I Love School Holidays.

Christmasshopper

I school holidays.
I'm not a teacher. I'm not a school child. I'm just an ordinary mum who loves school holidays.
Today is the first day of the holidays. We have had a little lie-in, got up and had a leisurely breakfast. Then I had a nice shower while my daughter made a treasure box out of a washing tablets box, some PVA glue, tissue paper and sequins.
This afternoon I will have a bit of a tidy up while DD cuts out the money-off coupons out of the leaflets and magazines that I have been saving. Then we will take the dog for a bike ride to the park if it stays fine. If it rains we will bake some bread with the ingredients from the larder instead.
Later on we will watch the video of Sound of Music while we wait for DD's friend to return from her weekend away. When the friend gets back DD will probably play out in the street (or if it rains they can play in my house). Then we will have a late dinner before DD has a bath and gets ready for bed.
And the total cost of the whole day is £0.
I won't use the car. I won't have to pay for any school trips, collections for leaving presents, wedding presents etc. I won't be pressurised to buy anything I don't need to support the school.
Last week in the school playground I could hear parents complaining that the children were off for 6 weeks. I love it.
Am I odd?

lindens

No that sounds like alovely day - i am jealous!

Hapless_2

Christmasshopper wrote: »

I won't use the car. I won't have to pay for any school trips, collections for leaving presents, wedding presents etc. I won't be pressurised to buy anything I don't need to support the school.
Last week in the school playground I could hear parents complaining that the children were off for 6 weeks. I love it.
Am I odd?

Now you know some of the big advantages of home ed :rotfl:

Amanda65

Christmasshopper wrote: »

Then we will take the dog for a bike ride to the park if it stays fine.

Clever dog :rotfl:

Christmasshopper

Hapless wrote: »

Now you know some of the big advantages of home ed :rotfl:

Is that what you do Hapless? I considered it when DD was refused a place at the school we chose for her. Luckily we appealed and won, so she will be starting there in September.

Christmasshopper

Amanda65 wrote: »

Clever dog :rotfl:

:rotfl: :rotfl: :rotfl:

*Louise*

I like school holidays - everything is nice and relaxed, and there's loads of time to do stuff.

Pity about the rubbish weather we have been getting though - it does limit things a bit.

Christmasshopper

lindens wrote: »

No that sounds like alovely day - i am jealous!

Do you have children Lindens?

Bagpuss1973

I think your daughter is VERY lucky!!!

Good on you!!! :T

Bagpussx:T

PS - Just as a suggestion as you both enjoy spending time together - why don't you start a memory box - get her to write bits down about what you've done together because once she's all grown up it will be lovely for you both to look back on

Hapless_2

Christmasshopper wrote: »

Is that what you do Hapless? I considered it when DD was refused a place at the school we chose for her. Luckily we appealed and won, so she will be starting there in September.

yup, and we go off to museums and animal parks using our Education Otherwise discounts, go shopping during the week, take holidays in term time, spend days drawing or creating, watch DVD's such as walking with dinosaurs or Coast or similar. They do cooking (weights and measures and chemistry) helping with shopping (budgeting, meal planning and maths again), gardening (biology, environmental science, horticulture, agriculture and chemistry again) making homemade furniture (from scrap wood), candles, clothes, soaps etc (a bit od OS too) etc. Because we don't have school expenses our kids have such a book collection, more than me!
Eldest (9) goes to Saturday pottery (term time only) and thurs eve fencing classes (others will no doubt follow).

lindens

Christmasshopper wrote: »

Do you have children Lindens?

Yes I have a son who's nearly 17 so days of sticky tape and glue are long gone lol. You're more likely to find him taking his Pc apart these days - my help would be of no use whatsoever!!
I think I'm more jealous as you have a girl so can do more girly things with her than any things you can do with a boy. I definately have "empty nest syndrome " at the moment!