Category Archives: Homeschooling

Maths using snap cubes and scales

I think our snap cubes were one of the first items I bought when we decided to go down the homeschooling route, and they have proven to be an excellent investment in the kids education and my sanity. We have … Continue reading

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Rush Hour Junior – a fantastic problem solving game for young kids

First let me state – this is not a paid for post and I have not been given this game to review.  I bought the Rush Hour Junior game (affiliate link) as a Christmas present for my 5-year-old son and … Continue reading

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Addition and subtraction with lego and a dice

My youngest is always full of questions – often the questions center around dinosaurs or animals but lately we have been having lots of chats about having two more or two less.  Often around food eg  Mom if I have … Continue reading

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Tumbling monkey fun

I love the look of the  “Year of the Monkey” pages on Activity Village, they have some really cute pages. As soon as I saw their tumbling monkey pages, they screamed fun learning activities so I printed and cut them … Continue reading

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Holiday

We had an overdue family holiday in South Africa over the Christmas holidays.  The kids got to spend some quality time with family members and I got the rare chance to catch up with family and have a break from … Continue reading

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