The Shapes and Numbers of Autumn Autumn is my favourite time of year not just because of the colours but also because of the collecting that can be done. Seed pods and the numbers of autumn are my sole concern at this time of year. The kids are collecting for their school nature tables. Out hunting […]
Make your child the Star of lunch break
5 Easy steps to a Natural Geometric Lunch We are only a week in to the term and I’ve lost it with lunch boxes already, I just find them so utterly boring. So in true Smart Happy style I’ve come up with something that might just perk everyone up. Make you child the star of […]
Geometry in Food
Veg chopping can be so dull , don’t you think? This might brighten it up a bit. This is part of the Shape Hunting series. This can just be done while you are preparing dinner. It doesn’t have to be a lesson as such. If you want to make it into a lesson on kids […]
shape hunting
We’re going on a shape hunt! Once you start its easy to see the natural shapes that occur all around us. This is a beginners exercise to see how many you can find We started by familiarizing ourselves with some shapes by painting onto stones so we knew what we were looking for. Then we […]
