Specifically Home Education and not Home Schooling, because we’re not being academic about it
“May you live in interesting times.” I was always told this was a Chinese curse, and whether that’s true or…
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…
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…
Things we’ve used and what we thought of them
My girls are huge Masterchef fans – especially Masterchef Australia – to the point that most meals I put down…
Now that summer is well and truly upon us, I thought I’d share one of my biggest survival tips with…
Over the course of the year, I try to collect as many arts and crafts kits as I can for…
Just because summer is over doesn’t mean we can’t still head outdoors and to the beach – it just means…
Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash Having dream clothes and accessories in the wardrobe is a great feeling. Over time, however,…
Parents often keep the finer details of our financial situation away from children in an attempt to shield them from…
The outbreak of a pandemic can put a severe dampener on your Easter celebrations, especially if you’d made plans to…
As we sit in quarantine, one of the things that are keeping me going is planning for the future. I…
Things I undertake for a short amount of time
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…
We’ve been learning all about the forest and woodland and one of the most beautiful and exciting things about the…
“May you live in interesting times.” I was always told this was a Chinese curse, and whether that’s true or not, it’s certainly popped into my mind a lot recently.…Continue Reading →
Photo by chuttersnap on Unsplash Having dream clothes and accessories in the wardrobe is a great feeling. Over time, however,…
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 the National Curriculum’s science targets. One of the things we…Continue Reading →
Parents often keep the finer details of our financial situation away from children in an attempt to shield them from…
The outbreak of a pandemic can put a severe dampener on your Easter celebrations, especially if you’d made plans to…
As we sit in quarantine, one of the things that are keeping me going is planning for the future. I realised today that this week is two years since I…Continue Reading →
Do you want to be healthy and strong? Do you want to be able to walk, run, and take care…
Family care is added responsibility – and in order to do this perfectly we have to be vigilant. A lazy…
We’ve been learning all about the forest and woodland and one of the most beautiful and exciting things about the forest is the array of biodiversity found in the forest…Continue Reading →