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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*This is a collaborative post about the benefits of wooden flooring we hope you will find helpful* One of the things that are on my to-do list for our home, is to eventually remove most of the old, tatty, and faded carpets in our house and replace them. I am not a fan of carpet […]
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*This is a collaborative post sharing some ways to Create a Sleep-Friendly Bedroom that we hope is helpful* Do you wake up each morning already feeling as though you’re ready for bed again? Does it feel like you can never get enough sleep no matter what time you go to bed? It may not be […]
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*We were kindly sent items to share on how everything is clearly labeled as we go back to school* As we plan for and send our kids back to school, there is a long list of things to do, and making sure everything is clearly labeled is important, so kids know what belongs to them, […]
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Are you drinking enough water? I know haven’t been, but I am working hard to change that. When I say I don’t drink enough I don’t mean reaching for the wine at the end of the day. I actually mean water or other fluids that are good for my body. I try every day to […]
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