It’s been an eventful year, both for our family and for our community. Much of what has happened to Home Educators politically has overshadowed the lives of too many of my friends, taken our time away from each other, caused rifts and sadness and frightened people into feeling they will have to move away from […]
Archives for 2009
Christmas 2009
We’ve had a lovely and very relaxing few Christmas days; it feels slightly odd this year as the business was so much more organised that there wasn’t quite the “phew, it’s over!!!” feeling of past years, but it was much nicer for it. Max finished on 23rd and came home to a tidy and festive […]
Xmas Pomander Display – and Merry Christmas.
Craft #20 was the most beautiful of the season. Much easier than I imagined and smell and look really lovely. The key to this is definitely to cut out simple designs in the peel with a fruit knife yourself and then let the kids push cloves through the pith. We’ve finished Christmassing the house – […]
Quick Xmas Sweets & Wrapping Paper
Oooh, nearly there now!!!! Loads we didn’t do but never mind, we can either finish them over the holiday or do them next Christmas i guess! #14 was the handy John Lewis Cracker Kit we got cheap while buying presents. A certain amount of frustration initially until they got the hang of minimal glue being […]
Candle, Foam & Felt Xmas Crafts
Made easier by being fairly snow bound still, although i think that will change tomorrow. Our street is an ice-rink – i went out last night and kind of wished i hadn’t as the roads were VERY slippy. These little chaps were mostly made while Uncle Rich was still here. And this charming little foamy […]
Felted Santa & Window Art
Although before starting i feel compelled to add a picture of my John Lennon style Santa 😆 I will have to change his eyes 😆 Do feel i should add extra pictures of the stained glass windows (with guest appearance of one done by visiting Uncle Rich, who insisted on Aussies style red soil instead […]
Felted Christingle Orange & More
Lots of easy crafts this week. #5We’ve done Shrinkies already but here are pictures of the finished articles. #6Then we moved on to colouring in Stained Glass windows, with some debate about where to hang them for best effect and what pens were going to work best and why. Some discussion on colour densities, light, […]
Christmas Wednesday Group.
Today, this poor deprived group of hidden and potentially uneducated children did the following:- Sang Christmas carols in Latin, making educated logical guesses on what different words were before each one. Who knew the Romans sang Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, eh?! Did group music theory while eating carrot sticks, shouting out the note values […]
Firmer Footing For Fighting.
So this morning i had some thoughts. And today, gradually, the news coverage has rolled in; in the main, i think it has been positive. The Independent has this to say in a generally fair an accurate portrayal of the circumstances. The Telegraph uses the word “force” which is language i think we need in […]
What I think about the Select Committee Review into HE.
This is nothing more than my notes as i read – i daresay i will have more that worries me later. The full text is here. (opens pdf) I’m concerned that we might, by dint of feeling beleaguered and abused, see only the negatives in this report. For now, i am going to focus on […]
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