iflow......

Every Thursday we attend a home-ed group. The children love going and the idea of this particular group is to provide stimulating activities, share skills and provide a community for the parents and children that is more than just a drop in or meet up in the park. You get to know each other well and we really value the friendships we have made.  It requires the commitment and dedication from all the parents involved, but we feel its definitely worth the occasional blip or blank mind when it comes to resolving problems or planning an activity.  Today the kids started a french course part funded by the group. It has been met with both open arms and some trepidation! How will the french teacher feel about home-edders? Will the kids be completely bonkers and rebel or hate it? Mine thought it was good. And there has been much singing and chatting in french this afternoon, which I can only take as a good sign.

Photo Boy

In the afternoon, as a post Christmas clear out and as an open event to invite home-educating families who don't currently attend iflow,  we had a table top sale with refreshments. The bargain of the day was a box with an old SLR and lots of lenses and a brilliant flash that David bought for a pound!! He is very much enjoying his photography at the moment and loves using film. This might be because at the moment his only access to digital is with his phone. But I think he just loves it all. His next project is to start looking into us setting up our own dark room and learning how to develop and print.  His favourite website and longed for gadgets can be found at www.lomography.com. Take a look, you may see some of his snaps!