Just in time for the school holidays, our hobbies edition has rolled into town! Get your skates on and bag yourself a boredom buster by following the link in our bio (be sure to select the correct postage option for your location). #boredombuster #childrensmagazine #poetry

#wordoftheweek #WritingCommunity #writingforchildren #poetryforchildren #poetryforkids The ship we weave for flowers will bob in fountain water, travelling with rose and heather, bringing back wishes proved real in November sunlight.

Hello, here is your #wordoftheweek! (Amended slightly due to repetition) #writingcommunity #writingforchildren #writingprompt #poetryforkids #poetrycommunity #poetryforchildren #illustrationcommunity #illustrationprompt #kidlit

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Thank you @TheToyPress for your inspirational #wordoftheweek! #writingcommunity #writingforchildren #writingprompt #poetryforkids #poetryforchildren #poetrycommunity https://t.co/yRunRoERjK https://t.co/iQDzdjNew1 Busker Dreams My Heartbeat [first lines of a longer poem also

Another fun prompt from @TheToyPress, giving my poetry muscles a workout!

#Wordoftheweek #poetry #poem #poetryforkids I've been reading A Winter Dictionary by Paul Anthony Jones. Fire Scordel: someone, and in particular a house cat, who sits happily by the fire all day. Feetings: fellow walkers’ or animals’ tracks left in a field of snow.

When I wrote for the word of the week, I still thought of fireworks, their fleeting trails across the beaver‑mooned sky. #WordOfTheWeek #PoetryForChildren #Fireworks #BeaverMoon #writingprompt #poetryforkids

Thank you for all your supportive comments on our post yesterday. Here is your #wordoftheweek! #writingcommunity #writingforchildren #writingprompt #poetryforkids #poetryforchildren #poetrycommunity

If we were to do another print edition, contributors would receive a digital copy of the edition as a pdf, OR we could trial a free-to-view online-only edition (with our seven back issues still available to buy in print). Any thoughts would be much appreciated!

Whilst we love giving out free copies to show our appreciation, the high postage costs (esp. overseas) to 30+ contributors is leaving us out of pocket (we don't get any funding and don't pay ourselves), and it's not viable to continue in this way...

We would usually have opened up submissions again by now, but we are taking a pause to think about what's next. For the past few editions, we haven't recouped all of our costs and this is largely down to the increasing expense of sending out contributor copies...

A SPARK OF AN IDEA by D. Eric Herrington A persistent tiny dream like a wick flickers sputtering dwindling nearly out It must breathe in oxygen before doubt burns it out dreams as flames spark from within grow strong breathing oxygen from without dreams and small flickering

Three poems written for @TheToyPress #wordoftheweek and other online prompts on @BBCUpload @ChrisArnoldInc this week! Thanks everyone! 😊

A little poem about the lead character in short story for children I'm working on. :) #writingcommunity #writingforchildren #writingprompt #poetryforkids #poetryforchildren #poetrycommunity

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Thinking about Bonfire Night tomorrow that coincides with the #BeaverMoon, also known as the Mourning Moon 🌚 #poetry #wordoftheweek @TheToyPress

Thanks for #wordoftheweek @TheToyPress I’m posting this while I’m waiting for a new spark of inspiration! First day back and all that. Watch this space! 😂 #poetry #poetryforkids #bonfirenight #guyfawkes #November5th

I usually write a new poem inspired by @TheToyPress #wordoftheweek but this week I'd like to share an oldie of mine called 'Sparks' #poems4kids #inventions @MichaelRosenYes #poetrycommunity #poetry #sparks

Here is your #wordoftheweek! #writingcommunity #writingforchildren #writingprompt #poetryforkids #poetryforchildren #poetrycommunity

Back to School by Kay Medway #wordoftheweek #poetry #poem #poetryforchildren #prompt