All Washed Up

April 1, 2020 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Now for something different: my poem ‘All Washed Up’ written in Ireland, read aloud.

#POEM:AllWashedUp #IrishPoetry #FrancesMacaulayForde

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Bluey wins International Emmy award

April 1, 2020 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Bluey wins International Emmy award

Popular Australian children's TV show Bluey, has won an International Emmy award

“Australia’s most popular children’s television show”, Bluey, has won an International Emmy Kids Award.

The Ludo Studio animated series about a family of blue heelers won in the Kids: Preschool category, beating other nominees from Germany, Chile and China.

Bluey Executive Producer, Charlie Aspinwall said the win is an incredible recognition for every one of the fantastic team at Ludo Studio.

“They’ve poured their hearts and souls into making Bluey the show that everyone loves and we’re just so proud of this achievement and how far we’ve come.”

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Music in Lockdown…

March 31, 2020 by Frances Macaulay Forde

I just loved this!

@BuitengebiedenB

Mar 28

Quarantine weekend violin concert:Sicilian twins Mirko and Velerio from Agrigento play this Coldplay song while in quarantine. Enjoy!

#BuitengebiedenB #LockdownMusic #Coldplay

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‘It’s not all about you (or me).’

March 30, 2020 by Frances Macaulay Forde

A blogpost from Melinda Tognini worth remembering…

My daughter a few months after her open-heart surgery.

https://www.melindatognini.com.au/its-not-all-about-you-or-me/

“If we were to believe social media, it would be easy to think we need to choose either panic or denial in response to the reported risks of COVID-19.” READ FULL POST

It’s Not All About You (or Me)

#MelindaTognini #WordsToRemember #Self-Isolation #SocDistancing #Consideration

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Fire

March 29, 2020 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Wonderful, scary words…

I've started so...........

The smoke smothers,

forms a solid screen.

The fire frantically fights

for its existence,

twisting and torturing

the air around it

like a dictator leaving

nothing to chance.

The flames writhing,

and rising in their

hot blazing dance.

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Live — The Sketchbook

March 29, 2020 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Here’s one I painted live on Instagram today. I’ve been wanting to try this for a while, so I threw some paint tubes on my table and pointed the phone at my paper. My son helped with the setup because millennials know how to do these things, and voilà, I started painting. Lots of artists […]

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SCBWI Remote Learning Resources

March 28, 2020 by Frances Macaulay Forde

As a member of SCBWI I was sent this link today – it will take some trawling through because there are (I’m sure) hundreds of links to look at. Will keep the kids busy, anyway.

‘So many creators of children’s books have risen to the call for help from teachers and parents during the COVID-19 crisis by creating online materials that will entertain, instruct, and inspire children and young people. Some are reading their books and discussing them. Some have created mini-lessons on art or history or craft projects. Some are doing the equivalent of a school visit with a presentation and slide show. READ MORE.

#SCBWILinks #RemoteLearningResources

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Free for parents with children — Leila Nabih

March 27, 2020 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Thank you Leila: Free for parents with children — Leila Nabih

FREE FOR PARENTS WITH CHILDREN

March 27, 2020

Looking for more free colouring sheets, phonics sheets or activity sheets for your children? Look no further.

I’ve just realised I haven’t mentioned it on here. I have mentioned it on Facebook and Instagram but I forgot to mention it on my website. So here it is. I’ve made available online all the colouring sheets, activity sheets and phonics sheets ( using the alphabet of transport) that I have created for my four year old in the last year or so. You’ll find them all here : https://leilanabih.com/free-stuff/

Just click and download. No password, no email required…

I’d love to see what your children do if it so do tag me on Facebook or Instagram so I’ll can see their beautiful work.

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Milko returns…

March 25, 2020 by Frances Macaulay Forde

Some excellent news for a change:

#MilkoReturns #BrownsDairy #RetroHappy

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A fishy tail…

March 23, 2020 by Frances Macaulay Forde

My sister-in-law shared wonderful photos and words with a special message; to ‘stay safe’ so I am compelled to do the same. See the full posting here.

#PerthDailyPhoto #StaySafe #GoldfishPhotos #ArtPhoto