A Plastic Ocean
By Yasmin Giannini Aged 16 years Plastic seems to have revolutionised worlds, and since the 1980’s, when uber-glam super models began strutting around with tall more
Category Archives: Children
Oxford Calling
By Luca Giannini – 11 years From primary school to Oxford University, in a matter of weeks, is a pretty awesome achievement. So when two boys more
UK’s First Ever Digital Panto
Written by Luca Giannini – 11 years Oh wow! My jaw literally dropped to the floor when I walked into the theatre auditorium this Christmas to more
London Student Heading to Big Bang Final
By Luca Giannini aged 11 years Charles Clayton, a student from Brixton‘s Ark Evelyn Grace Academy, set up a business called The Alpha Apps, and more
Boy Wonder!
By Luca Giannini aged 11 years I watched a music video on Youtube the other day and it caught my attention, mainly because it was more
The Gentle Way
By Luca Giannini aged 11 years Judo – I LOVE it! I’d rather be given a double-dose of homework than play a football game, however more
What makes Amber T Tick?
By Yasmin Giannini – 13 years She is the 15-year-old UK urban/pop artist, who seemed to have hit the headlines last month for premiering her more
Learn to play weekend – It’s free!
By Luca Giannini aged 10 years Teachers at school are telling us to learn a musical instrument, however do we know which one to choose? more
The face of Christmas
By Yasmin Giannini aged 12 years Christmas is almost here! When it comes to TV advertising the festive season sparked into action as soon as more
A toy is for life
By Luca Giannini – age 9 Boys love toys. I’ve been talking to the boys in my school class and we’ve agreed it’s a fact more
Smile for peace
By Yasmin Giannini aged 12 Saturday 12 August 2017 is the United Nations International Youth Day, a day of celebration where all youth around the more
Learn To Play Day
By Yasmin Giannini and Elizabeth Sahyoun, aged 12 years This year UK singer songwriter Nina Schofield fronts Learn To Play Day at Yamaha Music London. more
Brilliant Beaulieu
Yasmin Giannini aged 11 years Taking a family trip to the New Forest? Then a day at the Beaulieu Motor Museum is a MUST! Mum more
The mindful future generation
As a children’s yoga instructor, Mini Me Yoga founder Kate Bartram-Brown knew the children in her weekly classes were experiencing the benefits of yoga and more
A Sense of Hope: film competition
By Luca Giannini aged 9 years I love making movies! I’m consistently planning different styles, working out new story lines, dreaming one day my little more
Brilliant Brio
By Luca Giannini, aged 8 1/2 years Anyone who’s read my features before know I’m a boy who really really loves trains (I’m totally obsessed!). more
It’s World Hello Day!
By Yasmin Giannini aged 11 years Hello everyone! …….I’m shouting it because this month sees us celebrating World Hello Day, a day when we’re all more
Puzzles or keepsakes?
Last year I wrote about the really awesome 3D gifts which were around on the high street for us ‘creative kids’ who really like to more
Gangsta Granny
By Luca Giannini aged 8 years Birmingham Stage Company brought their world premiere of David Walliams’ Gangsta Granny to the Ashcroft Theatre, Fairfield Halls this more
“It’s a hard knock life!”
By Yasmin Giannini , aged 10 years The sun came out today when I experienced the amazing Annie The Musical on stage at The Fairfield more
I become a pop star!
By Yasmin Giannini aged 10 years Each year, people around the world celebrate World Voice Day, a time when we’re all encouraged to use our more
Destination Drayton Manor!
By Luca Giannini, aged 7 years Theme park fans take a look up to the north of our country and check out the awesome Drayton more
Believe in Santa
By Luca Giannini, aged 7 years My Christmas list to Santa is written (in my best writing) and I know I’ve tried passionately to be more
The glass slipper
Cinderella aims to be transform into a glitter-tastic disco ball this festive season as the Croydon Fairfield Halls stage sets out to offer one of more
The best gift this Christmas!
