke?
LUKE: Trying to catch up with Bishop at Strange Hill, trying to see what's going on with him.
ME: Aren't you forgetting about our date on Boxing Day?
LUKE: No, no-no-no, I haven't forgotten.
ME: Wait - no one dates on Boxing Day, they spend time with their families and throw their paper and cardboard away in the rubbish.
CLEO: They do date, sometimes they invite their girlfriends over and BOOM! It's a perfect family Christmas.
RESUS: Is there any food left?
ME: Well, there are some mince pies and mulled wine in the kitchen.
LUKE: Good.
ME: Buuut that's where Dig and Lulu are.
DIG: [drinking mulled wine]
LULU: Are you going to get drunk?
DIG: Shuddup! I'm born to drink things that aren't dog water!
LULU: But you've left a big puddle on the floor....any chance I'd have a mince piiieeeeeee....[chows down on a mince pie]
DIG: Me too! [chows down on mince pie] Now I'm thinking they're not made of meat.
LULU: Me neither. I'd rather fancy a nice juicy sausage roll with blood poured over it.
DIG: Or cocktail sausages. Unless...
BOTH: We can raid the fridge!
[Eating sounds can be heard from the kitchen. Resus gets up and heads into the room, only to find Lulu and Dig with terrible tummy ache.]
RESUS: Oh my god, Lulu! SYBILLLLLLLLLLL!!!
ME: Just ignore them, Resus, they'll eat whatever they want! It is Christmas after all!
RESUS: Oh. Yeah, you're right. Good girl, Lulu. [exits the room]
LULU: [burps] Nobody has a hearty appetite like me! He-he-he-he-he-heeeeee!!
Watch The Grumpus on iPlayer:
Swimming With Polar Bears/Polar Bears (V2)
I've done version 2 of my polar bear sleep story at Grandma's, only this time it has swimming in it - which means we have to swim across the frigid cold waters of the Arctic! I was inspired by the clip above to do the story. The story started out like version 1, then it went to the bit where we actually go home by swimming across the freezing waters of the Arctic sea. Luke, Resus, Cleo and I take off our white leather clothes (you know, like the ones the boy wears in L'Enfant Qui Voulait Etre Un Ours), leaving us completely naked (except Cleo, she's fine with the cold 'cause she wears bandages) in the cold air. We'd dive in with Mama, our mother polar bear, and her two cubs, splashing each other and often teaching the cubs how to swim. When we swam across the sea with our polar bear family, it felt like a sensual experience swimming naked in the Arctic ocean - putting anything between our skin and that water would be just unmentionable. Like our mother, we feel at home in the water, but journeying through the sea gets so tiring, we had to hold onto Mama's thick fur to keep our legs from getting tired.
When we reached the polar bears' cave, we were freezing, but Mama gave Luke, Resus, Cleo and me a big, cuddly polar bear hug to keep us warm. Never mind - clothes will just have to wait. Mama's cave was humble and tranquil. Mama lay down on the floor, and Luke, Resus, Cleo, the cubs and I would snuggle right up next to her, safe and warm and out of danger, listening to the lullaby of her heartbeat as we fell asleep in the tranquil darkness.
Swimming in icy waters - sounds so sensual, it's me and my friends' kind of thing.
Mouse's Winter Poem - My Version
"If all the stars were glitter,
And the moon was made of ice,
We'd go skating in Heaven,
Wouldn't that be nice?"
Watch Mouse & Mole At Christmas Time on iPlayer:
Make Mouse & Mole At Christmas Time Chocolate Chip Cookies & Cocoa
A wholesome modern day family classic like Mouse & Mole At Christmas Time deserves a nice, warm little snack - like hot cocoa with marshmallows and chocolate chip cookies...or at least, that's what they said in the US dub of stop-motion Noddy. Get yourself into the kitchen and whip up a batch of chocolate chip cookies and a mug of warm cocoa to enjoy whilst you watch Mouse & Mole's Christmas adventures! Make these cookies without chilli powder, though:
Watch Mouse & Mole At Christmas Time at 5:15PM on CBeebies!
Make A Topsy & Tim's Christmas Eve 'My First Christmas' Photo Album
Only the nation's (and CBeebies') favourite twins, Topsy & Tim, are the ones to get children celebrating a very happy Christmas this year. If your child is celebrating his or her first Christmas with family or friends, remember the occasion by making a photo album themed around Topsy & Tim's Christmas Eve airing this evening at 5:00PM on CBeebies.
Watch Topsy & Tim's Christmas Eve on iPlayer:
Make Hetty Feather's Letter To Santa
The younger folk at Calendar Hall might want to help ask you for tin soldiers (if they're not made of lead), toffees, spinning tops, hobby horses, puppets, dolls, sugar mice and chocolate just like they mentioned in my favourite part of the Hetty Feather Christmas special, with all its Broadway musical/Next Step-style dance moves, which aired this morning. Help Hetty Feather write her letter to Father Christmas by asking what YOU'D like this year!
Watch Hetty Feather: A Christmas Adventure on iPlayer:
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