- Posts Tagged ‘Education’

What did you get up to last bank holiday weekend? It is really nice to have a break and get away as and when there's the option. Before kids, the OH and I used to head to a posh hotel and treat ourselves to a nice meal or a spa, or both... those luxuries are not so easy nowadays, but ...

The lovely folk at the Accidental Festival contacted us about this weekend's shows at The Roundhouse Camden. There is lots going on for families click here to find out more. Also we have a pair of tickets to give away for Inside My Imagination. All you have to do is RT one of our tweets about the competition and make sure you  follow us ...

I love going to art galleries; I love looking at paintings and I love the peace of an art gallery. Can you manage to experience this with a 4 year old and a 5 week old? Well, last Monday that is what I attempted to do. Munchkin, B2 and I spent several hours in the National Gallery and had a ...

I'm sure the special report, Sex and Power: Who Runs Britain? – published by Counting Women In, this week that revealed the shocking absence of women from UK public life did not escape many people's notice, especially if you happen to be a woman!   The report showed that women are decreasing their representation in society and increasingly being excluded ...

A few weeks ago I wrote a blog about my dislike of the mainstream magazines available for children.  The price, the advertising, the social stereotypes; all things which really rankle me.  The response from you all in comments and tweets was fantastic and I had various smaller publications recommended to me.  Since then I have contacted all those magazines which ...

Well, you know that Loretta and I are keen supporters of all things reading, for both parents and kids and when we were contacted by Polka Theatre to help them raise awareness of their London Bookswap event, we definitely wanted to be involved. This Bookswap is a London wide event managed by Discover Children’s Centre, who we visited just a few ...

I LOVE the theatre.  Half my degree at University was theatre based.  I enjoy the experience of pretty much any type of performance just as I love going to exercise my critical appreciation.  And I am really loving passing this on to Munchkin.  I am lucky we live in London. There are so many venues with so many shows aimed ...

Last September my ultra-organised friend joked with me as to whether I had submitted Bear-Cub’s school application yet – I of course hadn’t - it was only a few days after you could apply but she also knows me well and is great and reminding/prompting me about things!  She by contrast had submitted her application and I did promise her ...

Maths can be something that we shy away from.  Somehow it is more socially acceptable to say that you are bad at Maths than at English - despite the fact that Maths is such a part of everyday life.  If we are going to inspire future mathematicians we must move past this negativity and inspire our children to be interested ...

Last Monday I uploaded a free factsheet about reading and promised that maths and science would follow.  So, here, today is science: Fact sheet science.  These are collated thoughts about the world of science and how to introduce your child to these things. There are many blogs out there with brilliant science experiments for little ones. We have a good number ...