Typical party food usually includes sandwiches, sausages, sausage rolls, chocolate biscuits and of course, cake. When my five year old dairy and wheat intolerant son goes to a party I have to send him with his own packed lunch. I am not criticising anybody. This is the sort of food that children ... READ the POST
Archives for June 2014
Is it a taekwondo grading or a lesson in life?
A Taekwondo grading means more than just demonstrating a series of moves in front of an examiner. For children, they must prepare by showing respect to their family, behaving politely, making their beds, cleaning their rooms etc. I'm not kidding. Out comes my son from his class last Monday ... READ the POST
Getting muddy, being sporty and teaching the kids to be safe
Getting muddy, being sporty and teaching our kids to be safe. These are some of the things we are being encouraged to do this week. I found out about these interesting events, so I thought I'd pass on the information. They involve children, getting outside and being sporty in general. For anyone ... READ the POST
Take me Tomorrow – Shannon Thompson
Shannon Thompson is back on Friday Fiction again today. She has kindly provided an excerpt from her brand new book, Take me Tomorrow. You read it here first! The link is open as usual if you would like to add your own story (published or unpublished). Just follow the link at the bottom of this ... READ the POST
Hands-on farm experience at Ladyland Farm
Ladyland Farm in Horley, Surrey, calls itself 'the living classroom'. Open during term time for school visits and birthdays only, it aims to create a hands-on farm experience geared specifically to the ages of the visitors. For the reception children on their school trip, this meant marching around ... READ the POST
Eeek! The Runaway Alien – by Karen Inglis
World Cup fever hits outer space! I'm delighted to have guest author, Karen Inglis provide an extract from her book, Eeek! The Runaway Alien this week. We're big fans of Karen's books in our house. I hope you enjoy this too. Now I knew Eeek was a runaway alien, many things became clear. His ... READ the POST