Tag Archives: vegetarian children

Ted thinks ….

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Teddy bear with vegan chocolate

I wouldn’t count on it Ted!

Daisy-Blue

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blue cow

Dumb Animals

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dumb animals

Junior’s thinking …

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SAID JUNIOR

“About words and what people think they mean.”

“I don’t follow.”

“Well consider the word ‘people’, for example.  If  I asked someone what the word ‘people’ means they would probably say: “It’s the plural of ‘person’ and a person is a human being.””

“Ok, I’m with you so far …”

“but I think that definition is incomplete.”

“How do you mean?”

“To my mind, the definition of ‘a person’ is anyone with an individual personality.  Like you Chiksa, you have your own distinct personality don’t you?”

“Absolutely!”

“And you’re not like every other chicken in the yard?”

“Certainly not! I’m not bossy like Henny-Penny, or painfully shy like Henrietta.”

“So you see my point.  You are not human but you have a personality and that makes you a person. That makes all animals people.”

“That’s the logical conclusion to draw, yes.”

“Which brings me to my next thought: why do people think it’s ok to eat people?”

It’s our birthday! Hurrah!

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1 year old today

Vegan? Why?

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Lucky at Loving Hut

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We had to do some shopping in Brighton today so we indulged ourselves in a visit to the Loving Hut while we were there. Twice actually – once before we started shopping and again when we were finished.  On our second visit we were especially lucky because the lovely ladies at The Hut brought out two cupcakes on the house for me and Miranda while my husband waited for the dessert he’d ordered 😀

Love the Loving Hut

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Meet the family

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You’ve heard of the Swiss Family Robinson?

Well this is the English Family Anderson:

English Family Robinson coming soon

Their story of vegan self-sufficiency on a budget (on a bus) is coming soon to Violet’s Veg*n e-Comics.

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Reflecto Girl Paper Doll

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Make your own Reflecto Girl paper doll 🙂

All you need is some cardboard (maybe from an old cereal box); some paper (I used the back of some sketchbook pages I'd already used); a pencil; some paint or crayons and some scissors (careful with those!)

All you need is some cardboard (maybe from an old cereal box); some paper (I used the back of some sketchbook pages I’d already used); a pencil; some paint or crayons and some scissors (careful with those!)

First draw a picture of Renee in her underwear

First draw a picture of Renee in her underwear (include a semi circle at the base which will form part of the stand)

colour her

colour her

cut her our (remembering to cut around the semi-circle at the base, not around her feet)

cut her out (remembering to cut around the semi-circle at the base, not around her feet)

You might find at this point that she flops over a little when you stand her up. If so, you can draw around her on another piece of card, and make her stiffer by sticking that to the back with a little water-based glue

You might find at this point that she flops over a little when you stand her up. If so, you can draw around her on another piece of card, and make her stiffer by sticking that to the back with a little water-based glue

Now draw her some clothes. I chose to draw her Reflecto Girl costume and her dungarees which she wore over her costume in episode 3 - but you can make any clothes you like, and as many as you like. Place the cardboard doll on a piece of paper and draw round her. You can hold them up on a window if you're having difficulty seeing through your paper (this will also help with seeing where the neck and feet are). Once you have the outlines drawn, you can use your imagination in drawing the clothes.

Now draw her some clothes. I chose to draw her Reflecto Girl costume and her dungarees which she wore over her costume in episode 3 – but you can make any clothes you like, and as many as you like. Place the cardboard doll on a piece of paper and draw round her.  To draw where the feet and neck are on your clothes, hold the paper over the doll against a window and trace. Once you have the outlines drawn, you can use your imagination in drawing the clothes.  NB You must also remember to draw the tabs that will be folded round her body to attach the clothes.

Colour them in and cut them out.

Colour them in and cut them out.

