Kids’ Poetry Club is a whimsical world full of the joy of kids' poetry, and a place where kids can listen to each other reading their own poems. Every Monday, meet the Club characters in a 15-minute episode filled with rhymes and fun. You can also send your own poetry and art into our current competition - perhaps you'll be picked to read your poetry in an upcoming episode! Whether you want to listen to or write poetry, c
// This week, a strong wind keeps everyone pinned down at the Club. Unable to make it to the bakery, Queenie opts for serving imaginary pastries before hitting upon the idea to use what few ingredients are in the kitchen. Surely even Queenie can’t bake using an o… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are spring cleaning in the Club, which means emptying all of the drawers and cupboards. To their surprise, at the back of a cupboard, they find a dusty set of keys. I wonder what they open? If it’s not the Club or the garden shed… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken have found their shed almost empty and so are looking for all of the tools that they have loaned to their friends. Clearly, what they need is a better way of keeping track of who has borrowed which tool. Along the way, Little Da… //
// This week, Chicken is under the sink trying to figure out why the water isn't running. While she does that, Queenie is busy passing her tools and looking through the boxes they found in the cupboard. Perhaps there's a way to use all of the old clothes to make … //
// This week, Queenie asks Little Dazzy Donuts for help in figuring out why she is having such strange dreams about Hedgehog each night. After thinking it through, they decide that Queenie is missing her friend while they are hibernating and she ends up making a … //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are trying out creative ways of using a box of lemons that arrived in the mail. After a few unusual cookie combinations, they hit on the idea of making lemonade. But, will lemonade be a hit on a cold, snowy day? Along the way, Li… //
// This week, Queenie is planning a big party to send Hedgehog off to hibernation in style, but is stuck as to what to plan. Making ice-cream cakes and booking clowns turn out to not be winning ideas, and so what will be? While Queenie noodles, Little Dazzy Donut… //
// This week, Queenie , Chicken, and Hedgehog return from an early morning hike with many more questions than they have answers. Fortunately, local geography teacher Digger Don is at the end of the phone line to explain where hills and valleys come from, what's u… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are preparing to cheer Postie Dale as he races past the Club in a 70-mile cycle race. However, their first thought of offering sandwiches and cake may not be the best idea. Surely there's a way that they can use an old cow costum… //
// This week, Queenie is organizing a runway show at the Club complete with new major fashion lines from Chicken and the amazing House of Hedgehog. As the sewing machines buzz and material flies around the room, the big question is who will be the runway model? W… //
// This week, Queenie is organizing a major concert series at the Club, and has invited some of the biggest names in music as headline acts. With the whole town excited and ready to come along, the big question is whether any of the acts will actually turn up. If… //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken and Shasta are organizing an autumn fair complete with a hook-the-pear game, pumpkin art, guess the weight of the marrow, and hot apple cider. However, the star attraction will be Little Dazzy Donuts and the Dunk Tank. While Little… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are tackling a 978 piece jigsaw puzzle while they wait for the rain to stop and wonder whether Hedgehog accidentally walked off with the missing 22 pieces. However, with every piece being a shade of yellow, they are yet to find t… //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken and Hedgehog are back from their trip to Europe, and Queenie is keen to recreate the yummy stroopwafels that they enjoyed eating in the Netherlands. However, with very few items in the fridge, it could be tough to make something as … //
// This week, Queenie is locked out of the Club, with Hedgehog asleep inside together with all of the bags for their trip to Europe. With their vacation under threat, can Queenie and Little Dazzy Donuts think of a way to wake up Hedgehog in time? While they noodl… //
// This week, Queenie is writing a cooking book containing all of her favorite recipes. If only she could remember how to cook any of them. So, to figure them out, she heads into the kitchen to make her infamous banana and broccoli tart. Meanwhile, Little Dazzy D… //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken, Hedgehog, and Shasta are planning their summer trip with the help of a map, some pins, and red wool. However, it looks like they will need ladders and snorkels to get between locations. Perhaps Little Dazzy Donuts can solve their m… //
// This week, Queenie is excited to receive a parcel of poems from her friends Lisa and Sheila, who work at Scotland’s National Centre for Languages. The poems are six of the winners of this year's Mother Tongue Other Tongue competition, and are in the languages … //
// This week, Little Dazzy Donuts arrives at the Club to enjoy some reading only to find that he completely misheard Queenie and they are actually weeding. Fortunately, weeding the veggie garden provides the perfect excuse to learn all about weeds and ways of giv… //
// This week, Little Dazzy Donuts arrives at the Club ready to enjoy a rock concert only to find that it's more rock and less concert. Fortunately, Queenie has everything under control and soon has a plan to get them through the rocks and to the concert. Along th… //
