The MAD Museum
Our trip to the MAD Museum in Stratford-Upon-Avon on today was mad for lots of different reasons!
Read MoreThe Glass Hub
Today Jenson and I visited The Glass Hub; an independent glass school in Wiltshire running glass courses and masterclasses in glass blowing, casting and kiln forming.
Read MoreA Lesson In Sharing
I feel we are really settling into the home school way of life. We never have a set plan for the day; at the moment I am led by the children's interests. This seems to be working really well for us. I know this might have to change as Jenson gets older and unschooling may have to give way to more formal learning, but for now I feel that what we are doing fits really well with where Jenson is at.
Read MoreA Clucking Good Lego Club!
We are into week three of Lego club and what a great turn out! After the success of week one and the disappointment of week two, the verdict was still out on how today would go.
Read MoreUp In Flames!
Friday was eventful. The morning started with the cry of Jenson: The bird's on fire!!! Not good I thought as I jumped out of the shower to address the situation undressed!
Read MoreLeaf Monsters
Our best days are the ones that unfold naturally; where little is planned. Today for example we started off in the den before heading out to Montpellier Park to meet friends. I must admit that today's trip to the park was more a chance for me to meet my friends than Jenson's but the kids still had a great time running around for two or three hours getting lots of fresh air.
Read MoreLetter To Santa
I was nursing a bit of a headache this morning after several bottles of wine last night with the Mums from school! Timmy Time saved me until about 10am when I finally started to come round.
Read MoreTicket To Ride
I'm a bit behind on the old blogs as photo editing has taken priority for the last few nights, but here is a day out that we had on Tuesday.
Read MoreHappy to Learn or Learn to be Happy?
Quite a lot has been going on since my last blog. I had a full day of work on Friday and then the weekend was spent celebrating Simon's birthday. It's been a nice couple of days. The children in particular seem particularly happy. Dare I say it, but I think Jenson is finally shaking school out of his system. Even one of our friends said he noticed how much calmer he was.
Read MoreChildren In Need
I was left feeling very proud of Jenson again today as he made a big fund raising effort to support Children In Need. With my help and encouragement, he baked lots of spotty biscuits that we then sold by knocking on people's doors in return for a donation.
Read MoreStitched Up!
Today marks one of my proudest moments as a home educator: Jenson made his very own 'fairy tooth pillow.'
Read MoreLego Club!
This morning was a big LEGO step forward in our home ed journey. We opened our doors and hosted a wonderful 90 minutes of LEGO led play. It was Cheltenham's first ever LEGO club and after today's success I'm hoping for a similar turn out every week!
Read MoreBlowing Away Classroom Cobwebs!
Wow! What a wonderful windy morning we spent on a desolate and deserted Woolacombe Beach! I don't think I can ever remember it being so barren and yet so beautiful. The wind whipped the sand across the beach in poetic style; dunes danced to the beat of the blustery conditions and the sea sang some serious tunes.
Read MoreLost At Sea
It was a bit of a struggle today. The sunshine from yesterday seemed as distant as the fun we had. Some pyjama play preceded a brief beach visit, which mostly involved eating all the lunch I'd made for them so by lunch time, (when they were actually hungry) we had no food. They had a nice enough time squashing some old sandcastles that we'd seen a little boy make the day before. Jenson enjoyed climbing the rocks, but Wren was cold and not in the mood.
Read MoreHome Ed Holibobs
This morning we scooted down to our North Devon bolt hole by the sea in the hope of some late Autumn sunshine. We weren't disappointed!
Read MoreMy Little Pumpkins
Last Thursday we were up the Bath Road and popped into Roots and Fruits for a loaf of their very yummy bread. They had oodles of unwanted pumpkins lining their shelves, each reduced to just £1. Lurking among them all I spotted something very large, very round and very orange! Jenson got super excited at the enourmous size of the pumpkin and I got super excited when I was told it was reduced from £12 to just £2!! We had a very brief lesson about bargains as I lumped the thing into the boot of the car.
Read MorePittville Play
The day began with the words, "The dog's done a poo! (pause) There are two poos! (pause) There's a wee! Mummy get up!!!" Thankfully things improved as the day went on!
Read MoreThe Morning After The Night Before
Fair to say it was a very slow start to the day. My tummy bug was proving hard to shift, and no matter how hard I tried to keep my eyes firmly shut, the dulcet tones of my children were hard to ignore!
Read MoreOfficial Home Schoolers!
Today was a big day as Jenson's friends returned to school after half term and we took our first official step into home schooling. It seemed apt that we should be spending the day preparing for and having a party. Although it was to celebrate Halloween, a part of me couldn't help but feel how fitting it was that we should also be celebrating this momentous day.
Read MoreA Question of Home Education
For weeks now I've been thinking of opening sentences to write for my first blog and now that I'm stood here, fingers poised, ready to type, my mind is a maze of sentences and jumbled words of where to start.
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