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Camping with children is such an adventure and a great way to take a holiday at a more affordable price whether staying at home or going abroad. However with around 15 million of the camping trips in 2017 being in the UK (Based on ONS and Mintel data), it seems that may more of us … Read more
People have asked if home education will finish now that the schools are breaking up – well seeing as I never really have a plan and we are really just playing things by ear then things are not going to change. Of course the boys will still carry on their Explore sessions regardless, and the … Read more
This is a partnered post. Family vacations can and should be some of the happiest experiences of our lives. As parents, we have the opportunity to bond with our children, to delight in introducing them to wondrous new sights and sounds in the world, and to cherish those precious moments while they’re still young. As … Read more
I had heard that Camp Bestival was the biggest family festival around. I found it to be like no other family festival that we had taken the boys to before – not only in terms of it being generally bigger – but there was definitely more of a festival feel. I felt that Camp Bestival … Read more
We have recently received a Crate Creatures from MGA Entertainment to see what the boys thought of him. There are four of these ferocious creatures to collect: Blizz, Pudge, Sizzle and Snort Hog; each one with a grizzle exterior of ferocious fur trapped with a lock and chair in a crate – lured by their … Read more
As most children are winding down at school I find we are really packing a lot into our home education before things get really busy. In fact this was the last full week of home education just the three of us for this academic year, as the teen finishes on a half day on the … Read more
Fans of Bottle of Sauce on Ambrose Street in Cheltenham will be pleased to hear that there’s now a new kids’ menu – we were invited along to find out more. Those not familiar with this great pub in the Dodo Chain can now experience it even with their families! The Bottle of Sauce Kids’ … Read more
Again just another record of what we have been doing this week now I am home educating my youngest two boys. More for me than anything else but I hope that it is of interest to others too. Monday The 10 year old started the 11 plus course with Explore Learning late so had lots … Read more
Thorpe Park Resort is in my opinion the Merlin Attraction for the big kids (that is those over 1.4m). YES there is lots of other stuff to do for those shorter than the magic height but it is the park you want to head to when you are tall enough. This can cause problems for … Read more
The beauty of home education is that you can focus on the individual’s interests in a way that captures their learning style best. For us STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and fun are definitely the best ways to capture both the boys’ interest. They love visual resources that they can adapt to release their … Read more