As I ran down my list of materials I needed to finish for the "13 Materials" part of my 202020 challenge, I could brainstorm ideas for almost all mediums, but...
Continue readingAs I ran down my list of materials I needed to finish for the "13 Materials" part of my 202020 challenge, I could brainstorm ideas for almost all mediums, but...
Continue readingOne of my favourite parts of Waldorf-inspired home education, is the beautiful handcrafts we get to make, and call it school. Most recently, Master 6 was working on a language...
Continue readingSo last weekend, when I was busy sewing away on a secret squirrel project, I was thrilled to have Miss Butterfly perch herself up next to me, with a pile...
Continue readingThe first count down to Christmas appeared sometime in the middle of November, around the same time the Christmas decorations and marketing reached saturation point in the shops. After one...
Continue readingIn July, we took the children to Parkes for the weekend, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the moon landing at The Dish. It was an amazing experience, being able...
Continue readingWe have been quite lucky with our children. Only one hospital stay. No surgeries. One broken arm and one greenstick fracture (which, to be honest, is a much higher success...
Continue readingIt is probably somewhat unsurprising to anyone, that my kids love craft & creating almost as much as I do. Multiple times a day, I get asked if they can...
Continue readingFor the last couple of years, it has been a tradition that we spend an afternoon getting messy in the craft room, creating ourselves some Christmas canvases. This year Bear...
Continue readingAll the way back in December of last year, the children and I had a play with easy fabric dying. Small squares of Aida, soaked in tea and then left...
Continue readingLast term, Beetle and I merrily trundled off to our weekly music class. We sang. We clapped. We danced. Then the teacher pulled out a cute little pop-up puppet for...
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