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Billy are cheap and cheerful, and you need lots of them for all the books you need for home education.
BILLY Series - BILLY Bookcases
I absolutely love the works for cheap stationery, and if you've kids who like to write or draw, you can't go far wrong with this stuff. The Crawford and Black range for beginner artists is excellent
Notepads | Cheap A4 & A5 Notepads From The ...
Board games are great for social activities, logic skills and just good fun. A great way to learn without making it feel like learning.
Buy Board Games | Bestsellers, New Releases, Pre-Orders
Depending on the age of your offspring, you're probably going to need a computer. Tablets are good for portability, but a desktop gives longevity and you can upgrate them.
Refurbished PCs | Refurbished Desktop Computer Deals
You might not like it, but you're going to be out and about a lot. Get your kid a decent backpack and get them to carry their own stuff. You'll thank me for this in a couple of years time.
Backpacks & Rucksacks
A lot of travelling time, and potential for waiting for other children at things - fidget toys are great to occupy hands and minds
Fidget Spinners, Fidget Cubes, Fiddle Toys | Smyths Toys UK
We like guitars. I advise against violins, but that's a personal thing
Musical instrument
Science is easy when it comes out of a box!
Amazon.co.uk: Science Kits
You might be a lego family, or maybe you're meccano all the way. Whatever it is, open ended construction toys are something you'll come back to time and time again.
Construction Toys | Building Toys
I know this might seem an odd thing to put on a home education list, but think of it as a placeholder - get some outdoor stuff. Kites, buckets and spades, bats and balls, whatever. Have a football, or a pack of tennis balls, anything to make imprompt...
Kite
Get into baking, and more importantly, get your kids into baking. The feeling of utter joy when your pre teen throws you out of the kitchen so they can bake a cake cannot be overestimated. Make sure you're teaching them to clean up after themselves a...
Baking recipes
As it gets later in the year, adding a thermos to your must haves will save you a fortune in buying hot drinks while you're waiting places. You can go full flask or grab an insulated mug.
Flasks Vacuum Insulated Thermos Official Range
Stay hydrated while you're out and about. I prefer glass bottles to plastic, as plastic tends to smell after a little while. Glass is much easier to keep clean, and a neoprene carrying case keeps it safe and temperature controlled
Amazon.co.uk: Glass Water Bottle
White boards for the win! Get small ones for the kids to practice writing on, have a big calendar one for the wall, get multi purpose ones for the fridge
Whiteboards / Presentation Supplies: Stationery
I don't actually have these yet but I've had them recommended time after time (pun intended)
Amazon.co.uk: Adhd Timer