Blue Peter: Blue Peter Backstage Diary

We just love your cartoon drawings of Barney the dog and Shelley! They are awesome!!! Thank you for sending us your artwork, Beth aged 10 :)

Keep sending all of your pictures in guys, we love them!

You can send them to: Blue Peter, 2^nd Floor, BBC Bridge House, MediaCity UK, Salford, M50 2BH

Or email us at: bluepeter@bbc.co.uk

TTFN

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What did I think of the roller coaster?

It had it's ups and downs I guess!!!

Haha! I am funny!!!

- Barney ;)

I've got two words for you...

Trombone!

Hard!

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Check out this super cool Eiffel Tower hat. 

We love your flamboyant head-gear Natasha, so you are our Star of the Week!

Keep sending your stuff in to us guys...we love it!

You can post your creations to:

Blue Peter, 2^nd Floor, BBC Bridge House, MediaCity UK, Salford, M50 2BH,

or email: bluepeter@bbc.co.uk

Thanks guys

TTFN

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Check out this week's star of the week!

We love the rainbow colours in your Blue Peter badge design Tabitha. It's so bright and colourful!

Keep sending in your stuff guys... we love it!!!

Barney says: Look how close we were at completing our wing walking challenge!  What a shame :(

If you thought that wing walking looked terrifying, then you're absolutley right. It was more scary than Helen with no make up... Hee-hee!

Helen says: Cheeky Barney!

I loved being in the air on top of that plane. It was such a rush! 

In all honesty we were going too quickly to get scared! At 140mph on top of a plane, it feels twice as fast when you are up there. There's nothing to protect your face, so we were pretty windswept... But it was worth it!

Next week promises more thrills and spills, as we take on another nail biting challenge.

Keep watching!

Barney and Helen

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What's this?  It's only a sneak peek of this week's Blue Peter, with Helen and Barney standing on top of a plane!

See what happens this Thursday on the CBBC channel at 5.30pm.

How exciting!!!

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Ever wondered who eats the food we make on Blue Peter?  Check out Helen's behind the scenes video to find out!

If you want to make some delicious dishes, check out 14 year old Blue Peter viewer Gareth's recipes:

Toad in the hole

Chocolate Brownies

Barney: So today we're meeting a herb expert!

She grows her own and then cooks with them, now as we like to tell you things, did you know that people who grow their own vegetables are called herbivores! FACT!

Helen: Oh Barney! Always with the jokes!

Me and Barney are competing to see who can grow the best plants!

I like to think I have green fingers! But time will tell!

Do you grow anything in your garden? Have you eaten anything from your garden recently?

Check out how to grow your own herbs and give it a go!

The winners of the Wallace and Gromit Competition looked like they had so much fun!!!

And what they created was amazing!

I love that they brought in instruments and a drill!

Well done team!

Thanks

Helen

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... I love music and I LOVE Wallace and Gromit, so this competition is perfect!

Best of luck to our talented teams!

Can't wait to see what you come up with.  Don't miss today's show to find out!

- Barney

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We think that this 'Keep Calm and Watch Blue Peter' poster is awesome!!!

Thanks for sending it to us Joshua!!!

If Joshua has inspired you to create a Blue Peter poster or you have anything else you want to send into us then send them to:

Blue Peter, 2^nd Floor, BBC Bridge House, MediaCity UK, Salford, M50 2BH,

or email: bluepeter@bbc.co.uk

Thanks Guys

H & B

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...with his second World Record attempt of '30 or more Rolling Back Peg Wheelie Spins Whilst Seated on the Head Tube in One Minute'...phew that never gets any easier to say!

We gave him another go after Thursday's show with the official adjudicator watching. And here's what we filmed....

Watch and find out if he can set a new World Record!

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The Blue Peter Team

Did you catch the show? How cool were Matti's BMX stunts?

Matti gave an awesome attempt at the World Record for doing more than 30 'Rolling Back Peg Wheelie Spins Whilst Seated on the Head Tube in One Minute'. What a shame he didn't complete it on the show. 

It was great to see Shelley the tortoise again too. She hardly stopped moving until of course she had a nap at the bottom of the stairs. 

Helen x

Don't forget you can watch Matti and his BMXtricks on iPlayer if you missed the show. We think we might be seeing more of him!

...for completing the pyramid.

We were so lucky to have the Imps on our show, they were truly fantastic!

Watch the clip of Barney and the Imps completing the motorcycle pyramid again!

...Barney looks as though he is concentrating hard!

But what is he concentrating on?

Hmmm....tune in to tomorrows show on Thursday at 5.45 on the CBBC channel to find out!

Thomas I love this model of Barney the Dog! It's ace. So cute. I especially love the googly eyes and you've captured his favourite pose. Lying down waiting for people to tickle his tummy!

While I'm here, I'd like to thank everyone who entered the Wimbledon Poster Competition!  Your posters were fab! We've had loads of them!

You've been so creative and I can't wait to see who the winner is....

Speak to you again soon,

Helen x

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Check out this weeks Star of the Week.

Its a massive origami Blue Peter Badge made by Elliot aged 10.

Send us in your creative creations at:

Blue Peter, 2^nd Floor, BBC Bridge House, MediaCity UK, Salford, M50 2BH,

or email: bluepeter@bbc.co.uk

TTFN!

Hello!

Helen took part in NVA's Speed of Light event around Salford Quays, in which 120 runners wore LED light suits, while following a choreographed routine. It looked AMAZING!

Check out The Speed of Light video

You can create a similar effect at home by following Barney's guide on How To Make A Light Painting. Have a go!

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The Blue Peter Team

...well ok, maybe he doesn't but Barney found a cape and had so much fun with it we thought we would show you his digital trickery :)

If you have any trick photos of your own then feel free to send them into us at:

Blue Peter, 2^nd Floor, BBC Bridge House, MediaCity UK, Salford, M50 2BH,

Or email: bluepeter@bbc.co.uk

TTFN!