Sunday the 11th of July 11AM-6PM

Nicholls and Clarke Building, 

3-10 Shoreditch High Street

LONDON  E1 6PG

*ATTENTION ALL WOULD-BE ACTORS!*

Sukie the cat and the Beetles by Les and Tots.

Music by Virginia Astley

Sound editing by Charles Hugall

Voices by Marcia Hugall and Kevin Metcalfe

Happy Travelers Exhibition by Soju Tanaka and Chie Miyazaki.

Workshop by the artists Saturday 6th of March 2-5 PM

at the OKIDO shop, 89 Granville Arcade, Brixton Village, London

Check picture of the day on Chie's blog

http://chiemogula-exhibition.blogspot.com/2010/03/happy-travellers-exhibition-and-work.html

Pictures on Soju's blog

http://pleiades-soju.blogspot.com/

Visit the site:

http//www.telegraph.co.uk/family/6550502/Best-websites-Family-and-Kids.html

Monday 15-2-10

11AM  Make some Plasticine monsters

 2PM  Make and Print a body poster 

Tuesday 16-2-10

11AM  Make and Print a body poster  

 2PM  Make a Stethoscope and listen to your heart 

Wednesday 17-2-10

11AM  Make some Plasticine monsters

 2PM  The senses workshop

Thursday 18-2-10

11AM  Make a super hairy postcard

 2PM  Story telling and book making -Hairy monsters

Friday 19-2-10

11AM  Make a poem and a book about muscles 

 2PM  Story telling and book making -the Moon

Saturday 20-2-10

 2PM  OKIDO craft activities

The Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award is the biggest museum award in Britain. A panel of judges chose the shortlist of six museums from over 200 nominated by thousands of visitors. From the Award's innovative shortlist, families will decide who's this year's winner. Each shortlisted museum will be visited, anonymously, by several families of all shapes and sizes. They will measure the museum against the Kids in Museums Manifesto "20 ways to make a museum family friendly" compiled entirely from visitors%u2019 comments. The winner will be announced in April. The prize is 500 Mammoth Activity Sheets, designed and donated by Foldedsheet.com. So look out for noisy, dirty, messy families wandering around museums. They may possibly be undercover judges for the Guardian Family Friendly Museum Award.

The Shortlist:

        Beningbrough Hall and Gardens, York

Great North Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne

Herbert Art Gallery and Museum, Coventry

Highland Folk Museum, Newtownmore

The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery, Stoke-on-Trent

St Nicholas Priory, Exeter

About Kids in Museums: Kids in Museums is a national charity supporting and driving change in Britain's museums to make them more family friendly. Kids in Museums emphasises welcoming families to museums that have not had the opportunity to visit before. To find out more about Kids in Museums and their work, go to www.kidsinmuseums.org.uk.

Come and visit us at the shop.

Workshop and activities every afternoon and events on Saturday afternoon.

Half term workshops at 11AM and 2:00 PM to be announced very soon

Exhibition on Thursday 21st of January 2010 4-8PM Private view

OKIDO contributors and friends

OKIDO Pop-up Shop in Brixton Market.

89 Granville Arcade Brixton Village SW9 

open every day

Activities and workshops on Saturday 2-5PM

I used to make miniature gardens when I was little, and this Summer I made one with my daughter. Here's the result - rather warmer looking than the weather we're having at the moment! 

Check out Okido issue 4 (Eating and Digestion) for how to do it...

Necklace of Raindrops

By Joan Aiken,

Illustrated by Jan Pienkowski

This is one of the books that shaped my childhood, and its re-appearance has a particularly emotional resonance for me.

A Necklace of Raindrops, followed by The Kingdom Under the Sea, are both collections of modern fairytales written by the esteemed Joan Aiken, that had fired up my imagination and inspired me as a child, not only to write somewhat macabre stories myself, but also to mimic in my own drawings, Jan Pienkowski's now signature silhouette style.

How I loved these strange tales with their exquisitely vivid illustrations! My original copies were paperbacks that gradually dissolved with time and over-enthusiastic thumbing, so it was with both pleasure and perhaps slight trepidation that I received this new edition, rather in the same way as one might meet a dear, old friend, knowing not what effects time might have had on them. Now re-published as a smart hardback, but not too big or heavy to read at bedtime, I found to my delight, that not only did I enjoy the stories just as much as the memories they evoked, but also that a further dimension was added by my five year old daughter loving them, too. We read one a day (sometimes rather greedily more), and were in turns, charmed, amused and thrilled by the weird and wonderful characters and their enchanting, enchanted stories. There is something magical indeed about these books, as my daughter and I were snuggled up reading 'A bed for the night' one Sunday morning a few weeks ago, with Radio 4 gurgling in the background, I became aware that it was none other than Jan Pienkowski on dessert island discs talking about the very tale we were reading. How's that for synchronicity? (And what a total dude he is, too)

One more wish -please may you now re-publish The Kingdom Under the Sea, Random House?

