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Idea Of The Day: Our Skin

Set on a nudist beach, Our Skin is a story about loving nature in nothing but your own skin, as Luke, Resus, Cleo and I are joined by their parents in loving the feeling of sand and water against our bare skin.

BEAZ!!

My support worker and I had great fun today. First, we made pizza and I enjoyed having my Mobile Data back. My pizza was in the shape of a B and I learnt a few words in German too. Next, we visited my support worker's next door neighbour to give her a slice of pizza and we met her hens and her geese. Her hens were named Hettie and Roger. We played a game with the geese where they had to bob for apples in the water, and we went into her shed which was guarded by bees. My support worker and I poked each other in the sides and yelled:

"BEAZ!!!!"

That's weirdo stuff, but I didn't mind. Also, Finn had stomach ache and kept peeing on his bedrest. What a disgusting bird he is! He doesn't mean it though, poor lad.

A Flittery Fluttery Fruit Bat

Australia is sleeping safe and sound

Lights are off and there’s snoring all round

Bingo and I asleep in bed

Resting our full up weary heads

I still have fruit bats on my mind

But now my Mum told me it’s bedtime

I try hard to rest and dream of my friends

But this fruit bat dream never ends

I wake up to see a shining light

Through the window, shining bright

I sit up and shield my eyes in disbelief

Is this spark supposed to be grief?

Without any warning, I reach the light

It feels a little hot and white

My hand burns, steam comes out

I still want to see what it all is about

So I reach out again, a bit slower this time

And you’ll never guess what happens in this rhyme…

I become a fruit bat, a flittery fluttery fruit bat

A fruit bat, and that is that

A craving for fruit, a love for the sky

A blue dot noticeable by the winking eye

I fly in the night with my brethren of bats

Over houses and garages and flats

Until I come to the sacred Daintree

The perfect place for a fruit bat like me

I grab a banana and start to eat

The bat eats with me, it can’t be beat

I eat bananas at home, this one’s even tastier

My dad says, “Bananas. They don’t go to waste here!”

I throw the skin to the floor and burp,

Pardon me, I think it was a rude word

Suddenly, I hear laughing from nearby

It was those four kids from next door, oh my!

They were hanging upside down on a nearby branch

So I went to ask them what’s up with the laughs

Sybil said “You’re no fruit bat here!”

“Yeah, you’re not a bat as you appear,”

Says Cleo, “I think you’re a useless bat,

You don’t have wings and that is that!”

“But I can fly!” I say, “It’s just a dream!”

“Of course,” says Resus, “But I think it seems

You’re a really awesome fruit bat,

You’re six years old and that is that

You can fit in with fruit bats and that’s fine,

So come and join us for a bit of flying!”

So off we flew across the sea,

Luke, Resus, Cleo, Sybil and me

We whooped and soared through the sky

As other fruit bats flew by

We saw dolphins jumping in and out

And lots of little fish splashing about

My arms were getting tired there

I still had some more to bare

Resus called out to me “Keep up!”

But still, I was one lucky pup

I had more breath and speed to go

So I just had to go with the flow

We flew into America over Grand Ridge

And down into the canyon where rivers housed fish

We flew through the canyon walls,

Screaming and yelling and calling fruit bat calls

But I was getting left behind

Luke, Resus and Cleo? Away they fly,

With Sybil flying with them free

My flying powers had gone away from me

And there I was, stuck in mid-air,

Suddenly, I fall down there!

Down and down and down I fall

Past the thick brown canyon walls,

Until I land in the river and sink

I had no thoughts left to think

As I sailed downstream in the dark of night

My eyes were heavy and not so bright

I sailed for hours in the rapid tides

Until I got washed up on the other side

I lie unconscious, a bat call in my head

As I try to return home in my mind to my bed…

But I stand in darkness before a light

A loud screech calls out through the night

Out of the darkness comes a shape

It’s not an eagle or an ape

It’s a fruit bat, huger than Dad

The hugest fruit bat I ever had

Seen in my life, my eyes filled with tears

I’ve never seen a fruit bat this big for years,

So I turn around and stretch out my hands

The bat does too, its has tinier hands

Because his arms are taken with huge wings

I am now thinking about other things…

In the morning, Mum came in my room

But I was too sleepy to wake up soon,

I was lying with my arms outstretched

And my mouth open wide like I was about to play fetch

Bingo asks, “Mum, is Bluey awake just then?”

