Abi's Adventures

My home education journey

  • Recent Arts + Crafts

    Recently I’ve:

    • made a fairy castle out of toilet rolls
    • decorated some more of my wigwam
    • made an Easter bunny mask

  • Learning to lay a fire

    I collect fallen twigs as kindling, and help daddy bring up the logs to the wood store for drying. I’ve recently been shown how to lay the fire. You start with crumpled newspapers, then add kindling, then gradually stack larger logs on top. This week, I’ve been allowed to lit the fire which is the most exciting part.

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  • Volcano – part 1

    We’re making a volcano, just like the one I visited in Lanzarote.

    Step 1 – assemble the plastic volcano mold

    Step 2 – mix up the plaster of paris

    Step 3 – pour into the mould

    Step 4 – wait for it to set.

  • Recent Exercise

    The weather has improved and I’ve been making the most of it.

    • muddy walks in the woods
    • learning to ride my bike without stabilisers
    • local walks

  • Recent Cooking

    I’ve been helping with the washing up, and whilst we were staying at our friends house, I helped them make spaghetti bolognese and custard.

  • Doyles Drama

    Every week I attend Doyle’s Drama Academy and I have just been moved up to the 7-14yr group, even though I am only 5.

    We are busy rehearsing for our show, I have several solo lines, plus a poem, song and dance to do with the rest of the group.

  • Cadbury World

    I had an amazing time visiting Cadbury World today.

    Things Learnt:

    • I experienced a 4D film for the very first time
    • learning about the Mayans and Aztec people
    • learning about the Cacao Tree and where it likes to grow
    • first go at tempering chocolate
    • first go at writing with melted chocolate
    • observing chocolate being made at various stages of production
    • watching short videos about the machines used to create and package various Cadbury products

  • Attwell Farm

    During our weekend visit fo Birmingham, our friends took us to visit Attwell Farm.

    Learning Opportunities:

    • watching ducklings hatch
    • seeing day old chicks, learning about heat lamps
    • feeding various farm animals including; sheep, turkeys, horses, llamas, alpacas and more
    • visiting the Bug Farm and learning about tarantulas, poisonous frogs, stick insects and more
    • making new friends on the softplay
    • socialising on the jumping pillows
    • exploring a real life fire engine that was on display

  • Beautiful Badgers

    This weekend we stayed at our friends house in Birmingham.

    They live in the countryside and had wild badgers, deer and foxes visit their garden most evenings. During our stay we saw two badgers and a fox visit.

    Our friends have trail cameras setup in their garden and when an animal arrives, the cameras send a notification to their phones. We were then able to watch the animals live on the cameras. Depending on whereabouts in the garden the animal was, we could sometimes shine a torch out of the kitchen window and see the badgers in front of us.

    Badgers are much bigger than I thought they were.

  • Making a fairy garden

    Today I made a fairy garden. Mummy supplied me with a plant tray, then I collected lots of moss, stones and flowers from our garden. I laid everything out and finished it off with a couple of toys.

    Learning Opportunities:

    • spending time in nature
    • identifying different flowers
    • creative imagination
    • dexterity
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