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…
Activities
Everything we get up to – activities, learning and play
Project 366 2016 week 5
Week 5 of Project 366 and it’s been a funny one for photos. I’ve not been particularly inspired to take pictures, we’ve not really been out to do anything or take any, and home has consisted of a lot of…
Microscooter Sprite review – one boy and his scooter
Mums and kids worship Microscooters, and now N has his own microscooter I can see why. He loves it, and it means I get my scooter back.
Project 366 2016 week 4
I thought this week that I’d taken plenty of photos for Project 366, but looking back I’m pretty short on some days. I had thought I’d taken a lot – it shows how little I actually remember during the week….
Gadgets for children – real or kids versions?
Post Christmas, and for us a birthday, means that lots of children were given electronic gadgets. With children under five now being bought tablets and shops offering children’s versions of every electronic gadget possible, it’s often hard to know which to buy….
How to set up a(n informal) photography club
So many more people seem to be getting into photography, or are realising that they’ve got a swanky DSLR but don’t know how to get it off. While there’s lots of online guides and courses, sometimes you need the practical…
Project 366 2016 week 3 – crochet, birthdays and snow
This week’s finally seen a little snow. Well, enough snow to last half a day and to go out for a photo walk. Otherwise this week’s Project 366 has been back to the normal working day and trying to photography…
Wet weather activity – pottery painting at The Pottery Place
We visited The Pottery Place in Witney for some wet weather pottery painting. Great for children and adults, a chance to get creative.
Music Exploration 20 – the likes and loathing of film music
This month’s Music Exploration covers what feels like a broad spectrum of time, given we’ve got Christmas in there as well as the more normal new year. So it’s a real mix of, mostly accidental, music. This month, we Sang…
Project 366 2016 week 2
It’s week 2 of Project 366, ans already I’m back into the looking out for photography opportunities, although it is hard work when the weather’s rubbish. Here’s this week’s photos. On Sunday we went to a different part in town….
Project 366 2015 week 1
It’s a new year, a leap year so my third year of taking a photo a day is Project 366. On New Year’s day, I awoke and once it was light looked out the window to see this sight. N’s…