// This week, Little Dazzy Donuts finds himself unexpectedly attending the first ever meeting of the Kids' Poetry Club Marketing Department as Queenie tries to record a short message for the local radio station. With most of the discussion focused on refreshments… //
// This week, to celebrate Poetry Month, Queenie asks Little Dazzy Donuts for help in writing a poem, and learns all about how to choose a topic for a poem, how to think before writing, how to come up with fun last lines, and ways of writing rhyming and non-rhymi… //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken, and Hedgehog spend three days and nights in the Club listing all of their favorite things. By the time Little Dazzy Donuts arrives, the walls, floor and tables are covered, and there's a surprise awaiting in the kitchen. Along the … //
// This week, Queenie invites Little Dazzy Donuts to join everyone at the evening’s Supper Club, but will he be there to enjoy all of the yummy food or will he unexpectedly find himself as the guest speaker? Fortunately, he comes along with all of the winning poe… //
// This week, the big day has finally arrived, and Queenie and Chicken are preparing for Hedgehog's return from hibernation. Unfortunately, they find that they need a new plan when the weather turns out to be much wetter than expected. After some noodling, their … //
// This week, Queenie is preparing a special evening where the friends get together to say goodbye to winter and to do all of the winter activities that they won't be able to do for another nine months. To keep everyone happy, she makes her six bean soup and lasa… //
// This week, Little Dazzy Donuts finds himself unexpectedly applying for a position in the Pie Club Headquarters team to support the production line staffed by Chicken, Shasta, Henrietta, and Queenie. The key role is all his if only he can pass the test that eve… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken sign up Little Dazzy Donuts as their first member of Pie Club to raise funds for the new community garden. However, they'll need more than one subscriber! So, they seek help from the Sage Advice Hour on the local radio station in… //
// This week, with spring just around the corner, planning is underway for what to plant in the garden, but there are far more ideas than the garden can fit. So, a plan is needed to make the garden bigger. Having ruled out making it longer and wider, will everyon… //
// This week, Queenie is waiting for her big box to arrive at the Club so that she can assemble her new mini-trampoline - but, no matter how many times she checks the door, there's still no box. Fortunately, when it does arrive, she has a plan to test how bouncy … //
// This week, Little Dazzy Donuts is heading into the Club on his birthday, but will Queenie remember that it's a special day? And is the large pile of wood inside of the Club a part of a special surprise? All will be revealed, with a little help from Chicken. Al… //
// Queenie and Chicken are busy working through everything they want to complete before starting a new diary. They've sent all of their friends a "thank you" card to thank them for a fun year, and are now delivering a cake to the local librarians. Making that cak… //
// With Queenie off at the dentist, Little Dazzy Donuts is heading into the Club through the rain to review some of the early entries into the new competition on Food & Meals. Fortunately, the characters at the Club always come up with fun ideas for making the mo… //
// This week, Queenie is preparing a special goodbye party for Hedgehog, who is starting hibernation for Winter. In addition to an amazing photo collage and lots of party food, Queenie adds to the fun by calling her friend, astrophysicist and space poet, Sean Ray… //
// This week, Queenie is faced with the tough challenge of deciding who has won for the recent Space & The Sky poetry and art competition. She has managed to narrow it down to the favorite 23 poems, but what happens next? While she figures it out, Little Dazzy Do… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are preparing the garden for an evening of Autumn fun, which they're naming the Leafapalooza, complete with leaf jumping, pumpkin bowls, and hot apple cider. Little Dazzy Donuts helps with lots of raking, and also by playing four… //
// This week, Queenie's recovering from spending the night walking around town with Hedgehog, and is left with lots of questions about the sky and space. To find answers, she calls up astrophysicist and space poet, Sean Raymond, and they talk about what's in the … //
// This week, Queenie's wondering why everyone is late apart from her and Hedgehog, and then calls up Chef Katie Currant for some advice on how to make apple squares as a treat for when she, Chicken, and Little Dazzy Donuts are preparing the garden for winter. Al… //
// This week, Queenie's planning a "Month of the Hedgehog" with a whole month of hedgehog-related activities prior to Hedgehog starting hibernation. The month will start with a "learn all about hedgehogs" evening, and to help prepare for it, she speaks with April… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are learning all about mushrooms after Hedgehog finds a wonderful new orange mushroom in the garden log pile. They start a mushroom journal, and they're helped along the way by Waxcap Jack from the local Mushroom Club, who tells … //
