Perfect Autumn Essentials – Pretty Jeans & Comfy Boots from Next
Autumn is probably my favourite time of year to dress for – and my daughter appears to have inherited my enthusiasm. After months of a lacklustre approach to grabbing the nearest t-shirt and shorts, she’s suddenly re-organising her jumpers and insisting that she has ‘nothing to wear’. Well, to be fair, she’s probably grown at least 6″ since last November, and none of her leftover winter wardrobe...
Win 1 of 10 Brill Dekko Comic Bundles
Have you seen Dekko Comics yet? They publish comics for KS2 children to help them revise for SATs – sit up right now and tale notice, all you parents who are looking for new ways to help engage your children who may be struggling with large chunks of text. These babies are for YOU! The short, fun (and frankly sometimes absurd) short stories in Dekko Comics are based solely around the curriculum – but ‘learning...
Families Welcome with the NH Hotel group – we *love* these packs!
We’re loving the new ‘Families, Welcome’ idea from NH Hotel Group, making holidays easier and more fun for the whole family. NH Hotel Group knows that travelling with young children can be a challenge for the whole family, so they’re doing what they can to make sure that the only thing that families need to worry about on their holiday is having fun. So almost 300 hotels (across 19 countries in Europe, America and...
WIN 1 of 5 signed copies of Dragons Green – PLUS an advanced copy of The Chosen Ones!
Have you come across the rather wonderful Dragon’s Green yet? I’ll admit it – I put off reading it for ages (to be honest, I simply had ‘better’ things in my to-read pile than another children’s fantasy). Silly silly me. I read it last week in two long sittings – and I flipping LOVE this book! Firstly, never underestimate the appeal of a book with a glow-in-the-dark cover (I know!) – we...
Lunch with my girl #littleoneswholunch
One of the best things about Home Educating is that the whole ‘Back To School’ furore rather passes us by. Our summer takes much longer to fade and we’re really only just starting to get into the swing of an Autumnal house. But whilst we don’t do school lunches anymore, we do still do lunch (obviously… we don’t starve them…), and one of the loveliest things about home ed is actually the time...
Zappar – the app I wanted to hate, but actually love.
My kids are all keen readers – and the idea of an app that makes reading ‘more fun’ was frankly wrong on every level for me. I honestly said no, we wouldn’t even look at it. I mean, come on. What in the world is more fun than reading? But of course not every child is as lucky as mine. Not every child finds reading fun and easy and exciting. Books aren’t always the window into a new world; sometimes...