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Thursday, 25 February 2021

Bedtime With I.B.F.Fs: Who's At The Door?

Knock knock.
Who's there?
Bed.
Bed who?
Bed-ya didn't know it was time for a story!

In this Bedtime With I.B.F.Fs story, we tell knock-knock jokes all the way through getting ready for bed, but with my knock knock jokes, it doesn't seem like Luke, Resus and Cleo are laughing at them. Can I find a suitable joke to get them laughing?

Find out where I got inspiration from:

Hurrah For Factory!

I just found this Mr Benn animation featuring characters from Scream Street, Clangers and Norman Picklestripes, which celebrates the bowler-hatted brit's 50 years alive. It also shows that Factory is more than just an animation company, it celebrates kindness, friendship and loyalty, which is why it's celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Click the link below to see our Factory friends celebrate their kindness and loyalty to not only me, but Mr Benn!

Look for more ways to celebrate your friends at Factory. There are ideas for thank you letters, photo books, cakes and cards which you can make with your favourite friends from Factory, including Scream Street and Clangers.

9 People I Should Nominate A Gold Blue Peter Badge To

  1. The people at Factory, for making such great shows as Strange Hill High and Scream Street.
  2. The people at Ludo, for making Bluey.
  3. The people at CBBC, for showing us great shows throughout the 2010's.
  4. Loose Parts, for making that '50 Days Of Bluey' activity pack.
  5. The people at Coolabi, for bringing us Clangers and Scream Street.
  6. The Make-A-Wish Foundation, for granting extraordinary wishes.
  7. When You Wish Upon A Star, for granting Maazin's wish back in 2013.

  8. TribbleOfDoom, for making the spectacular My Pride.
  9. The people at Tiny Pop, for bringing us Simon.
Watch the Blue Peter Gold Badge Special here:

Woah, What A View!/Bedroom Curtains

I went to Rogart. While mum was at the vets getting the pussies' flea stuff, I took a picture of the surrounding countryside.
On my bedroom curtains, I saw some familiar shapes. Those include Krypto the Superdog...
...Pug....
...and Queen Chrysalis.
What strange shapes have you seen on your bedroom curtains?

Everyone Is Here!

Factory time is one I look forward to the most.

Winnie The Pooh, Tigger & Piglet Storage Buckets

Sometimes I wish I had Piglet to clean up after me, as he always likes to keep things neat and tidy in his beech tree, just like Rabbit. This craft from Disney Family demonstrates how you too can turn your storage buckets into Pooh, Piglet and Tigger - the first Disney characters I ever saw. You know, as well as The Many Adventures Of Winnie The Pooh on video, I also used to have a yellow Winnie The Pooh cereal bowl, which I used to eat my Shreddies out of. Oh bother, now it's lost. Anyway, here's the Winnie The Pooh storage buckets.

Wednesday, 24 February 2021

Modern/Retro Stumpfest

In modern times, Dad and his mates took to the backyard to rip up some tree stumps and be the men they (Chilli and Aunt Trixie) wanted them to be.
Back then, before Bluey even began airing on television and appearing on Disney+, weaving loom and cloth was a thing. Combine these two together using this fun activity that kids can also try.

For more manly fun involving tree stumps, head over to the 'Stumpfest' section of 50 Days Of Bluey and try your hand at the other activities.
https://looseparts.com.au/stumpfest/

Bambi Lanterns

Bambi has proven very, very popular among Disney folklore, especially among new mothers and babies. That's why he's part of the Disney Baby lineup along with Simba, Dumbo and the 101 Dalmatians puppies (and to think I saw a 101 Dalmatians baby sleepsuit with what looks like Patch and the words '101% Cute' on it). It's getting near Spring, and you're a few steps away from getting twitterpated yourself, so why not design some cute, mystical Bambi-designed lanterns to comfort you in those quiet Spring nights?

Tuesday, 23 February 2021

Dora At The Carnival

Since I'm not watching Dog Loves Books for the rest of the week until my new TV comes, I bring you the last bedtime story for now - Dora The Explorer In: Dora Goes To The Carnival, since Dog Loves Sleepy Time Rhymes has a vibrant, simple carnival theme.

My New Room...But Something Is Missing

This isn't what my room looks like in the picture above, but my room is perfect, except for one thing - no TV and no Sky Multiroom! This caused me to have a hysterical crying fit worrying about what might happen if I make it into next week with no TV and Scream Street's not on iPlayer anymore, or what if I can't see Bluey anymore...it's like going into lockdown all over again! Luckily, mum and grandma are ordering me a new TV and are calling Sky for multiroom, and now I have a warm mug of hot chocolate by my bed. Until then, I wish miracles would happen....

Witch Spies!

"Abracadabra, Kalamazoo,
Give me a friend that's coated in blue!"
The Bluey episode 'Spy Game' was inspired by witches, spies and various potion-making skills. It's time to make your own witch's brew...that is, if Eefa would mind it.

Head over to the 'Spy Game' section of 50 Days Of Bluey and try the other potion-making and spy-themed activities.

Miffy In I.B.F.F Diaries

If I were to choose a favourite Tiny Pop show before Simon, it would be Miffy's Adventures Big & Small. It has the gentle charm and whimsey of the Miffy series and is beautifully done. This is why, because Miffy's Adventures Big & Small premiered on Tiny Pop weeks before Scream Street on CBBC in October 2015, I'm adding Miffy, Melanie and Snuffy into I.B.F.F Diaries as my friends from school and from the large colourful house across the street named Tiny Pop, where Miffy lives with her family and friends. In the first book, Miffy and I get excited for Scream Street, but Melanie is afraid of monsters, especially her friend's siblings, because one time she was afraid there was a monster under her bed - something all Tiny Pop characters go through.

Bluey, Bingo, Chloe, Snickers, Coco, Honey, Rusty and Kipper will make appearances throughout the book, too. I'm doing I.B.F.F Diaries '15 - Part 1 as a Halloween tradition every October 21st, so be sure to tune in then to see how I get on at the age of six with Miffy, Bluey and my friends!

My Stories Now Use Stop-Motion Illustrations

I've decided to let all my stories have model illustrations since now, my favourite animation/illustration style is stop motion thanks to Scream Street. I'll let Factory do illustrations for I.B.F.Fs and I.B.F.F Diaries stories, while for the I.B.F.F Diaries books, I'll let Aardman get involved with their Shaun The Sheep and Timmy Time models for I.B.F.F Diaries. Mackinnon & Saunders have already provided the puppets for Scream Street, but now they'll do some for Bluey, Love Monster, Dog Loves Books, My Pride and Simon. For Me, You, And..., I'd either let Beast Animation do the illustrations because of their work on the charming foreign children's series Rintje, or I'd let the folks at Bix Pix do it because they did the Amazon children's series 'Tumble Leaf'. Dwarf will provide illustrations for my Girl In The Front Room and Puri Curi Place stories since they do Rilakkuma & Kaoru, my favourite Netflix anime. Doing stories with models, just like Bit-Bot & The Blob, will make them more irresistible to look at and pick up, like a magic mirror, or maybe a certain irresistible-looking CBBC series about a town of monsters....