Future FAQs How to sponsor Giddy GoannaHow will I know when Giddy releases new products or goes on tour?
Check Giddy’s web-page regularly for notification of anything NEW. When funding permits, there will be a Gidd-E-club where you can register, so Giddy can email you information on any latest developments.
What topics will Giddy’s books cover in the future?
Over the next ten years, it is planned to cover the following areas:-
• Safety in the Backyard 2003
• Water Safety 2004
• Nutrition and Dental Care 2005
• Fire Safety 2006
• Holidays (camping, beaches, bush-walking) 2007
• Travel Safety 2008
• Bush-fires, storms, cyclones, tornados 2009
• Personal Safety, Basic Emergency Care 2010
• Alcohol & Drugs 2012
• Sport and Physical Activity 2013The order of these topics is not certain, as it may alter if funding/sponsorship is found for a particular topic and that topic will be given priority for release.
Will Giddy release a CD of songs? Yes!
So many children already sing the words to Giddy’s songs that they hear in the TV Community Service Announcements. Giddy’s CD will contain a collection of songs that children will love to sing and dance to, PLUS they have educational health and safety messages. Production is dependent of securing funding, but it is hoped that Giddy’s CD of Songs will be released in 2003 or 2004.
Will Giddy Goanna have a video and TV show? Yes!
The content and script have been developed. There will be a series of 30. Each episode will involve song/dance, an interactive educational session and a find "Spiney" component. They will be bright and lots of fun. Each series of TV shows will modified and produced into a video. Funding and Sponsorship is required. Videos will be great for use at home and at school.
Will Giddy Goanna go on tour and do live appearances?
Children love meeting Giddy Goanna. A show will be developed involving Giddy’s songs, dance, educational activities and lots of audience involvement. The show will be about 1 hour in duration. Giddy’s show will initially tour Australia, and later will be taken internationally. Giddy’s Web-page will have details of tour dates and locations.
What other items will be added to Giddy’s Web Page when sponsorship in provided?
The following sections will be developed when sufficient requiring sponsorship and donations are received:-
1. A teacher’s section, including Free Blackline Masters to download covering most curriculum areas for early years of Primary School
2. Great interactive puzzles, including:-
• Jig-saw
• Missing pieces
• Memory pictures
• Memory patterns and sounds
• ABC
• 123
• Secret Message / hangman
• Make a Story
• Colour in on-line
3. Gidd-E-Club, where you can write to Giddy and receive regular newsletters
4. Gidd-E-Cards to send to friends
5. Wallpaper/screensavers to download
6. Colour-in pages to print out
7. Song and video clips
8. Birthday cake patterns and recipes
9. Photo album
10. Links to other sites.
Will Giddy Goanna have a movie?
Most likely, but there are no definite plans at present.
What other products does Giddy Goanna plan to develop?
There have been requests for a wide range of Giddy Goanna products which will be developed in time, including:-
• Clothing (T-shirts, hats, pyjamas, shoes)
• CD-ROMs
• Toys (stuffed toys, balls)
• Safety gear (helmets, wrist guards, elbow & knee pads)
• Lunch-boxes, school-bags, rulers, writing sets
• Curtains, quilt-covers, towels, lamp-shades
• Plates, glasses
We do not have any specific timeframes for these. It really depends on securing sufficient funds to produce them or finding a company that will produce them for us. Giddy’s web-page will keep you informed of new products.
Will Giddy’s books be published in other languages? Yes!
There has been much interest in publishing Giddy’s books in other languages, as Giddy’s books will be very useful for many cultures and translation will be rather easy as Giddy’s books mainly use illustrations to get their messages across.
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