My site has a section giving info about every country in the world (The World), lets you read a complete history of England (Times Past), takes you on a virtual journey through the counties of England (English Counties), invites you to do and share with others a set of projects (Your Turn – you can see the hours of thinking that went into this titling process), and has a fun part for you to enjoy (Fun Things). We also have a brand new section called Owlbut's School of the Air which you really must check out. If you want to find info about anything on my site, there's a search bar just above this.
LATEST NEWS - 2025 (scroll down for earlier news)
12 June 2025. This week Molly shows you how to keep your favourite flowers forever and Richard tells a cute little story about his mum. Watch this week's Making with Molly to find out.
11 June 2025. The Romans are still here and after telling you what's been going on, we show you how to dress in a toga and make yourself a bulla. See it here.
10 June 2025. Another story from Molly all about Pip the Pixie. This one is called Zoooooom!. Pip meets another bee and this time gets stuck with a foxglove on his head.
5 June 2025. Bees are very important for many reasons. In this week's Making with Molly, she shows you how to make a beehive and tells you loads of fun facts about bees. Help the bees survive and follow Molly's instructions to make then a home.
4 June 2025. The Romans have arrived and they plan to stay. We show you how to make a mosaic and cook a Roman dessert from the cook book of Marcus Gavius Apicius, one of the oldest cook books. And Molly has some sympathy for Claudius when he came to Colchester. See it here.
3 June 2025. Always wanting to be topical, this week's Owlbutcast looks at yesterday's defence review. After all it is those that are young today that this defence review will help to protect. Watch it here.
3 June 2025. We're back. Hope you had a good little break, we did. But it's time for another Pip story and this time Molly reads the one called The Bee in the Fur Coat.. Did you know bees sit on their eggs just like birds do? Neither did we. Pip knows now too.
23 May 2025. Half-term starts here. This half-term we're giving everything a rest so the next upload of any sort will be on Tuesday June 3rd when Molly reads another story about Pip the Pixie. See you then and have a great time.
22 May 2025. Hapa Zome. Until Richard met Molly he'd never heard of this. Maybe you haven't either but if you watch this week's Making with Molly you could give it a bash; literally.
21 May 2025. Our historical (hysterical if you wait till the end) journey through the history of England finds us in the Iron Age. Lots of tribes, lots of fighting and a couple of brief visits by Julius Caesar. Its all here.
20 May 2025. This week's Owlbutcast, and maybe the next few, look at two major conflicts going on in the world; in Ukraine and Gaza. We looked at the background to both of these last year and now we see what's been happening and where things are after the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States of America who has had quite a lot to say about both wars. It's all here.
20 May 2025. It's time for another Pip story, the last before half term, and Molly reads you the one called Little Yellow Head.. Pip is a bit naughty but his aunt finds out.
16 May 2025. Friday means another blog, from Richard and specifically looking at home educating, another piece of Friday fun called My End is Your Beginning and ,...... whoops it's not there. Molly has been getting little Lola's bedroom ready for her and instead of music maybe painting pictures, Molly's definitely been painting walls. She'll be back next week.
15 May 2025. This week Molly shows you how to make food for ducks, what you shouldn't feed them and then tells you loads of fun facts about ducks too. She even adds in the odd swan. Check it all out on the Making with Molly page.
14 May 2025. It's the Bronze Age and we make Stonehenge and less successfully try to show you how the Bronze Age craftsmen might have made their elaborate torcs and bracelets. Watch that and learn more about this period in our history here.
13 May 2025. Pip has an argument with a frog, gets angry and finds something Too Slippery for Words. What could it be? Molly reads you another story
12 May 2025. It's been a long time but finally we got round to doing another podcast and we filmed it. Watch it here and if you can support oiour work, please do. We need your help.
9 May 2025. The weekend starts here so Ready, Steady, Go and you need to be at least 65 to know the origins of that. A considerably less tha 65 Molly has another choice in our Music Makes Pictures series while a way past 65, indeed a man who watched the first broadcast of Ready, Steady, Go, writes the blog and there is another edition in our Friday Fun section, this time called Alphabetically Speaking. Start your weekend now. 5-4-3-2-1.
9 May 2025. The weather's not too bad at the moment, spring is at its peak and wild flowers are all around us. This week Molly goes out collecting some, tells you about some others and goes back to her cabin to make a Flower Vase. You could do that too.
8 May 2025. We've reached the Stone Age in our historical journey. We've stopped hunting, gathering and eating and settled down. Instead of chasing after our dinner, we keep it fenced in around, or even in, our new non-movable home. We're also growing our food too. Find out more here..
7 May 2025. Pip finds a plant that has had a very good idea. So have we. Our idea is that Molly should read you the story called A Very Good Idea.
6 May 2025. Owlbutcast is here again and this week we look at VE Day and also a bit about Sir David Attenborough, 99 on Thursday. It's all here.
6 May 2025. I hate to surprise you but if you go west from East Sussex you end up in West Sussex and that's exactly what we did. If that was too complicated for you, take a seat. West Sussex has a few spaces.
2 May 2025. What happens on Friday? Correct but ..... The correct bit is that you have another Music Makes Pictures from Molly; you also have another blog this week also from Molly but there is also the first of our little bit of Friday Fun. This week it's totally unbelievable. Three choices for the weekend.
