Our 2020 Reading Journey – Month 6
As I mentioned in my post from earlier this year, I decided that this year I would record all the books my 5 year old and I read together. I’ve been snapping a quick picture of all the books from each
Multi-Coloured Rice Salad
Planning a picnic this summer? This rice salad is a perfect dish to eat at a picnic, alongside boiled eggs, rustic bread and chunks of cheese. Just pack it up in a tupper-box, and don’t forget to bring forks to
Clothes Peg Dragonfly
Welcome to Week 3 of our free virtual summer camp! Today we are going to be making dragonflies out of clothes pegs. This is an easy and fun crafts and kids can get as creative as they like when decorating
#KidsBooksBingo 2020: STEM Books
This summer, I am hosting a reading challenge together with my lovely friend Amanda who runs the online children’s book store Books & Pieces. For the second year in a row, we are running a #KidsBooksBingo! Check out my previous
Dancing Raisins Experiment
Today is our second science day of our virtual summer camp. If you missed last week, I recommend you go back and read the introduction to last week's science session as it includes some general tips for all our science
Review: Quirk! Card Game [AD]
Hey everyone, I hope you are enjoying the virtual summer camp so far. If you are looking for something to keep the kids entertained in between all the crafting and cooking and science-ing, we also review a lot of games
Peanut Butter Banana Bread
Banana bread seems to have been a popular bake during lockdown. Today I'm going to share one of our favourite variations with you - peanut butter banana bread! If you can't eat nuts, I also have another, nut free, recipe
Recycled Egg Carton Boats
Welcome to Week 2 of our virtual summer camp. This week in our crafting session, we will be making boats out of recycled egg cartons. There are two versions of boats you can make, with different masts using either drinking
June Snapshots 2020
June was our last month of home schooling before the summer holidays. Instead of jetting of to Norway for our summer holidays as planned, we've been fighting cabin fever at home with lots of walks around the neighbourhood, come rain
#KidsBooksBingo Summer Reading Challenge 2020
We've made it to the end of our first week of summer camp. I have dedicated Friday to books, and today I want to tell you about the summer reading challenge I am hosting together with my lovely friend Amanda
Celery Science Experiment
Today is our first science day of summer camp. All of the experiments are perfectly safe to do at home, and use everyday household items and ingredients. There are no hazardous materials, no explosions (sorry if you were hoping for
A Basic Kit for Little Scientists
Hey everyone, I hope you've been enjoying the summer camp so far. There's no new summer camp tutorial today, as I've factored in Wednesdays as a bit of a buffer for myself, but in light of our first science session