Available and free to view for the next week on Film 4, Mary and the Witch’s Flower is a charming feature-length Ghibli-style animation with a bit of a Harry Potter vibe going on! Great for some lockdown escapism for kids – and grownup Ghibli fans! 🙂
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Quentin Blake Free E-Cards
There are lots of ways to keep in touch with special people at the moment, but this one from Quentin Blake’s website is one of my favourites. Choose from a selection of free e-cards to send to loved ones – there are rainbow designs specially created for the coronavirus lockdown, and also birthday, get wellContinue reading “Quentin Blake Free E-Cards”
Coronavirus – A Book for Children
This is a brilliant collaborative initiative by Nosy Crow children’s publishers, and has already been downloaded thousands and thousands of times across the world, to help children (and grownups!) understand the coronavirus bug/illness that has disrupted life for so many people across the planet. It’s illustrated by Axel Scheffler (The Gruffalo, Highwayman Rat etc) andContinue reading “Coronavirus – A Book for Children”
My Life as a Courgette/Ma vie de courgette
A beautifully animated French-Swiss stop-motion animation about the adventures of a courgette who wants to travel to Mars…. Oops, sorry, that’s not true! 😉 Do read on… My Life as a Courgette tells the story of a little boy who likes to be called “Courgette” who has to go and live in a children’s home.Continue reading “My Life as a Courgette/Ma vie de courgette”
Make Your Own Comic Workshop
Fresh up on my Free Downloads page, a Make Your Own Comic Workshop! Click on picture below to download, and send me the results please! I would love to see your work, and I will post it here on my website! 🙂
Lego Dancehall Culture!
Created during the lockdown by MC Stevie Youngculture, this is a brilliantly atmospheric music video, featuring Stevie’s own vocals. I love the sound system detail! 🙂 Feeling inspired? Stevie used the 3D animation tutorial download I posted a couple of weeks ago to make this. Why not have a go at making your own andContinue reading “Lego Dancehall Culture!”
Drawing tutorials with Quentin Blake
If I had to choose a favourite children’s illustrator I think it would have to be Quentin Blake – I love his drawing style, and sense of humour! He has a Youtube channel which is really worth subscribing to, to pick up some excellent drawing tips, and just for the pleasure of watching him work.Continue reading “Drawing tutorials with Quentin Blake”
Live Cartoons! The First Cat In Space Ate Pizza
This is so brilliant and barmy, the brainchild of kids author Mac Barnett and his illustrator chum Shawn Harris, both incredibly talented. I love it and I’m pretty sure most kids will love it (I’m on a wavelength with kids for this kind of thing!) Here’s the first episode on Youtube. Check out the otherContinue reading “Live Cartoons! The First Cat In Space Ate Pizza”
The Brilliant Book Trust
I’ve posted about the Book Trust’s resources earlier, but they are adding loads of great stuff to their site, including e-books and drawing tutorials with some of the best children’s illustrators. Have a look, link below! (Ooh, that sounds like something a pirate might shout!) 😉 https://www.booktrust.org.uk/books-and-reading/have-some-fun/ And here’s a video tutorial from the BookContinue reading “The Brilliant Book Trust”
DIY mobile tripod for video calls!
Lots of us all over the planet are shut in our homes, but still need to communicate with our friends and family – wherever they are, so here is a neat little solution for holding the phone while you speak! First you need a cardboard-type coffee beaker. Get a grownup to help you cut twoContinue reading “DIY mobile tripod for video calls!”
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