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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Cranhill Blogs!
New film demonstrates the power of Porridge & Play
Monday 27th March Thanks to the National Lottery Community Fund, Licketyspit’s Porridge & Play sessions will be back in 6 Glasgow communities and online for 2023/24. Now in its 7th year, Big Porridge & Play Glasgow will take place in Govan, Maryhill, Whiteinch and online, as well as in Bridgeton, Castlemilk & Cranhill. The east [...]
Red Bob the Red Blob and the Grumpy Fairy Godmother
Porridge & Play Cranhill is a Licketyspit Storyplay project for families with 3-8 year olds in the area. Find all of Porridge & Play Cranhill's adventures here! Blog post written by Sarah! We saw lots of stars in Cranhill last week! Wednesday 15th March All of us bravely blasted into space in the [...]
The Storyplay Festival 2022
The Storyplay Festival was part of our New Scots Integration Project 2021/22 Click here to find out more about the Cranhill, Castlemilk & Bridgeton Hubs who hosted the festival with us. On Saturday 17th September Licketyspit friends old and new gathered for a day that we will never forget. It was the first [...]
A year of Storyplay!
Find all of Porridge & Play Cranhill's adventures here! Blog posts are written by Effie! Celebrating Block 3 Thursday 25th August & Thursday 1st September Our last couple of weeks of Porridge & Play Cranhill were wonderful! We learnt so many new games and songs so it was really hard to choose what [...]
The Children show us how it is done!
Porridge & Play Cranhill is back! Find out what the Cranhill group get up to in their Porridge & Play Hub adventures each week! Block 3 is all about YOU! We are getting ready to make our AllScot Playcards which will be inspired by all your games and Stories. The AllScot Playcards will be on display at our [...]
The Grown-Ups take charge of play!
Porridge & Play Cranhill is back! Find out what the Cranhill group get up to in their Porridge & Play Hub adventures each week! Block 3 is all about YOU! We are getting ready to make our AllScot Playcards which will be inspired by all your games and Stories. The AllScot Playcards will be on display at our [...]
