Freddie is a very bright and social child, so why have we chosen to homeschool? Table of Contents Why homeschool?Do I have any qualifications for homeschooling?What is the law on home education?Is Home Education on the Increase?SocialisationWill I Teach The UK National Curriculum?How have I changed my home to make it more suitable for homeschooling?Update…
If you are looking for some awesome thank you teacher gifts you are in the right place. I will share the top teacher gifts that they will love this year. Thank you teacher for looking after my very lively child over the last year! Even though we homeschool, we still buy thank you teacher gifts…
We have had the pleasure of interviewing the amazingly talented Jim Smith. The author of the Barry Loser books. Freddie has been reading them for a while and has read every one of his books now. Keep reading to see what Jim Smith does to my face!!! Some might think it is an improvement!! Barry…
In my opinion, every child should be allowed to trampoline as often as they can. As there are so many trampoline benefits. We purchased our trampoline back in 2015 (when Freddie was 5) and I have to say it was the best gift we have ever purchased. The reason we got a trampoline in the…
We love Easter in this household and will have endless Easter Egg Hunts with friends over the coming weeks. As boys are so hard to buy for I wanted to create an Easter gift for boys list so you don’t have to worry about it. However, we have a small problem, that I am sure…
We absolutely love board games and these are the best board games for 8 year olds. As we homeschool, board games have become one of our favorite activities. They are not only fun, but they are educational as well. Pretty much every board game we have listed has at least some educational value. If you…
How to make a holiday scrapbook with children. A couple of years ago we took Freddie out of school to have a fun trip in America, visiting New York, Naples, and Florida. At the time he was only 6 years old, so we spoke to the school who didn’t fine us but asked if Freddie…
We love subscription boxes and have been getting them for years. We tend to take it in turns, one month it will be for me, the next month Stuart, and the next Freddie. So we really know all of the best subscription boxes UK. This post is updated regularly as this is a very quick…
It is half term here and we have been mining for gold and diamonds with Mine It! Freddie has always loved blind bags with the excitement of what he is going to get. However, this is so much more fun. As soon as Freddie had seen these advertised on TV he couldn’t wait to mine….
Driving experience for 8 year old kids with Young Drivers!! Freddie has had his first kids driving lesson…… Yes, I know he is only 8 years old. I had heard of children learning to drive before 17 and having taster sessions as my step son drove a Lamborghini when he was 13. But 8!! I…
Freddie has always loved doing puzzles from a really early age, starting of course with the massive floor puzzles. But this Ravensburger 3D puzzle was something we had not come across before. I was aware of the big 3D puzzle that adults make but I have not seen one that was suitable for children, and…
As you may already know we absolutely love board games to play as a family and Bang On game from Drumond Park is right down our street! We are all very competitive in nature and love nothing more than winning! Bang On game is unlike anything we have come across. We absolutely loved the idea…
We first came across Ghost Blitz Board Game last Christmas when my brother-in-law and his family came to visit with their children (aged 17 and 13). They had received it as a Christmas gift. We played it for hours with all the family. We are quite a competitive family so it was loads of fun….
Staccups the new game from University Games certainly get the competitive juices flowing in our household! We are all incredibly competitive (although I am less so when playing with Freddie, although hubby is absolutely not!!). This is a very simple game but really lots of fun. The Staccups box is instantly a hit. It is…
We have been looking at new children’s gifts for our Christmas Gift Guides and we have come across this virtual reality toy. The ReTrak Utopia 360 4D Dinosaur Experience is an amazing 4d Dinosaur Experience. We are not familiar with Virtual Reality Headsets or anything like this, so it was absolutely great to be able to review…