*this is a collaborative post sharing the benefits of wooden flooring, which we hope will be helpful* Our house is our home, and we want to feel safe, comfortable and happy there. We also want it to reflect our styles and tastes and to enjoy spending time there. We live, raise our families and survive […]
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*This is a collaborative post sharing some tips on how kids can spend quality time with Grandparents that we hope is helpful* Ensuring that your kids are able to have quality time with their grandparents can be difficult when life gets in the way, but the stark reality is that their time with their grandparents […]
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We use coconut oil for lots of things in our house, these are the ten I can think of, off the top of my head, every day uses for it. We buy a jar or two of cold-pressed, virgin oil from our local health food shop, and each jar lasts about two months or so, […]
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* We were kindly asked to review Maths-Whizz and share our thoughts* I am always on the lookout for resources, apps and websites to use as part of our homeschooling resources and curriculum and maths is a favorite topic for my son. It wasn’t and still isn’t my strongest subject but I am learning as […]
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We haven’t done a Corona update for a while, and now the rules have changed again, we face what seems like a long winter ahead. Lockdown hit, we all brought our children home from school, everyone switched to working from home, and lots of stress and chaos were dealt with. We all adapted or not, […]
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If you can’t go abroad this year, there are some fantastic UK Staycation Hotspots that you may not have realized were an option but are well worth exploring. Our collaborative post has some inspirational ideas that might appeal. 2020 has proved a difficult year for travel. As a family, we usually like to plan and […]
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*We were kindly sent a Gross Science kit to try out and have some gruesome fun with at home* Stumpy the Odious Ogre; welcomes you to Gross Science, the totally awesome kit that will take you on a voyage of discovery of just how disgusting the human body can be. You can perform 12 horrid, […]
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As a parent, I have always felt it was one of my “jobs” to be encouraging hobbies and creativity in my children. My children are products of the 21st Century. They are very adept at using technology, which I would never have dreamed existed, as a child, the stuff of what science fiction programmes I […]
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*This is a collaborative post sharing some advice on family finances we find work for us, that we hope you will find helpful* Money and family finances are often a sore point for many people and whilst some people might be organized and sensible about how they manage their budgets and money, for others, it […]
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We are always on the lookout for apps and resources that are helpful for homeschool, homework, and educational support and we recently came across Quizlet and have been trying it out. Quizlet was first devised in 2005 by Andrew Sutherland, at the time a 15-year-old high school student in California who needed a flashcard application […]
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