By Luca Giannini, 7 years Thomas fans, train fans, track fans….Christmas has arrived. Having taken a year off for adjustments, Hornby reintroduces its highly popular more
Cool colouring
By Yasmin Giannini, aged 10 years Whoo-hooo! It’s official, colouring is now one of the coolest things to do! And it’s us kids who are more
Creativity goes 3D-tastic!
By Yasmin Giannini, aged 10 years Whooo-hoo! One minute we’re all watching, colouring and creating on a flat surface and everything is wonderful, then suddenly more
Hetty Feather comes alive
By Yasmin Giannini – Aged 10 years Phoebe Thomas is as vibrant and colourful as her red hair, as she takes to the boards of more
Interacting with books
By Yasmin Giannini, aged 10 years Books – I absolutely love them! Stories make our imagination go wild as we picture the scenes that the more
The secrets behind the festive panto
The Positive’s child writer Yasmin Giannini, aged 10 years, caught up with the all-star cast of Cinderella to find out the secrets behind the exciting more
Build! A Knight’s Castle
Book review by Luca Giannini aged 7 years Building and digging are two things in the world that I really love doing so when I more
Nature’s necessities
Disney has recently released the first glimpse of the upcoming movie, ‘The Jungle Book’. Over 12 million people have watched the trailer and an interest more
Toot! Toot! Celebrations!
By Luca Giannini aged 7 years old 70 years ago a very special thing happened. A daddy sat next to his son, Christopher, who was more
Train passion
Interview by Luca Giannini aged 7 years old Last month, Pop man Pete Waterman, launched the Railway Exchange Training Academy (RETA), which aims to train up more
Girls putting more of a kick into football!
By Yasmin Giannini, aged 9 years old Wednesday 25th March saw the prestigious London Youth Games held at the Crystal Palace National Sports Centre. Primary more
If you think this is for kids – think again!
Movie review by Luca Giannini aged 7 years old My mummy has always told me and my sister how brilliant Paddington Bear is. She has more
Santa’s delivery service
Christmas poem by Yasmin Giannini aged 9 years old Up, up and away they go, On, on through the midnight snow. Dancing and prancing more
Poppy’s poems
By Poppy Chesterman aged 10 years old Poppy’s Poems I love writing poems, especially when something has happened in my life to write about. I more
School sticker competition
By Poppy Chesterman aged 10 years old I was pleased when I had the chance to enter my school’s stickers competition! I entered this completion more
Hooray for Anna Hibiscus!
Book review by Anna Salmon, aged 7 years old This time I’m reviewing a book called “Hooray for Anna Hibiscus!” by Atinuke, a Nigerian author. more
The Penguins of Madagascar
Film review by Poppy Chesterman aged 10 years old On Saturday, I went with my dad to the Barbican Children’s Film Festival. Before the film, more
The Hunger Games
Book Review: By Poppy Chesterman aged 10 years old The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a fantastic book that is constantly dramatic and makes more
Being a film extra
By Libby Salmon, aged 10 years old Last Saturday, I was lucky enough to be an extra in a film called ‘Draw On, Sweet Night’. more
The Roman baths
By Libby Salmon, aged 10 years old As part of our project to follow British History from the beginning, we decided to visit the Roman more
Working together
By Poppy Chesterman, aged 10 years old. I enjoy working with my friends and others because then you can share that feeling of achievement. Also, more
My favourite animals
By Anna Salmon, aged 7 years old I really love animals and enjoy reading about them, watching programmes about them and visiting animal sanctuaries. I more
Sailing delights!
By Libby Salmon, aged 10 years old. Have you ever been sailing? About a year ago I did a sailing course using small yachts and more
Alderley Edge adventure
Book review: By Anna Salmon, aged 7 years old Recently we’ve been listening to an audio version of The Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan Garner, more
Morocco magic
By Poppy Chesterman, aged 10 years old This half term I went to Morocco with my family. Before I went I thought it was going more
Baking birthday party
By Poppy Chesterman, aged 10 years old. One of my passions is baking, with inspiration from popular television shows like The Great British Bake Off more
