Specifically Home Education and not Home Schooling, because we’re not being academic about it
Last week we spent a whole week doing fabulous Chinese New Year Crafts. We made lanterns, masks, ancient coins, dragons, hats, rice, wontons and more and had a huge amount…Continue Reading →
Our PlayLearning theme this week is ‘growing’ with a bent towards gardening, seeds and the plant cycle. While it’s still…
The Chinese New Year celebrations begin around the world this week, and while we have no actual reason for ‘celebrating’…
My mom loved Australia. She became a citizen in 2008 and whenever we traveled, she made a point of using her Australian passport and making sure the local consulate knew…Continue Reading →
I’ve made a few attempts at rain sticks in the past, because I’ve always loved the sound, but I have…
What A Lovely Sound by Starr Meneely follows a young girl, Melody Jane, as she leaves a busy, bustling city with all…
My mother and father came to England to visit us for a holiday. Her cancer was in remission, miraculously and it was time to visit the grand children she loved…Continue Reading →
Ah, the joy of having two girls. Or two children. I’m not sure if gender makes a difference here, but…
‘Twas the night before Christmas… Well, actually it wasn’t. It was one of the 24 Days of Christmas story books…
The advent calendar book for day three was The Snowman, a much loved classic I always hear people saying they remember from their own childhoods. The first time I ever…Continue Reading →