The Toy 🍩🦜🍑🌻🌈🪐🛼🎈🐢
@thetoypress.bsky.social
Printed magazine for kids aged 10 and under. Submissions open 1st July for our kids' edition. Editions 1-8 can be purchased online at: www.thetoypress.com/shop
Two weeks left to send us your kids' artwork, stories and poems for a chance of publication!
The Toy 🍩🦜🍑🌻🌈🪐🛼🎈🐢@thetoypress.bsky.social · last mo.Submissions are now open for our 9th edition and as a one off we're letting the kids take over! That's right, budding writers and artists can submit their work (via an adult) from 1st July - 19th August. Contributors must be 16 or under (please see our submissions page).
Let's play a game I'll be the moon I spin around like this You'll be my planet I orbit you Then you spin And orbit someone too Jack will be Jupiter Mo will be Mars Violet will be Venus The flowers will be stars We need a sun Oi! Will you be the sun? I'll be the moon I spin around like this.
The Toy 🍩🦜🍑🌻🌈🪐🛼🎈🐢@thetoypress.bsky.social · 2w agoHere is your #wordoftheweek! #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #writingforchildren #PoetryforChildren
After resisting the urge to write a poem about bottoms (again!) I managed to come up with this more considered effort. @thetoypress.bsky.social #WordOfTheWeek #Moon #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #KidLit
The Toy 🍩🦜🍑🌻🌈🪐🛼🎈🐢@thetoypress.bsky.social · 2w agoHere is your #wordoftheweek! #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #writingforchildren #PoetryforChildren
It's Monday. You know what that means. Another #wordoftheweek from @thetoypress.bsky.social . This week's word is MOON. Here's my poem based on the prompt. #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #writingforchildren
The Toy 🍩🦜🍑🌻🌈🪐🛼🎈🐢@thetoypress.bsky.social · 2w agoHere is your #wordoftheweek! #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #writingforchildren #PoetryforChildren
I got to this a bit late in the week, but I still wanted to write a poem for @thetoypress.bsky.social #wordoftheweek . #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #writingforchildren
The Toy 🍩🦜🍑🌻🌈🪐🛼🎈🐢@thetoypress.bsky.social · 3w agoHere is your #wordoftheweek! #writingcommunity #writingforchildren #poetryforchildren #poetrycommunity
The Toy Celebrations Edition, with balloons cover illustration and design by Graphic Arts & Type. Incidentally this edition is sponsored by GA&T. #design #balloons #childrensliterature #kidslit #illustration @thetoypress.bsky.social
Submissions are now open for our 9th edition and as a one off we're letting the kids take over! That's right, budding writers and artists can submit their work (via an adult) from 1st July - 19th August. Contributors must be 16 or under (please see our submissions page).
I love the rain. This was such a fun #wordoftheweek from @thetoypress.bsky.social . Hope you enjoy. #kidlit #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingforchildren
The Toy 🍩🦜🍑🌻🌈🪐🛼🎈🐢@thetoypress.bsky.social · last mo.Hello, here is your #wordoftheweek! #writingcommunity #writingforchildren #writingprompt #kidlit
Psst! We're doing things a tad differently for our 9th edition. As a one off we're letting the kids take over! That's right, budding writers and artists can submit their work (via an adult) from 1st July - 19th August. We will be updating the submissions page with the following...
Forecast over the next few days in the UK is for the kind of sunny weather we are ill-equipped for! @thetoypress.bsky.social #WordOfTheWeek #PoetryCommunity #WritingCommunity #KidLit
The Toy 🍩🦜🍑🌻🌈🪐🛼🎈🐢@thetoypress.bsky.social · 2mo agoHello, here is your #wordoftheweek! #poetrycommunity #poetryforchildren #writingcommunity #writingforchildren
I'm staying spooky with my poem for the new #wordoftheweek from @thetoypress.bsky.social Enjoy! #poetry #poetrycommunity #kidlit #writingforchildren #spooky #halloweeniseveryday
The Toy 🍩🦜🍑🌻🌈🪐🛼🎈🐢@thetoypress.bsky.social · 2mo agoHello, here is your #wordoftheweek! #poetrycommunity #poetryforchildren #writingcommunity #writingforchildren
Look what arrived in the mail! I’m grateful to be included in this beautiful magazine edition, bursting with joy. Edited by Sue Lancaster and designed by Graphic Arts & Type. Thank you, @thetoypress.bsky.social. Copies are available at the toy press.com/shop #kidlit #kidlitmagazine
Thanks @thetoypress.bsky.social for #wordoftheweek prompt #wave. Apologies for not writing a sea-based one. You may pick up from the cultural references of the time - this is from my own childhood! 😂 #PentreIfan #standingstone #poetryforchildren #poetryforkids #poetry #writingforchildren #kidlit
The Toy 🍩🦜🍑🌻🌈🪐🛼🎈🐢@thetoypress.bsky.social · 2mo agoHere is your #wordoftheweek! #worldoceanday2026 #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #kidlit
I've been feeling a little spooky, so this week's #wordoftheweek from @thetoypress.bsky.social felt like that perfect opportunity to create a haunting little verse. #poetry #kidlit #poetrycommunity #writingforchildren
The Toy 🍩🦜🍑🌻🌈🪐🛼🎈🐢@thetoypress.bsky.social · 2mo agoHere is your #wordoftheweek! #worldoceanday2026 #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #kidlit
For World Ocean Day, here is a page from our pets edition. With gorgeous poems by M.J Gibbs and Moe Phillips, and artwork by Lauri Gwilt. #worldoceanday #worldoceanday2026
Have you got yourself a copy of our celebrations edition yet? It's the perfect pressie for little poetry lovers! #celebrations #giftideasforkids #birthdaypresent
I started writing this as a children's poem but couldn't get it to work. Now it's this. Funny how things work out. #WritingCommunity #PoetryCommunity #Poetry #Poem #Funny #WordOfTheWeek @thetoypress.bsky.social
The Toy 🍩🦜🍑🌻🌈🪐🛼🎈🐢@thetoypress.bsky.social · 2mo agoHere is your #wordoftheweek! #writingcommunity #writingforchildren #poetrycommunity #kidlit
