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Tag: Theme for Lyrical Sunday

Theme for Week 13 of Lyrical Sunday: Upside Down!

Posted on March 29, 2011 by BritMumInNZ

The theme for Week 13 of Lyrical Sunday is ‘Upside Down!‘. This fun idea evolved from a Skype video-chat over the weekend with ‘Chicken’ Grandma & Granddad… we were talking about the seasons being opposite and Granddad is always asking what life is like ‘upside down’ on the opposite side of the world! So let…

Lyrical Sunday Theme (Week 12): My home town (supporting Blog4NZ)

Posted on March 21, 2011March 21, 2011 by BritMumInNZ

From 21-23 March people are ‘blogging for New Zealand‘ to let the world know that the recent earthquake in Christchurch hasn’t stopped New Zealand from being ‘open for business’! You can follow people’s contributions on Blog4NZ or via ‘Blog for New Zealand on Facebook‘. With this in mind we’ve set this week’s Lyrical Sunday theme…

Theme for Week 11 of Lyrical Sunday: Colours

Posted on March 14, 2011March 16, 2011 by BritMumInNZ

The theme for Week 11 of Lyrical Sunday is ‘COLOURS‘. Either choose one colour or many. Sophie and Charlotte came up with the theme and have already written their poems, which they would like me to share with you in this post. Here’s some links that may help inspire… A Hint of Poetry: ‘The Use…

Theme for Lyrical Sunday (Week 10): Earth

Posted on March 6, 2011March 14, 2011 by BritMumInNZ

The theme for Lyrical Sunday this week is ‘Earth‘. Charlotte was inspired by the ‘Earth Song‘ by Michael Jackson. She was listening to it at the time when I asked her what the theme should be. Charlotte has already written her poem and would like me to share it now. Please click to link up…

Theme for Week 9 of Lyrical Sunday: Night

Posted on February 21, 2011February 21, 2011 by BritMumInNZ

The theme for Lyrical Sunday this week is ‘Night‘. Charlotte was inspired by a poem she read in ‘School Journal‘ (Part 1. Number 2. 2009). Here’s the poem that has inspired this week’s theme. Can’t wait to read what you come up with! Come and link up on Sunday 27 February. Have You Ever? Have…

Theme for Week 7 of Lyrical Sunday: Love

Posted on February 10, 2011February 10, 2011 by BritMumInNZ

With Valentine’s Day coming up, this week’s Lyrical Sunday theme had to be ‘LOVE‘. Apologies for the delay in posting the theme and there’s no clever linky widget at the moment (due to it no longer be a free widget), so please link up your fabulous poems in the comments section on Sunday 13 February. ‘LOVE’…

Theme for Week 6 of Lyrical Sunday – Birds

Posted on January 31, 2011January 31, 2011 by BritMumInNZ

The theme for Week 6 of Lyrical Sunday is… ‘Birds‘. Feel free to interpret this theme however you like, but here’s a few ideas to get you going… 1. Kiwis, fantails, robins, kereru, kaka, kea, tui and other native, New Zealand birds (or birds of your own country) 2. Birds in flight 3. Birds kept…

Theme for Week 5 of Lyrical Sunday is… (link up 30 Jan)

Posted on January 25, 2011January 25, 2011 by BritMumInNZ

The theme for Week 5 of Lyrical Sunday is… ‘Monsters‘. Feel free to interpret this theme however you like! Here’s a few prompts; 1. The monster within. 2. Monster under the bed / in the cupboard / in the bath… 3. An ex-boss, old colleague, teacher, someone from school days, dinner lady, neighbour… 4. A…

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