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Writing Prompts for Children

Written by Josie

Getting children writing

One of my children has very little writing stamina. This means he struggles to write the volume required for some of his school work. During lockdown, his writing stamina decreased even further so for the final weeks of homeschooling, rather than work on the comprehensions set by the the school, we decided it would be […]

Filed Under: School and Learning

The Best Home Learning Projects

Written by Josie

Home learning fun

The period of school closure was hard for everyone but it did result in some some amazing home learning projects. Whether you are a home schooling parent or just someone who wants to have some learning fun with their children, these projects will inspire you and your children. This post contains affiliate links (identified with […]

Filed Under: School and Learning

Marbling Ink

Written by Josie

Using morning ink on cards

I’ve always loved the marbled effect and we have had a go at marbling before using shaving foam and food colouring. Someone kindly gave me an Amazon voucher recently and I decided to use it to treat myself to some marbling ink. The kids and I had a go with them last week and I […]

Filed Under: Process Art

Our Family Command Centre – Being a More Organised Mum

Written by Josie

Our family Command Centre

I can’t actually remember the first time I heard the phrase “life Admin” but I certainly seem to be responsible for a lot of it. When it was just the two of us, it wasn’t so bad. A few bills, the odd greetings card, maybe an appointment letter once in a while. Then we had […]

Filed Under: Parenting Life

50 Easy Ways to Learn Times Tables: Helping Your Child

Written by Josie

50 tips to help your child learn their times tables

While a huge amount of a child’s education takes place at school, learning times tables doesn’t really happen without a great deal of practice at home as well and if you’re a home educator, all of it will be done at school. While some kids might pick it up easily through simple repetition, some children […]

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A blog about trying to raise independent kids while retaining a sense of humour. Me: I’m Josie, a 44 year old introvert and former librarian. Them: My husband Chris, Boy Child who is 12 and Girl Child who is 10. The others: Hera the cat and Baxter the dog. Read More…

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