
A dogs Christmas gift guide!
Please note that this dog’s Christmas gift guide does contain affiliate links. For more information about what this means, please click here. Originally created in 2019, this post has been fully updated for 2021. As most people know who regularly follow me, I absolutely adore my little fur-babies, Leo, Cody, and Prince. At Christmas time …

Our dogs christmas tree
So, by now regular readers will know how much I love to treat my dogs as if they were members of the family, as to me they are! So, this year we decided that they should have their own little Christmas tree. I thought that it would be cute for the boys and it would …

Teaching Kids To Be Calm Around Animals
It can be very easy to upset a child with an animal. Dogs are often boisterous and loud, and cats can be very independent and scratchy. Hamsters are small and might not retain a child’s attention. Snakes can be exotic animals for most ages, children and adults alike! Of course, not every kid is going …

Our Pets Topic in Our Home School
Welcome to what we did for our pets topic in our home school. FJ chose three pets to study; dogs, cats and hamsters. We had so much fun but spent more time on dogs than the other two as we are huge dog lovers, so we got a bit carried away! Peanut butter dog treats. …

Pet hamsters: mini topic ideas
We have been homeschooling for a few months now and we are using a topic-based style (unit study). We are currently studying pets as our topic and as there are so many different pets to study, I asked FJ to think of three that she would like to study in more detail. FJ choose dogs, …

Pet cats: mini topic ideas
As a mum who is home educating my 11-year-old daughter using a topic based (unit study) style of learning, I enjoy putting together ideas for topics to study. We are currently studying pets but as there are so many different animals under the umbrella of pets, I asked FJ to pick three to study in …

Birthday boys!
My three boys are not just animals to me, they are part of the family. They are so important to me as they bring me so much joy, companionship and loyalty. I really do not know what I will do when they pass on. Anyway, the point that I am trying to make is that …