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cool stuff on the interwebs

I’ve recently found out about a few genius sites, thanks to one of my staffers, Bunnieboy!, at Idea HQ.

Kongregate and Spogg are two great gaming sites I didn’t know of before. And they have been distracting me from judging your entries to Idea briefs for a bit too long. I’m especially digging Little Wheel, a nice little puzzle game where you figure out how to wake a sleeping city of robots.  

Or if you like things a little faster, try TG Motocross 2. I've literally lost hours of my life playing this. And I still wipe out on time trial 4. Bah!

And, for anyone who’s looking at a mountain of design technology revision, check out the animations, exercises and other helpful stuff on TechnologyStudent. It could be of use.

Nice one Bunnieboy!

back from helsinki

Yup, that’s me! It was taken last week when I was on my way to Helsinki – I was going to global Habbo HQ to talk about how awesome my Idea staffers are. And boy, it was cold there!

Just wanted to post something quickly here to say that people from all over the world are seriously impressed. I’m not kidding. Jaws dropped when they heard about everything you’re doing for ChildLine. So please, please, keep up your great work.

And things got even better when I tucked into some reindeer for dinner. You should try some. Mmm, tasty.

get your producer packs for headspace

Have you unloaded and uploaded your mind into Headspace yet?

In case you've been too caught up in coursework or revising for exams recently to remember, Headspace is ChildLine's brand new online show with Channel 4, coming later this summer! 

Where Idea comes in is in helping to get you lot involved in making the programme in the first place. You can give us your opinion on our Headspace dilemmas, share your advice, film a really short documentary...it's up to you. 

And it's just got even easier to take part with the release of our new producer pack too. You'll find it crammed full of info about the themes of Headspace, how to shoot great film and how to make sure your stuff is bang on for the show.

It's your life, and it's your show. So check it out. 

play your worries away

At this point of the year things can get really frustrating. Summer's around the corner, but you've got exams or coursework or both before you can kick back and chill out.

So when you need a break, try one of the games on the ChildLine site. There's Pong (a bit of a classic from back in the day), Demon Dash and Skyland Adventures, not to mention our awesome newbie, Ten Fore. Beat my score if you think you can!

And if stuff to do with school ever feels like it's getting too much, check out ChildLine's advice for coping with exam stress.