The Funny Funland Feelshapes (working title) (Pre school project for 2 to 6 years)
Main Series: The Funny Funland Feelshapes Discovery & Problem Solving Tour
Tag: They're Funny and They Have Feelings/The Feelshapes Feelings/The Funny Feelshapes and Their Funny Feelings
Logline: On their voyages of discovery the Feelshapes (who come from Funland in the Forever After Lands) travel via their magical toybox home to different locations in each episode where they discover more about the world, try to solve problems of every shape and size with their special qualities, abilities, problem-solving activities, games and fun solutions, try to get along despite their differences and have some fun along the way as they encounter new children, new families, new nurseries, new playgrounds, new places, new topics, new discoveries and new problems in each episode. Written by JIll Thrussell
Story Summary: Funny Feelshapes Discovery & Problem-Solving Tour: The Feelshapes (who come from Funland in the Forever After Lands) visit children's toy boxes, toy shops, nurseries and wherever they can find shape sorting boxes as well as Funland which is their main home and inside their magical shape sorting puzzle box house. Since Feelshapes are very flexible, they can enlarge or shrink in size along with their home which can also enlarge and shrink in size to suit the location as their magical shape sorting puzzle box house travels to many different places (anywhere and everywhere.) Every day the Feelshapes get calls for help on their Feelshape Radar system which can be found in the Feelshape Shape Sorter Control Centre in their magical shape sorting box home and so, they spend a lot of their time traveling around the human world and often visit human homes, gardens, nurseries and playgrounds as they try make their Feelshapes fit into the strangest of places in order to solve problems with their special qualities, abilities, problem-solving activities, games and fun solutions as they lend a helping corner or curve.
Due to the Funny Feelshapes' differences however, they must learn how to get along, learn how to solve puzzles and problems and learn how to work together to achieve things despite their different shapes, colours, sizes, feelings, personalities and differing talents, abilities, knowledge and skills. Along the way the Feelshapes meet all kinds of children and families, some of whom they help and some of whom also help them to solve those puzzles and problems together as they discover more about the world and learn valuable social life lessons as well as the children learning more about the funny Feelshapes themselves. Since the Feelshapes love to learn new things about the human world, they often explore things like nature, pets, wildlife, sounds, colours, care for self and others, empathy, music, dance, feelings, thoughts, making crafts and art from odds and ends, engage in new activities and they also like to experience new things and even try to tell a few jokes along the way as they try to make solutions to fix and fit into any shape of problem that they find. Written by JIll Thrussell
Each episode will explore a new call for help and a problem that the Feelshapes must work together to solve with a bit of human, animal, nature or object input from the party which could be a child, a family or some nursery children that the Feelshapes must assist and will end with a song and dance from some of the Feelshapes about the things that have been learnt in that segment. In the series, there will also be some STEAM related content, and each segment will teach valuable life and social lessons concepts which were first conceptualized as part of the Axel Raskal series more than eight years ago and the Titus Boy Genius video thirteen years ago. Each episode will feature different children, families or nursery children, so that children from all nationalities and walks of life can see someone that looks like themselves onscreen and represented in the series.
Every character in the Feelshapes Magic Sorting Box has their own area of expertise and their own song and dance.
