Forest creatures and a Wolf with a watch in Maryhill?

2026-03-12T17:24:32+00:00

Week two of Porridge & Play MARYHILL got us all sharing our best moves - warming up our bodies and our imaginations, singing, dressing-up to transform ourselves into Forest Creatures and much more! A very Big Circle to see everyone, Cause our games are way best when we’re ALL in the fun! First Big as a Bear gets us all going, Running and jumping we are telling a story, About how we can be whatever we like! An Ox or a Hare or a Bird flying high! So many of us here so let’s hear all our names, And show everyone our cool move as well! Then The Funky Chicken shows up to play, Can you think of an animal? Does it move in some way? What sound does it make? Can we do it again?! Maya’s Funny Duckling liked Olesya’s Sleepy Tiger Amna’s Happy Penguin liked Salaar’s Cheeky Lion! Yachai’s Funny Bunny saw Rita’s a Happy Butterfly, Shirley’s Jumping Rabbit loved Stephen’s Hyperactive Sloth! But, have you heard before about a man called Fred? Who likes to go to bed at night with Jelly On His Head? If that sounds a bit silly just wait ‘til you hear, What a girl called Bella Spears takes to bed in her ears!! We sang about Grace, about Claire, about John, What other funny [...]

Forest creatures and a Wolf with a watch in Maryhill?2026-03-12T17:24:32+00:00

                  Licketyspit’s Just-So-John Bookplay

2026-03-10T12:30:41+00:00

Bookplay is a Porridge & Play session where we all listen to a Story and then instead of the Magic Ball we ALL JUMP into the world of a BOOK to have an adventure! The Just-so-John Bookplay stories are by a writer called Rudyard Kipling who was born 160 years ago in India! Rudyard travelled all over the world, which was quite amazing because this was before there were aeroplanes so you could only travel by foot, by boat, by horse, by bicycle  or by train!!   Rudyard's stories for children were inspired by all the different places he saw - a bit like us with our Flying Balloons game! His Just-So stories are about animals in India and Africa! (His most famous children's book is The Jungle Book - which you might have heard of! ) His Just So Stories are about how he imagined some of the animals in the world came to be the way they are - how the camel got his hump? , how the leopard got his spots?, how the whale got his throat? and other questions. Virginia's Dad John loved these Just So Stories when he was a child. When he grew up he read them to his children (including Virginia) and then he read them to his grandchildren! John lived until he was nearly 91! When he died  some [...]

                  Licketyspit’s Just-So-John Bookplay2026-03-10T12:30:41+00:00

Porridge & Play MARYHILL is back at CCH!

2026-03-06T16:02:46+00:00

A new block of Porridge & Play sessions has started with a fabulous group of families – some returning friends and many new ones gathering for the first time at the big Reid Hall. Our circle today was BIG and all the families were smiling and ready to use their imaginations, relax and have quality time together. ‘Make yourselves as Big As A Bear’ - warming up is great to get everyone ready! Funky Chicken was a hoot, and we met very many animals – Thrishitha was the Naughty Dog and Yachai was the Angry Bird Maya was a Sneaky Snake and Zoe a Grumpy Lion Zac was a Happy Dog and Shriyansh was a Sleepy Lion Farah was a Cheeky Rabbit and Violet a Good Dog And Mai got as all dancing as the Dancing Dolphin! ‘Flying Balloons’ There were yellow and rainbow and purple and gold and silver and blue and green and classic red balloons! And we blew them up big and we flew up high in the sky And we flew and flew above the Canal – what can you see? Red birds and apple pie that tasted of chocolate, steak or blueberries? We heard music, is that a drum? We saw a dog and even dolphins in the canal! Dressing up was a hit! All our friends [...]

