Licketyspit Actor-Pedagogue Effie brings to life one of our Lickety Playcards – DRESSING UP GAMES!

At first it may seem like a pile of old clothes and bits and bobs from around the house, but it’s actually EVERYTHING you need to become infinite characters and get lost in different imaginary worlds.

What’s your favourite dressing up character? Send us a photo if you’d like to share it with the world!

Dressing Up Games is one of the Lickety Playcards, a series of 32 colourfully-illustrated A5 cards containing a carefully-selected, tried and tested, new, adapted and traditional collection of games, rhymes, songs and imaginary play activities. Receive a free pack when you join Big Porridge & Play 2021! 

Over to You!

Maybe you’d like to send us your favourite dressing up character? If so we’d love to see it and share it with everyone else in the Licketyspit Children & Families Network!  

Get inspired with other CFN family creations here and here.

A 2020 Christmas Message from Licketyspit

A Christmas Video!

We hope you’ll enjoy this Christmas message and demonstration of two great games to play over the hoildays, from Ruby, Iona and Taz.

The holidays are a great time to play as a family. We hope you have a lovely Christmas break. The Licketyspit team will be on holiday between December 24th-Janueary 11th so if we don’t get your message, we’ll reply as soon as we’re back. And remember, all we need to play is each other!

What’s in the video?

In the Way of the Word

The Present Game!

More Holiday Activities!

There’s lots more to do on our website. Find Playcard Videos in Come & Play. Watch the Lickety Activity films and make your own (like other CFN children have done!) And catch up with all of the Big Porridge & Play Blogs in Happening Now!

We’d love to see what creative and playful activities you get up to over the holidays. Stay in touch!

Licketyspit 2020 News Round-Up

Click on the image on the right to read our reflections on a year like no other, and find out what’s in store for next year.

Thank you to everyone in the Licketyspit family who’s helped us support each other, champion children’s rights and discover endless joy and friendship through imaginary play!

See you in 2021.

Welcome to the Big Porridge & Play Online blog, where we share the stories of all the adventures
we’ve had during our virtual play sessions on Zoom! See below for details of how to join.

What a fantastic Halloween party we had!

Did you join us on Saturday for our   Halloween Family Party   with Parent Club? The great news is that you can watch the video again any time you like – joining in with an HOUR of imagination-fuelled fun, from your own house! Halloween may be over for this year but when it’s dark and spooky outside you’ll still enjoy all our ghostly games and frightening fun…

For anyone who didn’t join us, we don’t want to ruin all the spooky surprises… let’s just say you’ll meet some funny characters, do some fantastic, silly dressing up, play Lickety Playcard games like MUCKY BREW and SPOOKY CHICKEN, dance along with us to a surprise Halloween song, and so much more! Watch the video to find out for yourself!

You can also watch it on the Parent Club Facebook page here, if you’d like to leave a comment and see what other parents have said. See below for some of the fantastic drawings and feedback sent in so far!

Remember to send your drawings and any feedback to cfn@licketyspit.com and we’ll include them in our gallery!

EVOC Guide to Coronavirus Support in Edinburgh

Useful directory of all the services provided by organisations, community groups and charities in Edinburgh,
so we can all help each other through the Coronavirus outbreak. Access it here.

GCVS Guide to Coronavirus Support in Glasgow

Useful directory of all the services provided by organisations, community groups and charities in Glasgow, so we can all help each other through the Coronavirus outbreak.

You can read the Glasgow Council for Voluntary Service (GCVS) March 30th Newsletter here.

David Walliams Free Audio-Book recordings (20min stories)

David Walliams is releasing an audio recording of his children’s books every day.

You can find a new one every day here.

You can catch up with the last week here. Find more on Twitter @davidwalliams and #AudioElevenses

Penguins, Pandas, Tigers…Edinburgh Zoo Live Webcams

Edinburgh Zoo have live webcams of some of their animals!

There are also lots of videos on their Youtube channel.

Maybe you can get some more inspiration for the Funky Chicken?

Pumpkin Face…Raisin Face!

You may remember this game from our first warm up video.

Enter…the Pumpkin Face…Raisin Face Challenge!

Upload 2 photos of you + your family making a PUMPKIN face & a RAISIN face! (to Facebook or Twitter – or send to us at cfn@licketyspit.com)

Use the hashtag #pumpkinraisinface + Tag 5 friends!

Let’s make each other laugh – play helps us relax and realise how funny we can all be. We need this now more than ever!

EVOC Guide to Coronavirus Support in Edinburgh

Useful directory of all the services provided by organisations, community groups and charities in Edinburgh,
so we can all help each other through the Coronavirus outbreak. Access it here.

GCVS Guide to Coronavirus Support in Glasgow

Useful directory of all the services provided by organisations, community groups and charities in Glasgow, so we can all help each other through the Coronavirus outbreak.

You can read the Glasgow Council for Voluntary Service (GCVS) March 30th Newsletter here.

David Walliams Free Audio-Book recordings (20min stories)

David Walliams is releasing an audio recording of his children’s books every day.

You can find a new one every day here.

You can catch up with the last week here. Find more on Twitter @davidwalliams and #AudioElevenses

Penguins, Pandas, Tigers…Edinburgh Zoo Live Webcams

Edinburgh Zoo have live webcams of some of their animals!

There are also lots of videos on their Youtube channel.

Maybe you can get some more inspiration for the Funky Chicken?

BIG as a BEAR!

BIG as a HOUSE!

Pumpkin Face…Raisin Face!

You may remember this game from our first warm up video.

It’s been quite a week so we thought everyone could do with a laugh! Enter…the Pumpkin Face…Raisin Face Challenge!

Upload 2 photos of you + your family making a PUMPKIN face & a RAISIN face! (to Facebook or Twitter – or send to us at cfn@licketyspit.com)

Use the hashtag #pumpkinraisinface + Tag 5 friends! Let’s make each other laugh – play helps us relax and realise how funny we can all be. We need this now more than ever!

GCVS Guide to Coronavirus Support in Glasgow

Useful directory of all the services provided by organisations, community groups and charities in Glasgow, so we can all help each other through the Coronavirus outbreak.

You can read the Glasgow Council for Voluntary Service (GCVS) March 25th Newsletter here.

Refuweegee support for EVERYONE who needs it

Refuweegee can deliver packages of toiletries, food and entertainment to you or anyone
you know who needs a bit of extra support at the moment.

Whether you’re in isolation or in need because your work has been affected by
the coronavirus outbreak, text 07520 648 388 and their volunteers will deliver.

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Click here for lots of support from this Scottish Government agency, including advice on:

Coronavirus and your family; Talking to your kids about coronavirus; Staying at home with children; How do I deal with Early Learning and Childcare settings and schools closing?; Tips for learning at home; Learning at home resources; Working from home tips and ideas; Keeping calm with your child; Financial support.