Now you need to get her standing up by herself. To do this you need a strip of cardboard into which you cut 2 slits (half the length of the width of the strip), the same distance from each end. Then cut 2 slits of equal length in the semi-circle base of the doll (close but not too close to the outer edges).

Now you need to get her standing up by herself. To do this you need a strip of cardboard into which you cut 2 slits (half the length of the width of the strip), the same distance from each end. Then cut 2 slits of equal length in the semi-circle base of the doll (close but not too close to the outer edges).

Slot these pieces together like so. And there she is, your own Reflecto Girl

Slot these pieces together like so. And there she is, your own Reflecto Girl!

Now you can dress her ...

Now you can dress her …

... and dress her again (and yes I have noticed that her feet don't quite line up with her shoes, but nobody's perfect, so let's not worry about it.

… and dress her again (and yes I have noticed that her shoes don’t quite line up with her feet, but nobody’s perfect, so let’s not worry about it).

We hope you enjoy making your own Reflecto Girl and if you do we’d love to see photos 🙂

And whenever you feel like it, you can make her more clothes and accessories.

Miranda wanted her to have some pyjamas and a doll to sleep with:

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Venus Aqueous #3 is here!

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CLICK HERE FOR EPISODE 3 OF VENUS AQUEOUS, AND FIND OUT WHY VENUS IS SO CROSS!

Said Andrew Jones to me

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“Why are you a vegan?”

Said Andrew Jones to me.

“Does your mum make you be one?

Do you have to drink herbal tea?”

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“Don’t you wish you could eat this?”

He showed me the meat on his pizza.

“Have you ever even tasted fish?

You’d probably like it Jamila.”

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“You can’t even drink milk can you?

Your mum must be ever so strict!

You can have some of mine if you want to,

Drink from the side I haven’t licked.”

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“I feel sorry for you,” Andrew said

“If you’re not allowed egg and chips.

Does she make you eat raw seaweed?

And swallow your apple pips?”

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I waited for him to stop talking,

He had a lot to get off his chest.

I began to think he didn’t want answering,

But then he gave his voice a rest.

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“I’m vegan because I want to be,”

I told him.  He looked unconvinced.

“Eating animal flesh is revolting to me.

Eggs are from chickens’ bottoms.”  He winced.

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“That milk was pumped out of inside a cow,

I don’t know how you can drink it.

You don’t need milk, you’re a big boy now.

Look at me, I’m healthy without it!”

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“I don’t know why you think I’m weird being vegan

When my food is seeds, veg, fruits and nuts.

Don’t you think it’s weirder to eat dead bodies,

Stuff from animals’ innards, and things that come out of their butts?”

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See the illustrated picture book version of this here

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See it on YouTube

Venus 3 …. any day now!

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Prep is nearly over - Venus Aqueous #3 will be here by the end of the week!

Prep is nearly over – Venus Aqueous #3 will be here by the end of the week!

New Rhyming Picture Story!

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CLICK HERE FOR "WHY ARE YOU A VEGAN?" - NEW PICTURE STORY FOR LITTLE ONES

CLICK HERE FOR “WHY ARE YOU A VEGAN?” – NEW RHYMING PICTURE STORY FOR LITTLE ONES

Venus faces the music

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Venus has to face the music for what she did in episode 2.
Episode 3 coming soon!

Megan & Flos Episode 2 is here!

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CLICK HERE FOR MEGAN & FLOS EPISODE 2

Venus is back!

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So CLICK HERE to get back into the water - you won't regret !

So CLICK HERE to get back in the water – you won’t regret it!

Next week – Venus is back!

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Not long now ….. no, really 🙂

Venus Aqueous #2 Nearly Here!

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Rabbits

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Photograph from  http://www.hopperhome.com/wild_bunnies.htm

Text from Vote for Love, a collection of children’s sayings compiled by Nanette Newman

What’s going on with Luke?

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Wondering what Luke’s up to? Take a look over here and find out 🙂

Luke Walker is back and he’s naughtier than ever!

