Parents Need looking after! Well after yesterday’s news, we have a happy little one! “Mummy I’m not alone any more, I can see my Friends!” Powerful words from a seven-year-old. While I am happy to hear the news, Elizabeth and all the children can return to school. There is a still a wait and more [...]
Parents Half Term is in Sight As we come to the last day of term, before a week’s half term. I can hear the cheers from other parents. I don't think I have ever been so relieved for a half term. Elizabeth has been amazing through home schooling, I consider myself lucky in that she wants [...]
This week is all about Children's Mental Health. As most of you know this business was set up shortly after the arrival of Elizabeth. The set-up of the business did bring some mental worries with lots of anxiety. Mostly to myself with giving up my career as a teacher, but if you do know me, [...]
I thought I would write a blog to say it’s okay we will get there! So, we find ourselves in another full lock down again for a second time! I know for everyone it is slightly different. However, I wanted to share how it works or not at Bright Lights. It’s not to show you [...]
So as parents we find our self’s home schooling once again, take 2! Last week I found this one of the hardest challenges. Not because of the actual teaching. More to do with the live lessons and the number of APPs my daughters teacher used. I am old fashioned and I like pen and paper, [...]
Staying Strong and Positive This Christmas I'm sure for most this year has been a year that has been a challenging and a difficult time for many. Staying Strong and Positive This Christmas may be difficult but we have got this! In a year where we entered with so much hope and with high expectations. 2020 [...]
Boris will Santa get all the Wooden Toys? So as we all know Christmas is coming and a month today we will all be eating our Christmas Dinners and pulling Christmas crackers. The big question on a lot of little peoples minds is will Santa or Father Christmas be arriving this year? Is it safe [...]
A blog about Montessori Learning and Wooden Toys. What is Montessori? Montessori leanring is an approach to understanding how children learn in an holistic manner meaning the whole child. The approach to learning is the understanding that a child's early years this being from birth to six are a time when they have the greatest [...]
As I sit here typing this blog, I am dreaming of a cosy Christmas Eve as this is generally when we can have a couple of days off, to spend as a family. While this year many people have had extra time at home, it's not been for us as Mark (Husband) has been working through [...]
'The world wide Christmas jingle bell.' With the year we have all had, it's time to bring some cheer. This year there is going to be a massive jingle! Across the Uk at 6pm on Christmas Eve we are looking to go outside and ring bells for 2 mins to spread the Christmas spirt and [...]
