I've decided to do a monthly round up for everything we've read each month. Himself focuses on science articles and forums and news, so he's not getting a section - books only! Large boy Percy Jackson: The Last Olympian, The Lost Hero, Son of Neptune, and The Mark of Athena by Rick Riordan Yes, he's … Continue reading April 2021 Reading
I've got to admit that we're all about the modern day festival of chocolate and treats at Easter. We aren't religious, occasionally forget pancake day (don't even call it shrove Tuesday) and we don't give things up for lent. That said, we also try not to focus too much on the edible treats. Easter in … Continue reading Our Easter Treats
I've decided to do a monthly round up for everything we've read each month. Himself focuses on science articles and forums and news, so he's not getting a section - books only! Large boy The Fowl Twins by Eoin Colfer I was very impressed with how large boy coped with this. Its a 7.5 level … Continue reading March 2021 Reading
Over the years we've done all sorts of birthday parties for the boys. From a local village hall to rugby in a sports hall, from a house full of small kids to a day out with friends at the Natural History Museum, from a transit van on the drive with Xboxes to playing Scalextric in … Continue reading How (not) to throw a kids birthday party in lockdown
I've decided to do a monthly round up for everything we've read each month. Himself focuses on science articles and forums and news, so he's not getting a section - books only! Large boy How to Capture an Invisible Cat by Paul Tobin Delphine is just a normal girl, she befriends a lonely boy called … Continue reading February 2021 Reading
I haven't done a making stuff post for a while, but two are probably going to come along at once. The first week of February was Children's Mental Health week in the UK and so school gave us two Zoom free days. Mostly, that meant the boys watched a lot of TV and played on … Continue reading Making Stuff 16: Chocolate Banana Cake
What with all this home learning and working and the recent spate of regular running, I've found that its really hard to fit in all the things. Add to this all the lovely kind people who are sharing extra bits and bobs that might "help" keep us occupied and I'm finding that I'm ignoring lots … Continue reading Things I don’t have time for
I've decided to do a monthly round up for everything we've read each month. Himself focuses on science articles and forums and news, so he's not getting a section - books only! Large boy Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them by J.K. Rowling It really good and told me all about the world of … Continue reading December 2020/January 2021 Reading
I saw a post by Damion at The Northern Dad where he interviewed his kids. I've always liked those Facebook Q&A posts to see what funny things our kids say, so I asked and Damion kindly allowed me to steal his idea. The Interview Process We were sitting around the kitchen table, the boys eating … Continue reading Interviewing my kids
As usual the boys got plenty of interesting gifts for Christmas and large boy's birthday. Rather than telling anyone what we thought of them straight away, I decided to wait until we'd played with them for a while and then do some reviews. Blokus Small boy got Blokus for Christmas from himself's sister (purchased from … Continue reading Review: Our Kids’ Best Christmas Gifts
