A couple of years ago, we offered this All About Me free printable as a New Year activity. Now seems like the perfect time to bring it out again, in the hope it might keep children at home amused for an hour or so. The first page has lots of questions to think about, then the second two pages invite… View Post
Everyone knows that a cardboard box is a rainy (or self-isolation) day’s best friend. A plain box can become a pirate ship, a rocket, a house or a cave in the hands of an imaginative little one. I’m loving this modification from the wonderfully creative Made By Joel. All you need is a shoe box, an extra piece of cardboard… View Post
Food – a fact of life (FFL) is a range of FREE cross-curricular resources and activities for primary and secondary school pupils studying at home. There’s a wide range of free, easy to access resources, covering seven learning approaches: everyday learning; finding out and exploring; being active; worksheets; interactive activities and quizzes; being creative (through writing, arts and crafts); and… View Post
Sorry we’ve been a bit quiet lately. Like everyone else, we’ve been trying to get our heads around trying to juggle work with homeschooling and stir crazy kiddos. Anyway, it’s week two now and we’re feeling a bit better about it all, so we thought we’d share some ideas for keeping children entertained in these strange times, alongside our usual… View Post
Sometimes you just see a toy that’s so adorable that you know everyone will love it. Fabelab’s Play Purses are just such a thing. The organic cotton zipped bags come in three designs (Rainbow, Shell and Leaf) and each opens out into a sweet little doll bed and contains three cute characters (Rainbow: Star, Cloud and Raindrop, Shell: Starfish, Seahorse… View Post