Helping Children In Need

Children in Need will be taking over BBC 1 tonight, raising much needed cash to ensure that every child in the UK has a childhood that is safe, secure, happy and allows them to reach their full potential.  

Today, schools and nurseries got into the Children in Need spirit as schoolkids helped raise money by holding bake sales, sponsored events and non-uniform days.

Kizzy looked great in her Pudsey top and ears and her bright yellow shorts.  We'd baked some yellow polka dot cupcakes for the bake sale and she went to school with a handful of change to buy herself some goodies at break time.  Her school raised over £400.

Freddy decorated a plain white t-shirt with dots to wear to nursery and he helped eat the spare cakes we had made.  He returned home from nursery with a Pudsey sticker for popping his pound in the spotty collection box which he was very impressed with!

The wonderful Liska is reminding us to show our support for Pudsey and the Beeb by hosting a cute acrostic meme to make sentences using the letters of Pudsey.  Here is my poem about today.

People coming together for the greater good.

Unselfishly donating time and money for the children.

Dancing to Gangnam Style in a Flash Mob at Ella's college.

Selling cakes at Kizzy's school.

Everyone happy to help, restoring faith in humanity.

You only need to give a little to help a lot!

If you can spare a couple of minutes join Liska's meme and remind everyone to tune in and donate tonight.

Children In Need Pudsey and Blush Teddy Bears

Build-A-Bear Workshop have partnered with Children in Need for the fifth year running and they have their own Pudsey and Blush bears available, with £5 from the sale of every bear going to the Children in Need charity.  Kids will love having their own furry friend and knowing that they are helping other children less fortunate than themselves.

The BBC's Children in Need appeal is held each year on a Friday in November. The focus of the appeal is the Children in Need telethon, a whole evening of entertainment featuring various celebrities, but many other events and fundraising activities take place around the country.

Since 1980, Children in Need has supported children's projects in the UK by raising over £500 million.

This year's Children In Need is on November 16th.  

Rocking and Baking for Pudsey

Children in Need is the annual fundraiser that we all look forward to.  Yesterday my three eldest children and my son's girlfriend went to the Manchester Rocks concert and saw Lady Gaga, JLS, Ed Sheeran, Coldplay, Michael Buble and a whole host of other stars including the lovely Gary Barlow.  We recorded the live concert and I spotted my kids during the Elbow set which was quite a thrill!  They had a great time (even though Ella collapsed at the end and ended up in First Aid.  She is a bit of a fainter bless her.)

While the kids were rocking out, me and the little ones did some baking for the bake sale at Kizzy's school today.  We made spotty biscuits and Pudsey-esque teddy bear biscuits.

Hopefully Kizzy's school will raise a nice lot of money for this great charity!  We are looking forward to watching Children in Need on TV together tonight.  I'll cuddle my children a little bit tighter and remind myself how lucky we all are.

#NaBloPoMo Day 18