Things that are to do with the life of a family. Including discussions, home, education, clothing, shoes, etc
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
What was the YEAR? News Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft) becomes a Billionaire. Margaret Thatcher becomes the first Prime Minister to be elected 3 times. Black Monday – World stock prices crash. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Films Fatal Attraction Good Morning Vietnam Batteries not included Can’t buy me Love Dirty Dancing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Celebrity Weddings Carly Simon & James … Read more
These yummy Owl Biscuit Bags were made as a Thank you and Goodbye Present for the Staff at Playgroup but am sure could be adapted for many an occasion. This also coincided with our Letter Learning Journey – and covered N, O & P (numbers, owl and present). For the biscuits we used the same … Read more
So our letter learning journey has taken us up to the letter M. I think this letter really covers my son’s favourite things which are Maths and Music. He is always keen to talk about maths – even going in and out of the house he talks about who came first, second, third and so … Read more
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So after seeing Choice chambers on Science Sparks (here) I was really keen to do them with my son – so decided that L could be for Lice. It actually turns out that if you Google lice (as I did to be sure of how many legs to give them) that it turns out lice … Read more
There are so many wonderful letter K words I could do this letter for forever. So this K is for Kids because I think they’ve had so much fun with it. My youngest just LOVES painting – so any excuse. I wanted to show him how the paint didn’t stay on the crayon – but … Read more
As you may know my little boy starts school this year and we’ve been learning letters alphabetically (see our learning journey so far here). It seems different schools integrate children differently. The school our son has got into, introduce the children for an hour a week (now) over several weeks (4 in this case). Today … Read more
Chimney Sweep costumes come up so much, at various times of the year. Obviously chimney sweeps need a brush! Here is how you can cheaply and easily make your own. Chimney Sweep Occasions Maybe your school has had some idea that they want your child to dress up as a Chimney Sweep for Victorian Day. … Read more