Mum just replies, “Fruit bats again.”

You Gotta Keep Trying

Mum, I can’t launch Floppy to Space

Now that smile has been wiped off my face

I’ve tried a catapult, or a slingshot will do,

But they’re all great failures, what shall I do?

Never give up, you gotta keep trying

Stand up straight and banish your crying

We’ve got a rabbit to send into Space

Now make her part of the human race!

But how? Look, Mum, if you must know

I went to Space with Floppy a long time ago

She made a tough decision and I watched her leave

In the past, all my goals were achieved

You could shoot her up in a skyrocket

Or let her stuff planets into your pocket

You could make planets along the sidewalk

Or draw stars with yellow chalk

Oh! I know what to do,

I’ll draw a plan for Floppy too

A little tweak here, a little tweak there

Some little tweaks everywhere,

And viola! Would you believe and see

What I made for little Floppy

A rocket to launch her into Space

A trip to Mars, now that’s the case

10…9…8…7…6…5…4…3…2…1…BLAST OFF!

Wait, this machine isn’t working

Maybe a button needs inserting.

Oh wait, I get it, it’s made of cardboard,

I guess there’ll be no room for astronauts on board

I wonder what else I shall do?

I know, a rocket, Floppy, just for you!

This time I’ll use a firework’s sparks

By that time it’s getting dark!

10…9…8…7…

Ah-ah-ah!

Bingo, you mustn’t set it alight

It’s meant to go off in the night

Only grown ups should use these

They’re fireworks, they’re not pinwheel cheese!

I think I should put it back inside

Bingo, you continue playing outside

What am I to do? I can’t do it!

Can Floppy go to Space? I can’t prove it

Now Floppy and I are just lying there

Looking up at the sky so rare

Wondering what’s beyond the clouds

Pondering why we sing aloud

Finding out what we have found

Why, why, WHY?!

Bingo!

Yes, mum?

All these attempts are not your fault

You try and try but they all moult

Why don’t you use your imagination instead?

The best games come from inside your head

They don’t use fireworks or dangerous tools

You play with your toys and make up the rules

Remember the arrival of Pixar’s Lightyear?

All I know is that during its premiere

They launched a Sox soft toy among the stars

They cost thousands of pounds in thousands of money jars

But your games don’t require money or power

Instead, they just require the happiest hour!

Oh yeah! Now I know,

Off to Space Floppy and I will go!

I’ll paint a cardboard box and cut out some holes

Find a space helmet with lots of little holes

And off Floppy and I go into Space

Finding a new alien race

Looking for black holes and running across planets

As for fireworks, Mum will ban it!

I’m using my ‘magination, that’s the key

To send Floppy to Space for reality!

The sun’s going down, my game is done

I grab Floppy and inside I come

To have some milk and a cookie to chew

All I feel is there is nothing to do

I brush my teeth with Bluey by my side

And then under the covers I hide

As Mum tucks me up, safe and snug

Then I give her a bedtime hug

You will play your Space game again.

Yes, I’ll take Floppy to Space tomorrow again,

And when I go to Kindy tomorrow morning,

I’ll play it with Lila without warning

She is my best friend after all,

What are friends to pick you up when they fall?

As Mum leaves the room and switches off the light,

I close my eyes very tight

And dream the soothing, miraculous dreams

Of dark skies and moonbeams

Of Floppy and me, hopping and jumping

From star to star and leaping bumping

When I wake up, the morning has come,

It’s off to Space for everyone!

Idea Of The Day: The Land Before Time: War Of The Great Valley

When a war breaks out between the Sharpteeth and the Longnecks, Littlefoot is left all alone in the aftermath of such a crisis. Without his friends and grandparents to guide him, Littlefoot leaves the Great Valley to search for a new home and a new family, and that's when he meets Bron, his father. But will his life change forever once he takes him under his wing?

Crying, Screaming & Being A General Brat

I didn't have a good time with my support worker today. For instance, my music wasn't working on my Mum's phone, and as a result I had a massive stressy fit. Luckily, as my support worker came out with the food, Libby phoned and said that I have to stay calm, as screaming at a support worker is wrong. I mean, Sarah doesn't do that, does she? My phone call with Libby was mostly about Jake and going for a picnic on the dog beach and what she's been up to all this time. There's nothing calmer than a phone call to your friends after a pussying meltdown!