// This week, Little Dazzy Donuts is dressed up in some very bright clashing colorful clothes, all ready for a very unusual '80s party, while Queenie manages the activities and food with help from Judy at the Rising Bun Bakery. One way or another, it's going to b… //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken, and Little Dazzy Donuts are back at the Club after their long road trip. However, they find that they can't get inside - something appears to be blocking the door. Perhaps Shasta knows why. Also, Queenie chats by phone with her new… //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken, and Little Dazzy Donuts are near the end of their road trip, and are thinking about all of their friends they haven't seen for a few weeks. That reminds them of the funny time when Queenie invited those friends to audition for part… //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken, and Little Dazzy Donuts are on their way home from their road trip when the weather changes from Summer to Autumn. They battle through wind and rain, and even call up Sammy Showers to see if the rain will ever end. It reminded them… //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken, and Little Dazzy Donuts are halfway through their road trip when they start working on a giant jigsaw puzzle with one thousand yellow pieces. It reminds them of the time when they held a Games Night at the Club, complete with unusu… //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken, and Little Dazzy Donuts are buying tickets for an outdoor theater, and it reminds them of the time that Queenie and Chicken decided to put on a show. First, they needed to decide what their show would be about, who would be in it, … //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken pause their road trip to watch a sheepdog demonstration, and it reminds them of the time that Chicken entered her dog into a local competition to raise money for charities. If you're surprised to hear that Chicken has a dog, then… //
// This week, Little Dazzy Donuts, Queenie, and Chicken are on a road trip visiting sustainable farms. While away, they chat about some of the fun times they've shared over the last 18 months, and laugh about when Queenie and Chicken started the garden behind the… //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken, and Little Dazzy Donuts figure out how to announce the Winners of the Outdoor Fun competition when heavy rains threaten their awards ceremony. Along the way, they hear from 40 Finalist poets from around the world, and announce 13 p… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken organize a special Summer Fair Fête, and Little Dazzy Donuts ends up judging the vegetable and costume competitions. Who will have the most unusual carrot and the roundest potato ... and who will Queenie come dressed as? Along th… //
// This week, Queenie is planning a big Charity Concert in the park, and the Chicken Jazz Quartet have agreed to be headliners. Despite writing her own song for the event, Queenie feels like something else is needed to provide a "wow moment". Could the answer be … //
// This week, Queenie organizes a fun festival in the garden behind the Club so that her friends can make lavender wreaths. Meanwhile, Chicken builds a large lavender sculpture and Queenie prepares to perform her Symphony #1 for the Triangle. Along the way, Littl… //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken and Little Dazzy Donuts are enjoying an afternoon of floating in the pool while sipping their fruity icy drinks. Plus, they have a new inflatable flamingo. While looking up at the sky, they learn all about clouds and about how birds… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are helping to launch Hedgehog's skate school, and find themselves with a class full of eager students. Somehow, they end up teaching the basics, and try to persuade Little Dazzy Donuts to demonstrate how to fall down safely! Al… //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken and Hedgehog are settling down by the wildflower garden with homemade lemonade and fresh strawberries all ready to watch the evening's flying show from their local bats. While they wait, they chat to their new friend, Little Carrot … //
// This week, Queenie and Shasta try out their Food Truck in the park for the first time, but things don't quite go to plan when most of the town turns up to enjoy a yummy treat. Fortunately, Little Dazzy Donuts is there to help. First, he just needs to learn the… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are organizing a sports evening in the garden behind the Club with races like the Kale Fetch, the Radish Balance, and the Many-legged Obstacle Race. Will anyone beat Hedgehog's record for balancing a radish? Along the way, Little… //
// This week, Queenie runs a big meeting to plan the launch of the new Food Truck and to decide who will be their Head of Marketing. It's an important and high-profile role that also involves learning a lot of moves. Surely someone other than Little Dazzy Donuts … //
// This week, rain forces Queenie and Chicken to postpone their trip to the beach, and so they instead build a beach inside of the Club to show Hedgehog just how amazing it is to visit the seaside. All they need is sand, a sea, and a picnic. Along the way, Little… //
// This week, things are looking up as Queenie and Shasta are experimenting to find the perfect milkshakes to sell from their food truck. Fortunately, they have Little Dazzy Donuts as their taste tester. The big question is ... will anyone be brave enough to try … //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken and Shasta rescue an old food truck and prepare to restore it to its former glory. First, they have to decide what sort of food to serve and what color to paint the truck, both of which prove more challenging than expected. Fortunat… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are resting in lawn chairs, out of the hot midday sun, and enjoying some reading. Unable to find the right book to read, Queenie decides to write her own - if only she can think of a mystery to write about. Wouldn't it be great i… //
