Have you found yourself doing more activities outside with your children during lockdown? Have you made the most of those daily walks? Have you maximised your garden or outdoor space if you have one?
We started this week with high hopes for the weather. The forecast was good, so we were hoping to be outside a lot more again. The week started off very gloomy though, not at all what was forecast.
Reading books is the best way to experience different environments by analysing the actions of the main characters. As you read chapter after chapter, the story or the lessons develop further to reveal more about the characters and offer the reader a greater insight.
We began the week with a birthday celebration in our family, so there were lots of games, cake and general celebrations to kick off the week. It was lovely. We managed a zoom party with some friends, with a magic show and some party games.
Whilst restrictions begin to ease up across the globe, there are still millions of children off school and nursery, meaning parents still need to educate and entertain. Here are a few ideas.
This week has been a really wet week. It’s been a massive contrast to the glorious weather we’ve mainly had over the lockdown weeks so I think it was a bit of a shock to the system. We don’t let the rain stop us getting outside, but it does reduce the amount of time we spend outside.
Childcare has been something of a challenge for UK parents for many years. Whilst we all try to juggle family life and the responsibilities of our working lives, at the same time grappling with the financial balance of working and paying out for childcare. Also – what about childcare during these difficult times?
We are not a family who play video games. We do not have a games console in the house, which, these days, seems very rare. Many of our children’s friends play video games, and if they don’t, their parents do