We were very lucky to be given a few Tesco vouchers that needed to be used up and as there are not many places to go to with them on the Island we opted for Amazon World with a friend. Jonathan really loved looking at the birds and even sketched a few. We liked the wintery tree [Continue]
A few of the other things we have managed to do this December have been: Watching the amazing Bloodstone at Jubilee Stores (we even persuaded Jamie to come and watch Morris dancing ) Cookie Exchange: The Learning Zone Christmas Party: Family Christmas time: [Continue]
Despite being quite ill over the last couple of weeks we have managed to get some things done. There has been a fair amount of crafting. I loved these easy but beautiful paper Christmas stars: We had a houseful felting Christmas stockings in all manner of colours and patterns: We managed a snow-flake [Continue]
We had what my girls always refer to as a “proper” home education morning. This involves being in a hall with a group of kids from a wide range of ages and families and to do something that people of most ages can enjoy and probably the chance for smallish boys to find some sticks [Continue]
We had a grotto last year at Fort Victoria and it was such good fun we did it again. The woodland skills people helped with the grotto and cosy fire area, as did a few other volunteers. There were decorations to make and lanterns to hang – once I’d set fire to my hair lighting some [Continue]
We (Jonathan and I) wanted to make a lovely felted tree like the one posted here. I hadn’t taken into account the fact that her felt was “thick felt” whereas my felt is just normal ordinary felt. So our tree was very very very flat. however we are resourceful people (aren’t all home educators) and [Continue]
As far as my children are concerned today (Dec 1st) is the first day of Advent, even though as far as I’m concerned we started Advent last Sunday. But today is when the countdown begins and we follow some general traditions. We have a card stable that waits for the inclusion of nativity characters. The [Continue]
Birthday lunch. Ruth wanted quite a low key birthday – we had the food she wanted to eat and watched New Tricks! But on Wednesday we had her party – ice cream and Just Dance. We also had cake – well cup cakes, Ruth was busy making them and practising with her new icing petal [Continue]
We made a spore print from the fungi we picked at Parkhurst forest . You put the fungi on some paper, cover it and leave it over night. In the morning there is a spore print. [Continue]
Jonathan has been interested in Greek myths and legends for a while now, we’ve been making a trojan horse for about 4 months! Today he was spending time with Rebekah and they decided to make gingerbread Greek gods and some other things. We start with the king of the gods, the god of thunder and [Continue]
