Easing into the School Holidays and Back
All posts by Simone de Hoogh Simple tips, tools, and strategies to support our children with transitions Transitions can […]
Make Your Own Raisin Box Robots or Fabric Collage – Tutorial
This cute craft is a lovely one for working outside on warm sunny days with paper mache, and fun for […]
Creative adventures with little ones at home – handy tips for getting started
Having little ones around at home and seeing the world through their curious and playful eyes each day can offer […]
“…I feel seen by & practically supported by”
“I am enormously grateful to have a woman in my life who I feel seen by & practically supported by. […]
“…able to face my children with their fears and worries and tactics and say, hey we’re okay…”
Dear Simone,I so enjoyed speaking with you yesterday.It also felt a little bit like a wake up call. Much needed. […]
Whisper game (Tool)- Dedicated to all parents of loud neurodivergent children
This post includes the ‘biggest gift’ we can give our children and the ‘whisper game’, a tool to help noisy […]
Make Your Own Seasonal Wheel or ‘Mood Weather’ Wheel – Tutorial
With cycles in mind, both seasonal and creative, the craft tutorial below explores the idea of a seasonal wheel, with […]
“…helped with advocating calmly and clearly and we’re so pleased that our son can receive this support”
Hi Simone, We recently managed to secure SEND support for our son for his GCSEs, in that he is now […]
Cycles within Cycles: the rhythms connecting Life and Creativity
With spring around the corner for a new year, I begin to think about the rhythms of life gently shifting […]
Do you also have ‘post-exertion malaise’? Exertion increased symptoms in people living with Long Covid
Living with a long term condition like long covid is challenging and it is helpful if the people around us […]