Porridge & Play MARYHILL is back at CCH!2026-03-06T16:02:46+00:00

Porridge & Play Bridgeton Week 5

2025-10-08T10:26:15+00:00

Bridgeton Blog! 3rd October 2025 For our last Bridgeton Porridge & Play we thought we better bake a cake! With Chef Santa’s chicken, Suliman & Mohsin’s chips Niamate’s sprinkles and Maab’s jellyfish! Chef Phillipe from France and Chef Pirate from India, joined many more with their ingredients. Seena and Evanna brought strawberries and Chef Scary brought buns. Chef Duaa brought ice cream that tasted like bubblegum.  Amira added strawberry sauce and Mariam rainbow lolly pops. There was bubblegum, coconut, eggs and dragon fruit. Then lettuce and pizza and Chef Samira’s cream. We stirred them all in and it turned out a dream. Burger with Nutella - we had to try it! Chicken Nuggets? there’s never been a cake like it! I wonder if vanilla will cover these up… Chef Ouff’s smelly shoes and belly button fluff  And Moira’s ear wax - would the Ogre like the cake? Chef Alan had a brilliant idea!  Let’s add sleepy leaves to put him to sleep! The Ogre appeared with a terrible roar - we cut him some cake then gave him some more. With a yawn and a stretch he began to nod off.  “Phew!” we said, “That was strong stuff!” The Ogre wasn’t the only beast at this feast. Mr Wolf appeared with his gold rainbow watch When we asked him the time, he tried to [...]

Porridge & Play Bridgeton Week 52025-10-08T10:26:15+00:00

Porridge & Play Castlemilk Week 5

2025-10-08T15:16:54+00:00

Castlemilk Blog! 2nd October 2025 Do you know Porridge & Play Castlemilk? What did you say? Each week we meet to Storyplay! Games and rhymes and songs and books Click the links and have a look! This week we played Let’s Bake a Cake with Bakers from all over the place. There was Baker Bella and Baker Beans. Baker Naughty Cookies and Baker Mushroom. 
Baker Silly Billy Shake Bake and Baker Pumpkin pie. And many other bakers besides! What a cake these bakers made, with skeletons, worms and pancakes. Strawberry donuts and chocolate too, bubblegum, pink rabbits and ducks and white paint. Lava rocks gave the cake a crunch. We cut a slice and had a munch! What an imaginative cake indeed. This week we also had time to read. We read a book about a king who baked and cooked like anything! Inside each book there’s a whole world to explore, you could go there in the Magic Ball! Keep reading and Storyplaying while we’re gone. But we’ll be back before too long! Next time Porridge & Play Castlemilk will be back next year. In the meantime, look out for WhatsApp messages from us about other Storyplay activities around the city. Use your playcards and resources on our website to support Storyplay at home. Click on the playcards to play with us online. [...]

Porridge & Play Castlemilk Week 52025-10-08T15:16:54+00:00

Porridge & Play Whiteinch Week 5

2025-10-07T14:05:05+00:00

Whiteinch Blog! 1st October 2025 Hey hey who goes there, I’m Big as a Bear and as Fast as a Hare! Hey hey what do you see? The Funky Chicken and he loves to read! The Sleeping Cat and the Tired Pig who went for a nap instead of a jig. The Happy Pink Bunny and the one that Jumped all came to play in the circle with us. Hip hop let’s DRESS UP! Scarves become tails become snakes for fun! Hip hop let’s DRESS UP! Skirts become capes become aprons for fun! Giovanna the Chef needs our help to make a cake. What ingredients will we need…poisonous EYES were suggested by Nina! Custard and jelly and creme caramel, so yummy and sweet from Aaliyah, Mihije and Christell. Sweet popcorn and golden mushrooms that tasted like popcorn, and blueberry gaming ones from Deon. Gaia’s lasagne and Zofia’s raw fish, made for a most unusual dish. Andzelika’s Jellyfish brought more of the sea. There was Menna’s grated carrot and Ibraheem’s broccoli and cheese. Flour, water and egg were provided by Virginia, Ruby and Jie Jie Lin. Sprinkles from Kiran that we could throw and not to forget the potato and potato and potato! Franky, Lara and Lina knew that potatoes make for a marvellous cake! We ate it together and laughed with delight at the flavours and [...]

Porridge & Play Whiteinch Week 52025-10-07T14:05:05+00:00

Porridge & Play Castlemilk Week 4

2025-09-29T16:30:48+00:00

Castlemilk Blog! 25th September 2025 We’re off, we’re off to play outside! Behind a great big tree we’ll hide From sharks that move beneath the waves Under the trees we’ll laugh and play! Out the library, past a bus, over the crossing, cars wait for us Up the hill and into the woods Where looking down from our balloons… We saw a giant marshmallow! A birthday cake – let’s have a slice! Does it taste yucky or does it taste nice? Nice like Granny’s cotton candy! Some Grannies like to make lasagne. Granny Soup is really kind and Granny Cloud she pays no mind To those pesky trees that seem to move A little closer through the woods. But one Granny makes poison soup So watch out Trees, don’t get too close! Back to the library to snack and draw We love the woods, let’s go there more! The Storyplay Games All our games are on the Lickety Playcards. You will get your very own pack in week 5 to help you Storyplay at home! Book Reviews Each week the librarians get out some books for us to take home to inspire our Storyplay. This week Anusha told us about Alice in Wonderland - Down The rabbit Hole "It's about the girl and the bunny. The girl [...]

