Wednesday 30 June 2021

Creative Writing Activity - Winnie The Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year

If you own Winnie The Pooh: A Very Merry Pooh Year at home, watch this charming film, then write down what the residents of the Hundred Acre Wood got up to for the rest of the year following that eventful Christmas and New Year.

Tuesday 29 June 2021

I.B.F.Fs - An Announcement

Next Wednesday, and every other Wednesday, I'll be doing my debut title for I.B.F.Fs, a collection of stories with new twists on Bluey Season 2 episodes. I'll be bringing you three creative writing prompts based on three Bluey episodes I find on the Disney Junior Canada website each week, featuring me in my 6-year-old form, my siblings Luke, Resus and Cleo, our pets Dig and Lulu and our next door neighbours and best friends Bluey and Bingo. Tune in next Wednesday for three writing prompts based on Army, Fancy Restaurant and Stumpfest!

Creative Writing Activity - Noah & Nelly - During Tea

Watch the video above, then write down a poem from the animals' perspective about all the things they'll have for breakfast once they get to the cafe.

Monday 28 June 2021

Creative Writing Activity - Mr. Daydream

Watch the video above, then write down about your own adventures with Mr. Daydream. Where do you think you'll go with Mr. Daydream?

Friday 25 June 2021

Creative Writing Activity - Charlie Chalk - The Feast

Watch the video above, then write down the part you play in organizing and taking part in Trader Jones' feast.

Thursday 24 June 2021

Lindsey On The Moon Writing Challenge

Write a page-long diary entry, poem or story about Blue Peter presenter Lindsey's mission to the moon. She must take three things: some food, a picture of her and the whole Blue Peter gang and another object of your choice. What does she experience once on the moon? Does she experience zero-gravity? How can she eat with her helmet on? What messages does she send to the other presenters (and Henry) down on earth from her rocket?

Creative Writing Activity - My Little Pony: Princess Promenade

Imagine you find the mystical flower underground, and you are coronated to be a princess by Spike the dragon. What are the rules and responsibilities you must accept? How do you adjust to your job as a princess? What do you like most about your new job?

Wednesday 23 June 2021

At-Home Creative Writing Activity - Bluey On Disney Junior Canada

Inspired by the Canadian Disney Junior scheduled Bluey episodes, watch both Scream Street on iPlayer and Bluey on Disney+ if you have it and then write your own I.B.F.Fs adventure based on these Bluey episodes:
  • Teasing/Shaun/Daddy Robot
  • Hammerbarn/Featherwand/Dance Mode
  • Squash/Charades/Bingo
  • Helicopter/Octopus/Baby Race
  • Rug Island/Hairdressers/Sticky Gecko
  • Flat Pack/Queens/Trains
  • Army/Fancy Restaurant/Stumpfest
  • The Show/Tickle Crabs/Escape
  • Bus/Mum School/Piggyback
  • Seesaw/Movies/Grandad
  • Library/Swim School/Bin Night
  • Ice Cream/Bad Mood/Double Babysitter

Creative Writing Activity - Clifford's First Sleepover

Watch the video above, then write down your own version of the story with you (and a pet if you have one) going to a sleepover to a beloved relative's place.

Tuesday 22 June 2021

Creative Writing Activity - Have You Been Somewhere Fun?

Write about a fun trip you took with your family. How did you feel going to that place? What was the best part of the trip? Did you make any new friends there?

Monday 21 June 2021

Creative Writing Activity - Will Quack Quack - Atishoo!

Watch the video above, and then write your own version of the episode, this time you are in Will's place and you are helping Will's dad while your own mother is sick in bed. How will you help out?

Friday 18 June 2021

Creative Writing Activity - Haunted House

Watch Haunted House on iPlayer, then write about journeying into a new, harmless sort of house with Luke, Resus, Cleo and Dig. What kind of house would that be? Is it colourful? Musty? Does it need a bit of decorating? Whatever your kind of house, try and think up a new and kooky house for you and Luke and his friends to explore in.

Thursday 17 June 2021

Creative Writing Activity - Owl Babies

Watch the video above, then write down your own version of the story of the Owl Babies. Maybe you can write it from the mother owl's perspective as she tries to avoid the fox, or write Bill's inner thoughts besides 'I Want My Mummy'.

Creative Writing Activity - The Creek

Inspired by The Creek, write down a poem about journeying through the creek. Write about what you can smell, see, hear, feel and taste journeying through the creek, and the many things you encounter on the way to the water.

Monday 14 June 2021

Creative Writing Activity - Cuddles' Poor Paw

Like with the previous activity concerning Cuddles, write your own version of the story Cuddles' Poor Paw after watching the video above. Write it in your own unique style if you want to.

Monday 7 June 2021

Creative Writing Activity - Strawberry Shortcake At The Beach

Watch the video above, then write your own Me, You, And Strawberry Shortcake version of the story, with Furaha and her family added in.

Creative Writing Activity - Blue Mountains

Inspired by Blue Mountains, write a poem about how useful Heeler hands can be apart from being hand puppets.

Friday 4 June 2021

Creative Writing Activity - Cake

Watch Cake on iPlayer, then write about how Bing and Flop spent their cake party with their friends. You could include the games Bing and his friends Coco, Pando and Sula played after having cake, or what they talked about, or what Flop, Alma and Padget talked about.

Creative Writing Activity - Markets

Watch Markets on iPlayer, then write a poem about Bluey's experiences at the market. Make sure you include all the colours, sights and five senses: touch, taste, smell, sight and hearing.

Thursday 3 June 2021

Creative Writing Activity - The Noisy Supper

Watch the above clip and then write down about the noisy supper you would organize, and the friends you would invite. Who would you invite? What food would you prepare?

Creative Writing Activity - The Claw

Watch The Claw on iPlayer, then write a poem from a claw machine's perspective about its job at picking up things when people have a turn on him or her, whatever gender you make your claw machine.

Wednesday 2 June 2021

Creative Writing Activity - Dork Diaries: TV Star

Inspired by Dork Diaries: TV Star, write about your life as a glamourous TV star. What kind of food do you like to munch on? What house do you live in? How do you live your celebrity TV star life? What TV shows or movies do you star in?

Creative Writing Activity - The Doctor

Watch 'The Doctor' on iPlayer, then write about the last time you visited the doctor. Did you feel brave at any case? What did the doctor perform on you - a vaccine or bandage removal? Did he or she give you a lollipop or a sticker as a reward for being brave?

Tuesday 1 June 2021

Creative Writing Activity - Whatever Next

Inspired by the book 'Whatever Next', write about a trip to the moon in a cardboard box. What food and items will you take to the moon? Who's joining you on your moon trip? How do you get to the moon if you're going in a cardboard box?

Creative Writing Activity - Grannies

Watch Grannies on iPlayer, then write down a series of interview questions to ask Bluey's Nana. With a friend, family member or classmate, pretend you're interviewing Bluey's Nana and ask her the questions you wrote down. What was life like for Bluey's Nana when she attended ballet school or became an actress in her younger years? What was her favourite food, or her favourite toy? What were her hopes and dreams for the future when she was Bluey's age?

There is a printable if you want to make today's activity a lot easier. Click the link below, download and print to get started.

Creative Writing Activity - The Hallowistmas Drill - Part 1

CHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARGE!! How would YOU get revenge on CBBC for taking away your favourite programme?!