Gabby Dawnay for Okido

OKIDO magazine on London BBC news Monday 26th of October 2009

Check out this great pattern blog were you can download, print, colour in and have fun with patterns! For kids and adults there's plenty of images to get creative with. www.patternsforcolouring.com

OKIDO10 Feelings and emotions and OKIDOODLE Book Launch Party on the 17th of October 2009 at the Doodle Bar Battersea 33 Parkgate Road SW11 4NP   http://www.thedoodlebar.com/

Saturday the 12th of September all afternoon from 12:00.

Children made mini vegetables and a mini food market! 

click here for more photos on facebook

Latest Okido's Moon issue was so inspiring that we decided to make our own "lunar base". You'll find some photos attached. It's all made out of recycled stuff : mini ice-creams box, milk bottles tops, toothpicks, homemade cotton suit and pingpong ball helmet... And guess what, it's a girl ! First woman on the moon ! From Nath

The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon by Mini Grey

Told from a leftfield and very humorous perspective, this is the adventurous love story of the Dish and the Spoon, and what happened when they ran away together (after the Cow jumped over the Moon and the Little Dog laughed). Where the traditional and beloved children's rhyme stops, this tale begins...

Setting the scene in a romantic, Chaplinesque, pre and post War America, Mini Grey uses simple, clear prose and lively cartoon illustrations to create a funny, thrilling and utterly charming story. The reader is immediately drawn to the central characters, and finds themselves desperately hoping for a happy ending!

But I don't want to give too much away.

I laughed out loud reading this, and my five-year-old was absolutely enchanted. Furthermore, the book comes with a delightful cd read by League of Gentlemen actor Mark Gaitiss, and supported by an original yet familiar score. 

Highly recommended!

Review by Gabby Dawnay.

Send us a picture of your alien and Win a Fimo 'Create your own Kit'

30 prizes for the best first entries! See them all on here

real time Apollo expedition

http://www.wechoosethemoon.com/

Click Here to visit us and become an OKIDO fan on Facebook

http://www.facebook.com/pages/OKIDO-magazine/128691838274?ref=nf

OKIDO 9 will be out on the 15th of July.

Just in time to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the moon landing.

OKIDOODLE is OUT. Order it on line from our shop!

Kidsoup TV visits to OKIDO Studio.

Watch it here or visit http://kidsoup.tv

We've joined forces with RANDOM HOUSE on a regular new feature - OKIDO BOOK REVIEWS! 

Look out for our favourite Random books reviewed on our website and for exciting competitions with Random books as prizes!!

EVIL WEASEL by Hannah Shaw

Evil Weasel is a delicious creation of badness - you'll laugh out loud at his wicked ways! Author Hannah Shaw has got the balance of witty storytelling and scratchily descriptive illustration just right. Delightfully lively, without being too busy, hilarious details pepper the drawings and text - check out the before and after adverts at the front and the back of the book...

And thank goodness this post-modern cautionary tale of a bad mammal turned good avoids being preachy - Weasel has just enough bad left in him at the end to keep us chuckling - and keep it real for the children! 

Who doesn't love a good baddie, eh? 

(Review by Gabby Dawnay)

PLEASE COME ALONG AND SEE OKIDO in a magical installation at the Tate Modern entitled: THE HOUSE OF FAIRY TALES, "a surreal celebration of all that is handmade, playful, passionate and interactive," this FREE event will take place over the bank holiday weekend - Friday 22nd- Monday 25th May. 

At the Okido stall you can make badges, be an Okido special news reporter and send postcards to the MOON! 

And as well as Okido, the installation will include: live music, animation from the BFI, a gingerbread house, chess laboratory, doll factory, a shaddow puppets theatre and a giant grandmother's bed to listen to stories on, as well as all sorts of other exciting stuff to watch, touch, taste and wonder at!

Bring children, friends and family for a fantastic celebration!!

See you there! 

The Okido Team

Okido will have the pleasure to be at the Bubble show on June 21st and 22nd 2009.

We will have fun workshops and activities during those two days so come and visit us and the show at:

BUBBLE LONDON

Business Design Centre

52 Upper Street, Islington

London N1 OQH

Sukie the Cat and the Magic PaintPot Tree.

The song is from the album "from gardens where we dream" by Virginia Astley. Voice over is by Laura Lane. Filming by Les and Tots. Thanks to Stella and Giovanna.

From David & Zoe at  http://www.millergoodman.co.uk/

Okido 8 is all about our senses!!!! 

OKIDO magazine is in the window of wonderful Clapham Books!

Visit the bookshop and have a look...