// This week, the Club hosts the awards ceremony for the Friends & Family competition, where 43 poets from around the world are celebrated as Finalists, and 11 poets and artists are announced as Winners. We hear from all of the poetry Finalists, and Little Dazzy … //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie and Chicken build a new stage for next week's awards ceremony, and include a special "wow" factor of a trap door. The big question is ... will anyone be brave enough to test it out? Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts p… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are doing science experiments on pH and on PB, as well as learning all about the wonders of butterflies, their lifecycle, and what flowers to plant so that butterflies have plenty of yummy food for Spring and Summer. Along the wa… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are busy thinking of creative ways to wish Happy Birthday to Judy at the Rising Bun Bakery. Having ruled out plans to use planes and birds, they hit upon the winning idea. All they need is a tractor and a skateboarding hedgehog. … //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Little Dazzy Donuts opens a package of poetry from Postie Dale while Queenie prepares to be interviewed live on the local TV news. Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts plays poems from India, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and th… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are busy answering their own questions about gardening when they're invited to answer listener gardening questions on the Tom and Art Drive-Time Radio Show. Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts reads a new riddle poem, as well as … //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie learns about the joys of listening to how poems are read in different languages, and also learns about where those languages are spoken. She is helped by five winners from the Mother Tongue Other Tongue competition ru… //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken, and Hedgehog arrange a "Spring Is Here Breakfast Bonanza", including an extensive menu and entertainment from a local choir. With Queenie on quality control, will any breakfast items survive until others arrive? Along the way, they… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as the day arrives for the opening ceremony for the skatepark, complete with music, dancing, a speech from the mayor, and a flying hedgehog. Of course, a few things are bound to not quite go to plan, especially if the town doesn’… //
// This week, Hedgehog offers to take everyone on a nighttime ramble to show them around the town at night. Of course, it's also an excuse for a yummy picnic, as well as a chance to learn about the phases of the moon. Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts reads thre… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as building work starts on the hedgehog-shaped skatepark, once Queenie has figured out the difference between making a cake and making concrete. Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts plays poems from Namibia, India, the United Kingd… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are planting trees in their garden. They talk about the many benefits of trees, as well as how their trees will be enjoyed by generations to come. They conclude that, in many ways, they are planting a piece of history. Along the … //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie and Chicken celebrate the start of April by playing a fun prank on Little Dazzy Donuts and then plan for the fun of Poetry Month. Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts plays poems from India, Pakistan, South Africa, the … //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are looking for ways to fund the construction of the new skatepark. After ruling out a few options, they hit upon the winning idea of an art auction. If only they can find someone who wants to buy their art. Perhaps Tom and Art a… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are learning about the history of their garden based on what they find using a metal detector and a spade. They discover a lot of interesting items, and one that deserves even more investigation using a gardening book. Along the … //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie tries hard to remember a joke, and also receives an official envelope with the results of her planning application to build a skatepark. However, the approval may not be quite what she was expecting. Along the way, Qu… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken plan a special "welcome back" for their friend, Hedgehog, who is returning from hibernation. They put out food and water, hang twinkly lights in the garden, and prepare to show Hedgehog photographs of everything that has happened… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are tidying the garden ready for Spring and Hedgehog's return from hibernation. They're weeding, planting seeds, and tidying away branches that fell during windstorms. After discovering ants, they decide to learn all about them a… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie and Chicken turn an ant hunt into a Spring cleaning, and tidy up all the odds and ends that have collected around the Club. They even have a good idea for making use of the skateboard they find. Along the way, they lis… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken discover that the day's snowstorm has prevented everyone from getting into the local radio station, and so leap into action to save the Drive-Time Show. However, it turns out to all be a little more challenging than they original… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are writing an article for the Weekly Bugle newspaper all about the moles who visit their garden. The article is packed with interesting information and includes a wonderful illustration of a mole, but is missing quotes from mole… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie and Chicken help to decide on the topic for the new competition with a lot of help from poems sent into the Club, as well as by making snow characters and building a Friendship Tree. Along the way, they listen to poems… //
