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CFN Trips to Celtic Connections 2020
CFN Trip to Danny Kyle Stage, Celtic Connections 20th January 2020 We've had a couple of great CFN Trips to Celtic Connections this week! On Monday, 38 of us went to the Danny Kyle Open Stage at the The Glasgow Royal Concert Hall. We saw some great bands [...]
Picnic & Play Spring 2020
16th January 2020Catch up on the Spring 2020 Picnic & Play sessions here! With sessions at the Dream Machine,Hidden Gardens, Museum of Scotland and more, we had so much fun with imaginary playand exploration in some of the most exciting arts and culture venues in Edinburgh and Glasgow [...]
Licketyspit Xmas Round-up 2019
20th December Merry Christmas from Licketyspit! Read & download the whole 2019 round-up here! Scroll down to see our 2019 timeline. Timeline 2019 January New Website Launch Virginia to Philadelphia for IPAY Conference Storyplay Residency Part 2 at Riverside [...]
Take 2: CFN Festive Trips!
CFN Trip to Rosemount Development Trust 30th Anniversary Celebrations 01st December 2019 It was great to join the Royston community for an afternoon of Christmassy fun for Rosemount Development Trust's 30th anniversary. Ruby, our Children and Families Network producer, went along with a couple of CFN families from Maryhill [...]
Licketyspit’s Book Week Scotland Competition
3rd December 2019 Congratulations to Licketyspit's Book Week Scotland Competition Winners! To celebrate Book Week Scotland 2019, we invited CFN members to send us a photo of a drawing/painting their child had done, inspired by their favourite book or story. The prizes were copies of our Wee Witches and [...]
CFN Festive Trips!
23rd November 2019 Mary Poppins Cinema Trip with the Caravan Project We had a FAB first ever Children & Families Network trip to the Glasgow Film Theatre (GFT) on Saturday to watch Mary Poppins! 22 families from St Marys Primary Storyplay and Wyndford Nursery Storyplay in Maryhill, and from [...]
FILM: BIG Porridge & Play Glasgow 2019
What happened in BIG Porridge & Play Glasgow 2019? A video introduction to BPPG 2019 from Artistic Director & CEO of Licketyspit, Virginia Radcliffe. With support from Jennifer at Whiteinch! Film credit: Jonathan Ley. Look out for more clips coming soon!
Picnic & Play Autumn 2019
6th November 2019 Catch up on all of our Picnic & Play sessions so far this autumn! Click on the pictures to see more! Picnic & Play at the Riverside Museum 12th October 2019 Picnic & Play at North Edinburgh [...]
P1b Porridge & Play at St Marys
02 October 2019 Last month, Primary 1b shared some of the Lickety Playcard games they had learnt with lots of their families! - We played Big as a Bear, Funky Chicken (where we met a Feathery Peacock and a Funny Elephant!), Witches Fingers and Pirates! It was great to [...]
P1a Porridge & Play at St Marys
02 October 2019 It was wonderful to welcome so many parents and carers to the school last month for Porridge & Play! The children shared some of the Lickety Playcard games they had learnt with their families - from Funky Chicken (and the Silly Lion!) to Witches Fingers, and [...]
LicketyLeap at St Mary’s – Group 4
12th & 18th September 2019 St Marys Storyplay We had a lovely LicketyLeap with 9 children from Group 4 (P1a & P1b) and Miss Carty. They were particularly tickled by the Margaret & Margaret Peekaboo entrance. They loved the Oogly Boogly Lady's mini-worlds and were all actively involved. The [...]
Picnic & Play is Back!
25th September 2019 We are delighted to announce that Picnic & Play is back! Licketyspit's Picnic & Play sessions are free inter-generational drama-led play sessions for families with 3-8 year olds, in cultural centres around Glasgow and Edinburgh. Sessions include a delicious, healthy picnic and reflective drawing, where [...]
