We belong to a Homeschool Science Kits group here in NZ. Every term we get to choose a science kit to work with. This term we’ve had this Fischer Technik Physics set. You work your way through building the different … Read More
The sun shone! That alone is worthy news for a blog post at the moment. It’s been so rainy and grim lately. Normal spring weather for New Zealand I’m afraid. But…that subtle shift in temperature and growth of green things … Read More
A friend put us onto these books. For that I am very grateful. We have the What on Earth wall book of Science and Engineering and From the Big Bang to the Present Day. They are all kinds of awesome. … Read More
One of my most enduring memories of childhood was the day my mum took us over the road to a freshly mowed field. The field was next to the busy Southern Motorway but that is not what I remember. I … Read More
Awesome day at RoboLego today. I am not sure who enjoyed it more, me or Jed. I always knew I could be a geek given half a chance. And, robot battles?! I mean really, what’s not to like?! My camera … Read More
A few weeks ago, in a thrift shop with Jed, we found these awesome biker boots. I had been looking for some for years. Problem was, we both wanted them. Hmm. Turns out we have the same size feet. So … Read More
Axeman Jack delivered our firewood last week. And, yes, that is truly our firewood guy’s name. He also has very sparkly blue eyes, is super nice, has wild white hair and is missing quite a few fingers. Jed was convinced … Read More
My dear friend Nicki MacKinnon is a talented Naturopath and Herbalist who specialises in Raw Foods. New Zealander’s may have heard of her Green Smoothie Workshops. She has teamed up with Kamilla and Jo of ‘Be Nourished’ to give this … Read More
Ever wanted to know what plants that grow locally can be used safely as medicine for everyday ailments like cuts, colds, coughs and sore throats? The old wise women I learned much of my herbcraft from extracted a promise from … Read More
After years of loyal service, my trusty point and shoot digital camera became thoroughly cantankerous. With my social media work and blogging, this was a problem. Every so often in a random while, I’d take a whole days worth of … Read More
I love hand sewing projects. I had this star baby project in a tray in our living area for the last few weeks. They were easy to pick up and work on while Jed is working on a project. It’s … Read More
This is a wonderful book. It got us into identifying animal and bird tracks when we were at the beach or in the bush. One day I lugged up a tray of earth from our garden and we made our … Read More
I love how learning unfolds in daily life. Somehow, the number eight has become ‘the racetrack number’. Sudden interest in the number eight brought out the crafting box and we made a rainbow racing track. Out came the eight rainbow … Read More
The local council decided to move our streams. Uh huh. They were afraid they would start to erode the nearby coastal road. I understand the reasons and it was still very strange to have such heavy upheavel in our quiet little … Read More
So… Jed has always loved ‘mixing’. Setting him up with a bowl of dried peas and a wooden spoon when he was very wee has evolved into many mixes over the years. Some pretty disgusting, some pretty edible, some left … Read More
