{"id":2340,"date":"2021-02-02T15:14:02","date_gmt":"2021-02-02T15:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?page_id=2340"},"modified":"2021-02-23T10:39:38","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T10:39:38","slug":"iw-story-festival","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/?page_id=2340","title":{"rendered":"IW Story Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Story-Festival-logo_high_res_NEW-copy-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Story-Festival-logo_high_res_NEW-copy-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Story-Festival-logo_high_res_NEW-copy-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Story-Festival-logo_high_res_NEW-copy-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Story-Festival-logo_high_res_NEW-copy-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Story-Festival-logo_high_res_NEW-copy-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Story-Festival-logo_high_res_NEW-copy-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Story-Festival-logo_high_res_NEW-copy-624x624.jpg 624w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Story-Festival-logo_high_res_NEW-copy-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Story-Festival-logo_high_res_NEW-copy-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When I&#8217;m not writing and illustrating my own books, these days I mainly seem to spend my time volunteering for the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"IW Story Festival, (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iwstoryfestival.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>IW Story Festival<\/strong>,<\/a> for children and families, which this year took place between <strong>Wednesday 17 and Saturday 20 February 2021, <\/strong>entirely online on <strong><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"YouTube (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCGQgt2ONjVjb4GSKqfgVSKA\" target=\"_blank\">YouTube<\/a><\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I did two sessions myself which, if you missed them, you can view here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Wednesday 17 February, 1.15pm: HOW TO BEAT THE NIGGLE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"THE NIGGLE | PETA RAINFORD | IW STORY FESTIVAL\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JVijVreD0KM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p><strong><em>Can you make a scary face? Can you wiggle your fingers? Yes? Then this is the session for you! Don\u2019t just listen to the story of&nbsp;The Niggle&nbsp;\u2013 about a little monster who whispers in five-year old Joe Jackson\u2019s ear and makes him afraid \u2013 but join in! We all get a niggle in our ear from time to time, but there are things you can do to beat it: Peta will show you how to make a \u2018Positivity Cube\u2019 so you can get creative and conquer your fears and worries! Ages: 5-8<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IF YOU WANT TO HAVE A GO AT MAKING THE POSITIVITY CUBE, THE TEMPLATE IS <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"HERE (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Peta-Rainford-craft-activity-download-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Thursday 18 February, 2pm: FROM SOURCE TO SEE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"FROM SOURCE TO SEE | PETA RAINFORD | IW STORY FESTIVAL\" width=\"625\" height=\"352\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rH-qMTBLeS0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>How does a seed of an idea grow into a 32 page full- colour picture book? Isle of Wight author and illustrator, Peta Rainford, takes you through the process with her eighth children\u2019s picture book \u2013&nbsp;Crab, Dab &amp; Blenny \u2013&nbsp;which will be published later in 2021. Lots of ideas and tips for anyone \u2013 child or adult \u2013 writing and\/or illustrating stories.<br>Ages: 8+<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>IF YOU&#8217;VE BEEN TO THE SESSION AND HAVE COME TO THIS PAGE LOOKING FOR SOME TIPS ON RHYMING, YOU CAN FIND THEM <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"HERE (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/c7406972.myzen.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/SCHOOL-BAG-RHYME.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">HERE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I&#8217;m not writing and illustrating my own books, these days I mainly seem to spend my time volunteering for the IW Story Festival, for children and families, which this year took place between Wednesday 17 and Saturday 20 February 2021, entirely online on YouTube. I did two sessions myself which, if you missed them, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2340"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2340"}],"version-history":[{"count":15,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2340\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2373,"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2340\/revisions\/2373"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dogpigeon.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2340"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}