Porridge & Play Castlemilk Week 42025-09-29T16:30:48+00:00

Porridge & Play Whiteinch Week 4

2025-09-29T14:03:03+00:00

Whiteinch Blog! 25th September 2025 This Wednesday was a sunny day, so we thought we’d go outside to play! First we played the Funky Chicken, the Happy Tiger Bunny, the Grumpy Kitten! We danced and sang as we set off, sticking together with all our stuff. Through the tunnel and up the stairs, past the pond we walked in pairs. Into the park and in a circle. We picked up balloons – black, pink, blue, purple! High in the sky we flew to see some jumping fish down in the sea! They were having so much fun, we flew down too to swim in the sun. Ah, into the waves we went and yet that’s not where our story ends. A hot air balloon took us up to the trees and what could we see? A castle made of diamonds and gold “I know” said Gaia “Let’s use these backpack balloons to fly over!” The Queen of the Castle was Princess Nina who gave us snacks from her golden fridge and golden bicycles to get home in. Golden blueberries and diamond gifts. What a generous princess she is! Then back to the library to snack and say: “We love outdoor Storyplay!” Next time It was lovely to Storyplay with old friends and new in this session. Remember next week is our last session of [...]

Porridge & Play Whiteinch Week 42025-09-29T14:03:03+00:00

Porridge & Play Bridgeton Week 4

2025-09-29T10:45:16+00:00

Bridgeton Blog! 26th September 2025 This was the week of Monster's Footsteps and the Sea! The Present Game We started off with the present game, where we created imaginary gifts for each other like turtles and flowers! Then we had a dance! Flying Balloons 1, 2, 3...off we go!! We picked up our balloons for another adventure. High in the sky we flew. Howida and Salah saw green snakes down below and monkeys in the sky! Leeanne saw the River Clyde! What was in the river? Could it be a pirate ship? Or what about an ice cream shop? WHOOSH! We swooped down for an ice cream. Lin had chocolate and Lexi had nutella, but Maab had egg flavour! How funny! We were all a bit sticky from the ice cream, so Andre suggested we fly back down for a swim. SPLASH! Into the water we went, watching out for sharks. Mariam found some stars and golden money so we all started digging for treasure.  Leeanne found a green emerald. But oh no - the shark was back! Maybe it was guarding the treasure? Swim for your lives! PHEW! We got away and found ourselves on a beach. Lin taught us a song around the campfire Five little ducks went out one day Over the hill and far away  Monster's Footsteps We loved that song! Just then, the dressing up fairy [...]

Porridge & Play Bridgeton Week 42025-09-29T10:45:16+00:00

Porridge & Play Bridgeton Week 3

2025-09-23T09:55:10+00:00

Bridgeton Blog! 19th September 2025 This was the week of Witches, Mucky Brew and our second Magic Ball adventure!! Dancing Warm Up We began with a Dancing Warm Up! Everyone shared their best moves. Funky Chicken Then we met some awesome animals! These in included: Howida's Funny Cat  Lin's Angry Bunny  Salah's Excited Tiger  Moira's Cheeky Crocodile! Mucky Brew Mucky ME Mucky YOU Mucky mucky mucky BREW! This was a fruity brew. We poured, sprinkled and rubbed all sorts of funny things on our head! A big watermelon A big pineapple Chopped apple A big egg A big kiwi A booger (yuck!) A chocolate cake Grapes A pomegranate Witch's Fingers! I'm going to drink...a bottle of....POISON! We ran away from those tricksy witches as quick as we could! Magic Ball Then one of the magical witches found the Magic Ball. It took us to MUDLAND! We got stuck in the mud. We couldn't get out! What could we do but have a big....mudfight! Just then, a noise. I wonder who lives in Mudland? It's a monster! Luckily he was just hungry. He loved the bread and jam we gave him. Then he wanted to play hide and seek with us. Well, we were so tired from all that playing that we had to have a nap. When we woke up, we found ourselves on a beach. [...]

Porridge & Play Bridgeton Week 32025-09-23T09:55:10+00:00

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