tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post2449477949210455518..comments2024-03-29T14:55:54.362+00:00Comments on Tracing Rainbows: Bear EssentialsAngelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-78598180335423565282013-11-08T21:39:05.846+00:002013-11-08T21:39:05.846+00:00They look very similar to the teddies that my gran...They look very similar to the teddies that my grandma takes to orphanages/schools in Africa and SOuth america (she is also called Elaine so I was very confused at first) She has done it through the Lutterworth Rotary http://www.lutterworthrotary.org.uk/2012_11%20teddies.html there is also a pattern on the page if anyone's interested! It seems a lot of people have had this idea! xAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02260686885281605270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-76239430610588933722013-11-08T18:42:37.318+00:002013-11-08T18:42:37.318+00:00I loved my Rupert annuals.
Love from Mum
xxI loved my Rupert annuals.<br />Love from Mum<br />xxMumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08442767679857541996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-47968020354334241412013-11-08T07:58:15.314+00:002013-11-08T07:58:15.314+00:00Oh I love the idea of Clockwork Sprouts...but I su...Oh I love the idea of Clockwork Sprouts...but I suspect your creative boys make the all stuff they do because of the great parental support. Too many children miss out on that xxAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-83341947941634710092013-11-08T07:56:47.433+00:002013-11-08T07:56:47.433+00:00Yes that group is still there http://www.teddiesfo...Yes that group is still there http://www.teddiesfortragedies.org.uk/<br />thanks for the reminderAngelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13494078135251214182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-77453265165511081532013-11-07T23:16:29.917+00:002013-11-07T23:16:29.917+00:00Oh yes! They still do! Well, they make race tracks...Oh yes! They still do! Well, they make race tracks for clockwork Brussel Sprouts from the crackers box. Does that count? It's not origami, granted...But they do still get as much mileage out of the cardboard boxes as Rupert's contemporaries did!magsmcchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17278148796772565928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-6349824706619126152013-11-07T12:39:30.218+00:002013-11-07T12:39:30.218+00:00I used to knit teddies for a similar organisation ...I used to knit teddies for a similar organisation - I think they well called "Teddies for Tragedies" or something vaguely alliterative...sending teddies to places where children had lost everything through war, flood, or other devastating events. The idea being that every child needs a teddy to cling onto! I loved the idea of the teddies bringing a tiny bit of normality to these childrens' livesFat Dormousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11061838276997211115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-53619549691034164212013-11-07T08:57:26.521+00:002013-11-07T08:57:26.521+00:00Great teddies, so smiley, they will bring smiles t...Great teddies, so smiley, they will bring smiles to their recipient's faces. <br />I remember Rupert Bear fondly, such good mileage from the annuals, a feature of my childhood too. From an adult perspective I can see that the books were accessible to a range of ages and readers with the pictures, rhyming text and fuller text below. As children we were told that a rather eccentric "aunt" wrote the rhymes from the story line, always thought that to be true & reading your blog today prompted me to do a little online research. Although I didn't find any verification of her identity I did & find this:- http://www.eyemagazine.com/feature/article/strip-science. Maybe Rupert was a forerunner of books to engage early readers while maintaining the interest of more experienced readers? I remember reading Puddle Lane books to my son, similar idea - different layout, a picture, a page of text and some early reader single words or simple text. You have taken me dowm memory lane this morning! <br />Have a lovely day, all best wishes, Vee x veeknits19https://www.blogger.com/profile/16289644776490481108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1341483723976821096.post-19283169072714948292013-11-07T08:50:39.513+00:002013-11-07T08:50:39.513+00:00We used to read the Daily Express - there was a Ru...We used to read the Daily Express - there was a Rupert cartoon in there every day. Think it's still going.Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07357848598127011881noreply@blogger.com