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Glasgow, one year on: a Storyplay explosion!
It’s been a year since we moved the Licketyspit office to Glasgow - and what a year it’s been. None of us could have predicted the tumultuous events that would affect everything and everyone; [...]
UNCRC Incorporation Scotland Bill
Wednesday 9th September, 2020 Incorporating the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child into Scottish law is a big step towards ensuring every child in Scotland grows up happy, healthy and safe. [...]
Ensuring access to digital tablets for families in need
In response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdown, Licketyspit worked quickly to respond to the needs of families in our Children & Families Network and provide creative, joyful activities that would help [...]
Read Blogs about our recent activities
Last FOREST STORYPLAY with our MARYHILL HUB!
Extravagant Forest Creatures, Wolves, a flying adventure and a Magic Ball out of this world. The sun eventually shone on our last Forest Storyplay of this Summer and our Maryhilll Hub friends were more than ready to bring it to a magnificent end. Our [...]
Picnic & Play season is here! – Troon Beach
Picnic & Play is here and Licketyspit is delighted to go on trips with friends from all our Porridge & Play Hubs across Glasgow. Picnic & Play is an opportunity to Storyplay away from our Glasgow neighbourhoods – visiting public spaces in our city - like museums, parks or [...]
Forest Storyplay with our Castlemilk Hub!
Our Castlemilk Hub pals were excited to take flight at The Children’s Wood! It was delightful to meet and Storyplay with our Castlemilk Pals who were very smiley in the Big Circle and ready to get warmed up and have a go at Funky Chicken. [...]
Forest Storyplay with our Cranhill Hub!
Our bright Cranhill friends brought the sunshine with them to The Children’s Wood last Friday! Excitement was in the air as we all hugged and smiled delighted to be together again for some Storyplay fun. Our circle was BIG and our warm-up was BUSY! We had a [...]
Forest Storyplay with our Whiteinch Hub!
A very rainy day doesn’t stop FOREST STORYPLAY because our Whiteinch Hub pals are a very happy bunch! The rain came after all these hot days we’ve had in Glasgow and it is a good thing really because the trees and plants get very thirsty in the [...]
Forest Storyplay with our Bridgeton Hub!
Our cheery Bridgeton hub had a blooming good time at The Children’s Wood. They arrived nice and early and there were many smiles and hugs because we were all together again! Sarah taught us The Children’s Wood Rhyme and Andre helped us all to make ourselves [...]
Forest Storyplay with Govan & Online Hubs!
Welcome to the land of the Children’s Wood, it’ s a Wood that’s here for children and that’s understood! The sun was shining on the gorgeous Children’s Wood for the first Forest Storyplay of the season with our friends from Govan and Online Hubs. It is always so exciting to [...]
FOREST STORYPLAY
Forest Storyplay is a new collaboration with our friends from The Children's Wood! After last year's fantastic Picnic & Play sessions and Storyplay Festival 2024 at The Children's Wood we all wanted to go back there for more Licketyspit fun! The Children's Wood are very happy [...]
Porridge & Play Castlemilk Week 4
Castlemilk Blog! A massive circle, love letters, Chefs & a Cake good enough to get a job in a kitchen! What a time we’ve had with our Castlemilk Library friends the last 4 weeks at Porridge & Play. This bunch of grown-ups and children really take [...]
Porridge & Play Whiteinch Week 4
Whiteinch Blog! Love letters, Chefs, a massive birthday cake & a feast! Our last session at Whiteinch Library felt like a great big party and although everyone was a bit sad that it was the last one of this year we all cheered up very quickly [...]
Porridge & Play Govan Week 4
Govan Blog! Celebrating play & friends at Licketyspit’s Porridge & Play! It has been great to meet and play with friends old and new in Govan this year, we have had so much fun! We feel so lucky that you have all shared your incredible ideas [...]
Porridge & Play Castlemilk Week 3
Castlemilk Blog! Do you know why circles are great? Because when we are all in a circle, you can see everyone and everyone can see you and playing is best when we all do it TOGETHER! We had a great big circle yesterday at Castlemilk Library [...]
