Sorry Sabrina, these blocks are educational
We got the book The Story of Inventions half way through last term, I wasn’t looking for it, it just popped up as a You May Also Like This suggestion after I bought another book. I don’t usually like being sucked into spending more money but the cover illustrations looked so cute I couldn’t resist. [...]
What I found on my iPhone
This is what happens when you set Lilly up with a sight word program and then fail to double check she is actually doing what she was told. And it goes on…. …and on… …and on. (Actually there was a lot more) So not quite what I had in mind. "Did you practice your sight [...]
How to Make History Come Alive: Natural dyes.
We have been thinking a lot lately about those shadowy figures who inhabit the distant lands of The Past. And as a way of bringing them alive in our minds I thought we could have a go at living replicating some of their everyday activities. So this is us learning about how people in the past [...]
Castle in the Clouds
How do you teach your kids about history, art, engineering, architecture, environmental issues, collaborating and problem solving all in one day? Easy send them to a friend’s house with the contents of your recycling bin and let her do all the hard work. When I first started thinking about home schooling the kids I had [...]
Sydney Children’s Festival
The first majorly exciting thing about the Children’s Festival was that we got to go on a train Whoo Hoo!! or more appropriately ToooTooo!! The trip was even more special because it was Sabrina’s first time on a Too Too. We chose to go by train because I knew there would be limited parking and [...]
“Eli is Looking For Mum” or alternatively why we probably aren’t on the new season of My Kitchen Rules.
I decided to take the kids to the Sydney Children’s Festival. As we galloped down the ramp after walking from the train station (I took all 4 kids on the train solo!! and none of them jumped out the windows, yay me!) The kids’ attention was immediately drawn to a kaleidoscope of rainbow decorations. Oh [...]
Skippy Girls Love You!
We came across these joyful darlings while walking to CarriageWorks down Wilson street. We were heading to The Sydney Children’s Festival but had to stop and share a smile with the Skippy girls. From what I can gather they were originally painted in 1998 by an artist known as Rosie. They have been vandalised [...]