2 May 2025. What do you have on the first of May? Correct. A May Queen and this week, before she goes off for a quick spin around the maypole, Molly shows you how to make a flower crown. It's all on the Making with Molly page.
12 June 2025. This week Molly shows you how to keep your favourite flowers forever and Richard tells a cute little story about his mum. Watch this week's Making with Molly to find out.
11 June 2025. The Romans are still here and after telling you what's been going on, we show you how to dress in a toga and make yourself a bulla. See it here.
10 June 2025. Another story from Molly all about Pip the Pixie. This one is called Zoooooom!. Pip meets another bee and this time gets stuck with a foxglove on his head.
5 June 2025. Bees are very important for many reasons. In this week's Making with Molly, she shows you how to make a beehive and tells you loads of fun facts about bees. Help the bees survive and follow Molly's instructions to make then a home.
4 June 2025. The Romans have arrived and they plan to stay. We show you how to make a mosaic and cook a Roman dessert from the cook book of Marcus Gavius Apicius, one of the oldest cook books. And Molly has some sympathy for Claudius when he came to Colchester. See it here.
3 June 2025. Always wanting to be topical, this week's Owlbutcast looks at yesterday's defence review. After all it is those that are young today that this defence review will help to protect. Watch it here.
3 June 2025. We're back. Hope you had a good little break, we did. But it's time for another Pip story and this time Molly reads the one called The Bee in the Fur Coat.. Did you know bees sit on their eggs just like birds do? Neither did we. Pip knows now too.
23 May 2025. Half-term starts here. This half-term we're giving everything a rest so the next upload of any sort will be on Tuesday June 3rd when Molly reads another story about Pip the Pixie. See you then and have a great time.
22 May 2025. Hapa Zome. Until Richard met Molly he'd never heard of this. Maybe you haven't either but if you watch this week's Making with Molly you could give it a bash; literally.
21 May 2025. Our historical (hysterical if you wait till the end) journey through the history of England finds us in the Iron Age. Lots of tribes, lots of fighting and a couple of brief visits by Julius Caesar. Its all here.
20 May 2025. This week's Owlbutcast, and maybe the next few, look at two major conflicts going on in the world; in Ukraine and Gaza. We looked at the background to both of these last year and now we see what's been happening and where things are after the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States of America who has had quite a lot to say about both wars. It's all here.
20 May 2025. It's time for another Pip story, the last before half term, and Molly reads you the one called Little Yellow Head.. Pip is a bit naughty but his aunt finds out.
16 May 2025. Friday means another blog, from Richard and specifically looking at home educating, another piece of Friday fun called My End is Your Beginning and ,...... whoops it's not there. Molly has been getting little Lola's bedroom ready for her and instead of music maybe painting pictures, Molly's definitely been painting walls. She'll be back next week.
15 May 2025. This week Molly shows you how to make food for ducks, what you shouldn't feed them and then tells you loads of fun facts about ducks too. She even adds in the odd swan. Check it all out on the Making with Molly page.
14 May 2025. It's the Bronze Age and we make Stonehenge and less successfully try to show you how the Bronze Age craftsmen might have made their elaborate torcs and bracelets. Watch that and learn more about this period in our history here.
13 May 2025. Pip has an argument with a frog, gets angry and finds something Too Slippery for Words. What could it be? Molly reads you another story
12 May 2025. It's been a long time but finally we got round to doing another podcast and we filmed it. Watch it here and if you can support oiour work, please do. We need your help.
9 May 2025. The weekend starts here so Ready, Steady, Go and you need to be at least 65 to know the origins of that. A considerably less tha 65 Molly has another choice in our Music Makes Pictures series while a way past 65, indeed a man who watched the first broadcast of Ready, Steady, Go, writes the blog and there is another edition in our Friday Fun section, this time called Alphabetically Speaking. Start your weekend now. 5-4-3-2-1.
9 May 2025. The weather's not too bad at the moment, spring is at its peak and wild flowers are all around us. This week Molly goes out collecting some, tells you about some others and goes back to her cabin to make a Flower Vase. You could do that too.
8 May 2025. We've reached the Stone Age in our historical journey. We've stopped hunting, gathering and eating and settled down. Instead of chasing after our dinner, we keep it fenced in around, or even in, our new non-movable home. We're also growing our food too. Find out more here..
7 May 2025. Pip finds a plant that has had a very good idea. So have we. Our idea is that Molly should read you the story called A Very Good Idea.
6 May 2025. Owlbutcast is here again and this week we look at VE Day and also a bit about Sir David Attenborough, 99 on Thursday. It's all here.
6 May 2025. I hate to surprise you but if you go west from East Sussex you end up in West Sussex and that's exactly what we did. If that was too complicated for you, take a seat. West Sussex has a few spaces.
2 May 2025. What happens on Friday? Correct but ..... The correct bit is that you have another Music Makes Pictures from Molly; you also have another blog this week also from Molly but there is also the first of our little bit of Friday Fun. This week it's totally unbelievable. Three choices for the weekend.
2 May 2025. What do you have on the first of May? Correct. A May Queen and this week, before she goes off for a quick spin around the maypole, Molly shows you how to make a flower crown. It's all on the Making with Molly page.
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