Specifically Home Education and not Home Schooling, because we’re not being academic about it
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…
My girls are so into lapbooks at the moment, that they request them on almost every topic. We’ve never been…
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…
Almost every child will eventually need some sort of educational help during their school years. Even homeschooled children might need…
Whether you’re engaged with your kids’ learning or are overseeing their participation, adjusting to virtual learning is a challenging part…
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…
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…
Almost every child will eventually need some sort of educational help during their school years. Even homeschooled children might need additional help with certain subjects. So if you see that…Continue Reading →
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…
Whether you’re engaged with your kids’ learning or are overseeing their participation, adjusting to virtual learning is a challenging part of life right now, and one that we all have…Continue Reading →
We had great travel plans for this year with a trip to visit family in South Africa, a trip to…
My girls are so into lapbooks at the moment, that they request them on almost every topic. We’ve never been…
We were recently sent a copy of the Scandanavian board game Fox and Geese to review, and I have to admit I was completely sold by the old-fashioned, retro style…Continue Reading →
In our effort to introduce more STEM activities for our girls we agreed to review the MagnetCube CoasterCube Modular Magnetic…
We all know the value of STEM toys for children, and maybe even specifically for girls, so when we were…
One of the abundances of the autumn or fall season is horse chestnuts – the non-edible chestnut relative. If it’s not edible, what use can it possibly have, right? Well,…Continue Reading →