Saturday
Daddy loaded Age of Empires onto the computer and spent more than 6 hours playing it with Bean, 9, and Pumpkin, 7, looking on. Pumpkin also played Lord of the Rings top trumps for an hour or so with mummy, played with the lego and ran around the gouse with his double ended axe.
Plum, 5, spent the morning watching onher tablet tucked up in bed. Her and Pippin, 2, played with the brio set in the afternoon. They also played pushing Pippin around in the toy buggy and played babies with the soft toys, the baby cot and using our wardrobe as a home.
Pippin was in pants all day and, dispite yesterday's initial success, there was no success today.
In the evening we got fish and chips and wqtched Bean on Holiday together before baths for everyone, stories and bed.
Sunday
Church Day. Mummy, Plum and Pippin went to church in the morning. Bean divised a top tumps role playing war game in which he mixed Star Wars, Lord of the Rings, Marvel, and Narnia cards. He then sorted them into good and eviland lay them face up in two opposing teams. Then battle commensed.
Pumpkin mostly played on his tablet in the morning and watched Winnie the Pooh and The Heffalump movies in the afternoon.
Bean wanted to record and edit the Backson and the heffalump songs so we used Bandicam to record them from the film recordings and then movie maker to edit them and run them together.
Plum played games on my phone and sat curled up with daddy. Pippin slept for three hours. Plum put on Frozen in the evening but then proceeded to play Orthello for an hour with mummy and Pumpkin. This was followed by Mastermind with Bean joining in too. We then restarted Frozen and the boys went to watch cartoons and play Age of Empires on the computer.
Our Tribe
Monday, 16 January 2017
Friday, 13 January 2017
Joy in our Heart
Biggest news today is: Plum, 5, went to her first ever gymnastic class and she loved it. We found out at the beginning of the week that she had been given a space at the HE gymnastic class. I had told her and she had lots of questions and was clearly a little excited and nervous. What if everything was too big for her? What if she couldn't do it? Would there be a teacher? Would they show her what to do? What would they be doing? Can mummy come and help? Can mummy sit and watch? Can mummy be near by but not help? Can she wear her leotard? Can she not wear her leotard? What if she needs a drink? What if she needs a rest?
Mummy did go in to the class with Plum and we took Pippin, 2, in too. Plum sat on my knee and watched the warm up games. She attempted the stretches whilst on my lap but it was not very successful so she sat on the floor with the others a little distance away. We found her group and we went of together. She did forward rolls and climbing and jumping and handstands and walking on her hands and bunny jumps and bunny hops and trampolining and rings. She is a strong and agile thing. She loved all of it. Watching her do bunny jumps over a soft box was amazing. She has never done them before and jumped splitleg over the first time. She did it again and again and again and again. She watched her friend do it too. And she did it again and again and again and again. She was enjoying it so much and then, she did it, a bunny jump over the soft box with her feet together, and then she came and gave me a high five and a huge hug.
Meanwhile, Pippin, 2, climbed over the soft stuff, very happily. Bean, 9, and Pumpkin, 7, sat outside the gym hall. They ate lunch and coloured and played on tablets. They ran around and played games together.
The children went for a MacDonald's after with daddy whilst i went and viewed a house. And then back home to watch Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince with Bean. Pumpkin watched Squid, Plum watched toy reviews and Pippin was playing on her bike and scuttle bug.
Mummy did go in to the class with Plum and we took Pippin, 2, in too. Plum sat on my knee and watched the warm up games. She attempted the stretches whilst on my lap but it was not very successful so she sat on the floor with the others a little distance away. We found her group and we went of together. She did forward rolls and climbing and jumping and handstands and walking on her hands and bunny jumps and bunny hops and trampolining and rings. She is a strong and agile thing. She loved all of it. Watching her do bunny jumps over a soft box was amazing. She has never done them before and jumped splitleg over the first time. She did it again and again and again and again. She watched her friend do it too. And she did it again and again and again and again. She was enjoying it so much and then, she did it, a bunny jump over the soft box with her feet together, and then she came and gave me a high five and a huge hug.
Meanwhile, Pippin, 2, climbed over the soft stuff, very happily. Bean, 9, and Pumpkin, 7, sat outside the gym hall. They ate lunch and coloured and played on tablets. They ran around and played games together.
The children went for a MacDonald's after with daddy whilst i went and viewed a house. And then back home to watch Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince with Bean. Pumpkin watched Squid, Plum watched toy reviews and Pippin was playing on her bike and scuttle bug.
Thursday, 12 January 2017
Relax
A needed At Home Day. Everyone found their comfy spot and resided in it for most if the day.
Bean, 9, watched movies under his blanket. He would periodcally appear to tell me what had happened in the film, or quote scenes at to me, or tell me what he was going to watch next or ask for food. As i was cooking in the evening he found the lego magazine that had been delivered today. He worked his way through mazes and colour codes and then he found the code breaker. He spent the next hour writing coded messages to mummy and daddy.
