Junior! Junior!
Hey!
Welcome back to SpeakOut Junior, Who Cares? Scotland’s magazine forour younger members.
This issue we’ll look back at all the fun we had over Care Experienced Week in October, share the winners of our Birthday and Christmas card competitions, plus have you ever wanted to make ‘Gingerbread Playdough’? Now’s your chance!
Then test yourself on our tricky Father Christmas picture round in the Quiz Pages!
Merry Christmas from me and everyone and Who Cares? Scotland! See you in 2025!
Love,
Buddy
Send us your art, poems and jokes!
For a chance to appear in the next issue of SpeakOut Junior, photograph or scan your creations and email them to: membership@ whocaresscotland.org or post to 40 Wellington Street, Glasgow, G2 6HJ. Don’t forget to add your name, age and address.
Buddy Bear 12 Bear Street Beartown
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pages 2-3
Care Experienced Week 2024
pages 6-9
Christmas Quiz Pages Welcome Pages
The Phone Book in this issue… Find out what’s Cracking Cards
pages 4-5
Mini Makers –Gingerbread Playdough
pages 10-11
pages 12-13
pages 14-15
Cards Cracking
Christmas WinnerToby 3 and a half
Lewis,
Anya, 9
Ayla,
Shaelyn Dawson,
Our annual Birthday and Christmas Card Design competitions were a huge success this year, with so many incredible entries! We were truly impressed by the creativity, talent, and festive spirit each submission showcased. It was no easy task selecting the winners, as every design brought something unique and special to the table. A big thank you and well done to everyone who took part and congratulations to the winners!
We look forward to seeing even more amazing entries next year!
Birthday WinnerKinley, 11 Bonnie,
Aurora
Charlie, Taylor, 7
Hear all about what we got up to celebrating Care Experienced Week this year! If you made it along to any of our events, see if you can spot yourself in our photos!
Care Experienced Week 2024 Time to Shine
On Saturday 19th of October, 190 Care Experienced members, friends, staff and volunteers gathered at the C7 Conference Centre for our sixth annual Time to Shine festival. Members came from all over Scotland in ‘TV character’ themed costumes, with the Simpsons Family, the Peaky Blinders and Scooby Doo all joining the party!
In one room, inflatables provided hours of fun, including a mini bouncy castle for wee ones. There was also face painting, glitter tattoos and a photobooth here to make sure everyone shone and felt their best.
For those wanting a slightly quieter atmosphere, there were plenty of options too. A cinema room provided films and popcorn, while the Mini Zoo room was very popular. Our animal attendees included a chicken, lizards, a rabbit and a tarantula, and members had the chance to hold some animals and learn more about them.
“Amazingevent everyyear! WeloveTime toShine”
“Had a lot of fun for myfirsttime here”
The Love Rally
To finish celebrating Care Experienced week, over 300 Care Experienced children, young people and adults and all of their friends marched through the streets of Glasgow to demand a lifetime of love for all Care Experienced people!
It was a lovely sunny day and a drumming band played music for us to march and dance to! Everyone had made beautiful signs with messages about love and care, which Buddy enjoyed reading as he walked with people, giving out hugs to those who wanted them.
At the end of the rally, 5 amazing Care Experienced people spoke about why feeling like they belong and connecting with each other is important! Everyone cheered and clapped them for being brave and speaking in front of hundreds of people.
We already can’t wait till next year!
Main image © Billy Knox
Rally
St Peter’s Primary School held their own mini–Love Rally, which our Buddy the Bear also attended!
Mini Makers
PLAYDOUGH
For a fun scented playdough Christmas activity, try this simple Gingerbread playdough recipe! This easy recipe takes 5 minutes to prep and 5 minutes to make.
Here are the ingredients you’ll need:
• 1 cup of flour
• ½ a cup of salt
• 2 tsp cream of tartar – this helps keep the playdough soft and makes it last longer.
• 1 tbsp of cinnamon
• 1 tbsp of ginger
• Water
• Oil
• Vanilla Equipment
• Saucepan
• Gingerbread Cookie Cutters (to make the fun shapes!)
All activities should be supervised by a trusted adult.
INSTRUCTIONS
Step 1: Step 2:
Mix the flour, salt and cream of tartar and whisk well.
Add in the ginger and cinnamon and whisk well.
Step 3:
In a pan or pot, add the water, oil and vanilla and mix.
Step 4:
Slowly add in the dry ingredients (flour, salt, cream of tartar, cinnamon, ginger) to the pot and mix well. Cook on low to medium heat.
Because of the cinnamon, this playdough takes a little longer to come together and cook. Keep mixing well and spread out in the pan if possible so that the salt mixes well with the water to dissolve.
Step 7:
Take off the heat and let cool.
Step 5: Step 9:
looks fully cooked.
Step 8:
Knead for 10 minutes to make the dough
Make some festive gingerbread figures and share your pictures with us!
In It To Win It
Once you have completed the IN IT TO WIN IT pages please return them to us by Thursday 6th March 2025 to be in with a chance of winning a £25 voucher of your choice. You can do this by giving the page to your Who Cares? Scotland Advocate or by asking a grown-up to email a photo of your entry to membership@whocaresscotland.org or post it to 40 Wellington Street, Glasgow G2 6HJ. Good luck!
Christmas Quiz
1. Which Christmas movie features Swirly Twirly Gumdrops and Candy Cane Forest?
6. Merry Christmas you filthy animal’ is a quote from which popular movie?
2. In a famous Christmas song, what type of bird was sat in a pear tree?
7. What is the name of Kristoff’s reindeer in the Disney movie ‘Frozen’?
3. What are the two most popular items placed on top of a Christmas tree?
8. How many doors would you open on an advent calendar before Christmas Day arrives?
4. Which famous fizzy drinks company was the first to use Santa Claus in its advertisements?
5. True or false: there is a town called Santa Claus?
YOUR NAME:
PHONE:
CONTACT NUMBER:
9. What three small words are the laughter of Father Christmas?
10. What’s the name for sausages wrapped in bacon traditionally eaten with the Christmas dinner?
AGE:
Just For Fun
Bring Rudolph to life by colouring him in!
The WC?S Phone Book
Find out if we have an advocate in your area
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Advocacy Coordinator (Forth Valley) 07523 512 612
Mary Bateman
APW Falkirk and Stirling 07739 078 247
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Communities that Care 07849 084 996
Jemma Kane
Advocacy Coordinator (Kibble) 07540 823 286
South East
Sophie Morris
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Lisa Fleming
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Gill Penfold
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South West
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Lindsay Cook
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Josh Gilbert
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Kieran Platts Development Officer Edinburgh 07841 033 104
Keith Ward Development Officer – South East (CB/ Communities that Care) 07712 870335
Sheryl Kay
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Pamela Hynes
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Heather Nailard
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Claire Campbell
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Neil Findlay
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Caroline Breen
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Donald Walker APW Renfrewshire 07712 865 958
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Hayley Cohen
APW Renfrewshire 07743934598
Lanarkshire
Ray MacLean
Advocacy Coordinator
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Brenda Ann Murphy
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Elle Scott
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North
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Mags Corr
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Laura Campbell
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Ewen Kerr
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Leanne Goodlad
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Carrie Anderson
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Louise Murdoch
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