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Licketyspit’s Winter Appeal
Season’s Greetings from everyone at Licketyspit! As we head into 2026, we know that times are hard for everyone. Any contribution you can to make to this appeal will not only go towards [...]
Why I started Licketyspit
I started working with early years children when I had my own children – Ruby & Iona. Having children reminded me how much I love to play, sing, dance, dress-up, read, explore and make [...]
Licketyspit at the Refugee Festival Scotland!
We went to the Scottish Refugee Festival!! Saturday 18th June We had a wonderful Licketyspit Picnic & Play to celebrate the Scottish Refugee Festival in Elder Park on Saturday 18th June with 14 families [...]
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Porridge & Play 26 BRIDGETON – A trip to the MOON…
Our Bridgeton families were in excellent form for Session 2 of our Porridge & Play Block... We warmed up making ourselves As Big As A Bear with Nerea and played a round of Funky Chicken with Andre! Then Taz took everyone through the story of [...]
Porridge & Play 26 CASTLEMILK – Monsters & Grannies
It’s so hot outside, we are melting away But in Castlemilk Library We still STORYPLAY! We giggle, we smile We’re rolling with laughter We enjoy a good play And some nice food after! Whatever the weather We are getting together To play with our friends [...]
Porridge & Play 26 MARYHILL- A fab Storyplay session!
A Magic Ball Adventure from Maryhill to the JUNGLE! ‘Everyone ready…BLOW!’ A tiny rainbow Magic Ball had carefully been placed on the floor and now we were all surrounding it and blowing it up bigger so we could all climb inside… ‘It’s getting BIGGER… And [...]
Porridge & Play 2026 – back in CASTLEMILK !
Castlemilk Library is a very cool place You can come to hang out, borrow books and to play! Play? Play, you say? Well…YES! Castlemilk Library has been hosting Licketyspit’s Porridge & Play for five years now - so once a year we get together with [...]
Porridge & Play 2026 – back in MARYHILL !
We are so happy to be back in Maryhill for a new Porridge & Play block of sessions – and the Maryhill families were on excellent form at our first session! (we recommend that you read this out loud!) Hello, hello, hello! to one and [...]
Porridge & Play 2026 – back in BRIDGETON !
Licketyspit’s Porridge & Play is back in Bridgeton with old and new friends and SO many new adventures to have together! How lovely to see returning Bridgeton families and welcome some new families! There were big smiles and hugs galore! We were all so happy [...]
Picnic & Play: CULTURE in GLASGOW
Discovering what’s free to do with your family in your city! We are very lucky to have fantastic museums and cultural venues in our city and many of them are free! Picnic & Play is all about taking Storyplay out in the world - we sometimes [...]
Picnic & Play: CULTURE in GLASGOW
Discovering what’s free to do with your family in your city! We are very lucky to have fantastic museums and cultural venues in our city and many of them are free! Picnic & Play is all about taking Storyplay out in the world - we sometimes [...]
Licketyspit’s Just-So-John Bookplay
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 [...]
A fabulous Porridge & Play Maryhill Celebration!
Lots of Storyplay, lots of friends, lots of food, lots of FUN on our last session of this block. We always call the last session of each block a Porridge & Play Celebration because we celebrate many things that day – making new friends who [...]
Friends, witches & a Magic Ball adventure!
So we were nine families with 14 children this week at the CCH for Porridge & Play Maryhill. Everyone is feeling like we’ve become old friends! We started with a Dance Warm-Up to Salaar’s favourite song - Thunder by Imagine Dragons - and some [...]
Licketyspit’s Just-So-John Bookplay
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 [...]
