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Our latest play session – with 37 FAMILIES!

October 7th, 2020|

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. 3 October 2020 Saturday! We [...]

Witchy brews, fruit fairies and ghost trains!

September 30th, 2020|

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. Wednesday! 23 September 2020 Thank [...]

All the things we can still do while we’re at home!

September 22nd, 2020|

As the restrictions around coronavirus continue, we know that many families may be feeling frustrated, stressed, or worried. We know it's a difficult time, so we wanted to remind you of all the things we CAN still do at the moment, even when we might not be able to [...]

Spooky woods, a Wolf Queen, and a rainbow lake!

September 22nd, 2020|

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. WOW!!! We had the biggest [...]

How YOU can help shape a revolution in children’s rights!

September 9th, 2020|

Why are we so excited? Last week, something happened which made us very happy here at Licketyspit! In a big document outlining their plans for the next year the Scottish Government promised to deliver “a revolution in children’s rights” - how exciting does that [...]

A whole WEEK of BPPG adventures! Phew!

September 9th, 2020|

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. This week, we started two [...]

Introducing Andre & Sanjay!

September 4th, 2020|

Meet our new team members and hear about their training experience in Andre's blog! Friday 4th September 2020 Working for Licketyspit is never easy but fun, never simple but relaxed, and never formulaic but planned. Hello, my name is Andre and [...]

Happy birthdays, baking cakes, and dancing on the moon!

September 1st, 2020|

Welcome to the Big Porridge & Play blog, where we share the stories of the adventures we've had during our virtual play sessions on Zoom. If you'd like to join our online weekend sessions (every Saturday, from 10.30am), all you need to do is email us at cfn@licketyspit.com or [...]

Another (very big) Big Porridge & Play adventure!

August 25th, 2020|

Welcome to the Big Porridge & Play blog, where we share the stories of the adventures we've had during our virtual play sessions on Zoom. If you'd like to join our online weekend sessions (every Saturday, from 10.30am), all you need to do is email us at cfn@licketyspit.com or [...]

Providing digital tablets to families who need them

August 25th, 2020|

Have you heard the news?! A few months ago, we were overjoyed to receive funding which enabled us to buy tablets and SIM cards with mobile data for families in our network and beyond, who would struggle to buy these themselves. This meant that they could join in with our [...]

Big Porridge and Play Saturday Sessions are back!

August 18th, 2020|

Welcome to the Big Porridge & Play blog, where we share the stories of the adventures we've had during our virtual play sessions on Zoom. If you'd like to join our online weekend sessions (every Saturday, from 10.30am), all you need to do is email us at cfn@licketyspit.com or [...]