2021 Happy New Year I Hope You Dance By Lee Ann Womack

This took me about two days to do I have on idear why it spit into two movies. But I do not mind espicaly since this year live as been split. SO HAPPY NEW YEAR for 2021!

A 2 Z of Home Schooling

   https://a2zhomeschooling.com/ 

I have added the link to A 2 Z of Home Schooling I have found this website to be every useful epically during 2020.

Due to everyone parent having to home school their children during 2020, any online help that could be given to a great help.  I belie that this is something that will continue in the future and be apart of every day life.

I have found with my children who addend main stream school that even the schools have taken to handing out online web sites and links for children to be educated at home.

So please feel free to look at this link and see if it can help you so home school your children in the future.

Shopping in 2021 Time to Change!

Shopping in 2021 Time to Change!

Now that 2021is almost upon on up I am using this time to “SHOP SMART” and to look at the ways that I have shopped in the past and how I can change my shopping habits in 2021.

During 2020 everyone had to take this time to STOP and THINK! About a number of things that they do in their lives and now to change the way that live.

One of those ways was by SHOPPING SMART!

So for 2021 I am going to aim to continue to do this and will blog about it and share links on ways that way can all SHOP SMART.

Happy Birthday 2020 to my dad 2020 Covid 19.

https://youtu.be/gypyVOor7FM

On line studying, Bitesize

 

 One thing that I have been allowing my children to do this year is use Bitesize to help them with their studying at home.

This is mainly due to Covid 19 lock-down and trying to make sure that my children keep up to date with their learning and do not fall behind due to not being in a classroom environment.

What I have found is that although they have not wanted to pick up a pen and write they have been happy to study with the aid of reading, colouring, and using online educational support like Bitesize and CBeebies.

Help remember, that if you do allow you children to be online that you follow the on line safety guideline to help protect you r children.

If possible have parent lock on your devises that you are allowing them to use is one way that you can try to keep them safe.

Make sure that they have an account that you have set up for them and remember that up until the age of 13 they legally can not run any online accounts without parental consent.

I have added the links below that I allow my 6 and 5 year old to use and links to on line safety guideline.

Teach on line smartly and safely.

HAVE FUN!

Apps for children how safe are they?

 

I have added a link below that will give you the information about about Social Media Apps for children.

BUT how may of them are really safe for you children to use?

One of the ones that is listed is Tick Tok that later we have found out IS NOT safe to use.  So please before allowing your children in line check out the Apps yourself and set up an online account for your children that you can monitor yourself and check you.

Yes when they get older they will want their independence, but it is a parents job to keep them safe and one way for doing this is being up to date with social media and also making sure your child are educated in online safety.

I hope this link helps.

Apps for children

https://www.uplarn.com/best-social-media-apps-for-kids/#:~:text=There%20are%20many%20child-friendly%20platforms%20that%20retain%20all,keep%20online%20privacy%20and%20security%20on%20the%20Internet. 

Wednesday 18th November 2020

Wednesday 18th November 2020

I can not believe that we are drawing so close to the end of an other year and the one thing that I can think of is how lucky that I am to still be alive and to be able to watch my children grow each day.

The hardest job I have had to do is to not just take care of myslef because no one else will do that for you, but to take care of my family.

I have used this time to go back to the drawing board and to work on my future goals and who I can hopefully move forward in 2021 and how my children will also.

One of the main things that I have done is go back to basics and I have done this by taking the time to draw up a budget plan and to try and average out my incomings and outgoings over the last 6 months so that I can start planing for the future.

I will add a budget plan link to this blog, if I have not already added one.

Making a boat a home.

Making a boat a home.

For the last 6 years my family have lived on a narrow boat. most of people ask “How can you live in a boat with children?” “What about the space?”

When the truth of the matter is, most narrow boats are about the size of a one or two bedroom apartment. One of the main things that people struggle with no matter where they live is space, and buying things that they relly need and not always what the want.

When we live in a world where we are somewhat encouraged to be materialist, we forget that 9 times out of ten we buy things that we do not really need.