Bob The Cowboy Builder

Daybook Is About More....

It's more. It's all about story ideas and plans, which you can put down in a computerised notebook. Take that, Lagging!

Kids Vids 2000

Idea Of The Day: Nice & Soft, As Nature Intended

This story is set at a nudist colony and features me, Luke, Resus and Cleo wandering away from our caravan to explore the wonders of nature. From splashing in water and showering in rain to rolling down hills and smelling flowers in a field, we are in search of a bed that's nice and soft for our skin.

Draw Tigress!

Tigress's appearance is similar to Billy The Cat - a yellow cat with black stripes who is kind and caring. Draw how you think Tigress looks. Don't forget to colour her in with yellow pens, draw her black stripes and colour her pink nose too!

I.B.F.Fs: Tigress' Bedtime Story

This is my first story featuring the new I.B.F.Fs characters. I changed them around to avoid copyright issues, and I even changed their parents too. Tigress is a copyright free version of Cleo, a yellow cat with black stripes, and this is her story.

Alright, Sophie, time for bed. We’ve had a lovely day, and now it’s time to go to bed. Before we do that, I’ve got a bedtime story I would like to share with you. Settle down while I tell you the story of how we found you way back in the stone age….

Chapter 1:

The Baby

A hundred million years ago, when mankind was just starting to develop, there lived a cave cat named Tigress. She lived with her brothers, Ashfan the robot and Ocean the dog, in a cosy cave with their parents, surrounded by lush fields, green trees and fresh water. It wasn’t always like this. Sometimes it rained. Sometimes it snowed. During cold weather, they’d wear their furs and keep warm by the fire. During hot weather, they’d take off our furs entirely, and run around without any clothes in the warm air. They’d go swimming in the lake, or have a bath there. There were no modern baths in those times, so a lake bath was just as relaxing. The only problem we had with their lives was the amount of food they had.

Every Winter or Summer, they’d go hunting other animals who roamed the plains. Ocean, Afshan and Tigress would be accompanied by one of their parents, who were expert hunters. They’d go hunting for snow lions, or mammoths, or woolly rhino…but all they brought back was a rabbit or two. A small, worthless rabbit makes a little filling meal for rumbling tummies, but at least they enjoyed our catch. They’d skin our catch alive and then eat its flesh. That’s how people ate these days, but Tigress and her brothers didn’t mind. They ate their fill in small bites, and drank mammoth’s milk every night before bed. One Winter day, everything was about to change…

The snow was swirling like a whirlpool as Ocean, Ashfan, Tigress and her father Loron trudged through the snow, trying to battle the cold and heavy wind as they held their wooden spears tight. “We’re almost there!” called Tigress over the wind, “I think we’re approaching some kind of cave!” “A cave?” asked Ocean, “Finally!” They trudged with life and limb across the snow, then they stopped. The cave was big and hollow, and quite huge. “Hello!” called Ocean, and his voice echoed. “Hello, hello, hello!” it went. He tiptoed inside to see if it was safe. In the darkness, he saw a huge white snow lion sleeping soundly. He tried to be careful and avoid any noise as he held his spear up and tiptoed up towards the lion…suddenly, he tripped! A small rock tumbled and bounced off a cliff and landed on the snow lion’s head. BUMP!

The snow lion instantly jumped up and growled at Ocean. Ocean raced out of the cave screaming, and Ashfan, Loron and Tigress all ran screaming too. The snow lion struck Ocean with its sharp claws, and Ocean felt red blood trickling down his back, barely visible on his red fur. “You get him from behind!” called Ashfan, “I’ll take him by surprise!” Ocean chased the snow lion across the snowy plain and into the forest. Tigress galloped across the forest the other way, trying to search for Loron. “Dad? DAD!” she cried, but she tripped on a stone and tumbled downhill into a steep ravine. Ocean was just about to stab the lion with his spear, when he tripped and a thorn scarred his chest, drawing blood. At that moment, Ashfan jumped out, screaming and waving his spear. He stabbed it in the lion’s side. The lion roared in pain. “Your go, Ocean!” called Ashfan. Ocean knew he wasn’t about to give up yet. He screamed, and leapt at the lion, biting into its back, harder and harder, until it drew its last breath from its mouth.

