Christmas with the Children

My children have been off school because 2 of them were sick and there is a 48 hour rule to prevent them spreading it around. Obviously this meant that they were bouncing off the walls and doing my swede in needing a bit of educational stimulation. You may have noticed that we looked at the Nativity … Read more

Create your own Halloween T-shirt

Make your own Halloween T-shirt @pinkoddy

Halloween can be such a fun time of year with dressing up. But sometimes you go into the shops and it’s all the same. If you fancied something different, or are on a budget why not make your own HALLOWEEN T-SHIRT As previously mentioned I have been doing Adult Education Classes in  Halloween Craft one … Read more

Snake S

If you’ve been following our Letter Learning Journey you will know that we have come to the Letter S. We previously did Spiders but also need something to stick onto our wall of letters so we made a Simple Snake We simply started by drawing a letter S onto some paper and cutting it out. Then … Read more

R is RUBBISH

If you’ve been following our Letter Learning Journey you will know that we have come to the letter R. It seemed obvious to do RUBBISH My children are used to recycling because they know which “bins” each products go to (or go for washing up) so I thought we’d concentrate on reusing. I decided to … Read more

Zero Waste Week 2012 – Ladies Do try the Mooncup

Anyone who has met me has most likely heard me bang on about how wonderful the Mooncup is! (especially if I’ve had a drink!!). You can read about my first experiences of one here. With National Zero Waste Week coming up it’s a simple way you could make a change that I’m sure you wont regret! … Read more

How you can take baby steps to help save the World

It doesn’t take a lot to make a difference – if we all do a little something. This is pretty much the theme of this year’s National Zero Waste Week – which takes place the week beginning Monday 3rd September 2012. The focus is on improving recycling habits and ways you could join in is by:- Finding … Read more

Daily Mail Codes July 2012 (get in there before everyone else)

£15pp* holidays: online booking The Daily Mail has teamed up with BreakFree Holidays andVisitEngland so you can explore the UK’s coast and countryside with short breaks from as little as £15 per person* in Autumn 2012 and Spring 2013. There is also stunning summer holiday short breaks from only £49pp** in July and August 2012. *£15 per … Read more

Thank you for helping me Grow

Well this week sees the end of the school year here in the UK. Now faced with not only gifts for teachers we have teaching assistants – making end of year an expensive business. See off I went to Pinterest in order to find some ideas that would make it cheaper and more personal. You … Read more

Face Biscuits #Fathers Day

Daddy Biscuits All you need: 250g softened butter 140g castor sugar 1 egg yolk vanilla essence 300g plain flour icing sugar sweeties (although for a healthy snack these can be substituted with fruit) Method 1. Mix together the butter and sugar in a large bowl with a wooden spoon 2. Add the egg yolk and … Read more

Simple Patriotic ideas for the Jubilee

Personalised T-shirt I simply bought some bunting from the £1 shop And cut out the picture of the Queen and my son’s name from the surrounding flag I purchased a white t-shirt from the charity shop and we just sewed them on. England Cakes My 3 year old always wants to make cakes. These have … Read more