Puddles 2010
For a daily/weekly/fortnightly update on how home education works for the Puddle Family, you can visit us at PatchofPuddles
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After far too long dormant, MuddlePuddle is going to come live again. What started as an early years website, specifically aimed at 0-8′s, is still doing a great job but it got old and tired and we...
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New at the Puddle February 5th
We’ve been having a go at some new Chinese New Year based Crafts, over at Patch of Puddles. As is so often the case, it is mainly Fimo and Hama Beads, but nice and creative even so! I’m gradually...
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Books, Gardens & more on PoP
We’ve had a very interesting couple of weeks on Patch of Puddles with masses of interaction from readers giving us ideas on many topics. We’ve been discussing Books for Kids with masses of ideas for...
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Patch of Puddles Blog nominated for MAD Award
Alongside this website, we’ve kept a family blog for the last 9 years, detailing the ups and downs of our life as a home educating, small business owning family. Our family has grown from 5 people, to...
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Maternity clothing – and how to save money on it
Our ideas for keeping costs down as you dress for expecting a baby Having a child is estimated to cost UK parents on average £10,000 a year. And that’s not really even taking into account what support...
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Spring Crafting with Children
If ever there was a good time to try and breathe life back into MuddlePuddle again, it’s the birth of a new baby, something which means we have (we hope) 8 more years of early years crafty, home...
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Toilet Roll Craft from Red Ted Art
Relaunching MuddlePuddle is always a challenge. There is so much on it and so much to do to make it nice and suitable for the internet as it is now. These days there are such a lot of crafty resource...
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Olympic Craft Ideas
The girls and I are starting on a month long educational Olympic experience. First up, of course, will be Hama Beads, our default for any crafty extravaganza… but here are some other sites to get you...
View ArticlePromoted Post: Squeaky Wheels Get Oiled – How To Help Your Kids Deal With...
Whether it’s unkind words or something much more aggressive, the fact is that children can be cruel. Bullying can leave deep emotional scars, effect self-esteem and confidence into adulthood and make...
View ArticleCraft Editorial: Christmas decorations, adding the personal touch
It may seem as though summer has only just finished, but the festive season already looms large on the horizon and if you want to make the most of the celebrations, it’s helpful to start your...
View ArticleSponsored Video: Real Mums, Snuffly Noses.
After a good few years of having bigger children (the original home educated children of this site are now 16 and 14 would you believe!) I’m back to life with a toddler again. Life with a little boy in...
View ArticleSponsored Video: Choosing For the Future.
Our home ed journey, which stopped abruptly a year or so ago, is about to restart. After all the girls deciding that an exodus to school was in order, they have become increasingly dissatisfied with...
View ArticleAbout MuddlePuddle
Oh the irony of the content of this page! here I am, trying again in 2015 to rebuild a site I love more than any of my others! Times have moved on again. Pud is now almost 17, Moo 15, Splat is almost...
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Mother’s Day – why we do it and how to do it!
I was wondering about the origins of Mother’s Day, so I did a bit of digging on the internet. I discovered that it was first founded in the United States by Anna Jarvis as a celebration of motherhood...
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6 Educational Websites You Need to Know.
My home education resource knowlege was once pretty much second to none. For lots of reasons, most of which you could read about extensively on my blog if you so wished, I’ve not been up to date for...
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Butterfly Crafts
Learning about butterflies and caterpillars is a great way to explore the circle of life and how animals and insects arrive on earth. A combination of learning activities and crafts makes it a fun and...
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Books for Learning about Wild Animals.
Each month we receive a book through the post from Parragon publishers, who send us releases they would like us to review. This month was particularly exciting for the boy as the book in question has...
View ArticleGreat Tudor Project Days Out
There are so many great places to visit that have Tudor links, even before you start on all the demolished abbeys, monasteries and so on. Kentwell Hall – period events in costume and kept ‘exactly as...
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