Tag Archives: home educating mom

The Wonderlab at the Science Museum

Posted on September 13, 2019 by

We bought a year’s membership to the Wonderlab at London’s Science Museum which means we have been a few times so I thought I should write something about the experience. (Just to clarify this is not an ad I purchased … Continue reading →

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Weekends are just as good as Week Days

Posted on September 1, 2019 by

There seems to be a thought that home education happens during the week (okay this is normally what I hear from non-home educating parents) but it doesn’t. Yes the kids and I do activities during the week, yes we work … Continue reading →

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There is no one shoe that fits all

Posted on August 14, 2019 by

I recently had an interesting chat with one of my home education mom friends. It started because she has been reading a book about home education that was just disheartening. The author had a set idea about how you do … Continue reading →

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Summer Holiday Break?

Posted on July 20, 2019 by

One of the big questions everyone seems to be asking at the moment is do you break for Summer Holidays?  If so when do you start and for how long? I don’t like answering No we don’t or Yes we … Continue reading →

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Wild Flowers and a Log Pile

Posted on July 15, 2019 by

I tend to write lots of posts about the books and resources that we use but one area I probably don’t talk about that much is our garden. It is such a sanctuary for the kids. Last year when we … Continue reading →

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Yes we are still on that topic

Posted on July 5, 2019 by

There are a few questions that I have come to dread. One of them is “what did you do in school today?” – hmmm. Well my daughter will often answer with “Nothing”. There are two reasons she often says this. … Continue reading →

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Going Against the Trend

Posted on May 18, 2019 by

We recently had a birthday and over the course of the birthday week I have had a number of insightful conversations with the birthday girl. All of which have yet once again reinforced why I am so happy that we … Continue reading →

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