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CLICK HERE FOR EPISODE 2 OF LUKE WALKER, ANIMAL STICK UP FOR-ER

CLICK HERE FOR EPISODE 2 OF LUKE WALKER

Venus Aqueous #2 Coming Soon!

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Megan, Flos and Venus

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The first episodes of Megan & Flos and Venus Aqueous now have their own pages 😀

CLICK HERE

CLICK HERE

AND THEN CLICK HERE

AND THEN CLICK HERE

Episodes 2 and 3 of both are coming soon 🙂

Reflecto Girl gets her own page!

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Reflecto Girl #1 now has it’s own page.  We have decided to divide our comic Jasmine into its 3 separate stories so that in future you can go straight to the story (or episode) you want to read.  New paint jobs for some of the early stories are under way but as soon as they’re complete they’ll be posted on their own pages.  Click on the picture if you want to read Reflecto Girl #1.  This is just the beginning 🙂

Luke Walker #2 COMING SOON

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LUKE’S ON THE RUN – BUT WHAT TO? OR WHAT FROM? FIND OUT SOON IN THE SECOND ISSUE OF LUKE WALKER – ANIMAL STICK UP FOR-ER

The Rebel Gang and the Number Ciphers: 10th instalment

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If you want to know how it ends, read it here now 🙂

The Rebel Gang and the Number Ciphers: 9th instalment

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To be continued …..

Or read it all here now 🙂

Vegan Boys

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7 year-olds Thomas and Elliot model their new Violet’s Vegan Comics T-shirts.

Want to join our exclusive club and get your picture on here?  Of course you do! (Cunning disguises provided!)

It’s easy – just download any picture you like from this site and send it to an ethical custom T-shirt company who will put it on a fair trade organic cotton T-shirt for you.

And then send us a photo of you wearing it 🙂

The Rebel Gang and the Number Ciphers: 8th instalment

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To be continued ….

Or read it all here now 🙂 

If Animals Could Vote

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From ‘Vote for Love’ – a collection of children’s sayings compiled by Nanette Newman

The Rebel Gang and the Number Ciphers: 5th instalment

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To be continued …..

Or read the whole story here now 🙂

The Rebel Gang and the Number Ciphers: 4th instalment

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To be continued …

Or read it here now 🙂

The Rebel Gang and the Number Ciphers: 3rd instalment

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To be continued …..

Or read it here now 🙂

The Rebel Gang and the Number Ciphers: second instalment

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To be continued ……

Or read it here now 🙂

The Rebel Gang and the Number Ciphers: First instalment

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The Rebel Gang and the Number Ciphers

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To be continued …..

(Or read the whole story here now)

Little boy explains to his Mum why he doesn’t want to eat animals

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We just found this wonderful video on Youtube.  It has subtitles but it’s only 2 and a half minutes long so please watch it.  Such a beautiful little boy 🙂

Dandelion and Murdock – Biscuit

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Dandelion and Murdock

A Different Kind of T

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You can never have too many T-shirts

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Which VVC T-Shirt?

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How time flies

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I was just browsing other people’s blogs when I came across this post, titled ‘Napping on a shoulder under a collar’ on Rethinking Life.  It reminded me of the little house marten that my daughter rescued ten years ago because this bird also used to take a nap on her shoulder under her collar.  He/she was a pretty little thing who touched our lives briefly and then flew away.  Here’s a couple of pics of Eve (my daughter) with Minnie (her house marten friend):

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Eve with Minnie August 2003

Eve and Minnie getting some fresh air. August 2003

Eve and Minnie getting some fresh air. August 2003

Maintenance in progress

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Reflecto Girl’s getting a make-over

It hasn’t escaped my notice (since posting instalments of episodes from Jasmine stories) that some of those early stories could do with a new paint job!  So I am having fun painting the old pictures and I will stick them in the comics when they’re fit to be seen 🙂

