Check out www.eepybird.com after 30th October to see stage 2 of their diet coke and mentos experiments. This time they seem to be setting off chain reactions of coke fountains.

We’ve got Rob Gonsalves’ ‘Imagine a Day’ and ‘Imagine a Night’ books at school. Here are a couple of web-sites with more of his paintings (which all include optical illusions). link and link

Mr Dyer used to read this magazine when he was a boy! Now you can download thousands of pictures from this website There are lots of pictures that might useful for your homework or at school.

Watch this Youtube video of Igor Falecki !

Thumbelina, a 17 inch tall mare, has been recognised as the world’s smallest horse by the Guinness Book of Records. Thumbelina survives on a cup of grain and a handful of hay, served twice-a-day. Harry Hill has a new book out, about an even tinier horse. See him reading from ‘Tim the Tiny Horse’ here

A stuffed Sponge Bob in a vending machine’s bin caught Robert’s eye. He tried without success to fish it out with a plastic crane. “I told him I could get it for him,” his grandmother said. “He’s a character. He said, ‘Oh no, I can get it.’” When she turned her back to get another [...]

‘Arabian Nights’ by the All-star Trio 1919.  Listen while you read! [audio mp3="http://www.middlestreet.org/Cylinder/mp3/ArabianNights-TheAllStarTrio-1919.mp3" ogg="audio.ogg" wav="audio.wav" autoplay="off" loop="on" preload="on" controls="on" flash_fallback="on"] For a jukebox full of cylinder music click here

..or really toy of the month – Line rider – watch this video, then play the game A good selection of other Flash games can be found here