// This week, Queenie is concerned about people who don't have anyone to call or chat to, and so sets up a Phone-A-Friend service. To spread the good news, she announces it on the Tom & Art Drive-Time Show, where she takes part in their special competition. Along… //
// This week, the Club hosts the awards ceremony for the current competition on the topic of Hopes & Dreams, where 35 poets from around the world are celebrated as Finalists, and nine poets and artists are announced as competition Winners. We hear from all of the… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie runs the planning meeting to prepare everyone for Monday's awards ceremony. The ideas are flowing, and there's a winning idea in there somewhere. But, will there be anyone at the ceremony to enjoy it? Along the way, th… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are seeking inspiration for their Winter artwork. With help from local artist, Bill Ding, they brave the weather to take a few photos, and return back to the warmth to select two as the basis for their paintings. Along the way, t… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are braving the coldest day of the year to harvest Winter veggies for the food bank using their handy cold frames, but they're worried that all of the birds are being left hungry because of ice and snow. They therefore make some … //
// Join us for this bonus episode as everyone at the Club ponders what birds dream about, before sharing what they each hope for the future. Of course, there's no time like the present, and so they rearrange the Club to help Shasta towards achieving her dream of… //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken, and Little Dazzy Donuts turn into night detectives to find out what's making the noise that Chicken hears each evening. They're helped by a book on nocturnal animals and night binoculars as they explore badgers, foxes, and owls. Wh… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are encouraged by Sammy Showers' weather forecast for heavy snow, and rise early for a day of sledding. The sleds are ready, and their clothes too, but when will the snow arrive? While they wait, they learn about where snow and h… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie and Chicken get excited about space after seeing entries for the current competition. They prepare themselves for space travel with the help of the local park, some dried fruits, a ski outfit, and a bee costume, and in… //
// This week, Queenie discovers that Bread Maker Ronnie is celebrating his 80th birthday, and she wants to make his special day something to remember. After checking with Judy at the Rising Bun Bakery, she hatches a plan to work with Chicken on two surprise gifts… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Little Dazzy Donuts, Queenie, Chicken, and Shasta hold their New Year's Eve celebration in the garden behind the Club. There's dancing, hot chocolate, sheep jokes, and a non-fireworks display, all leading up to their countdown… //
// As the end of the year approaches, Queenie, Chicken, and Little Dazzy Donuts sit around the Noodling Table to celebrate the fun they shared during 2020, and are helped by Queenie's diary. They enjoy an unusual celebration cake, revisit pages from the diary, an… //
// The time has finally arrived for Queenie’s Special Show to entertain everyone on the local radio station. It includes songs, poems, jokes, and tap-dancing sheep. Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts reads a story poem about how two friends help everyone through … //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie and Little Dazzy Donuts figure out the script for next Monday's Special Show. Queenie has a pile of ideas, but none of them seems the right one. If only she had an acting cat, or had actors who knew how to act invisibl… //
// This week, Queenie is holding auditions to cast actors for the upcoming Special Show that she is writing and directing. After first warming everyone up with some exercises, she then learns a lot about the actors available to her, and why she may need a Plan B … //
// This week, Little Dazzy Donuts and Queenie discuss what inspires them, and it prompts Queenie to explore how her poetry is inspired by Chicken's jazz music. With the help of Lady Day at the radio station, Queenie writes and performs her own jazz poetry, accomp… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie, Chicken, and Little Dazzy Donuts decorate the Club as part of the Hopes and Dreams competition. They're working on a Rainbow Land, a chalkboard wall, and a Muriel! Along the way, they play poems from India, Sri Lanka,… //
// This week, Little Dazzy Donuts joins Queenie and Chicken as they look at the night sky. They're watching for stars, planets, constellations, and satellites too. If they spot one specific satellite, they have a special message all ready for it. Along the way, t… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken take advantage of rainstorms to explore options for indoor fun, and opt to make a mini golf course inside of the Club, complete with tees, sand bunkers, holes, and home-made obstacles. They're joined by Shasta, and so there's a d… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie, Chicken, and Little Dazzy Donuts decide on the topic for the Winter poetry and art competition. They're helped by analyzing Queenie's strange hedgehog dream, complete with a castle, paw prints in the snow, and a ray o… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are bird watching from the deck of Chicken's home. They're watching the different ways that birds eat, and also learning about migration. To help, they use their own special ways of attracting geese into the garden, and also of d… //
