Category Archives: Homeschooling

5 favourite new home-ed items from 2017

Posted on December 1, 2017 by ofamily

I am very lucky that my blog has now gotten to that stage where we sometimes get to test out educational activities and books.  It is without a doubt a big bonus when you are home-educating as let’s be honest … Continue reading →

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Maths Basket

Posted on November 20, 2017 by ofamily

One of the new maths successes we have had lately is our Maths basket.  We started it as a way of encouraging the kids to practice more Maths in a relaxed manner and it seems to be working.  The basket … Continue reading →

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Advent Colouring Books

Posted on November 19, 2017 by ofamily

Last week we received a lovely little package of books in the post from the editor of Activity Village.  And inside the package were two Advent Calendar Colouring books –Advent Calendar Colouring Book for Kids: 24 Numbered Christmas Colouring Pages … Continue reading →

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The Story of Christmas – Advent Calender book set

Posted on November 18, 2017 by ofamily

I was never big on Advent Calendars mainly because I was not keen on the chocolate versions that you always see but about 3 years ago we found an Advent Calender that is a small book set.  I quickly ordered … Continue reading →

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Creative Lettering For Kids

Posted on November 3, 2017 by ofamily

The kids loved writing their calligrams so I thought it would be fun to extend that into some more creative lettering.  I was looking for lettering ideas / examples that I could do with my daughter when I spotted this … Continue reading →

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