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30 Ways to Have Fun in the School Holidays at Home

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School holiday lockdown pillow fight

While days out are great, they are expensive a d there are only so many times you can go to the park. If you’re looking for some ways to keep the kids entertained, here are some great ways to have fun In the school holidays at home. Themed Days Having some days with particular theme […]

Filed Under: Fun with Older Children

Shaving Foam Marbling

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How to marble card with shaving foam and food colouring

Shaving foam marbling is a really simple process art activities. You may well have everything you need in the house already. One word of warning though, if your children decide to turn the shaving foam into a messy play activity when the marbling is finished, they will have rather colourful hands for a few days! […]

Filed Under: Process Art

50 Life Skills to Teach Your Children

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Life skills to teach primary school children

When I was a careers adviser, I did a course on careers education where we were set an exercise to try and fit careers education into the curriculum alongside all of the other statutory stuff schools have to teach. It really made me realise how little time schools have to fit in the practical life […]

Filed Under: School and Learning

Educational Kids TV You Can Let Them Binge Watch Guilt Free

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Educational TV for kids

If you’re stuck at home with the kids, and you’ve run out of energy for craft, baking, messy play and board games, here is a list of educational kids TV you can let them binge watch (mum) guilt free. I’ve tried to stick to shows that are currently available but things can change. I’ve updated […]

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How to Make Sharpie Coasters with Kids

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How to make sharpie coasters

We love a bit of process art in our house and even more so when the result is something we can give as a gift to family and friends. In this sharpie coaster tutorial we’re looking at how to make beautiful marbled sharpie coasters with kids. This post contains affiliate links (identified with a *) I […]

Filed Under: Process Art

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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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