// This week, the Club hosts the awards ceremony for the Autumn/Fall 2020 competition on the topic of Gratitude where nearly thirty poets from around the world are celebrated as Finalists, and nine poets and artists are announced as competition Winners. We hear f… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie runs the dress rehearsal to prepare everyone for the awards ceremony happening next week. Her main focus is on designing an amazing opening number, which sees the sheep dipping into their well-hidden talents as dancers… //
// This week, everyone is battling a strong wind, none more so than Queenie and Chicken when attempting to fly a kite. Along the way, they learn about wind from local weather forecaster, Sammy Showers, and also learn about how spiders spin their webs. Sammy also … //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie, Chicken, and Shasta organize a 24-hour fundraiser to raise money for the local food bank. There's non-stop poetry reading, jazz, and sheep balancing ... and the final hour is broadcast live on the local radio station.… //
// This week, Queenie organizes a pajama party for Hedgehog complete with charades, a buffet, and gifts. It's a wonderful send-off as Hedgehog prepares to hibernate in the special Hibernation Station at the bottom of the garden. Along the way, everyone learns abo… //
// This week, gardening is put on hold due to rain, and so Queenie, Chicken, and Shasta design some board games to help pass the time, and Little Dazzy Donuts learns about some of the challenges of playing games designed for chickens and sheep. Along the way, Lit… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Little Dazzy Donuts visits Queenie and Chicken's non-pumpkin patch, which offers all of the fun of a pumpkin patch but without any actual pumpkins. They enjoy carving, a corn maze, and a demonstration of sheep trials. Along th… //
// This week, Little Dazzy Donuts brings pastries into the Club to share while everyone reads the local newspaper, The Weekly Bugle. The big news story is on Page 6, and it prompts Queenie to write a short piece for the paper on why she's grateful for her favorit… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Chicken gives Queenie her first trumpet lesson. It involves a lot of towels and a few donuts too. Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts plays poems from India and the United Kingdom, with four poets reading their entries into the… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are planning a special "thank you" concert in the garden to thank everyone who helped them during the Summer. However, a member of the famous Chicken Jazz Quartet is taken ill. Perhaps the timing is right for Queenie to step up w… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are fishing on the riverbank using quite unusual bait that seems guaranteed to make the fish smile. They pass the time finding non-answers to burning questions, as well as by enjoying their thermos of tea. Plus, Queenie has packe… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie and Chicken use their spare carrots to make carrot cakes to thank their friends for all they do to help them. That said, they actually don't know how to make carrot cakes. Still, that won't stop them from using their g… //
// This episode is dedicated to the wonderful people who work in theaters around the world, and who have been impacted by the COVID pandemic. We miss you and the joy you bring into our lives, and can’t wait for your return! In the episode, Queenie and Chicken he… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken build a pond next to their wildflower garden, and learn from Hedgehog about how to make sure that a pond or pool is safe for creatures. To spread the word to others, they engage the help of local DJs, Tom and Art, and then make t… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie takes photographs of the sheep following their amazing idea for a way to market the Autumn/Fall competition. Queenie has all of the essentials to help her: a tripod, a backdrop, and a wind machine. She also has Little … //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken open a farm stand where people can take the veggies they need, night or day. They're helped by local artist, Bill Ding, who makes them a nice sign for the stand, and by Little Dazzy Donuts, who helps with the wheelbarrow. Along t… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are interviewed by local radio DJs, Tom and Art, for their drive-time show, and talk all about the current competition and their vegetable garden. They also get a guided tour of the radio station, and come back with a special gif… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken plan a treasure hunt to brighten Sammy Showers' birthday, using walkie-talkies to give clues and stay in touch. Hopefully, Sammy finds his birthday treasure and special cupcake. Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts reads three poem… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Little Dazzy Donuts, Queenie and Chicken wrap up the Summer competition, and decide on the topic for the Autumn/Fall competition. They are helped along the way by a lovely note from Hedgehog, and by four poets reading out thei… //
// This week, Queenie invites her friends around to the Club for a cooking class to make a dinner and dessert. Surely nothing can go wrong when everyone is making one of two meals that sound similar? Fortunately, Queenie may just save the day by inventing a new f… //
