Saturday, 12 December 2015

Episode 22

A Christmassy episode in which we discuss visiting Viking, the guide dog puppy we raised, along with our various Christmas preparations.

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Sunday, 29 November 2015

Episode 21

This episode we reflect on an exciting trip to West Midlands Safari Park, Eden and Asher sing a French song, Asher asks why we have tummy buttons and Eden tells the story of the Black Douglases!

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Sunday, 15 November 2015

Episode 20

In this episode we reflect on our weekly routine and a trip to see the orchestra!

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Sunday, 1 November 2015

Episode 19

An autumnal episode including outside broadcasts from a nature walk and the allotment, as well as an
update on the guide dog puppy we raised.

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Please enjoy and we'd love to hear from you! You can email us at homeedmatters@gmail.com



The Freerange Family

Saturday, 17 October 2015

Episode 18

This episode has a castle excursion, fire & den making, ancient Egypt, finger knitting and red carpet treatment at the cinema!

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Saturday, 3 October 2015

Episode 17

Super moons, bats, teeth, foraging, pizza making - this episode has it all!

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The Freerange Family

Saturday, 19 September 2015

Episode 16

In this episode we're taking about how we spend time outdoors, there's an exciting encounter in the woods and we share about some of the groups we're going to.

Also we fill you in on how we did at the UK Podcast Awards!

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The Freerange Family
My Random Musings

Saturday, 5 September 2015

Episode 15

Blue skies at WEHEC
In this episode, as the rest of the country goes back to school, we hit the road for some family horse trekking and a great time at WEHEC - an environmental home ed camp in Wales.

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This Homeschooling Life
The Freerange Family
My Random Musings

Thursday, 27 August 2015

Episode 14

In this episode there's a live broadcast from our allotment, Eden shares about the Blue Peter badge she's received, and we share what we've been learning from our house extension.

We've made the finals of the UK Podcasters Awards, so pretty please vote for us at this link here - you'll need to scroll down to the "Best Kids & Family Podcast" category! Voting is open all August 2015. Please spread the word - we're super excited!

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Please enjoy and we'd love to hear from you! You can email us at homeedmatters@gmail.com

Saturday, 15 August 2015

Episode 13

In this episode Luke and Eden talk about *that* question about socialisation, and give an update on what's growing on the allotment among other things, and Asher talks about his favourite books at the moment.

We've made the finals of the UK Podcasters Awards, so pretty please vote for us at this link here - you'll need to scroll down to the "Best Kids & Family Podcast" category! Voting is open all August 2015. Please spread the word - we're super excited!

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Please enjoy and we'd love to hear from you! You can email us at homeedmatters@gmail.com


Saturday, 8 August 2015

Episode 12 - we're up for an award!

The Big Hoot!
Lots to talk about in this episode including:
  • Our nomination for a UK Podcasters award; 
  • The Big Hoot in Birmingham; 
  • Our Little House on the Prairie moment; 
  • and a discussion about some of the artists and composers we've been studying recently.
We've made the finals of the UK Podcasters Awards, so pretty please vote for us at this link here - you'll need to scroll down to the "Best Kids & Family Podcast" category! Voting is open all August 2015. Please spread the word - we're super excited!

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Please enjoy and we'd love to hear from you! You can email us at homeedmatters@gmail.com

Sunday, 26 July 2015

Episode 11 is out!

Our lovely Guide Dog Puppy Viking
This episode has a Guide Dogs theme, as we say goodbye to the Guide Dog puppy we've been raising for over a year.

Eden and Luke talk about the highs and lows, what they'll miss and give some background on the fantastic work that the charity do. For more information go to http://www.guidedogs.org.uk/
where you can sponsor a puppy and much more!

All though July 2015 we'd really appreciate you nominating us for a UK Podcasting award by pressing the big red nominate button here. Thanks! You can vote multiple times just no more than once a day...

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Please enjoy and we'd love to hear from you! You can email us at homeedmatters@gmail.com


Sunday, 12 July 2015

Episode 10

In this episode we talk about fire safety after a tour around a fire station, a trip to Witley Court, sewing projects and a Science Festival we attended.

All though July 2015 we'd really appreciate you nominating us for a UK Podcasting award by pressing the big red nominate button here. Thanks! You can vote multiple times just no more than once a day...

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Please enjoy and we'd love to hear from you! You can email us at homeedmatters@gmail.com

Saturday, 27 June 2015

Episode 9

This episode has a language theme, we talk about learning french using the Muzzy course. As usual we're joined by Pumpkin the guinea pig and Flo the cat too!

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Sunday, 14 June 2015

Episode 8

In which we share some exciting butterfly news along with highlights from our recent family trip to Cornwall.

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Sunday, 24 May 2015

Episode Seven!

Including the amazing bat walk we went on, planting potatoes and Eden getting inspired to compose her first piece of music!

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Tuesday, 12 May 2015

Here's Episode 6!

This episode we talk about our routine of quiet times, swimming lessons, a trip to Pontins, Nettlefest and much more! Enjoy! The website I mention is www.diy.org

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Monday, 27 April 2015

Episode 5 is out!

This episode we talk about using Spielgaben for maths, First Aid, Bring Your Kids To Work day and much more!

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Saturday, 11 April 2015

Episode 4

Hi everyone, we've just released episode 4 of our podcast, in which we talk about our trip to Spring Harvest, Our Guide Dog puppy's first birthday, planting seeds, butterflies, reading and more!

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Saturday, 28 March 2015

Episode 3 is up!

Hi everyone, we've just released episode 3 of our podcast, in which we talk about some of the things we did during British Science Week, we give an update on our birdboxes and animals, and we share some exiting news about something we'd been waiting a while for!

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Please enjoy and we'd love to hear from you!


Saturday, 14 March 2015

Episode 2 now available

Hi everyone, we've just released the second episode of our podcast, in which we talk about how we connect with the natural environment, why this is a hallmark of a Charlotte Mason approach, and also some places we've visited. Our Guide Dog puppy Viking also sneaked a bark or two in from a distance, so listen out for those. Finally, Asher doesn't want to give much away about his trip to the hairdressers!

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Please enjoy and we'd love to hear from you!

You can also listen to this episode below:

Saturday, 28 February 2015

Podcast now live!

We're delighted that our podcast is now live on iTunes! Follow the link below, listen to the first eposiode and please subscribe. Also please share with folks who may be interested!

The plan is to publish a new episode every few weeks or so, so stay tuned for more updates from our home ed adventures...


Tuesday, 24 February 2015

Welcome!

Hey everyone! Welcome to Home Ed Matters! We want to share home education encouragement though this website and through our podcast.. more details coming soon!