Porridge & Play Cranhill
Welcome to the Porridge & Play Cranhill Hub!
Porridge & Play Cranhill is a family play hub set up by Licketyspit as part of our 2022 New Scots Integration Project designed to bring children & their families together through the power of Storyplay! With the help of our partners, our Storyplay Champions and the families we work with, we are creating a vibrant, friendly hub that gives our children & families a loving and safe community.
Aga, Mum
‘The best is time together, we enjoy all games and very nice company.’
Since February 2022, we have gotten to know the wonderful children & families of Cranhill! We started off with a six week block of Porridge & Play which was hosted alongside our lovely partners at Cranhill Development Trust! Effie, Andre, Rhianne & Ruby had so much fun playing and getting to know each and everyone of our amazing families. We also worked alongside our amazing Storyplay Champion Josephine from Bellrock Nursery who is a real champion of play!
Beauty, Mum
‘Porridge & Play is very important because it helps children to build confidence and self esteem.’
At the end of May, we started our second block of sessions known as Picnic & Play! These exciting trips let us Storyplay all over Glasgow and even venture outside the city! We went to Tollcross Park, The Science Centre, the Riverside Museum, The Sensory Hub and the Kirkintilloch Stables (canal boats!) It’s so important to explore the wonderful free cultural activities on offer, and doing so as part of our lovely group helps us bond, connect and know these spaces belong to all of us! Families bring food to share, letting us explore lots of different cultures through really yummy flavours, and we play our favourite Storyplay games in some of our new favourite places.
Roja, 7
‘The best thing is that we played!’
For block three we were back at CDT creating exciting new Licketyspit Playcards – Cranhill style! At Licketyspit we believe that we all need what children need! And what better way to showcase that by remembering our favourite childhood games with our children – and even inventing some new ones.
Porridge & Play Cranhill was also at our day-long STORYPLAY FESTIVAL on Glasgow Green.
If you would like to join us at the Cranhill Hub, please contact us (WhatsApp +44 7413 800 342) to join our Children & Families Network and we will let you know when we have space at the Hub for your family.
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Sunshine & Sausage Rolls!
Find out what the Cranhill group got up to in their latest Picnic & Play adventure! BALLOCH We had a WONDERFUL trip to BALLOCH with the Cranhill Families! We enjoyed a delicious picnic & throwing PE Shapes which became a GYMNASTICS CHALLENGE with rollie poleys, handstands and more! Feeling energised by the warmth [...]
A Celebration in the Garden!
Find out what the Cranhill group got up to in their latest Storyplay adventure! Week 5 of Porridge & Play Cranhill 2023 Thursday 1st June It was a beautiful Sunny day for the final session of this Porridge & Play block at Cranhill So we spent the whole session in the garden! We [...]
A sunny afternoon calls for outdoor imaginary play!
Find out what the Cranhill group got up to in their latest Storyplay adventure! Week 4 of Porridge & Play Cranhill 2023 Thursday 25th May The sun was beaming on the Cranhill Pals and the Cranhill Development Trust Garden proved the best outdoor space to play! Everyone felt energised by the heat and [...]
Deep in the Forest of Cranhill…
Find out what the Cranhill group got up to in their latest Storyplay adventure! Week 3 of Porridge & Play Cranhill 2023 Thursday 18th May Glorious Grannies! Grandma Tippy Tippy Shaylin loves reindeer and the animals in the forest. She feeds the animals carrots that she grows herself. Grandma Amelia lives in a [...]
Weird flamingos and a Horrid Pirate Parade!
Find out what the Cranhill group got up to in their latest Storyplay adventure! Week 2 of Porridge & Play Cranhill 2023 Thursday 11th May Our pal the Funky Chicken invited some peculiar animals to Cranhill today! We met: The Cheeky Lion The Dying Fly The Naughty Crocodile The Big Dinosaur The Weird [...]
Up to the Sky and into the Sea!
Find out what the Cranhill group got up to in their latest Storyplay adventure! Week 1 of Porridge & Play Cranhill 2023 Thursday 4th May It was phenomenal to be back in Cranhill again for Thursday family Porridge & Play! We saw lots of our friends from last year and plenty new faces [...]
