January 4, 2026

Over the past year, one of the most unexpected (and meaningful) parts of our homeschooling journey has been learning alongside a tiny army of spiny leaf stick insects. What started as a simple, lifelong interest in insects quickly grew into a child-led project for our eldest daughter Lilly – one that has woven together science,

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Homeschooling With Spiny Leaf Stick Insects

November 17, 2025

If you had told me five years ago that we’d be homeschooling, I would have laughed. Loudly. And right in your face. I was a trained early years teacher. I obviously believed in the school system at some point in time. We had supportive teachers, a lovely school and really, quite a positive start to

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Our Homeschooling Story: How Child-led Learning Changed Everything