Category: * Parenting, Attachment, Home Ed*

Wooden toys and encouraging simple, imaginative play

Before we had our first child, I hadn’t really given too much thought to the type of toys that we would rather fill our home with. Being the first grandchild...

Homeschool Planning

While we take our month or so break from homeschooling through August {well, at least any formal kind of work – there has been plenty of learning going on all...

4 tips for getting kids to grow their own

When Kiki was a baby we had an allotment for a year or so. Having grown up with parents who grew a lot of our own fruit and veg, it...

This Homeschooling Life #12

I can’t believe it’s been a whole year since we started this linky! As a family, we’ll be entering our tenth year of homeschooling come September!Homeschooling for us changes how...

15 fantastic crafts to keep your kids busy this summer!

Even though my kids don’t go to school, we still usually take the summer ‘off’ – we’re generally busy with holidays, catching up with friends, summer activities and {hoepfully} enjoying...

Summer Reading Challenge

We’re a family of book lovers. G and I have always loved to read, and I’m so glad we’ve passed that love on to our kiddos. People who visit our...

Summer Bucket List {and free printable}

Summer is finally here, we’re wrapping up a few homeschool projects and the like before we head fully into summer mode. While obviously we’re not tied to school holidays, we...

This Homeschooling Life #11

I really don’t know how it is July already! But it is, and that means it’s summer! June was a good but busy month. I had a lot of work...

Top tips for taking babies/toddlers to a festival

We’re gearing up for festival season here. First up is Camp Bestival – and we can’t wait {well…. I’m not looking forward to the long drive there!} This will be Beastie’s...

This Homeschooling Life #10

Hello! Another month and another ‘This Homeschooling Life’. Another month of me thinking ‘eeep! what do I have to say/!’ I’ve said it before, but after 9 years homeschooling is...

5 tips for entertaining a toddler on a long train journey

As I don’t drive, we’re pretty used to traveling by train. I’ve been taking the girls down to Kent to my sisters since Baya was a baby, and if we...

This Homeschooling Life #9

May! These months roll by and before I know we’re starting a whole new fresh month and I’m looking back on the past month, desperately trying to remember what we’ve...

5 ideas for ‘Mummy-Daughter Time’

Mummy-daughter time – is it something that you schedule in? I’m lucky to have four children, four fab children that I get to spend all day every day with. While...

25 Rainy Day Activities

Living in Wales we’re used to lots of rainy days. While sometimes we don’t have a choice but to go out and about, and some days we don’t mind going...

10 ways to keep a toddler busy

If you have a toddler in the house you’ll know just how active they are! They love to keep you on your toes morning, noon and night. While Vega has...