This week would have been half term if the children had been in school, so we decided to take a break from formal learning and do much more outside in the lovely sunshine.
HOME SCHOOLING DURING COVID-19: WEEK 10
What does your lockdown wardrobe look like?
What have you been wearing during lockdown? Has your style changed with your circumstances, or are you wearing the exact same things as you were before the global pandemic?
Outdoor water play: keeping cool and having fun together
When the weather is warm, the children love nothing more than a water fight. When it’s warm enough to get the water guns out, they don’t hesitate. We’ve had a range of water shooters over the years and always try to have a bit of a variety when it comes to the type of soakers we have, as some are more suited to younger children and some to older children.
MAINTAINING YOUR HEATING AND HOT WATER SYSTEM DURING LOCKDOWN
The UK is now into its ninth week of lockdown measures, with the majority of the nation still encouraged to stay at home. At a time where home energy use is apparently up by 30%, it’s important to ensure that your home appliances are working at their best.
A Million Thanks: Keeping Britain Baking
Perhaps you aren’t particularly into baking but you’ve enjoyed being busy in the kitchen during this global pandemic? Maybe you’ve been using it as a teaching tool with your children during home-schooling, but you’ve run out of supplies?
HOME SCHOOLING DURING COVID-19: WEEK 9
We had our first family lockdown birthday this week, so there was lots of party preparations, gift wrapping and general birthday fun going on this week.
Acts of kindness and sharing happiness during this isolation period
We are in the middle of an extraordinary world crisis, that is clear. The impact and change to our daily lives from the Coronavirus is far-reaching, unprecedented and previously unthinkable. We’ve only ever seen things like this in movies before.
Raising resilient children in the age of a global pandemic
As parents we should be constantly helping our children to become resilient. Building resilience in childhood helps children navigate the obstacles they encounter as they grow. We can’t take away all the pain and stress but we can teach children how to deal with this and use it to build resilence.