in wondering how they choose which cards to show on CBeebies?

[LifeIsButtercream]

birthday ones that is.

• Is it random?

• Is it the order they arrive in the post?

• Is it based on parental/sibling effort?

• Do they sit down and discuss it in a boardroom? (please God no, license fee payer!)

• (do they take bribes?)

• more to the point........ why do I care?

I was joking about the skill. My cut and stick is awesome.

I timed mine to arrive just over four weeks before LO's birthday too.

I think really they do it on a first come first served basis that also fits in with a range of ages, abilities and races etc and perhaps even which characters you use on the cards. Fifteen Mr Tumbles in a row would be boring.

Not getting our card on just killed my inappropriate cougar crush on Andy right off though

There was one on today where the glitter had travelled & the kid looked like it had bad, glittery acne

DS had a card shown for his second birthdya which is in March - I sent our card in mid January.

never tried cbeebies but have sent 3 into milkshake and all have been shown.... i always get them there a month before and write a message on the back.

DD's 2nd birthday one got shown. I sent it in to arrive 4 weeks before birthday too. It was bold and simple, I was very proud of it, even if the corner had got squashed in the post. We have it recorded and DD still loves it!

had two shown out of three . I have no art talent. Sent in five weeks before with male characters cut out from Cbeebies magazine. DS has a very common name and a massive . Chris/Pui and Syd I salute you xx

I haven't done one yet, but I have twins so I expect we'd have a greater chance of our card being shown!!

(not that this is right of course)