School days – lost trainers and World Book Day
It may have been quite a creative School Days post this week. I say may because it was World Book day, but it was a bit of a damp squib for N in the end. Here’s this week’s School Days…
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A first time target shooting – tin can fun
I’m not a fan of guns, I don’t have an urge to shoot them, but I appreciate that in the countryside they can be invaluable for pest control. Having said that, I have tried shooting a couple of times. Once…
School Days – backs, tennis and new children
This week was the first back after a half term that seemed to come so quickly. With Easter only a month away, N’s first school year is speeding by. It’s been an interesting school days week with a few issues…
Birthday cake planning and children’s chatter
When he was at his day nursery, it was the norm for the birthday boy or girl to bring in cakes or treats for the children in their room on their birthday. So before his birthday this year, I asked…
School days – the one with random clothes and pancakes
So far we’ve not had many missing item occasions since N started at school. Even at nursery we usually tended to find anything that had been mislaid or forgotten (well, apart from the Each Peach Pear Plum book (affiliate link),…
I want to go to a boys school
Bizarrely, as a girl going into 6th form, I did exactly that and went to a boys school. Well, at the time it was a boys school but took girls in the 6th form. After I left, they then started…
Children’s BMI checks – should kids have them annually?
This week there’s been a new report out and lots of media discussion around children and obesity, with the report recommending children’s BMI checks annually. This all ties in with discussions on sugar tax recommendations – in particular on sugary…
A Mad Science party for 5 year olds
When we started thinking about N’s birthday party it was all a bit of a blur. Unless your child has a particular yearning for one theme, you can come unstuck with all the offers out there. We joined up with…
School days – open morning, PTA events and Lego
It’s back to busy busy this week again at school but we’re on the countdown to half term. It’s gone so quickly with it being a short term. Thanks for all the comments last week about my School Days posts. …
Trusting children to make friends
Some children make friends really easily, while others find it takes a bit more time. N is definitely one of the latter group, mainly because he likes to observe and understand people before letting them in or approaching them. Once…
Birthday Interview with a 5 year old
N’s now turned 5 – yes, that final week of him being 4 rushed past like anything. So I remembered to sit down and do my birthday interview with him…now he’s a year older. We’ve been doing these since he…