// This week, the Club hosts the awards ceremony for the Summer 2020 competition, where over thirty poets from around the world are celebrated as Finalists, and eight poets and artists are announced as competition Winners. We hear from all of the Finalists, and L… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie and Chicken prepare the Club for the awards ceremony by putting out the chairs, red carpet, and sheep assembly area before they all head off for ice cream. While they work, Little Dazzy Donuts plays poems from Ireland,… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken enter Chicken's dog into a fun competition to raise money for dog rescue. Her dog wasn't quite what the competition organizers were expecting, but seems perfect for one of the categories and looks a hot favorite to win! Unless, o… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie and Chicken assemble boxes of furniture to make Chicken's new wardrobe and desk. Queenie struggles a little with the instructions, and so the furniture may end up looking unusual, to say the least. While Queenie and Ch… //
// This week, Queenie is invited to a friend's wedding, and seeks Donna Worry's help in deciding who to ask to be her Plus One. Somehow, she also ends up agreeing to make the wedding cake using a recipe from Chef Katie Currant. As usual, nothing quite works out a… //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken, and Little Dazzy Donuts are camping out in the garden behind the Club. They pitch their tents, cook an unusual soup on the camp fire, and enjoy hot chocolate in their sleeping bags. Before they fall asleep, a surprise visitor pops … //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie and Chicken return from their walk with raspberries, and decide to make jam with a little help from Chef Katie Currant. Let’s hope that Queenie writes down the recipe correctly. While the jam is on the stove, Little Da… //
// This week, Queenie, Chicken, and Little Dazzy Donuts are hiking on their day out. It provides an opportunity for checking out the flowers, painting watercolors of the view, and enjoying a yummy picnic. Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts reads three poems about… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken discover who is eating the hedgehog's food, and then plan a day trip. Queenie makes some interesting sandwiches for their packed lunch, and ponders whether to head to the castle or to the lake. However, will the awful traffic for… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie and Chicken provide people with a virtual tour of their garden as part of the local home and garden tours. They showcase their vegetables, irrigation system, pest control, compost, and fruit trees. While they do, Littl… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken discover that a hedgehog is visiting the garden at night. They make the garden "hedgehog-friendly" before Queenie learns the difference between a hedgehog cake and a cake for a hedgehog. Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts reads t… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are at the beach. They're building sand castles, checking out rock pools, eating ice cream, and wading in the sea. Along the way, Little Dazzy Donuts shares some best practices for enjoying the beach, and reads three beach poems … //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie and Little Dazzy Donuts plan a home warming party for Chicken as she moves into the home they built behind the Club. While Little Dazzy Donuts occupies Chicken with some poems, Queenie is getting everything ready for t… //
// After several months without seeing her friends, Queenie decides the time is right to invite a few of them around for an outside soiree and to chat about how they can work together to build a fairer world for all. Along the way, she calls Sammy Showers, and he… //
// This week, Queenie is battling her allergies while she and Chicken install solar panels on Chicken’s new home and also plant a hedge around the garden. She is also able to use some of Little Dazzy Donuts’ old clothes to dress the scarecrow. Along the way, we h… //
// Join us for this bonus episode as Queenie and Chicken build a home in the garden behind the Club. With Chicken driving a truck and operating the crane, and Queenie in charge of the hammer and drill, there's no doubting that nothing is really safe, especially t… //
// This week, we have fun with homophones and acrostic poems. Queenie and Chicken are playing a game of "Bear or Bare?" Rhyming Rita helps out with a riddle poem, and there are acrostic poems read out by three poets (Abby, Grace, and Sarah). Along the way, we als… //
// This week, Queenie and Chicken are taking a drawing class from Bill Ding to learn how to draw people in readiness for creating their entries for the Summer poetry and art competition. Somehow, Little Dazzy Donuts ends up on a bucket, and Queenie "suffers for h… //
// Join us for this bonus episode, complete with legal drama, as the Summer competition topic is decided in Judge Chicken’s court. Lawyer Queenie seems prepared, but much may depend on whether she has her legal briefs on the right way around. Fortunately, she can… //
// This week's topic is Growing Veg. As Queenie and Chicken prepare to plant “a few seeds” in the garden behind the Club, we hear poems about planting the wrong seeds, the fun of eating lots of different vegetables, and what could happen if you don’t eat your veg… //
// This week, the Club hosts the awards ceremony for the Spring 2020 competition, where twenty poets from around the world are celebrated as Finalists, and five poets and six artists are announced as competition Winners. We hear from all of the Finalists, and Lit… //
// In this final special bonus episode focused on listener poems about Spring, Little Dazzy Donuts is woken up at 2am by Queenie and Chicken to hear nine poems from Wales, India, England, Canada, Nigeria, and the United States. The featured poets are: Joseph, Amy… //
// This week's topic is Word Fun, with poems about how to stop words going into one ear and out of the other, what it's like to forget what you wanted to say, and being in a conversation with somebody who speaks a different language. Along the way, Queenie and Ch… //