At the same time, Tigress was recovering from her fall. She looked up, and saw the snow was falling lightly now, and up above, Ocean and Ashfan were cheering and whooping, shaking their kill in the air. “Woo! Look at that! We did it! We killed something other than a useless rabbit!” called Ocean. Tigress smiled and yelled back, then checked herself to see if there were any bruises. There weren’t. Her legs didn’t break. Her arms weren’t broken either. She had the strength to climb back up the cliff and reunite with her brothers again. Luckily, they helped her up as soon as she reached the cliff ledge. “Finally.” said Loron, “We killed something that’s big enough for the whole family to eat. Come on, let’s move forward and get home.”

They trudged home through the snow. It was a long walk, but they finally made it back home, only to hear a strange noise. It sounded like…like crying. They raced to the front door and saw a tiny baby lying outside the doorstep in the freezing cold, wrapped in furs and waving her arms in agony. “Who’s that?” asked Ocean. “Looks like a baby to me,” said Ashfan. “I don’t care, she’s mine,” said Tigress. She took the baby in her warm arms and began to cradle her gently. The warmth and gentleness of her arms soothed the baby and caused her to stop crying. “How sweet,” said Loron, “You’re just like a big sister to this baby.” “Let me guess - we’re going to adopt it.” said Ashfan. “We’ll take it indoors with us. She has no mother, so I guess we should look after it ourselves.” Loron smiled. “She’ll be my favourite too, I don’t care how beloved my new baby sister is.” Tigress said, “I promise to be good to her and watch it grow up.”

Ocean, Ashfan, Tigress and Loron went indoors and saw their parents sitting in the warmth of their cave, waiting for them to return home. “Are you alright, Tigress?” asked Collar. “I’m fine. I would like to introduce you to a new member of our family. She’s a little small, but you’ll soon get used to her.” Tigress introduced. Everyone at once sighed and chorused, “Aaaaaaawwww.” They said things like “Isn’t she cute?” and “Welcome to the family!” Once the cute noises died down, Kennel said, “We haven’t given her a name yet.” “What shall we name her?” asked Rachael. “Mammoth’s tooth!” said Ocean. “Tortilla Tail!” said Ashfan. “No. We don’t need those names. All we can name her is…Sophie.” said Tigress. “Welcome, Sophie.” everyone sighed, as they quietly watched Tigress hold the baby close to her bosom.

Tigress was still cradling the baby as the family sat round the fire eating the remains of the snow lion. The fresh smell of killed meat filled the air as the family tucked into their first real meal they had in weeks. The snow whistled and blew great flakes of white outside, but they sat in the warm, feeling full, and talking about their day. Ocean, Ashfan and Tigress were getting really tired, and the yellow, black-striped cat carried on holding Sophie, feeding her the right amount of mammoth milk. She even patted her on her back, burping her. The family’s pet, Scruff the sabre-toothed dog, and the sabre-toothed mouse Cheese, gathered to look at the new baby with their family, and tickled and cuddled the new baby. Giggles and sounds of “Coochie-coochie-coo!” were heard all through the family as everyone admired Sophie and kissed her. Sophie’s eyes were starting to get a little heavy from all this fuss and attention, so Collar said, “Time for bed, everyone.”

Ocean, Ashfan and Tigress prepared a bed for what was now four of them with Sophie by their side. They piled up some furs and placed a pillow made out of duck feathers at the very top of the bed. It was getting dark as they did that, as the sound of Winter wind blew outside, and yawning and calls of “Goodnight.” we heard throughout the house. Ocean, Ashfan, Tigress and Sophie relaxed in bed, snug and safe inside their very own soft bed, under soft furry covers, as if a giant sabre-toothed cat was lying on top of them, keeping them warm and protected from the cold wind and weather. Their eyes grew heavy as the soothing sound of the Winter wind played its song outside the cave.

Tigress was lying right next to her new baby sister, whispering “There there. It’s alright. I’m here. Tigress’ here. It’s okay.” She kissed her and nuzzled her, touching her soft skin and snuggling with her. Sophie was so soothed that she and Tigress instantly fell asleep right away. With a new baby in the family, things will never be the same for them, because the family will have a new kid to look after and watch grow up through the next few years.