Pumpkin, 7, began the day by checking in on his progress and updates and upgrade in his apps, particularly Clash of Clans and Clash Royal. He watched Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix with Bean. He was watching film trailers later in the day and we have put in the diary the release dates for three films this year. Our calendar is filling up already!
Plum, 5, played with her horses and Peppa Pig toys when she woke up. We organised a skype play with E and they compared their My Little Pony and Shopkins collections. She watched on her tablet lying next to me and Pippin, 2, in the afternoon as Pippin had an extra long sleep.
Pippin, 2, has run around all day wearing pants. I have been running around after her clearing up wee. She slept for 2 hours 45 minutes in the afternoon.
Bean, 9, watched movies under his blanket. He would periodcally appear to tell me what had happened in the film, or quote scenes at to me, or tell me what he was going to watch next or ask for food. As i was cooking in the evening he found the lego magazine that had been delivered today. He worked his way through mazes and colour codes and then he found the code breaker. He spent the next hour writing coded messages to mummy and daddy.
Pumpkin, 7, began the day by checking in on his progress and updates and upgrade in his apps, particularly Clash of Clans and Clash Royal. He watched Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix with Bean. He was watching film trailers later in the day and we have put in the diary the release dates for three films this year. Our calendar is filling up already!
Plum, 5, played with her horses and Peppa Pig toys when she woke up. We organised a skype play with E and they compared their My Little Pony and Shopkins collections. She watched on her tablet lying next to me and Pippin, 2, in the afternoon as Pippin had an extra long sleep.
Pippin, 2, has run around all day wearing pants. I have been running around after her clearing up wee. She slept for 2 hours 45 minutes in the afternoon.
Wednesday, 11 January 2017
Rejoice with those who rejoice
Sunday 8th January 2017
There are lots of things that we love about Home Educating and especially Unschooling. There are lots of things that are a direct result of us choosing Home Education, choosing to spend our days together. We can rejoice together in our good times and comfort each other in our sadness without the interuption or forced separation of school.
Today we travelled back to Kent and dropped daddy off at Nana's place where we left him with FA#3 and drove to her house. We unpacked, Plum, 5, immediately found CousinC and CousinH and picked up playing where they left off yesterday. Bean, 9, and Pumpkin, 7, went and settled in their beds and were playing on their tablets. It wasn't long before daddy called to tell us that Nana had died peacefully. And not long after that that daddy and FA#3 returned home.
Over the next few days we stayed at FA#3's house. Ten of us in total, 11 on occasion. We cooked and played with the children, there was a lot of negotiation and refereeing, mummy took the children out for a walk to the beach, we collected stones and caught Pokemon, walked along the wall and climbed steps and stairs, and played hide and seek. We talked about fishing boats and the wind whistling, islands and land masses, oyster shells, harbours and housing development. We walked down Harbour Street and the boy's thought it could pass for diagon alley and renamed all the fabulous looking shops. We stopped and bought food at the supermarket and cousinC asked to buy flowers so we got some for FA#3, their daddy and our daddy. We played board games and puzzle games, magic:the gathering and top trumps and cheat. We watched movies and cbeebies, Pippin followed the cats endlessly around the house. By the third day the boys were beginning to long for their space at home. They were too tired to successfully take out but not comfortable or relaxed enough in the space they had created for themselves. That evening we came home.
Romans 12: 15
There are lots of things that we love about Home Educating and especially Unschooling. There are lots of things that are a direct result of us choosing Home Education, choosing to spend our days together. We can rejoice together in our good times and comfort each other in our sadness without the interuption or forced separation of school.
Today we travelled back to Kent and dropped daddy off at Nana's place where we left him with FA#3 and drove to her house. We unpacked, Plum, 5, immediately found CousinC and CousinH and picked up playing where they left off yesterday. Bean, 9, and Pumpkin, 7, went and settled in their beds and were playing on their tablets. It wasn't long before daddy called to tell us that Nana had died peacefully. And not long after that that daddy and FA#3 returned home.
Over the next few days we stayed at FA#3's house. Ten of us in total, 11 on occasion. We cooked and played with the children, there was a lot of negotiation and refereeing, mummy took the children out for a walk to the beach, we collected stones and caught Pokemon, walked along the wall and climbed steps and stairs, and played hide and seek. We talked about fishing boats and the wind whistling, islands and land masses, oyster shells, harbours and housing development. We walked down Harbour Street and the boy's thought it could pass for diagon alley and renamed all the fabulous looking shops. We stopped and bought food at the supermarket and cousinC asked to buy flowers so we got some for FA#3, their daddy and our daddy. We played board games and puzzle games, magic:the gathering and top trumps and cheat. We watched movies and cbeebies, Pippin followed the cats endlessly around the house. By the third day the boys were beginning to long for their space at home. They were too tired to successfully take out but not comfortable or relaxed enough in the space they had created for themselves. That evening we came home.
Romans 12: 15
Mission Possible
Friday 6th January
We invited new people to our house today. We have chatted on line a reasonable amount and it was time to meet in person. It would have helped if i had provided the correct house number and address but the postcode was good so it wasn't as problematic as it could have been.