When it comes to raising a family on a boat we find that we end up buy more things that we do not really need and a 100 things that we do.

When raising children you have to cove all eventualities and also make room for the changes that seam to take place over night when our children grow.

Yet the main things that children need are food, warmth and shelter.

When raising my children I found that the market for children items still is very limed to the travelling community and is amid at people who live in a standard tersest house and not even a modern apartment or new home.

Most furniture to day is also cheaply made and flat packed to help with “space saving/practicality.” Yet if you live on a boat the last thing that you want is something that is made from MDF, yet the items need to be robust and light weight where ever possible.

One of the things that I am looking into to designing and making product for boating families and would like to know about the types of things that you are looking for and struggling to purchase.

I know that the following are an issue.

Sleeping arrangements, (beds and bedding)

Storage, (for every day baby items)

Pushchair, car seat, baby slings and storing them.

Safety gates

Baby alarms

Then all of the other ways to help Child prof a boat.

I would like to know of any other times are an issue and of any product that you would be looking at buying and are unable to find.

Wednesday 11th November 2020 Poppy seeds

   Wednesday 11th November 2020 Poppy seeds

Today is the day when we take the time to remember those we have lost.  So please remember to take the time to do so.

This year because of Covid19 we are not able to collect for the Poppy Appeal like we have in the past, one of the place that we use to collect was at the Coventry  train station, we hope to be able to do this again in 2021.

One thing that we do every year is plant poppies and collect the seeds, if anyone would like a packet of seeds with their order then please let us know.

#Mental Health Matters Song used Billie Piper "Party on the phone."

https://youtu.be/WIwU1akd9ZE

Feeding the future 2020

 https://savings4savvymums.co.uk/feeding-family-four-2-50-day/

Once again child poverty is on the the new and how parents are unable to feed their children and them selves.

With so many family services clothing and Covid 19 on the rise it is not like you can even knock a friends or familys door for something like a cup of suguar.

One thing that I belive need to be done is that people need to clearly know how much their income and exspences are so that they can cleary budget them selves.

With winter just around the corner more of use will be spending money on heating our homes and lighting, not just food and other key itmes or bills.

Many people today are also forced into the rental market and are paying more in rent than what you would for a morgage.

I am still a stong beliver that everyine with children under 5 should be given healthy start vouchers.

https://www.gov.uk/healthy-start

You can also look at applying for the Big Diffrent Schem.

https://bigdiff.co.uk/login.php

I also belive that any child of school age under the age of Seven should be given a free school meal, if the school is closed then that should still continue. I belive that every child can calim this up unil the end of Year 2 at school.

https://www.gov.uk/apply-free-school-meals

https://www.gov.uk/types-of-school

Their is also pupil premium.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/pupil-premium/pupil-premium

I have include a budget sheet with this link.

https://www.moneyadviceservice.org.uk/en/tools/budget-planner

Saint George's Day 2020: The Story of Saint George

The Land of No Men: Inside Kenya's Women-Only Village

50 Most Famous Pieces of Classical Music

Top 10 African Tribes Taken In The Atlantic Slave Trade

mpingo - the tree that makes music

Ostara/Easter/Spring Equinox

Easter Song - Remember Me!

JACKSPRAT

28TH MARCH 2020

Jack Sprat Could Eat No Fat. Jack Sprat could eat no fat, His wife could eat no lean; And so betwixt them both, They lick'd the platter clean.

At its origins “Jack Sprat” was known as a proverb, and the term used to refers at short people in the 16th century.

“Jack Sprat” Lyrics

Jack Sprat could eat no fat.
His wife could eat no lean.
And so between them both, you see,
They licked the platter clean
Jack ate all the lean,
Joan ate all the fat.
The bone they picked it clean,
Then gave it to the cat

https://www.mamalisa.com/?t=es&p=1343

https://www.jtcvs.org/article/S0022-5223(19)31481-3/fulltext

http://www.wordsforlife.org.uk/songs/jack-sprat-could-eat-no-fat

https://www.reference.com/world-view/jack-sprat-nursery-rhyme-816b611f16dae27

AFTER READING THIS RHYME AGAIN WOULD YOU NOT SAY THAT IT IS STILL RELEVANT TODAY?

