Category Archives: Home education

Painting stones

Posted on April 22, 2013 by caterpillartales

On Saturday, I read Jennie’s post about a brilliant messy art session, which started off with a plan to paint some stones and led to some glorious toddler body art as the twins decided it would be more interesting to … Continue reading →

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Book Day

Posted on April 20, 2013 by caterpillartales

On Friday, we decided to have a book day.  Owl had suggested it when we were tidying the children’s bedrooms last weekend and I commented that we had more books than we could ever have time to read.  I really … Continue reading →

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Easter crafts and an egg hunt

Posted on March 31, 2013 by caterpillartales

This weekend we are staying at Granny and Grandpa’s again.  We arrived on Friday evening, and before we were even out of bed yesterday morning the children were talking about the Easter crafts they would like to do.  Rabbit and … Continue reading →

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At Granny and Grandpa’s house

Posted on March 29, 2013 by caterpillartales

Last week, from Tuesday to Sunday, we were at Granny and Grandpa’s house.  During the week, Daddy and Grandpa weren’t there because they were working, but we were all together again at the weekend.  These are just a few of … Continue reading →

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The Big Bang Science Fair

Posted on March 23, 2013 by caterpillartales

This post is written by Owl. On Friday 15th March we (mummy, Monkey, Rabbit and I ) went to the Big Bang Science Fair at the Excel Centre in London.  We went on four trains to get there, and waited … Continue reading →

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More Spring Art and Messy Play

Posted on March 23, 2013 by caterpillartales

I was already a little behind on blogging when my laptop finally broke beyond repair last week (it was around 7 years old.)  I have now borrowed a temporary replacement, so I can catch up a bit.  There are so … Continue reading →

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Egg box daffodils

Posted on March 13, 2013 by caterpillartales

We made some egg box daffodils yesterday for our Spring display. Here’s how to do it.  You will need: An egg box (we used one with twelve sections which was about right for four children.) Some old cereal boxes. Yellow … Continue reading →

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Learning through play

Posted on March 12, 2013 by caterpillartales

The night before last a conversation on twitter got me thinking about learning through play, and in particular messy play activities to support early reading and writing.  So yesterday morning I decided that it was time to get the finger … Continue reading →

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A poem by Monkey

Posted on February 28, 2013 by caterpillartales

Monkey made up this poem this evening while chatting to daddy about Limericks. There was an old man who liked honey He bought the spread with some money He licked it with glee And said “Yummy!” That was the old … Continue reading →

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How to make a teepee

Posted on February 12, 2013 by caterpillartales

This post is written by Monkey. Today I made a teepee with Granny.  This is how you do it. You will need: 3 chopsticks sellotape string wrapping paper scissors How to make it First, hold one chopstick diagonally, then put … Continue reading →

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