// This week's topic is choices, with poems about making a lot of decisions, choosing where to go with a friend, and changing the world one choice at a time. Queenie has a tough choice to make between a hike, helping Postie Dale, and going to the last day of the … //
// In this second special bonus episode focused on listener poems about Spring, Little Dazzy Donuts is outside of the Club selecting six of the early entries. We hear from Noah, Jack, Josephine, Caitlin, Joseph, and Jessica. All of that happens while Queenie orch… //
// This week, you’ll hear poems about an important art gallery in your home, being inspired by a painting in an art museum, and a painting that's about something really different from what people think it's about. Plus, Queenie receives help from a local artist a… //
// In this bonus episode, Little Dazzy Donuts, Queenie, and Chicken select five of the early entries for the Spring competition so that they can hear from the poets who wrote them: David, Zion, Dylan, Emily, and Frida. They found so many great poems that there wi… //
// This week's theme is Being Yourself, with poems about "The Amazing and Wonderful Me," being "One of a Kind," and how the world is full of people called "Me". Queenie is fresh from a hike and wearing her chicken raincoat when she pops into the Club to discuss h… //
// In this bonus short episode, Queenie tells a story about one of the Kids’ Poetry Club poems. The bonus is packed with silliness, and includes guest appearances from Postie Dale, Sammy Showers, Rhyming Rita, and Chicken! As you’ll hear, Queenie and Chicken work… //
// This week's theme is Surprises, with poems about a breakfast surprise, a surprise party, and a surprise gift that may never be opened. Plus, Queenie plans a surprise for when Little Dazzy Donuts arrives at the Club, there's a cake with a very unusual frosting,… //
// This week, Queenie finds herself worrying a lot and losing sleep. She therefore pops into the Club to hear three poems about worry as well as helpful friendly advice on managing her worries from Little Dazzy Donuts, Sammy Showers, and local worry expert, Donna… //
// Welcome to Kids' Poetry Club! Every episode contains 15 minutes of fun rhymes and activities for kids of all ages. This week's theme is the weather, with poems about a frog in fog, about lots of different types of weather on one day, and about a day made for d… //
// Welcome to Kids' Poetry Club! In this bonus short episode, Queenie and Postie Dale pop in to announce the April competition. Things don't go quite to plan, and so expect some hiccups, giggles, and a surprise or two.… //
// Welcome to Kids' Poetry Club! Every episode contains 15 minutes of fun rhymes and activities for kids of all ages. This week's theme is music, with poems about a one-kid band, making money from music, and being a "trumpeteer". Plus, there's the answer to last… //
// Welcome to Kids' Poetry Club! Every episode contains 15 minutes of fun rhymes and activities for kids of all ages. This week's theme is bees, with poems about the Bee’s Knees, being Queen Bee, and being thankful for bees and other animals. Plus, Queenie’s teac… //
// Welcome to Kids' Poetry Club! In this bonus short episode, Queenie pops in to announce the winners of the February “Gray Competition”. This is Queenie’s first time running the Club, and so expect some hiccups, giggles, and a surprise or two.… //
// Welcome to Kids' Poetry Club! Every episode contains 15 minutes of fun rhymes and activities for kids of all ages. This week's theme is going for a walk, with poems about four penguin friends, walking in the shape of a square, walking a loop, and not quite set… //
// Welcome to Kids' Poetry Club! Every episode contains 15 minutes of fun rhymes and activities for kids of all ages. This week's theme is home, with poems about an unusual way of getting ants out of a home, about baboons around a home, and about a tree that hang… //
// Welcome to Kids' Poetry Club! Every episode contains 15 minutes of fun rhymes and activities for kids of all ages. This week's theme is sports, with poems about a bowling hedgehog, a soccer-playing tortoise, and a rat race. Plus, we have a new guest for you to… //
// Welcome to Kids' Poetry Club! Every episode contains 15 minutes of fun rhymes and activities for kids of all ages. This week's theme is feeling poorly, with poems about things that sound like illnesses but aren't, about somebody who is falling apart, and about… //
// Welcome to Kids' Poetry Club! Every episode contains 15 minutes of fun rhymes and activities for kids of all ages. This week's theme is school, with poems about fishes and kids, about losing your balance, about Opposite Day, and about a great excuse for late h… //
// Welcome to Kids' Poetry Club! Every episode contains 15 minutes of fun rhymes and activities for kids of all ages. This week's theme is dogs and cats, with poems about a dog walking a person, about it raining cats and dogs, and about a cat returning home. Ther… //
// Welcome to Kids' Poetry Club! Every episode contains 15 minutes of fun rhymes and activities for kids of all ages. This week's theme is night time, with poems about falling asleep, about the Moon, and about the early bird getting the worm. There's also a liste… //
// Welcome to Kids' Poetry Club! Every episode contains 15 minutes of fun rhymes and activities for kids of all ages. This week's theme is animals, with poems about flying pigs, a wise owl, and sheep that don't help me to go to sleep.… //
// Kids' Poetry Club is opening its doors very soon. Every week, the podcast features 15 minutes of rhymes and fun for kids of all ages. Plus, every episode comes with a free PodPack to download from kidspoetryclub.com containing poems, illustrations and activiti… //
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