Category Archives: Science

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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Snow and Ice

Posted on February 7, 2013 by caterpillartales

Yes, I know it was a long time ago… I was hoping to get away with it by waiting for it to snow again, and then sneaking this blogpost in so it wouldn’t look out of place, but that doesn’t … Continue reading →

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Stargazing Live

Posted on February 5, 2013 by caterpillartales

This post is written by Owl. On Saturday 12th January, we went to Oxford.  We had lunch in Cafe Rouge, and then we went to Stargazing Live in the Physics Department of Oxford University.  When we went in, we were … Continue reading →

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Autumn art, volcanoes and more Fimo

Posted on September 27, 2012 by caterpillartales

I took Owl out for a hot chocolate at the deli yesterday morning, and then to his favourite local shop which sells stationery and toys.  (He used to call it the teeny tiny toy shop until he found out it … Continue reading →

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More pond dipping…can’t get enough of it

Posted on July 12, 2012 by caterpillartales

Today we went pond dipping again, this time as part of a larger group of home educators.  It was a 40 minute journey which I found quite stressful as I was tired after a sleepless night, but it was a … Continue reading →

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Ecology Centre visit

Posted on July 7, 2012 by caterpillartales

On Wednesday afternoon we went to the local Ecology Centre with our Home Ed group.  Owl was in London with Granny and Grandpa, so I only had the younger three children with me.  However many children you have, it always … Continue reading →

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Butterflies

Posted on July 3, 2012 by caterpillartales

I am too tired to write a lot tonight, but I just wanted to share one of the most wonderful projects we have done for a while.  I am very grateful to the kind aunt and uncle who gave us … Continue reading →

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Science and milkshakes

Posted on May 14, 2012 by caterpillartales

Today Monkey decided he wanted to learn about how bees make honey, so we read together quite a lot of the information about it from The Usborne Pocket Scientist – the Blue Book.  There’s more to read, but so far … Continue reading →

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