Anne Stairmand's Mix-It-Up Diary

Anne has had an extensive career in education and has been writing for children since 2012. She was writer-in-residence for Dagenham and Barkenham libraries.

She loves travelling and makes silver and pearl jewellery when she has the time.

Visit the World of Anne Stairmand on her website.

Make a recipe of home-schooling!

Here's an idea to do with your children. Make a recipe of everything going on in your day. Here’s an example:

Ingredients:

1 happy mummy

3 naughty children

1000 coloured pencils

1 dog

24 packets of crisps

1 hour of rain

6 muddy wellies

1 sunshine

Hundreds and thousands

Six cream cakes

Sprinkled star dust.

Method

Mix 1000 pencils into a pan. Add 24 bags of crisps, stir in slowly 1 hour of rain, 3 naughty

Children and 6 muddy wellies.

Once thick and gooey, add 6 cream cakes and whip until frothy!

Put into a large bowl and slowly add a mum or dad.

Serve on bed of sunshine mixed with star dust.

Sprinkle hundreds and thousands.

Serve and eat with the dog!!

What would go into your recipe?