Bean, 9, and Pumpkin, 7, both came and said hello before returning upstairs to watch Harry Potter: The Prisoner of Azkaban. They then formed themselves a club and made flags and signs and posters and contructed a trap of selotape across the landing, like lazer beams in a great hall.
Plum, 5, and Pippin, 2, played cars and colouring and read books with T, 5, and R, 2. We talked and ate and played. It was a very harmonious occasion.
After our friends went home, we played minecraft together and took baths and cooked dinner. Mummy and Plum packed a suitcase to go and stay at FA#3 for the night and when daddy came home we made our way to Kent.
We invited new people to our house today. We have chatted on line a reasonable amount and it was time to meet in person. It would have helped if i had provided the correct house number and address but the postcode was good so it wasn't as problematic as it could have been.
Bean, 9, and Pumpkin, 7, both came and said hello before returning upstairs to watch Harry Potter: The Prisoner of Azkaban. They then formed themselves a club and made flags and signs and posters and contructed a trap of selotape across the landing, like lazer beams in a great hall.
Plum, 5, and Pippin, 2, played cars and colouring and read books with T, 5, and R, 2. We talked and ate and played. It was a very harmonious occasion.
After our friends went home, we played minecraft together and took baths and cooked dinner. Mummy and Plum packed a suitcase to go and stay at FA#3 for the night and when daddy came home we made our way to Kent.
Love is an open door
Saturday 7th January
Plum, 5, and I had travelled to stay with FA#3 and Cousin C and Cousin H for the Friday night. In the morning we went to see sing a long Frozen together. Plum wore her new Elsa dress and FA#3 supplied blue and silver pompoms and we took snowflake shaped ginger biscuits. We had listened to the Frozen songs 4 times on the journey to see FA#3's house and Plum sang along in the cinema. It wasn't all roses. Plum was very tired and was upset during part of the film and missed 'Let it Go' which was equally upsetting but we managed to steer the course and she enjoyed the experience overal. This was followed by lots of mummy and daddy and sister play back at the house, this seems to be quite an established game between the three of them now.
Back home, Bean, 9, and Pumpkin, 7, began work on a robot dog and completed some origami.
We travelled home in the afternoon. Nana wasn't well so we came to collect the others so daddy could go and see nana. We then decided to sleep at home and wait until the morning.
Plum, 5, and I had travelled to stay with FA#3 and Cousin C and Cousin H for the Friday night. In the morning we went to see sing a long Frozen together. Plum wore her new Elsa dress and FA#3 supplied blue and silver pompoms and we took snowflake shaped ginger biscuits. We had listened to the Frozen songs 4 times on the journey to see FA#3's house and Plum sang along in the cinema. It wasn't all roses. Plum was very tired and was upset during part of the film and missed 'Let it Go' which was equally upsetting but we managed to steer the course and she enjoyed the experience overal. This was followed by lots of mummy and daddy and sister play back at the house, this seems to be quite an established game between the three of them now.
Back home, Bean, 9, and Pumpkin, 7, began work on a robot dog and completed some origami.
We travelled home in the afternoon. Nana wasn't well so we came to collect the others so daddy could go and see nana. We then decided to sleep at home and wait until the morning.
Thursday, 5 January 2017
It's Oh so quiet
At Home Day #3 Pumpkin, 7, was positively bouncing with excitement when i said we had no plans today. Bean, 9, discovered that he can watch dvds on their computer so he and Pumpkin chose two that Plum doesn't enjoy and they watched those, star wars and harry potter. They also play the espcapists and watch dantdm and stampy. I set up skype for Bean on his tablet and we play a skateboarding game together. Bean also has a bath today. And him, pumpkin and plum, 5, watch Kermit Swamp Adventures together in the evening.
Pumpkin is in his happiest when we stay at home. After watching films and youtube he plays a capture in the dark game that he has made up with Bean and Plum. This then turned into wrestling. Followed by general climbing, running, chasing, fighting, energetic games.
Plum mostly watched on her tablet today. She has been very restful. She has been watching Steve and Maggie. She helped me make cupcakes in the evening ready for her party tomorrow. We read stories before bed and she read Ketchup on your Cornflakes to me.
Pippin, 2, has been colouring and playing Bing. She has watched Bing and Topsy and Tim today and also found the Peppa Pig dvd on the shelf so we watched that together.
Pumpkin is in his happiest when we stay at home. After watching films and youtube he plays a capture in the dark game that he has made up with Bean and Plum. This then turned into wrestling. Followed by general climbing, running, chasing, fighting, energetic games.
Plum mostly watched on her tablet today. She has been very restful. She has been watching Steve and Maggie. She helped me make cupcakes in the evening ready for her party tomorrow. We read stories before bed and she read Ketchup on your Cornflakes to me.
Pippin, 2, has been colouring and playing Bing. She has watched Bing and Topsy and Tim today and also found the Peppa Pig dvd on the shelf so we watched that together.
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