A satisfying ending

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All this week I’ve been in denial about my dissatisfaction with Where are you going Deidra?  I was so excited about finishing it, and I’d set myself a target of the end of last week, that I didn’t pause to think about whether it really was finished.  I was so focussed on getting across the message about the true cost of dairy farming, that I temporarily lost sight of my primary intention – to provide happy, positive, vegan inspiration for children, not to depress them.  I think it’s ok for me to put more serious, grown up items on the blog occasionally, and I think it’s important to be open and truthful about the harsh realities of animal exploitation.  I’m very glad I posted the heart-breaking story about the dairy cow who made the decision to hide one of her twins in the woods and give the farmer the other, rather than lose both.  Everyone needs to know that.  She deserves to have her story told and I know that it has touched the hearts of everyone who has read it.  The same goes for my poem.  But for the children I want to provide hope, happiness and enjoyment.

Positivity is the way forward and positivity, fun and entertainment is the way we want to encourage veganism at Violet’s Vegan Comics.  We want to give something good to bright, happy, kind, veggie children.  And we want to enlighten the instinctively compassionate little ones who haven’t heard of veganism but who are naturally inclined towards it.  The stories on this website are for all children – even grown up ones – and I hope they will be enjoyed by everyone who reads them.

I therefore decided Where are you going Deidra? wasn’t finished.  It needed a fully rounded happy ending that all children’s stories should have.  So today I’ve finished it.  I’ve worked all day and I’m pleased with it now.

 Have a look at it here

Then I made double chocolate chip cookies (I added some fair trade cocoa to the recipe from Jasmine #3 ) which gave my day a very very satisfying ending indeed 🙂

VEGAN DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (not a brilliant photo but, take my word for it, they're good!)

VEGAN DOUBLE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES (not a brilliant photo but, take my word for it, they’re good!)

Like any other mother

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I’m tired, my knees ache, I have sore feet,

My belly is heavy with child inside.

Head is aching from the blistering heat,

What’s coming is worse, I’m desperate to hide.

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Last year I cheerfully bore my first child,

All the discomfort and pain were worth it.

My love for him instant, instinctive, wild,

Overwhelmed me, the light in my heart lit.

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I washed him and nursed him, my suckling angel,

My purpose in life was now clear to me –

To love him, protect him and teach him well.

Like any other mother I would be.

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The sun set that day and the bright moon rose,

And we spent a blissful night together.

Brief nirvana before that bitter dose,

When hell swallowed me whole, meat and leather.

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At dawn I heard their heavy stomping feet,

They approached us as I was feeding him.

Without shame they just pulled him off the teat,

I jumped and bellowed but couldn’t stop them.

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I suppose I went out that day and grazed,

My anguish unheard, unnoticed even.

Like the others I stood, I laid down, dazed.

Can’t comprehend, can’t believe. I’m broken.

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Now aching with the weight of my udder,

Infection inflames, I wince when they suck the

Milk from my teats, by machine, I shudder.

Bereft of my child, enslaved non-mother.

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Go Vegan to keep mother and child together!

And look at Where are you going Deidra? – it’s got a happy ending 🙂

Countdown to ‘Where are you going Deidra?’ – it’s nearly here!

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Tick tock tick tock ….

Where are you going Deidra? will be published tomorrow.  You heard it here first!

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Want to know where she’s going? Come back tomorrow 🙂

Reflecto Girl, episode 2: 3rd instalment

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To be continued …..

Come back tomorrow to find out what happens next …. or, you can look in here now 🙂

Reflecto Girl episode 2: 1st instalment

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To be continued …. tune in tomorrow!

(Or look at it now! )

Megan & Flos: 2nd instalment

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Megan and Flos: 1st instalment

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And the third and final story from Jasmine #1 is:

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To be continued ……

The end of this first episode of Megan and Flos will be posted here tomorrow, but if you want it now you can see it in full on the Jasmine #1 page 🙂