Live webchat with Doodle Do presenter Chris Corcoran, Friday 10 July, 1-2pm

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Chris Corcoran, presenter of CBeebies' Doodle Do will be joining us for a live webchat on Mumsnet on Friday between 1-2pm.

And, lovely chap that he is, he's recorded a special pre-webchat video for you to watch - see below.

To celebrate Children's Art Week (6-12 July), Chris has joined forces with Haliborange to host a series of exclusive creative master classes for its newly launched Shiny School. Chris has created three imaginative tutorials for Haliborange Shiny School, designed to suit ages 4-6, 7-9 and 10-12 years and needing no specialised or expensive equipment. The site gives parents ideas and tips on how to have fun and learn something new as a family, and also provides nutritional advice.

Chris is happy to answer all your questions (within reason!) during this sponsored chat, and will also be giving some creative inspiration for things to do with your children over the summer holidays.

If you can't make it on the day, please feel free to post your advance questions here.

Hi Grumpyoldcaaaaaaa (great name!!!!!) Got GCSE Art grade B - feigned interest from that point on...no not enough art being taught. Or drama, history, PE, politics, philosophy - too much pointless Maths!
Na Rhod's is my mate and only he can look that stupid in a wet suit!

He called us hormonal?! .

which childrens tv presenter do you fancy the most

Don't say Mr Tumble

if you say mr tumble we may cry more...

Hi mildmanneredjanitor - Sarah Jane is a true lady in the victorian sense of the word!

Maths pointless? When you need to put up a ladder to tend to the myriad spiders webs in your attic, do you not find the simple equation of a+b+a random number divided by the square root of diddley squat is essential to stop you falling short of the wall?

And algebra, well, we all need algebra in order to er...

Nah, tis bolleaux. More art and drama.

Sarah Jayne is far too fond of jazz hands. And she need to get a shirt that fits!!

CCon the other hand is always looking lovely...

she once came on here CC

she was not pleased.

if you say mr tumble then im selling all my goods and going to live in a cave.

Didn't someone on here say that Mr Tumble has a giant pritt-stick?

Hi morningpaper ? we had budget left over so they flew us to The Alps to do a Winter Special where we made a snow covered mountain out of card, paint and glitter. The resemblance was uncanny. The model was so realistic at one stage an Austrian tried to ski down it.

CC how are YOU going to get an honour a la Mr Tumble?

can't you get those spiders in to help with the typing?

So do random middle aged women shout "I want to doodle do you" all the time?

Chris are you avoiding the BIG questions (see MP from yesterday) arts and crafts lovely and all that but are you single...

Chris,
How do you get Pritt stick glue off your clothes? Do you have any laundry tips?

Is it true that you used to teach History?

this is the list we want answering:

1. Are you gay? This is important. Lie if necessary.
2. Do you have a girlfriend?
3. Are you interested at all in slightly portly middle-aged women who look a bit like Ronnie Corbett but with yellow hair? (I would prefer a lie here too if needed)
4. OK CHILDREN and CRAFT. This is a funny sort of specialist subject for a stand-up comedian. Can you tell me a bit about the day when some chappie or other came up to you and said: "Look, we've got this great idea for a programme, where you live in this house and there are spiders in the attic that do craft activities for children and you go into the attic and play crafts with the spiders". Did you go hmm?
5. Do you like children?
6. Do you like craft?
7. Mixing children and craft is HORRIBLE. Have you ever really actually tried this without another grown-up clearing up after you?
8. Stand-up comedians and children's television. Like that Miles Jupp. It seems like a terribly dangerous mix. Don't you find yourself about to make nasty anal sex gags and then realise that your front row is 8 years old and expecting something with a paper plate and wool?
9. Who wrote your Wiki entry?

10. Do you have any idea how tight your trousers appear on that programme? Is there any reason for that or is it just to torture depressed mothers with the thought of your monstrous phallus?

(from morningpaper)

Hi Chris. Generally arts & crafts programmes feck me off as the assumption is as a proper mother I should have copius amounts of lolly pop sticks, empty loo rolls, crepe paper and the like to hand.

However, our (loosely termed) 'arts and crafts box' contains the following:

1. various chewed up and grubby looking crayons
2. some scrobbled up and scribbled on paper.
3. glitter- not enough
4. purple paint (banned for being a bastard for staining).

so my question to you is what would you make from the above crap?

hello Chris

my children love craft and making, but it always ends in me saying never again when i see what is left behind!

school holidays approaching....5 children aged 3 months to 8 years...what do you suggest they could all do creatively without making the mother of all mess for me to clean up. Or is that just my job?

ho hum

I used to teach history.
Its a mugs game, and rather dull after a while dont you think? there is only so long ww1 can be interesting