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Some people hate the wind, but I find it exciting. The sounds it produces, the lights and shadows it shoots, the way it sets the trees swaying, like ships on a wild sea, can be thrilling. So, rather than huddle indoors, I like to join in – run, stretch, dance, sing, shout with the gusts…
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Hmm, what lovely Bank Holiday weather – not! But no matter! Let’s attack it, stare it in the face, scoop it up and jump right over it with this simple little word game. It’s actually a poem as well as a game – an exciting one brimming with poetic techniques like onomatopoeia and imagery –…
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Thrilled to have poems included (again) in the latest two mini-anthologies of famous poet Brian Moses, with themes – Sea & Seaside and Mini Beasts, with contributions by a number of established children’s poets. I highly recommend a browse of both, with their colourful assortments of poems, ideas, styles and illustrations. Great for…
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My poem ‘Anticipating’ celebrates the bursting out of spring… and glimpses the next season, waiting in the wings. Here it is, rounding off the Children’s Page of the May edition of Better Than Starbucks, the upcoming print and digital poetry magazine (bottom right of page). You’ll find a vibrant array of other poems there…
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Celebrate a letter with its best words! This is fun and fulfilling for adults downwards, and can be done any day, any time, or as an ongoing process through the week. So, pick any letter from the alphabet – let’s say P – and write it big and bold in the centre of a sheet…
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Here’s a fun thing to do on a dull day – set a poem to music! You don’t have to be a singer or musician. This is just for you – and hopefully friend, family and followers so they can catch the idea too. Take a favourite poem, or browse online or through a book…
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A stroll in a green space in the springtime is an ideal opportunity for creative fun – and there’s no upper age limit for these suggestions! Make music… okay, a hideous racket… by blowing grasses. They’re growing tall and strong now – perfect for makeshift recorders – so just make a slight slit in one,…
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Silly fruity-veggie face creation ideas for adults downwards What’s life for if you can’t hit the Pause button once in a while and do something like this? Grab up any fruit, salad or veg you may have handy and magic them into characters. They’ll still be edible afterwards, provided the eyes don’t roll off the…
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Acrostics are pleasing brain-ticklers, with the bonus that completion = poem! What’s more, the first letter of each line is given, so all you have to do is fill in the rest – however you see fit. In case you’ve gone blank about what exactly acrostics are, they’re poems in which the first letter of…
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One of the best things about sunshine is the shadows it produces – the mottled shades, dancing dapples and quirky, crisp-cut silhouettes. Light and shade bring scenes alive. They’re also fun to photograph, so if the sun’s out, get your phone, pick a shadow or two and start clicking. A decorative subject – like this…
Kate Williams 