Squiglet lives in a plain white world, athough it doesn't stay white for long! With the help of a magical set of crayons - which he calls 'Squiggle Sticks' - Squiglet shows the audience how to draw colourful characters on their 'Squiggle Pads'. As Squiglet and the viewers at home sing the magic words together, the character leaps off the page and comes to life!
Squiglet uses his Squiggle Sticks to fill in the world around each episode's character and himself. A lush vegetable garden for a caterpillar, an icy snow cave for a snowman or a strange alien planet for a spaceman. Squiglet's white world fills with colour as he and the audience accompany their new friends into a fun-filled adventure.
Joining in
Children can draw along with Squiglet. Using the website print-outs, they can finish off his drawings and colour them in. Each episode uses one of seven different types of lines (eg wavy, straight) which the viewer can learn to recognise and use.
As problems arise and obstacles block their paths, Squiglet uses the magical Squiggle Sticks to squiggle solutions. Need to find some buried treasure? Squiglet can squiggle you a spade. Need to cross a crocodile-infested moat? He can squiggle you a boat. Need to get somewhere far away? He can even squiggle you the bus! But not without the help of the audience - who are all encouraged to squiggle along with their monster guide.
As we move between squiggled parks and squiggled streets or squiggled jungles and squiggled swamps, Squiglet helps that day's character get ever closer to his or her goal. Even when the Squiggle Sticks can't seem to fix a problem, Squiglet can conjure up a window on the Squiggle Pad - allowing them to see from their animated world into the live-action world of the audience. This gives our characters a clue as to what to draw to finally help find the solution to their problem.
The educational value of the show
Get Squiggling helps children to:
- Develop and interest in art and drawing - and be inspired to have a go at squiggling something themselves.
- Recognise basic colours and shapes.
