As part of the boys’ home education they learned about Geodes with the National Geographic STEM kids from Bandai. Hands-on learning is more effective than just being told things, or just reading, and that is why I was thrilled to be invited to be an ambassador: I previously wrote about their Dig Kits. Geodes are … Read more
We have been asked to be ambassadors for the National Geographic™ STEM educational kits from Bandai, which are a range of experiment-based discoveries that will appeal to both boys and girls. I feel that STEM subjects (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics) are really important for our children to learn about – but they can also … Read more
What’s that Smell? The Party Game that Stinks – but does it? When you think about something that stinks it usually means it is no good, but in this case it means literally stinks, but is actually a pretty decent game. About What’s that Smell? This hilarious fragrant-guessing party game from WowWee is designed for … Read more
When it came to considering whether to home educate my children or not I never considered the fact that the way they education system works didn’t suit my children. That actually the things I remember from school weren’t from just sitting at a desk listening to what was written on the (black and then white!) … 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
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
Green Board Games’s Shaperise is the memory shape game designed by winner of the Young Games Inventor 11 year old Sebastian Fleming-Smith. About Shaperise Shaperise is a mix between shape and memory with the aim of the game being to memorise the pattern of coloured blocks. The beauty of this game is it can be … Read more
Whilst it is lovely that young girls just starting their monthlies can receive a subscription box to soften the blow they aren’t the only ones who suffer! Therefore I was thrilled to be offered a sample subscription box from Pink Parcel who appreciate just that! All I had to do was select the type, absorbency … Read more
In this day and age it is important to ensure that our children are not spending too much time on screens. Therefore, we have introduced a screen-free hour before bed in our house which means that the children need to fill it with something other than vegging out in front of the television. This is … Read more
No two people experience life the same but through the story of Maddie & Sayara Sanjyot P. Dunung shows just how different that can be depending on who you are and where you are born. A story of fate and hope, this activist fiction is a real opener and an inspirational story for people to … Read more