SO WHEN YOU GO SHOPPING AT THE MOMENT TRY TO BE MORE FRUGAL AND TO STOP “PANIC BUYING.”

HEALTHY START VOUCHERS

If you have been laid off from work or have no work due to being on a zero hour contract then please check to see if you can claim Healthy Start Vouchers to buy fruit and vegetables for your children.

https://www.healthystart.nhs.uk/

With your kids being out of school then you may be able to get a bit more financial support via the Pupil Premium scheme.

If you have been laid off from work or have no work due to being on a zero hour contract then please check to see if you can claim Healthy Start Vouchers to buy fruit and vegetables for your children.

25TH MARCH 2020 DRINK MORE WATER

25TH MARCH 2020

DRINK MORE WATER

“IF ALL THE WORLD WAS PAPER AND ALL THE SEA WAS INK.”

“IF ALL THE TREES WERE BREAD AND CHEESE.”

“WHAT WOULD WE HAVE TO DRINK?”

"If All The World Were Paper ' is an old English folk song that dates back to at least the reign of Charles I. The song, with six verses, is printed in "Witt's Recreations" described as a book of 'ingenious conceites' and 'merrie medecines', published in 1641.

www.bussongs.com/songs/if-all-the-world-were-paper

https://allnurseryrhymes.com/if-all-the-world-were-paper/

https://childrens.poetryarchive.org/poem/if-all-the-world-were-paper/

https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-all-the-world-were-paper-2/

https://www.bussongs.com/songs/if-all-the-world-were-paper

https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/if-all-the-world-were-paper/

OVER THE NEXT COUPPLE OF MONTHS WHILST THE WHOLE WORD OS DEALING WITH THE CURRENT OUT BREAK. THE ONE THING THAT WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT IS WATER.

ALREADY THIS YEAR WE HAD ISSUES WHERE WE WERE HAVING SO MUCH RAIN IN THE UK THAT IT WAS CAUSING FLOODING.

YET THE TABLES COULD TURN WITH IN DAYS DEPENDING UPON THE WEATHER AND THE AMOUNT OF WATER THAT WE HAVE IN RESERVOIRS AND USAGE.

THE AVERAGE PERSON SHOULD DRINK AROUND 8 GLASSES OF WATER PER DAY. LIVING ON THE CANAL NETWORK WE WOULD USUALLY FILL UP THE WATER TANK ABOUT EVERY 2 WEEKS WITH A FAMILY OF FOUR ON BOARD.

SO OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF WEEKS THINK ABOUT YOUR WATER USAGE AND THINK ABOUT HOW WE COULD LOOK AT CUTTING BACK BUT STILL STAY HEALTHY.

WITH EVERYONE ALL MOST ALL OVER THE WORLD ON LOCK DOWN, YOU MAY NOT BE ABLE TO POP TO YOUR LOCAL SHOP FOR TEA, COFFEE, MILK, JUICE OR SOMETHING ELSE.

SO IT WILL BE WATER THAT WE WILL ALL BE DRINKING (COUNCIL POP.)

MOST WILL DRINK STRAIGHT FROM THE TAPE, FILTERED OR BOILED.

SO PLEASE THINK ABOUT YOUR WATER USAGE EPICALLY DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS.

PLAN NOW!

I HAVE INCLUDED SOME USEFUL LINKS BELOW.

https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/water-drinks-nutrition/

https://www.severntrent.com/

https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/environment-agency

REMEMBER

“IF ALL THE WORLD WAS PAPER AND ALL THE SEA WAS INK.”

“IF ALL THE TREES WERE BREAD AND CHEESE.”

“WHAT WOULD WE HAVE TO DRINK?”

23RD MARCH LOCK DOWN

23RD MARCH 2020 LOCK DOWN

NOW THAT WE HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT LOCK TO FROM TOMORROW IS HAPPENING FOR THE NEXT 3 WEEKS, WHAT ARE WE TO DO?

