Some updates on the Ideas 1 and 2!
The car party was a hit! Although the kids got so excited about racing their cars we didn't get a chance to stick on the "safety belts". The cars themselves were ultimately abandoned for just racing and flopping on the grass! A checkered tea-towel acted as the finish line and various garden items were used as part of the track. A fab day was had by all. We laughed so much my cheeks ached!
The fairy party didn't happen in the end as the dragon fell ill as did one of the fairies. So we shall be doing that one again another time.
The silent disco went down like a lead balloon... but hey, should definitely try again. Timing is everything methinks!
Here are some fresh ideas:
28/6/14:
1. An art tv show for kids streamed online. More details in a separate blog.
2. Mr & Little Miss Action/Snap cards
3. £1 challenge - find a thousand things to sell for a £1. Currently in progress here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152039245292723.1073741832.720977722&type=1&l=2658dde162
4. An investigator bee called Anoushka (?) who is a solitary bee - she helps the other creatures in her glen. So far, the cases have been - a missing beehive, the burning of Mrs Ladybird's house, the a missing ant trail.
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Well, there has been some movement on the ideas list. I've made a first draft of Digger vs the Ball, a car party is happening this Sunday and April will see a fairy party where we're making our own wings and vanquishing a dragon in the garden. (ooh! Must buy chalk for the castle!)
The car party was a hit! Although the kids got so excited about racing their cars we didn't get a chance to stick on the "safety belts". The cars themselves were ultimately abandoned for just racing and flopping on the grass! A checkered tea-towel acted as the finish line and various garden items were used as part of the track. A fab day was had by all. We laughed so much my cheeks ached!
The fairy party didn't happen in the end as the dragon fell ill as did one of the fairies. So we shall be doing that one again another time.
The silent disco went down like a lead balloon... but hey, should definitely try again. Timing is everything methinks!
Here are some fresh ideas:
28/6/14:
1. An art tv show for kids streamed online. More details in a separate blog.
2. Mr & Little Miss Action/Snap cards
3. £1 challenge - find a thousand things to sell for a £1. Currently in progress here: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152039245292723.1073741832.720977722&type=1&l=2658dde162
4. An investigator bee called Anoushka (?) who is a solitary bee - she helps the other creatures in her glen. So far, the cases have been - a missing beehive, the burning of Mrs Ladybird's house, the a missing ant trail.
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Well, there has been some movement on the ideas list. I've made a first draft of Digger vs the Ball, a car party is happening this Sunday and April will see a fairy party where we're making our own wings and vanquishing a dragon in the garden. (ooh! Must buy chalk for the castle!)
14/03/14:
1. Organise a silent disco at work... during the day!
2. A colouring book featuring characters from fairytales but mixed up in each other's stories (very 2012 I suppose what with Fables/Once Upon A Time/Grimm...)
3. Have a beer and cake party
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19/02/14:
1. Throw a Mad Hatter's Club Night in Ely
2. Throw a splatter party, car party, foam party for my kid(s)
03/02/14:
1. A-Z of Mammals / Insects / Reptiles... etc picture book
2. Height Chart of Mythical Creatures (I'm as tall as a fairy! Gnome! Hobbit!)
3. Height Chart of Animals (I'm as tall as a pig - using real height stats)
4. Throw a home-made Articulate! party
5. More Turbulent ideas that need to get beyond the sketchbook
19/01/14:
- The Dragon who didn't know what to eat.
- Little Red Riding Hood saves the Day
- Just Right
- Make a tubular bells out of the clothesline with thrown away tubes
- Make a waterwall bath toy using suction cups and various trays, tubes and bottles...
- Ely Bub Hub!
6/01/14:
- A to Z of mythical creatures colouring book
- Portrait: Dreaming man
- Painting of Plate as a Little fairy
- A pop-up soft play place in Ely - once a month or a fortnight - a random place will have a soft-play area for under 5s
- World Bread Day - in ELY! Inspired by Sarah & Duck - surely this is possible? I see it on Cherry Hill, imagine the smells wafting into the City... with everyone picnicking on blankets, chomping away...
- the Blue Daisy Store - selling cloth nappies, green disposables, Cheeky Wipes, cloth pads, with the Cafe that offers gluten-free, diabetic friendly food. Comfy armchairs/rocking chairs for nursing mothers...
- My messages to the world: --- have more parties - without the work!
- I'd love to:
- organise kid's parties and small grown-up soirees...
- write stories
- design brand identities for microbusinesses & charities
- Get paid for just coming up with creative solutions to everyday problems
- organise a RAWK/D&B/DANCE night in Ely called CLUB SEAL (already got the logo!)
Designs I would like to actually see outside my head
- Fallen angel wings
- Turbulence - Faces
- Hardy Plasterers
- HM Cake N Bake
- Mr Vantastic
The stories I've told myself
- How Bella Got Her Stripes Back
- Digger vs the Ball
- The Witch of the Fens: Badger's story
- Inspector May "Mayhem" Chen and the Missing Lie Detector
- How Mayhem Got Her Name (it involves a fireworks factory...)
- Digger vs the Worm
- Digger vs the Cloud
