How to Start Homeschooling

I think a lot of new homeschool parents get quite anxious about how to start. There are so many options and so many big feelings. It’s very different if you’ve never sent your little ones to school, but if you have then what on earth do you do? Many make the mistake of immediately feeling…

Inspiration walls and unschooling

I love the idea of unschooling. When I first heard of it I thought it sounded like an easy option and possibly reckless abandonment. Then I looked into it properly. Then I tried it. In my opinion it is one of the hardest, but most useful and certainly the most engaging methods of education I’ve…

Socialising homeschool tweens

It’s been a big year for us. A key goal for the year was to work on the socializing aspect of homeschool. This is scary for people thinking about using this route. If you do it from the start then how will they make friends. If they are pulled out half way then how will…

Conversation is key

With homeschooling it’s funny how everything chuggs along fine for a while. It might be that a curriculum you are using is working or a style of education is working. The child is happy and productive and surely now you’ve cracked it this will go on forever. WRONG! Your child is constantly evolving and one…

Homeschool Burnout

It’s definately a thing. Some families who follow a curriculum find themselves exhausted towards the end of a term and take a break. They try natural learning only and let the children follow their interests. They spend time together baking, drawing, going on trips, watching movies and generally relaxing for a bit until they all…

Cosy lockdown homeschool

It’s rotten that so many home schooled families are stuck inside and awful that so many others are forced to homeschool. Take the pressure off, grab some books and movies and do what you can to make a cosy, love filled home to learn in. Take the school out of the equation and focus on…

Home school and Covid school help

There are so many people right now who are suddenly trying to educate your children at home. It’s horrific for me that people are calling it home school and are perhaps thinking that what you are doing is what we as seasoned homeschoolers were doing before the pandemic hit. Please let me reassure you that…

Do you wanna build a snowman?

This one is a proper messy one. The kids absolutely loved it. The best thing is that is feels cold and only uses baking soda and shaving cream which are cheap and easy to come by. This recipe is equal parts shaving cream and bicarb when using cups to measure it. We coupled this activity…

Scout Schooling International Culture

The Scouts have recently changed the way their badge systems work here, happen every few years which is fine, but I love collecting old scout badge books. I used the Scout badge system as a curriculum for almost a year. It was wonderful. The badges often combine written work and research with real practical learning…

A word on the mess

I call my youngest a filth wizard. I can turn my head for a few seconds and the room will look like a bomb went off. A truly gifted child. On the other hand my eldest is very neat. Won’t stop baking a load of cakes and wandering off to a spotless room while leaving…