WITH MY LITTLE ONES I AM LUCKY, WE HAVE A GARDEN SO PARKS AND SHOPPING ARE OUT.

WE ARE LUCK TO HAVE A LIFE LINE IF WE NEED ONE AND SO OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS I WILL SEE HOW HOME SCHOOLING GOES.

TODAY WENT BETTER THAN I THOUGHT THAT IT WOULD.

ALL OF THE BOYS WHERE SELF STARTING AND LOVE TO READ AND LISTEN TO MUSIC.  SO WE READ BOOK AND DANCED AROUND THE HOUSE ALL DAY.

TOMORROW WE ARE GOING TO FOCUS ON EASTER AND GO SOME ARE WORK OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS.

WITH EASTER ON ITS WAY I AM LOOKING AT HOLDING A EASTER EGG HUNT IN THE GARDEN AND TO PAINT ROCK.

SO GOOD LUCK EVERYONE AND ALL THE BEST.

XX XX

Kids Fun Songs & Silly Songs | Kumbaya | Los Pollitos | Waltzing Matilda...

100 Movies Dance Scenes Mashup (Mark Ronson-Uptown Funk ft.Bruno Mars)-WTM

20^th
March 2020

“Music
soothes a savage beast”

Music
Soothes the Savage Beast Meaning. Definition: Music
can calm one who is being aggressive.
Two variations of this phrase are music calms the savage beast and
music tames the savage beast.

https://writingexplained.org/idiom-dictionary/music-soothes-the-savage-beast

One
of the main thing that is going to effect peoples health in the
future is not lack of food of the body, it will be lack of food for
the mind, body and spirit.

So
one thing that I would recommend that people do is to start the
morning with music. Something uplifting to start the day with and
then some thing smoothing at night.

This
will not just make you feel better but the people that you live with
too.

So
why not try now?

T
run ogg you TV, Turn off your phone, and just put on some music like
your favourite song.

It
may even make you want you get up and start dancing, which will help
keep you body healthy too.

https://youtu.be/EmnSm_d2ll4

Time Management, Home Schooling, Working from Home

18^th March 2020

Time Management.  Time Management, Home Schooling, Working from Home

Over the next couple of weeks time management is going to be very import to everyone. How many time have you said to your self “their is never enough hours in the day.”?

Over the next few week that is how I belie many of use are going to start to feel not to mention very stressed out and tired, both mentally and physically.

All I can say is take each day, day by day and make sure that you try to eat well and sleep well.

Many people will be currently looking at changing there life style with looking at working from home and home school their children.

Many of us will not just be worry about out selves but family and friends to.

So what can we do?

The fist thing that I am aiming to do with my family is aim to stick to the same routine that I would have stuck to as much as possible with a few changes thrown in.

My aim is to still wake up at the same time every day, eat at the same time every day and sleep at he same time every day.

With my children at home full time and not able to go any where I know that this will be very challenging and stressful. I will aim to keep each day fun and interesting for them. At the same time I will aim to carry on with my own every day routine like cooking, cleaning, taking care of the baby and working on my book.

I will start by breaking the day down into units of 20 minuets and aiming to do 20 minuet tasks just like I would do at eh weekend.

20 minuets breakfast

20 minuets get dressed

20 minuets work

20 minuets rest

20 minuets play

20 minuets snack

20 minuets rest

20 minuets work

20 minuets play

20 minuets work

20 play

20 lunch

20 rest

20 minuets (you get the picture) I am only looking at 20 minuet blocks to start off with due to the change of having 3 children at home full time and confined to a small space will be challenging.

I know that my attention span and able to do any thing is about 20 minuets. To chive more than this it take time and practice epically for children.

Some time my children will be happy to engage in an activity for longer than 20 minutes like watching TV or playing with cars.

But they can not so that every day, I would like then to continue with their education and I will be

need to look at fun ways to achieve this whilst maintaining day to day living too.

So I will see what support and guidance is offered to support me before Friday and then start to plans my daily activates.

https://a2zhomeschooling.com/