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Latest Posts
Discovering Cinque Wine Bar Acropolis: A New Gem in Athens’ Koukaki Neighbourhood
Wine lovers heading to Athens! Make a note of this place 🤤 🍷
Creating a Halloween Morning Basket for Early Learners 🖤 Seasonal Fun for Families
Happy September everyone! We have had warning after warning of unusually high temperatures in the …
Your Guide to Free Homeschool Resources (+ Free Kids’ Planner Pages 🦊 🍄)
If you’re homeschooling or ever considered it you know it can be an incredibly rewarding …
The Best Bilingual Parenting Approaches (& an Intro to Plurilingualism)
Multilingualism VS Pluliringualism: a Less Rigid Approach for Families to Unlock Multilingual Magic I have …
9 Low-key & Cozy Fall Birthday Ideas (for little introverts)
Growing up as an introverted kid, I would have taken a small, low-key gathering over …
Greek Alphabet Tracing Workbook (FREE!)
Building biliteracy: Introduce the Greek Alphabet with a Fun Trace and Draw Activity Book.
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Welcome to Olive Thistle and Rose!
My name is Madeau and I am a Greek mum, living in Scotland with my British husband and our 2 bilingual pre-schoolers. In this page I talk about life as a creative work-from-home mum, Greek travel, language and culture and I support bilingual / bicultural families with culture immersion ideas and language learning material.
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