Having been thinking about a wobble board for a long long time, I was confused as to whether one would be big enough, last long enough, be useful, be strong enough, help or hinder the developmental weaknesses experienced here. I am never worried about spending money on something if I know it's going to get … Continue reading Review: Creatimber wobble board
Despite the children being a little more interested in worksheets recently, I know they learn best through what they perceive to be fun: nature walks, playing on apps (on the rare occasion they are allowed screen time), magazines, story time... and playing. So after hearing about the Spielgaben I was quite excited. Then I found … Continue reading Review: Spielgaben
Knowing that Dippy the Dinosaur (the diplodocus skeleton normally resident in London's Natural History Museum) is on tour around the UK (currently at Birmingham), how much my children love dinosaurs and how easy Birmingham is by train I decided that this was a must this summer... so a day trip was planned with my little … Continue reading Review: Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery (and Dippy the Dinosaur)
Today we had to walk into town to go back to the opticians and pick up my contact lenses and Logan's new glasses. On the way back we took a walk along the river. The children wanted to stop and take a look at the patterns that were being created on the water. They stood … Continue reading 30 Days Wild – Day 14
We get very excited about babies. Very. And news came to us, just before we were moving house, that a new baby was coming. Well, the news came the day we exchanged contracts in fact. So it was a memorable day for sure. Anyhow, we like to make stuff, so the kids set to work … Continue reading A new baby – not ours
I don't understand why, as adults, it is so hard for people to get their heads around us not sitting down to scheduled formal learning. Our children are not at school for a reason. Well, many actually. But the pressure of expectations is definitely one of them. Formal learning scenarios imply an expectation. An expectation where … Continue reading What do you mean you don’t do formal learning?
We try to mark each occasion that comes along, talk about what it is meant to represent and then do some fun activity to celebrate it in some way. So for St Patricks day after our talk, we made some rainbowed cakes... this was a very messy, long and fun(ny) activity. With a very tasty … Continue reading St Patricks Day
A very unusual thing happened this week... and I felt I needed to write about it. To have it documented in history. I got to actually relax, not for 5 minutes. Not with a child attached to me. Not trying to do my own thing whilst a child is getting hugged for over an hour... … Continue reading That doesn’t feel right…
As a family, on New Year's Day, we like to reflect on the year that has passed and also "wonder" about what the next year may bring. So we answred the following questions (as individuals, so the children couldn't be swayed by one another). We don't really set resolutions as such (although I kind of … Continue reading 2018: Looking forward part 2
So... looking forward to the coming year, I feel more hopeful than I have in a while... yes I know "it's the New Year feeling"... no it isn't. This is the first in several that has felt hopeful: illness with unknown cause and chronic pain, redundancy, adoption agency drama, knowing the fate of my motherhood … Continue reading 2018: Looking forward part 1
A Pleasant Chaos 