Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science and so I wanted to share with you some of my favourite fictional female scientists. These are in no particular order other than the order they came to me in but all worth celebrating…
I’d seen these hologram projection pyramid things a few years ago and wanted to have a go at making one but always assumed it would be complicated. I’m in a number of facebook groups for teachers, parents and STEM enthusiasts and I came across…
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With both Dexter and Bridget having birthdays close together, I’ve recently been thinking about what sort of gifts I’d like to get them both. I circled round and round but kept coming back to ‘something fun but educational’.I like gifts that enable learning but…
*This post contains affiliate links. I may earn a commission if you purchase through them* Anybody I speak to lately has probably been bored to tears listening to me wax lyrical about STEM. With my involvement in the Peterborough STEM Festival and now more…
April had some glorious weather, didn’t it? Absolutely beautiful. Looking back, I think most of our spare time was spent outside – or in the very least – together.At the start of the month, Paisley had a preschool taster session. She absolutely loved it…
Fascinating. That’s how Dexter sees the world. Out of my three children, he is definitely the most inquisitive. Curious about how things work, always wondering why things happen. Which is why the Little Tikes STEM Jr. Wonder Lab is perfect for him. Gettin’ our…
We’ve struggled for gift ideas for Bridget this year for Christmas – I mean, what do you get a child that is 3rd in line and has everyone’s hand me downs? Well, Smyths came to the rescue by asking me to review one of…
At last! The summer holidays are finally here. I don’t know about you but those last few school runs really dragged. Especially with the heat we’ve been having lately. But now we are free from the monotony of school runs, I’m ready to spend…
Tonight I went along to Bewiched Coffee where they host Digital People in Peterborough, or DPiP, as it’s affectionately known. DPiP is basically a monthly meeting of like minded people that have an interest in ‘digital’ in some aspect of their life, whether through…