Top 10 Art Attack Facts

Posted on July 6, 2012 by Darren

Top 10 Art Attack facts

Art Attack was created in the UK

The show is one of the UK’s best-loved children’s series

The show first appeared in 1989

Art Attack was created as a unique and inspirational arts and craft show designed to spark imagination and creativity, and demonstrate to kids of all abilities that anyone can be an artist

In the UK, Art Attack is one of the longest running children television series revolving around art

28-year-old Lloyd Warbey is the brand new presenter of Art Attack on Disney Junior UK

Lloyd was a big fan of Art Attack growing up and used to watch the show with his family, and then try to recreate the makes!

Most Art Attack ‘makes’ can be created by reusing and recycling everyday household materials found around the home

Art Attack is broadcast on Disney Junior in more than 100 countries worldwide

Catch new episodes of Art Attack every weekend at 10.35am and new episodes of Jake and the Never Land Pirates every Friday 5.30pm, on Disney Junior.

My Birthday Meme – 26th November

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Darren

Thank you to BlabberBlog for tagging me in this Birthday Meme

So here’s the basis of this meme: Kate, of The Five Fs Blog, is compiling a list of birthday related information for each day of the year. While doing this I have learnt quite a few thngs about my birthday and I hope you do to.

When is your birthday?

26th Novermber 1982

Pick three people who share your birthday and share what you know about them.

Natasha Bedingfield, British singer (1981) – I’m sure some people have forgotten about her, but she is the singing sister of Daniel.

Tina Turner, [Anna Mae Bullock] (1938) – Is an American singer and actress whose career has spanned more than 50 years. Surely everyone has heard of her.

Charles Forte, Italian/British hotel magnate (1908) – was a British caterer and hotelier whose empire included His empire included the Little Chef and Happy Eater roadside restaurants, Crest, Forte Grand, Travelodge and Posthouse hotels, as well as the wine merchant Grierson-Blumenthal and a majority (although non-controlling) stake in the Savoy Hotel.

Is anyone listed as being born on the same day as you (ie the same year). If so, what do you know about them?

Sorry to be boring but no.

List three people who died on your birthday and tell us what you know about them?

Flora Call Disney (1938) - As the name suggests the mother of Walt Disney. Flora died of asphyxiation caused by the fumes at age 70 in the house Walt bought her. She is entombed next to her husband in Glendale’s Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

Dave Cockrum (2006) – was an American comic book artist known for his co-creation of the new X-Men characters Nightcrawler, Storm, and Colossus. Cockrum was also a prolific and inventive costume designer, who updated the uniforms of the Legion of Super-Heroes, and did the same for the new X-Men and many of their antagonists, in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Edna Ruth Parker (2008) – was an American supercentenarian and, until her death, was recognized as the oldest person in the world. Parker was the 20th verified, undisputed supercentenarian to reach age 115. At the time of her death, Parker was listed as the 11th longest lived person ever. She is also the latest person to hold the title of being the oldest living person for over a year.

List three notable events that took place on your birthday.

2003 – Concorde makes its final flight, over Bristol, England.

1998 – Tony Blair becomes the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom to address the Republic of Ireland’s parliament.

1863 – President Abraham Lincoln proclaims November 26 as a national Thanksgiving Day, to be celebrated annually on the final Thursday of November (since 1941, on the fourth Thursday).

Tell us about a holiday that falls on your birthday.

Earliest day on which Cyber Monday can fall, while December 2 is the latest; observed on the first Monday after Thanksgiving. (United States)

It seems 26th November has been a boring day in history.

Now time to tag a few people

@mummyglitzer

@daddacool

@Twilight_Deb

@RealMummyDiary

@Daley_84

Versatile Blogger Award

Posted on January 31, 2012 by Darren

The brilliant Jude Wharton has nominated for a Versatile Blogger award.

Now that I have been nominated I have to tell my readers seven random facts about myself and then nominate 15 other blogs who I feel are worthy of this accolade. This will not be as easy as it sounds.

1. When I was 18months old I had to have a major eye operation because I had a kind of bubble growing over my eye. I can’t remember much about this and there doesn’t seem to be any photos of me at this time.

2. I was cross country champion at my school and represented my county a few times.

3. The first music concert I went to was Busted…in my defence it was a present for my wife (I must have still been trying to impress her)

4. I once did a 30mile charity bike ride and my legs have never hurt so much having not done any training for it.

5. I love pretty much all food apart from cream, I can’t stand cream.

6. In my adult years I have only cried 3 times, once for a moment on my wedding day, when Alyssa was born and when Mia was born.

7. My final random fact is erm I’m struggling… I have never been clubbing and to be honest I don’t think I’ve missed out much. When I was in my teens it was more about house parties.

Now I have completed my seven random facts I have to nominate 15 other blogs who I feel are worthy of this accolade.

- Musodad