Winnie The Pooh’s Real 100 Acre Woods
Did you know Winnie the Pooh is based on a real boy and his bear? The 100 Akre Woods – which are actually 500 acre woods – are located in…Continue Reading →
Learning About the Hindu Festival Of Diwali
I can’t claim to have grown up with much awareness of religious diversity, and I can’t claim to be one…
Tree Detectives’ Handbook For Tree Identification
Over the summer we bought a wonderful little book called the Tree Detectives’ Handbook with which the children are able to…
Halloween and Day of the Dead Mosaic Crafts
It’s almost Halloween, which is kind of amusing because we don’t really ‘celebrate’ Halloween. Or Samhain. Or Day of the Dead. We have two birthdays in October which is pretty…Continue Reading →
10 Things Children Learn on Holiday
Just after the recent furore about school holidays, I actually took the children to France for a much anticipated holiday. We…
Little Passports Early Explorers {Review}
I wrote a post recently about Little Passports – the World Explorer subscription – and how much we loved it. We…
Create Little Explorers With Little Passports Subscription Boxes
Ameli never stood a chance, really. She was born to a mother with itchy feet, and by her second birthday she had been to 20 countries. That’s more than many…Continue Reading →
5 Ways to Celebrate Science With Kids
I think when we look back on our lives, some day far off in the future, we’re going to realise…
How Big Is The Earth?
My dad sent me these pictures in an email, and I have no idea where they originally hail from, since…
Things We Learn About Ourselves In The Forest
After more than ten days of being sick – and sick and tired of being sick – and thoroughly cooped up, I saw the sunshine today as an excuse to layer…Continue Reading →