Clapham Books: 120 Clapham High St. Clapham, London, SW4 7UH

IMAGINE 09: Children's Literacy Festival. Running from Thursday 12th February-Sunday 8th March on the Southbank. Imagine is the UK's brightest and best children's literature festival. Imagine 2009 features readings, storytelling, poetry, exhibitions, dance and music across Southbank Centre. There is a special installation, free performances and workshops on The Clore Ballroom in Royal Festival Hall. Thinking of something fun, free and imaginative to do with your kids in London this half term? This is it!

See the Southbank Centre's website for further details:

http://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/festivals-series/imagine

Messy Monster and OKIDO have invaded the window at Tales on Moon Lane. The enchanting childrens bookshop is at 25 Half moon Lane, Herne Hill, London SE24 9JU www.talesonmoonlane.co.uk

send us a pict of your snow constructions!!!

OKIDO Launch Party. 1st of February 2009 from 3PM to 9PM

at the whirled cinema, 259-260 Hardess St Loughborough JCT London SE24 OHN . Animation screening, music, food, party...

Come and join us all welcome!!!! Kids and Grown-ups  fun!

http://www.whirledart.co.uk/cinema

You can upload your pictures on the blog by clicking here

animation by Matthew Cooper

The new OKIDO is out. This issue is on muscles and movement.

Line rider 2 link: draw a line and play!

New Kids on the Block by Sally Williams in Seven, Sunday Telegraph supplement on 02 Nov 2008

click here for more

We made the costume ourselves. First I had to explain to Sam that he COULD NOT cut up any of our own clothing to do this, and instead we scoured the local charity shops.  We found a big brown fleece and a furry gilet thing, and under Sam's very specific directions the costume was put together.  And when he puts on the costume, Sam IS a squirrel.  It is so funny.

www.ecodazoo.com

500g/1lb eating apples (eaters keep their shape when cooked)

juice and finely grated zest of one unwaxed lemon

6 heaped tablespoons flour

1 heaped teaspoon of baking powder

pinch of salt

75g/2oz caster sugar

2 large eggs

60g/2oz melted butter

have a 20cm/8ins cake tin, bottom lined, ready

Peel, core and chop the apples and place in a bowl with the lemon juice and zest (to stop them going brown). 

Mix the flour, baking powder, salt, sugar, eggs and melted butter, then fold the apples and lemon juice/zest into the mix.

Empty into the cake tin and bake at 180C/350F/Gas mark 4 for 40 minutes or until golden brown.

When cooler, sprinkle with icing sugar...(optional)

Serve WARM with vanilla icecream as a yummy pudding 

OR cool on its own as a teatime treat!

PS You can make this cake with any fruit (blueberries are sensational) but as it's apple time of year, we've gone for apples!

Colourscape Music Festival on Clapham Common

Sept 13th to 21st

Our largest and most established festival in our largest Festival One structure - the world's largest Colourscape.

Weekend performances of the latest developments in contemporary music - this year featuring new or unusual instruments - Alphorns - Gongs - Batphones - Crumhorns.

PLUS the third Eye Music commission under the Rawsthorn Award.

Saturday September 13th - Horses Brawl and Tristram Cary Memorial concert Horses Brawl play contemporary music on old instruments - recorders and crumhorns. PLUS we present music by Tristram Cary - the pioneer of British electronic music - who sadly died earlier this year.

Sunday September 14th - Urban Strawberry Lunch

We bring one of Liverpool's famous and unique ensembles to London in Liverpool Capital of Culture Year. Colourscape will be filled with gas pipes, wheel hubs and glass xylophones for an intriguing concert.

Monday Sept 15th to Friday Sept 19th -

Colourscape is reserved for schools workshops

Public openings only at lunchtime 12 to 1pm

Saturday September 20th - "How to Shout and Blow Horns" Alphorns, natural hunting horns and French Horns call out across Colourscape.

Sunday September 21st - Boundless Transformations

The 2008 Rawsthorn Commission Award

Eddy Sayer; Michael Ormiston; Candida Valentino create a new world of gongs, live electronics and "Ccymatic" sound-painting.

little people web site

I love that plane

Let's all meet on the Bridge!!!!!

The bridge will be transformed by a team of artists into a series of extraordinary eating areas: an enchanted woodland picnic; a traditional British seaside; a formal banquet; a lounge bar; an Indian wedding celebration; and a village fête. Visitors will be invited to share a unique opportunity to eat, drink and make merry al fresco with fellow Londoners. Food will be cooked on the bridge and include everything from hog roast to curry, fresh oysters to tea and cake. There will be an array of activities in celebration of Harvest with pumpkin-carving, apple-bobbing and bread-baking. 

Saturday 13th September  12:00 to 22:00

Southwark Bridge

Free