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About ofamily

Home educating family based in the UK. We try to make learning fun

Decoupage Crafty Cats

Posted on June 28, 2018 by ofamily

We love doing arty projects but I must admit I have a few favourites and they tend to be mostly paint based.  I have never been big into decoupage – I don’t like the glue (yip exactly where my kids … Continue reading →

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Rock Explorer Books

Posted on June 27, 2018 by ofamily

We recently added the Rock Explorer Books to our home library.  There are 4 books in the set – Minerals, Rocks, Gems and Fossils.  I must start this post by admitting something Geography topics are not a strong area of … Continue reading →

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The JOY of siblings reading together

Posted on June 22, 2018 by ofamily

I am very lucky that my two kids adore each other and generally get along really well (of course they are siblings and siblings do have arguments) but they happily play together and really do enjoy each others company. For … Continue reading →

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Forest School Adventure, A Gem of a Book

Posted on June 21, 2018 by ofamily

My kids love being outdoors, whether it is messing around in our garden or going to the local woodland area they love it.  So when I saw the Forest School Adventure book I was intrigued and when I started reading … Continue reading →

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Encouraging writing with little booklets

Posted on June 20, 2018 by ofamily

I am always on the lookout for fun writing activities for the kids.  Both of mine have incredible imaginations and come up with lots of stories but they are not big on putting the stories down into a written format.  … Continue reading →

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