Temporary Hiatus

Enjoy your false sense of security. It's better than no sense of security at all.

Week Seven

Let's go out with a BANG!

Hit Me Baby One More Time

is just one option for the last and final lipsync battle of McNicopedia.

As we expect the UK to come of lockdown at the end of March, we will be wrapping up this project in two weeks time.

You may use these two weeks to create your lipsync masterpiece. Choose your own song; choose your own style. You can recreate a music video or do your own brand new interpretation. But you will be up against contributions from all your acknowledged children so you'd better bring it.

Week Six

The challenge that you've been accidentally preparing for all your lives, now on Zoom.

The World's Largest Game of online BING AND BONG

The current world record is held by Fi McNicoll, who dedicated a critical People Ops planning session to the effort. The record stands at 12 participants. As the current record-holder, she will brief you on protocols and methodologies.

Week Five

we do hope this isn't lulling you into a false sense of security....

Bruiser the Magnificent demonstrates challenges of sedentary strolling.

A Sedentary Stroll Down Memory Lane Part 2

Having failed in three attempts for a single normal child, one who could be discussed comfortably in polite company for example, we encourage you to accept defeat. As part of this acceptance exercise, you have been tasked with listing some of the key moments from each child's personal history.

Week Four

Goodness me. How time does fly when you're having fun. Yes, Mum it's fun... Fun. It is. It is. It is. It is. It is. It is. It is. So there. Glad we got that sorted.

Porkchop demonstrates sedentary strolling technique

A Sedentary Stroll Down Memory Lane

As a bit of a change of pace, following the legendary efforts of Week Three, your challenge for this week is to begin selecting photos to be digitised. Please go through some of your family albums and find 20 or so photos, representative of different periods from our family history, whether well-known to family lore or in need of some archeological effort.

Week Three

It has been rather unkindly commented that McNicopedia has less culture than the Cobar Amateur Dramatics Society. Week Three intends to remediate the problem.

Lip Sync Challenge

To avoid controversy, your song has been chosen for you. Find it here at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWcASV2sey0 . With the multigenerational legacy of this website in mind, the organisers suggest that you pre-record your lip-syncing video, allowing for multiple takes and a polished performance. Extra points will be awarded for inclusion of a mop or a hairdryer in the final video. Best of luck.

Week Two

One of you was foolish enough to ask if you could contribute to the site. (As if two planned children - and Fi - wasn't enough to teach you to be careful what you wish for.)

GLOSSARY

McNicopedia is in need of an A-Z of McNicoll terms, one for each letter of the alphabet. You do not need to provide the full description this week: just the term itself and a small image to accompany it. The image may be a photograph or illustration.

CONGRATULATIONS. YOU HAVE UNLOCKED THE GLOSSARY PAGE!

Week One

Congratulations! You have already accepted your first challenge!

"an unmitigated triumph from these two veterans of toothbrush thespianism"

BATHROOM SOAP

Nothing But The Tooth

For your first weekly challenge, we would like to see the first episode of the fabled bathroom soap-opera. To complete the challenge, you should choose an appropriate name for the show and think through your main characters.

Rehearse well because the episode will be recorded live Friday 22nd January.