Specifically Home Education and not Home Schooling, because we’re not being academic about it
Two years ago, I thought the idea of an outdoor curriculum was pretty cool. I was on a forest school…
Grass. Who even notices it, really, unless you’re a hay fever sufferer, perhaps, but did you know that grass is…
I can’t speak for all home schoolers, but sometimes I really doubt myself when it comes to my children’s education.…
We took a bit of a break from our Women Who Did series over the last year, because, life… but…
Continuing our theme “Women Who Did” for this year, our second amazing woman from history is Frida Kahlo, the Mexican…
Sometimes life collides in several places at the same time, creating a series of thoughts or actions that can change…
I decided this year to utilise some of the many books we have and use famous – or should-be-famous –…
I strongly dislike ‘introducing’ a new series, as life inevitably happens, and we have to stop, or change direction. Just as…
One of the abundances of the autumn or fall season is horse chestnuts – the non-edible chestnut relative. If it’s…
Autumn is one of my favourite seasons for encouraging the kids outdoors. The days are still warm, and the evenings…
One of the objectives of the John Muir Trust Award is learning about the local area. We live on the…
While we were doing the level one of the John Muir Award we spent a lot of time focusing on…
It’s always fun to say you know a famous person, and even more so if you knew them before. That’s…
One of a number of books on this theme to have been published over the last few years, Fantastically Great…
I just love The Ugly Five by Julia Donaldson, illustrated by Axel Scheffler. It’s one of those books you read again and…
I am a pretty big believer in the power of subliminal encouragement, so I’m never afraid of having my girls…
Things we’ve used and what we thought of them
It’s always fun to say you know a famous person, and even more so if you knew them before. That’s…
This year has seen a huge rise in foragers, and as a member of numerous foraging and mushrooming groups, I’ve…
We had great travel plans for this year with a trip to visit family in South Africa, a trip to…
We were recently sent a copy of the Scandanavian board game Fox and Geese to review, and I have to…
Travel has been one of the most sorely missed experiences over the past two years. And though there still remains…
Studies have shown that switching traditional face-to-face teaching with pre-recorded videos can lead to higher grades for students. In…
There are often days set aside for learning about careers in traditional schools. Kids bring in their parents to talk…
Compared to the rest of the house, the bedroom is where people are the most vulnerable. It’s a safe space,…
Things I undertake for a short amount of time
We’ve been getting arty again, following on from the colour wheel we did the other day, and this time we’ve…
I find curriculums to be a bit like recipe books – I find something I kind of like the sound…
One of the objectives of the John Muir Trust Award is learning about the local area. We live on the…
Two years ago, I thought the idea of an outdoor curriculum was pretty cool. I was on a forest school group on Facebook, and heard someone was working on one,…Continue Reading →
Travel has been one of the most sorely missed experiences over the past two years. And though there still remains…
Studies have shown that switching traditional face-to-face teaching with pre-recorded videos can lead to higher grades for students. In…
There are often days set aside for learning about careers in traditional schools. Kids bring in their parents to talk about what they do for a living, discuss what education…Continue Reading →
Compared to the rest of the house, the bedroom is where people are the most vulnerable. It’s a safe space,…
We all have a part to play in saving our planet. After all, we all practice habits that can impact…
Do you feel like there’s just not enough time in the day? It’s completely understandable, and once you have kids, the little time we do seem to have to ourselves…Continue Reading →
Outfitting your home with a gallery wall is an excellent way to freshen the place up and practically transform an…
If your family loves Halloween as much as ours does, you probably look for a fun, new costume every single…
Although cultures around the world have varying traditions marking a child’s lost tooth, the tooth fairy legend isn’t as old as you might think. Inspired by European folklore and a…Continue Reading →