Category: Home Ed Life
Sunday photo shoot.
He insists on wearing his hood up. It complicates picture taking. Does he remind you of anyone? Perhaps the resemblance is clearer here. Whereas the problem for Smallest is that she never. stops. talking. She even talks in her sleep. Honestly. And then wakes up and narrates the dreams she was talking from. And even…
How to make bubble art with children
You will need: Washing up liquid, water based paint, a pot. A child and a straw. (Use a child old enough to blow, not suck!) Paper Blow some bubbles. Squish them with the paper. You’re done. Bubble art is great fun. You can print over on the same paper with different colours, cut the bubbles…
Minimum mess makes – Spring pictures.
As I blogged recently, I have some issues with mess. Since then, I’ve been trying to make sure that we do something crafty or sensory pretty much every day that we’re here (if we’re out and about I don’t bother quite so much!) I wish I’d written more nine/ten years ago about what I did…
Ravensburger Prehistoric Expedition Science Kit
Buy at Amazon When we were offered the Ravensburger Prehistoric Expedition Science Kit for review, I glanced at the covering release, thought Small would enjoy it a bit, and expected something with a fossil kit in maybe an A4 sized box. Then it arrived. And it’s huge. And it has loads of activities in it…
Dunwich Heath Sconeathon – inspiring Stilton and Ale scones.
At the weekend we were invited up to Dunwich Heath National trust, who were having a sconeathon. I’d no idea what a sconeathon is, but it sounded like a good idea 😉 Dunwich Heath is just up the coast from us, and not a National Trust property we’d visited before. Then again, we haven’t done…
Looking back and forward to Kentwell Hall.
Challenged to find a picture of my favourite holiday destination for this Al Fresco Holidays blog competition, I couldn’t resist the chance to wax lyrical about Kentwell Hall and reenactment once again. It’s an odd choice of holiday. It’s hard work for one, but I suppose it’s the change is as good as a rest…
Stepping up to the messy play plate.
I don’t like sticky, messy things. I’m not even fond of kneading dough or mixing cake. And as a young child, Small was much the same. It’s not fair though, to let that impact on the younger two. So since Christmas I’ve been making a real effort to get crafty and messy with them. We’ve…
Lego Carcraft High speed chase.
Can you do something with Lego for carcraft went the email. Well, yes. I can hand it to my son and his ZU3D kit, and let him animate it. So here you go. One Carcraft Lego high speed chase. All Small’s own work. He’s good, isn’t he? (and yes, I’ve spoken to him about clearing…
Day 2 in the 2014 house.
The tree is down. And I’m not tangling with that again, vicious monstrosity that it is. It hasn’t been stored, instead heading out to the bin. Bizarrely the lights went back in their odd shaped plastic box first time. Was quite scary actually. I ran this morning. The 1.2 mile circuit, and I can do…
A 3 pound shirt and some gardening shoes
I’ve got my blogfest outfit sorted then. Seriously. The shirt is from a charity shop. Cost me £3, rrp around 90, looks barely worn. The shoes are Tim’s, too small for him, but polish up nicely, and I’m wearing my birthday Levi 501s. Sorted. Who was that talking about our luxurious way of life the…
