All Four of us went along to Farnival (Farnham Carnival) to give out flyers for the open-air show I'm in "The Merry Wives of Windsor". For the kids this meant a chance to dress up, have a bop to their favourite band and raise money for charity too!
Monday, 27 June 2016
Monday, 20 June 2016
What Home Education Looks Like - 20th June 2016
Very very grateful for Home Educating meaning myself and the children can go to Legoland with friends for a under a third of the price!
Monday, 13 June 2016
What Home Education Looks Like - 13th June 2016
Saturday 11th we did something a bit different. We got up early (for us!) and all four went to some woods in Liphook for a Bushcraft class at Woodcraft School .
Our tutors had themselves been training in those woods 5 days (and nights!) and week for the past year. We were there for them to practice teaching. There was a large Scout group as well and there were meant to be other home educating families there too but they didn't make it so we had lessons all to ourselves! We started with learning about tracks and finding some. Then we did some basket weaving from strips of bark....
Then was lunch and some impromptu fire starting...
...then after lunch was foraging...
....and finally a lesson on building shelter, including a challenge to make a quick shelter from bin bags that could survive a bucket of water!
We learned tons and had a thoroughly lovely and peaceful (but surprisingly tiring) day.
Our tutors had themselves been training in those woods 5 days (and nights!) and week for the past year. We were there for them to practice teaching. There was a large Scout group as well and there were meant to be other home educating families there too but they didn't make it so we had lessons all to ourselves! We started with learning about tracks and finding some. Then we did some basket weaving from strips of bark....
Then was lunch and some impromptu fire starting...
...then after lunch was foraging...
....and finally a lesson on building shelter, including a challenge to make a quick shelter from bin bags that could survive a bucket of water!
We learned tons and had a thoroughly lovely and peaceful (but surprisingly tiring) day.
Monday, 6 June 2016
What Home Education Looks Like - 6th June 2016
Manga drawing workshop at the Cartoon Museum!
After the workshop we got to look around the museum, which also has a Doctor Who exhibition on at the moment.
I've never been a big reader of Graphic Novels myself, but thanks to growing up with my brother I was surprised at how much I knew and could help the children with the quiz on British Graphic Novels.
After the workshop we got to look around the museum, which also has a Doctor Who exhibition on at the moment.
I've never been a big reader of Graphic Novels myself, but thanks to growing up with my brother I was surprised at how much I knew and could help the children with the quiz on British Graphic Novels.
Monday, 30 May 2016
What Home Education Looks Like - 30th May 2016
On Wednesday 25th May we had another trip to Zidzania. This time I left the children to it and spent most of my time in the parents' room. I took this slightly stalkerish shot of the kids striding to their first job on my way to the room.
They occupied themselves and we arranged to meet at Gourmet Burger Kitchen 2 hours later so we could eat tea together.
The kids made their own burgers but I had to buy mine.
I then hung around with them for a bit while they got tattoos...
....and did some more jobs. There is a new advertising agency there but it wasn't working that day so they couldn't do it.
What they did do (that I saw) is artist...
...supermarket cashier...
....bus tour guide....
...and hotel staff....
They did loads of other stuff too but not while I was about. Papaya is nearly at the next level on her Pazzport and then will be paid more each job. She also has around 300 kidzos in her account! Povey has no money left ;)
They occupied themselves and we arranged to meet at Gourmet Burger Kitchen 2 hours later so we could eat tea together.
The kids made their own burgers but I had to buy mine.
I then hung around with them for a bit while they got tattoos...
....and did some more jobs. There is a new advertising agency there but it wasn't working that day so they couldn't do it.
What they did do (that I saw) is artist...
...supermarket cashier...
....bus tour guide....
...and hotel staff....
They did loads of other stuff too but not while I was about. Papaya is nearly at the next level on her Pazzport and then will be paid more each job. She also has around 300 kidzos in her account! Povey has no money left ;)
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