Hi I'm Dickie Dot

This is the KIDS' ZONE. So let's have fun with ALL THINGS DOTTY!

Here are a few of the latest fun ideas sent to Dickie Dot:

Liz, Jane and Gemma will be receiving one of our great Sticki Dots craft sets. Send us your ideas and you could win one too.

Did You Know?

You can see inside the body with DOT – otherwise known as Diffuse Optical Tomography. The technique uses infrared light to gauge the amount of oxygen in our red blood cells and builds a three-dimensional image of our insides based on the information.

Did You Know?

Dots are an integral part of Morse Code – a way of sending messages across long distances by telegraph – an early form of communication by wire - in the days before radios, telephones and the internet. It is still learned by some people today – notably sailors and airmen - as a simple way to communicate when other methods aren’t available. The system builds up letters using combinations of dots (short sounds or light flashes), and dashes (longer sounds or flashes), as well as the gaps between them. The complete is the alphabet is displayed in the image on the right.

Did You Know?

A DOT can see into space! That’s the Dutch Open Telescope – a large mirror telescope mounted on an open tower (though with a hood for protection from the elements). The telescope, on a hilltop alongside several other observatories in the clear skies of La Palma in the Canary Islands, has six cameras to record different kinds of image information collected by the mirror, which is 45 cm wide. Because it is open to the elements, the tower is immensely rigid so the wind doesn’t cause camera shake. The structure is so immovable that the telescope can make adjustments as small as a millionth of a metre.

Did You Know?

A dot is one of the most important things on the Internet! The dot between words in every web address is what’s known as a “delimiter” or separator for the “domain name system” – main domains being the ".com" or ".co.uk". Without the dot the computers that run the internet wouldn’t know which website you wanted!

Did You Know?

Dickie Dot likes to hide. There are 10 Dickie Dots concealed in this picture matrix. Click here to see if you can find them?

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Send Your Suggestions

Think of a dotty game, project or a fun way to use Sticki Dots, you could win one of Dickie Dot's selection of craft products if we use your idea on the site.

Send your suggestions, project ideas and pictures to dickiedot@stickidots.co.uk

Great For Scrapbooking

Sticki Dots are perfect for scrapbooking.

Great For Photo Albums

Collect all your favourite pictures and use Sticki Dots to stick them into your album. Unlike glue they're clean, effective and don't ruin your pictures.