Last week I ordered a book called The Story of the World (Volume 1: Ancient Times) and it arrived today (seems to be quite big in the homeschooling world). Looks really interesting so far and I really like the way it's been written - the kids were drawn in right away. Seems a really easy introduction to history with a lot of potential for delving into topics further as they want. The activity book that accompanies it should arrive in the next few days as well - kinda mixed about it as it seems to have a lot of "busy work", but my two quite like doing things like that anyway, so they can just pick and choose what appeals to them.

This morning Nathan made a kite for his cousin that he wants to post to her. I'm thinking he was inspired by all the wind outside.

Danielle then made one to take over for her Grampy this afternoon.

This afternoon Nathan got out the Set cards. If you haven't heard of these, they are fantastic and quite addictive. Nathan got these for his 5th birthday and we've pulled them out now and again and really have fun seeing how many sets we find. So far we've only played with the one colour, but I reckon he'd be ready to move on to all colours soon (me and Simon just played a full game for the first time). It's certainly not just a kids game and one that would appeal to most people. Just check out the reviews on Amazon.