by Eva van Strijp | Jun 5, 2024 | Homeschooling
One of my favourite things about homeschooling is the slow mornings. I mean, there are lots and lots and lots of favourites, but not having a mad rush 5 out of 7 days is something I truly cherish. So if the toddler wakes at 5 am, we can ease into the day with stories,...
by Eva van Strijp | Apr 17, 2024 | Homeschooling, Peaceful Parenting
If you spend any amount of time on Instagram or Pinterest, you could be forgiven for thinking that homeschooling is all about aesthetically pleasing classrooms, blackboards with sweet folk art in the corner, cute resources, happy nature treks and various sensory bins...
by Eva van Strijp | Jan 18, 2024 | Homeschooling, Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
As we come to the end of another beautiful summer school holidays, I’ve been flipping back through my camera roll and noticed how much time the kids have spent outside and unplugged. We would probably be considered a low-tech family on the best of days, and holidays...
by Eva van Strijp | Dec 18, 2023 | Homeschooling, Peaceful Parenting
It’s the flexibility. Flexibility to switch things up. To do what works best for our family and for each child and change things around as needed. To not have to work 9-3. Or to work 9-3 if that works best for us in different seasons. To work Monday – Friday for...
by Eva van Strijp | Nov 28, 2023 | Homeschooling, Intentional Business, Peaceful Parenting, Simple Living
Life is busy, crazy, full. But there are multiple 5 minutes available throughout our day and it’s by harnessing each of these that we allow ourselves time to relax at the end of a busy day. This isn’t about cramming something in to every spare second of...
by Eva van Strijp | Oct 20, 2023 | Homeschooling, Peaceful Parenting
Each year my kids enter stuff in the local show. When I say “stuff”, I mean EVERYTHING. Lego, plants, painted rocks. Embroidery, cooking, drawings. Chooks, collections of leaves and feathers, sewing. Decorated onions… And this year, their 9-month-old brother 😅...
