Category: Book Club
A quiet desperation
I was talking on twitter (as I do) last night? This morning? I can’t remember now. I was discussing the current government’s latest attack on the vulnerable, this time using the exam system as a political points scoring system, turning children’s education upside down. I think it is possible that education needs some attention. I…
Braintraining courtesy of Mensa, Brainbox games and Mike the Knight.
The children have been fortunate to have received several games for review recently, starting with Mensa Academy on the Wii. Both the big kids have had a go at this one, and they both seemed to enjoy it. I asked Small for a review, and in his own inimitable style, he provided one. Pretty much,…
Kiss me! How to raise children with love.
Kiss Me – How to raise children with love. Carlos Gonzalez, published by Pinter and Martin translated from Spanish. The first thing to make very clear about this book is that it isn’t a manual. It isn’t a how to guide, despite the subtitle (I do wonder if that was part of the title with…
Mirror mirror, and a London Monday.
This morning my alarm went off at 7am. Forty minutes later I managed to ease the sleeping baby back into bed and actually got up 🙁 not the start to the day I’d had planned, but nevertheless we all made it out of the house and on to a train just over an hour later,…
Oxpwr One review – with added discount code.
I think I may have mentioned in passing recently that I’ve been camping for two weeks without any access to power to recharge my much loved Smartphone. As you can imagine, this is a bit stressful for me. While I fully understand the idea that disconnecting from the internet can be good for you, it’s…
Jigsaws. Specifically Minnie Mouse first puzzles from Ravensburger.
Smallest likes jigsaws. These are excellent ones. I’ll let you judge for yourself though. (If the video hasn’t uploaded yet, sorry, try again later. It’s worth watching though, it’s ever so cute!) Basically, the jigsaws are tough, with pictures that appear to be attractive to a two year old, are standing up to regular, repeated…
A little, Aloud, For Children. Review
We returned from Butlins this afternoon to a glorious stack of booky goodness, some expected (a collection of Septimus Heap won via twitter) and some not. This one was not, but I was immediately enthralled and at bedtime brought it to bed with me. I know, as a conscientious book loving parent and home educator…
Mike the Knight – T shirt, toys and thoughts on gender.
As I may have mentioned on twitter a few hundred times, Smallest is a big fan of Mike the Knight. So when I saw him on twitter offering T shirts for review, I leapt at the chance. They are available through Tesco, and unlike many other branded T shirts, didn’t appear to me to be…
Thinking slimmer three weeks in #review
I’ve been listening to a slimpod (Say goodbye to baby fat) every night and a fitpod (Make fitness fun and easy) most mornings (think I’ve missed that one three times). To be honest, when I first came across Thinking slimmer via twitter last year I was sceptical. Odd, because I know better than most the…
Can you buy motivation?
I don’t know. But today I thought I’d give it a go. It’s a per una linen dress. I bought it for 8.95 in the East Anglian Hospice shop. The reason you aren’t getting a picture of me in it is because it’s a size 12, and I very much am not. I bought myself…