Specifically Home Education and not Home Schooling, because we’re not being academic about it
Autumn is one of my favourite seasons for encouraging the kids outdoors. The days are still warm, and the evenings…
We were sent the Magicube Word Building set from Geomag for review recently, and in this post I’ll tell you all…
We’ve been home educating, or homeschooling, ever since my girls were born, basically, and while we’ve gone through various incantations…
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 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…
I’m a fully grown adult, and sometimes, even I think the world is a pretty scary place. It makes me…
Things we’ve used and what we thought of them
Autumn is one of my favourite seasons for encouraging the kids outdoors. The days are still warm, and the evenings…
Summer may be over for most people, but here in my little Island home I have to admit that September…
We were sent the Magicube Word Building set from Geomag for review recently, and in this post I’ll tell you all…
My girls are huge Masterchef fans – especially Masterchef Australia – to the point that most meals I put down…
As a parent you need somewhere in your home to relax, the living room which was once your sanctuary is now…
We’ve been home educating, or homeschooling, ever since my girls were born, basically, and while we’ve gone through various incantations…
Gifts are wonderful things. We buy them for anniversaries, valentines day, weddings, and birthdays. However, you don’t necessarily need a…
Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash Having dream clothes and accessories in the wardrobe is a great feeling. Over time, however,…
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…
Autumn is one of my favourite seasons for encouraging the kids outdoors. The days are still warm, and the evenings draw in a little earlier, so if we’re out just…Continue Reading →
Summer may be over for most people, but here in my little Island home I have to admit that September…
We were sent the Magicube Word Building set from Geomag for review recently, and in this post I’ll tell you all…
As a parent you need somewhere in your home to relax, the living room which was once your sanctuary is now littered with toys and screen time, your bathroom – once…Continue Reading →
We’ve been home educating, or homeschooling, ever since my girls were born, basically, and while we’ve gone through various incantations…
Gifts are wonderful things. We buy them for anniversaries, valentines day, weddings, and birthdays. However, you don’t necessarily need a…
We’ve been getting arty again, following on from the colour wheel we did the other day, and this time we’ve been looking at the second element of art – shapes.…Continue Reading →
I find curriculums to be a bit like recipe books – I find something I kind of like the sound…
“May you live in interesting times.” I was always told this was a Chinese curse, and whether that’s true or…
Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash Having dream clothes and accessories in the wardrobe is a great feeling. Over time, however, it will start to look like a war zone. It…Continue Reading →