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There are many different approaches to Home Education and we are still finding our feet to see what works best for us, coupled with a very relaxed approach to help deschool/unschool (I haven’t as yet learnt the difference between the two words but know they aren’t both liked equally the same). Trying to wait for … Read more
The long wait for the sequel to the popular Disney Pixar Incredibles is finally here as Incredibles 2 hits the big screens on July 13th 2018 here in the UK. Our fourteen year old has literally been waiting his whole life for this – in his words – the sequel to one of the best … Read more
When we got back from Germany we were so tired but obviously there was a lot to do. It started on Monday with a visit from our local Elective Home Education Officer. Now my county are really good at making it clear that we do not have to have visits or follow a curriculum. A … Read more
Planning holidays can be fun and I think a lot more people would book more if it weren’t for the small matter of the cost. I think most people have a different attitude to spending money when they’re on holiday: ‘We’re on holiday so we’re not going to worry about what we’re spending’. Which is … Read more
Europa Park – the whole reason for our trip to the south of Germany. Hailed as one of the best theme parks in Europe, people saying it was one of the must visit places for teens – we had finally arrived on our final proper day of our holiday. Unfortunately for Europa Park they had … Read more
If you have been following our Road Trip to Germany so far you will know that we ate chocolate and waffles in Brussels and Wurst in Frankfurt so of course we needed to visit the Black Forest – for Gateau! One of the reasons we went to visit the Black Forest was to visit a … Read more
By the Tuesday evening of our road trip I took the decision to change the plans as I felt we were all far too tired. The main problem was I had heard that we needed two days to visit Europa Park and if we didn’t go the next day that meant either visiting on the … Read more
Following on from our trip to Phantasialand we went to McDonalds before heading to an apartment we had hired for the night in Flomborn. One thing we are really guilty of is not eating properly – that is the same at home and away. We are too familiar with McDonalds which is all too convenient. In … Read more
We didn’t realise it at the time but visiting Phantasialand was THE highlight of our trip. We only planned to go there for one day but did take up the offer of the free return tickets. At least its location isn’t too far into Germany. The boys have always been into adrenaline activities with speed … Read more
During half term we visited four other countries and drove through a fifth and almost went to a sixth. This was part of our journey to Germany which had been promised to our teen ahead of his German GCSE. I felt it was a good way of helping him with the subject as well as … Read more