Specifically Home Education and not Home Schooling, because we’re not being academic about it
A few days ago I was having a chat with a friend about homeschooling and how lucky I feel to…
We didn’t go overboard with crafts this week, what with trying to get back in the swing of things after…
We’re a couple of days into Chinese New Year, an annual 15-day event celebrating the beginning of a new year…
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
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…
You don’t have to look far on the blog to find that the kids are huge fans on Project MC2.…
Whether, like us, you’re teaching children at home, or you’re just looking for something to help support children’s learning after…
I don’t know about you but among the daily chaos of making sure the children are fed, washed, clothed, and…
My sister and I were talking recently about the things you have to think about when you become a parent,…
I read an article recently about vitamins that we need more of in the winter months and it lead me…
One of the hardest parts of parenting a pre-teen in this generation is use of, or access to, a mobile…
Things I undertake for a short amount of time
As much as I wish we lived in a world of fairy tales and happy ever afters, the reality is…
I have a real thing for topographic art – that’s art that’s made from words, for those who don’t know – so…
This month on #BostikBloggers we’re all about Christmas, like much of the rest of the world, so we have decided…
It’s been almost ten years since I started this blog, and my children have grown up with reviews as a part of their every day lives, to the extent that…Continue Reading →
I don’t know about you but among the daily chaos of making sure the children are fed, washed, clothed, and…
My sister and I were talking recently about the things you have to think about when you become a parent,…
I read an article recently about vitamins that we need more of in the winter months and it lead me to thinking about which foods we could ‘top up’ on…Continue Reading →
A few days ago I was having a chat with a friend about homeschooling and how lucky I feel to…
One of the hardest parts of parenting a pre-teen in this generation is use of, or access to, a mobile…
While it’s never a pleasant topic, death is something that touches us all at one time or another and as with every other part of parenting, talking with them about…Continue Reading →
We didn’t go overboard with crafts this week, what with trying to get back in the swing of things after…
We’re a couple of days into Chinese New Year, an annual 15-day event celebrating the beginning of a new year…
As much as I wish we lived in a world of fairy tales and happy ever afters, the reality is that we don’t, and I believe that one of the…Continue Reading →