The Beesley Buzz: June 2013

Quest of the gods: Lair of the Winged Monster by Dan Hunter

Book review by Joshua, aged 8 (nearly 9) Akori has to free Sekmet, the Goddess of war. In the whole series Akori has to save the gods with Manu and Ebe helping him. They have to walk through a desert to save her. A winged monster tries to kill them. I give this book 9...

Quest of the gods: Shadow of the Stormland by Dan Hunter

Book Review by Joshua aged 8 (very nearly 9) Akori has to free Horus from the evil forces and defeat Set, the dark lord of storms. He has to travel to the temple of Set to find the dungeon, free Horus and defeat Set. I give this book and overall score of 9 out of ...

Den building - a summer hideout!

A natural hideout - J builds his den in the woods This months Tots100 Center Parcs Challenge is all about getting outdoors, embracing the forest and building a summer hideout. No matter how young or old you are, everyone loves a den. In the past we have made dens using all sorts...

Our trip to LEGOLAND!

We recently had an amazing trip to LEGOLAND Windsor and got to stay in their most magnificent hotel! If I am honest, I have to admit that I am not a big fan of theme parks generally - I don't like scary rides, I don't like the crowds and the chaos. But as far as theme parks...

Spy Pups - Prison Break Book Review

Author: Andrew Cope. Review by Joshua, aged 8 (well very nearly 9) I liked this book. The Spy Pup's names are Spud and Star. Mr Big is trapped in jail and he sends some biscuits to Lara for her birthday (Lara is Licensed Assault and Rescue Animal i.e. the Spy Dog). What Lara...

Book review - Spy Dog Unleashed

For one of his pieces of home-school work today, 8 year old J decided to write up a book review of a book he just finished reading. He gets through so many books that I can hardly keep up with what he is reading, so I love it when he decides to write a book review. He has already...

Science at home - Agar plates

When we made Litmus Paper the other day, I also spotted something on The Kitchen Pantry Scientist that caught my attention. Home-made agar plates. The boys are always interested in anything 'yuck' or 'gross' so it looked right up their street! It looked easy enough to do and I had...

Trinity's Ground Force #KidsGrowWild

In a corner of the garden that was so bare, Daddy built me a playhouse for me to share... The house is for me and my brothers to play... ...but Bella the cat came to visit that day! Something still wasn't right, and I couldn't put my finger on it... ...until...

Wot so funee - A 'cool' night

The other evening when it had been sunny all day and it was really rather hot indoors in the evening, I said to 7 year old D, make sure you wear something cool to bed as it is so hot (i.e. I was thinking along the lines of short sleeved PJs rather than his warm PJs). When I...

Joshua's Jokes - the final installment of the first list - phew!

I just found this sitting in my drafts list of blog posts... Here is the final selection of Jokes from Joshua's massive list of Jokes: Why are bin men so grumpy in the morning? Because they skip breakfast! Two flies are on a breakfast box. 'Why are we running so fast?' asks one. Because it says tear across the dotted line! How do you get a baby astronaut to sleep? You...

Science at home - Litmus paper from red cabbage

I find it is often tricky getting the balance right with homeschool to know how much 'practical' work to do versus 'academic' work. I know it is great for kids to get really hands-on with their learning because they absorb so much more and it engages their interest so much too. But...

Nuby Fun Squirters - Great fun both in and out the bath!

Three brightly coloured new friends for T. A blue elephant, a yellow duck and a green crocodile. These Nuby Fun Squirters have literally provided hours of fun for T both in and out the bath. When they first arrived, we took them out of their packaging and I was amazed...

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