Hearing Haiku

IMG_0140, originally uploaded by littlegreenpig.

As you can see from this picture, the Saddlebacks had a go at making some haiku with fridge magnet letters this week. If you’ve got some at home, see what poems or lines you can make on your fridge!
This is Leah’s haiku which I think creates quite a mournful tone [...]

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Sizzling sounds

Sizzle, originally uploaded by j00zt1n.

Hi everyone
Hope you’re all having a good half term. As promised, here is your half term challenge, thought up by our lovely new volunteer Kate who has been helping out with the Piglets group:
Have you ever heard a word that, when said out loud, sounds just like the noise it describes? [...]

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Little Green Pigs Go Walking!

North Laines in Brighton. , originally uploaded by Katie’s small world.

Well it’s an exciting start to the year for the Saddlebacks! In collaboration with Brighton and Hove City Coucil, we are out and about this Tuesday recording the sights and sounds of the North Laines in Brighton. Little Green Pig have been asked to be [...]

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And the Tuesday challenge winners are…

DSC01252, originally uploaded by littlegreenpig.

Stani for the Piglets and Leah for the Saddlebacks! Well done you two. We will give you your prizes next Tuesday 15th at our first workshops back.
Thanks to everyone who left comments and took part in our weekly challenges, we enjoyed reading all of them and hope you enjoyed taking part. [...]

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Summer Tuesday challenge – the final week!

noveaux crayons, originally uploaded by orphanjones.
Happy September everyone! As much as I love summer, I love autumn too, and 1st September seems to mark the beginning of the new season. When I was at school I used to love getting new pencils, pens, stationery and new bag for the start of term – was I [...]

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Tuesday Challenge Number 5: let’s get cooking!

George’s Marvelous Medicine display, detail of George himself with Granmda’s medicine, originally uploaded by tiramisucake22.
Welcome to challenge number 5! I’ve really enjoyed reading your previous entries, so well done. It seems to have been a baking week this week. I made some banana bread, my sister baked some lovely carrot cake, and a friend of [...]

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Guess Who?

my photo of j k rowling, originally uploaded by nicola suzzanne franklin.

Welcome to Tuesday Challenge number 4! Any of you know who this is? I think some of you will have read her books or seen the films … that’s right, it’s J.K Rowling. Did you know that she was advised by her publisher to [...]

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Summer challenge 09 – week 1

Holiday Read, originally uploaded by holgarolga.

Welcome to the first of our Tuesday summer challenges for 2009! Those of you who took part last year should remember the rules,  but here’s a recap for any new people. Each Tuesday between now and September we will post a challenge. To join in you just need to leave [...]

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Clapping away the rain

DSC01505, originally uploaded by littlegreenpig.
It poured. It poured some more. But it still didn’t stop us! Thank you to everyone who came to perform and watch last Tuesday at our open mic night 2009. We were so proud watching our Piglets and Saddlebacks. It was a great night.
See more photos from the evening on Flickr.
Come [...]

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Open Mic Night, Tuesday 7th July

Please join us next Tuesday 7th July for a night of performing Piglets and Saddlebacks – aka our talented young writers aged 7 to 16 who have been attending our Brighton Youth Centre. The performers will be stepping up to the mic and wowing you with some of the best words they’ve written over the [...]

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