Feelshapes:
- Angry Action Arrow (in charge of making action plans, risky adventures and giving directions but can be bossy, impatient and angry if you ignore directions)
- Bouncy Blob (flexible can squeeze into gaps and cracks or any shape hole, helps everyone else out, helps to find unity and agreements and can hold things together)
- Builder Block (in charge of positive actions, building & repairing structures, bridges, vehicles, gadgets, contraptions, familial relationships, friendships and anything that needs to be built to reach or create solutions)
- Calm Cylinder (in charge of teaching calmness, keeps everyone calm and a peacemaker)
- Charity Cube (in charge of thinking of others and how to help them)
- Clever Cuboid (in charge of figuring out what needs to be done and finding solutions)
- Cheerful Circle (in charge of cheering everyone up)
- Crafty Crescent (in charge of spotting trickiness)
- Crossy Cross Out (Negative) (in charge of safety and warning of danger)
- Cuddly Care Heart (in charge of healing hurts and giving hugs)
- Diamond Disgust (in charge of cleaning up disgusting messes and helping to avoid making disgusting messes)
- Dreamer Decagon (in charge of dreams and helping with dreams)
- Eager Ellipse (in charge of getting things done and proactive)
- Exciting Surprises Star (in charge of giving exciting surprises)
- Fiery Fearful Triangle (in charge of warning about danger)
- Heroic Hexagon (in charge of heroic missions)
- Kind Kite (in charge of giving kind deeds and actions and teaching kindness)
- Naughty Nonagon (in charge of playing pranks on naughty people and shape beings)
- Optimistic Octagon (in charge of being positive and finding positive ways to do things when things are rainy, sad or seem tricky)
- Natural Parallelogram (in charge of finding natural solutions to problems, loves nature, plants and animals)
- Polite Prism (in charge of teaching people good manners)
- Pushy Pentagon (in charge of getting everyone to do their duties)
- Rowdy Rude Ring (in charge of keeping things real but can be very noisy, blunt and rude)
- Recycle Rhombus (in charge of recycling and making useful things out of odds, ends and junk or trash)
- Respectful Rectangle (in charge of teaching everyone about respect)
- Sad Square (in charge of helping through sadness)
- Silly Sphere (in charge of silliness, loves telling jokes and playing pranks)
- Terrific Tick (Positive) (in charge of encouragement and encourages everyone)
- Tricky Tripod (tricky trickster that at times tries to cause trouble)
- Tunes Trapezoid (plays a wide variety of instruments, sings songs, dances and is in charge of making and playing or singing tunes, songs and dances to help solve problems, entertain and to cheer people up)
- Wibble Wobbles Jelly (in charge of helping people when they feel uncertain and the Wibble Wobble jelly song and dance to get people moving and laughing when they are not sure about something or are feeling scared about something also in charge of party food)
- Tickles Giggles Wriggly Worm (in charge of Tickles & Wriggles and the Tickles & Wriggles song and dance to get people tickling, wriggling around and giggling when they are happy or even when they are sad to cheer them up also teaches others how to tickle and wriggle well)
Special Edition Backpack Guide & Activity Book: A Friendly Backpack Guide to the Feelshape Land
A 60 page book full of poems, activities and happiness tips from the feelshapes and a map of Feelshape Land. (publication Jun/Jul 24)
Special Edition Christmas Book/Film: The Funny Feelshapes & the Odds & Ends Happy Christmas Gift
The Story: When the Feelshapes visit the home and toybox of a brother and sister whose father (a single parent) has just lost his job, Christmas looks quite bleak and as if it might not happen at all in their home, so they organize a special Christmas party and some presents from the things that they can find and with some special Christmas magic wishes for the children and family. In order to make the Christmas a success, the Feelshapes try to avoid a run in with the Christmas Wreckers as they try to make their Christmas toybox visit special and give the two children and the family the best Christmas gift that they can which is a Happy Christmas. Written by JIll Thrussell
Project Themes: resilience/strength (emotional and mental wellbeing), wellness, family care, problem solving, teamwork, inclusion, participation, care for others, care for nature, friendship, learning about emotions, thoughts and attitude through Feelshapes characters, learning about decision making through Feelshapes characters like Terrific Tick and Crossy Cross Out and familial support.
There will also be:
- A song pack to sing-a-long to songs from the Feelshapes from the Feelshapes Music Group
- Some dance-a-long dances from the Feelings Dance Troupe
- Some craft make-a-long activities from the Feelshapes Crafts Group
- Some rhyming rhyme-a-long rhymes from the Feelshapes Rhymers
Written and created by Jill Thrussell.
**All children's projects will adhere to the I PERCCKS Value Framework developed under the Creative Life Sparks Brand which promotes the core values of Inclusion and Individualism, Positivity, Positive Participation, Problem Solving, Empathy, Respect, Care (care for oneself, care for others, care for nature), Critical Thinking, Kindness and Strength and will also support Social Emotional Learning (in terms of understanding, management and control of emotions, thoughts, actions and attitudes), Social Life Lessons and the frameworks of PSB and STEAM will also be woven in or applied where possible and suitable and every project will teach valuable social life lessons.
Category: Edutainment
Landmark List: (to be updated)
Furry Feelshapes Special Activity, Crafts & Games List (to be updated)