Mark Arnold
@markjarnold.bsky.social
Child of God • Husband • Dad • Urban Saints Additional Needs Ministry Director • The Additional Needs Blogfather • Curator • Learner • Writer • Speaker
We are at The Tank Museum (Bovington, Bovington Camp) today with Clare’s Barking Bobbins hand-made dog toys, accessories and treats for the Dorset Team ‘A Dorset Christmas Fair’ today! 👩🏭🎄🐾🐶
And it’s Clare’s birthday today too!! ❤️
And it’s Clare’s birthday today too!! ❤️
November 16, 2025 at 9:38 AM
We are at The Tank Museum (Bovington, Bovington Camp) today with Clare’s Barking Bobbins hand-made dog toys, accessories and treats for the Dorset Team ‘A Dorset Christmas Fair’ today! 👩🏭🎄🐾🐶
And it’s Clare’s birthday today too!! ❤️
And it’s Clare’s birthday today too!! ❤️
As we head towards Christmas it is good to be reminded of the reason for it…
November 15, 2025 at 1:47 PM
As we head towards Christmas it is good to be reminded of the reason for it…
We are at the Bournemouth School for Girls Christmas Fair today with Clare’s Barking Bobbins stall of handmade dog toys treats,and accessories!
Do come along and see us for presents for your pampered pooch loving family and friends! 🐾🐶🎄🎁
Do come along and see us for presents for your pampered pooch loving family and friends! 🐾🐶🎄🎁
November 15, 2025 at 9:36 AM
We are at the Bournemouth School for Girls Christmas Fair today with Clare’s Barking Bobbins stall of handmade dog toys treats,and accessories!
Do come along and see us for presents for your pampered pooch loving family and friends! 🐾🐶🎄🎁
Do come along and see us for presents for your pampered pooch loving family and friends! 🐾🐶🎄🎁
Just back from the Encounter Conference where I was invited to give a keynote talk: ‘All Inclusive?’ – Supporting children and young people with additional needs
It went really well and it was such a joy to spend the day with this wonderful conference! 🙂
It went really well and it was such a joy to spend the day with this wonderful conference! 🙂
November 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Just back from the Encounter Conference where I was invited to give a keynote talk: ‘All Inclusive?’ – Supporting children and young people with additional needs
It went really well and it was such a joy to spend the day with this wonderful conference! 🙂
It went really well and it was such a joy to spend the day with this wonderful conference! 🙂
James hasn’t made it to his Boscombe Connect session at Moordown Community Centre for a while, so it was nice to be back this afternoon!
He made a pumpkin hot air balloon with a scarecrow pilot! Great work James! 🎃🥳
He made a pumpkin hot air balloon with a scarecrow pilot! Great work James! 🎃🥳
November 6, 2025 at 2:56 PM
James hasn’t made it to his Boscombe Connect session at Moordown Community Centre for a while, so it was nice to be back this afternoon!
He made a pumpkin hot air balloon with a scarecrow pilot! Great work James! 🎃🥳
He made a pumpkin hot air balloon with a scarecrow pilot! Great work James! 🎃🥳
Today I am representing Clare with her Barking Bobbins stall of handmade dog toys, treats, and accessories, at the Winterborne Stickland market in the village hall. Looking forward to a lovely morning, including catching up with ‘old’ friends! 🐾🐶😀
November 1, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Today I am representing Clare with her Barking Bobbins stall of handmade dog toys, treats, and accessories, at the Winterborne Stickland market in the village hall. Looking forward to a lovely morning, including catching up with ‘old’ friends! 🐾🐶😀
There are lots of reasons to not do Halloween tomorrow, especially for children with additional needs.
But here are some ideas to do something different and delightful tomorrow, still with dressing up and treats, but less frightening and more fun! 🙂
theadditionalneedsblogfather.com/2022/10/22/a...
But here are some ideas to do something different and delightful tomorrow, still with dressing up and treats, but less frightening and more fun! 🙂
theadditionalneedsblogfather.com/2022/10/22/a...
Alternative Halloween For Children With Additional Needs
Halloween literally means the evening before All Hallows Day or All Saint’s Day, a day festival celebrated on the 1st November each year. The name Halloween is a shortened version of All Hallows’ E…
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October 30, 2025 at 6:12 PM
There are lots of reasons to not do Halloween tomorrow, especially for children with additional needs.
But here are some ideas to do something different and delightful tomorrow, still with dressing up and treats, but less frightening and more fun! 🙂
theadditionalneedsblogfather.com/2022/10/22/a...
But here are some ideas to do something different and delightful tomorrow, still with dressing up and treats, but less frightening and more fun! 🙂
theadditionalneedsblogfather.com/2022/10/22/a...
James enjoyed making some Betty Crocker choc chip cookies this afternoon. We ended up with seven, one for every day of the week! 👨🍳🍪😀
October 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
James enjoyed making some Betty Crocker choc chip cookies this afternoon. We ended up with seven, one for every day of the week! 👨🍳🍪😀
Jenny Wise homeschools her four awesome children. Every day is an adventure, and Jenny has begun chronicling her experiences at specialhomeeducator.com.
She hopes to connect with other homeschoolers and to provide helpful advice to parents who may be considering a home education. (1/2)
She hopes to connect with other homeschoolers and to provide helpful advice to parents who may be considering a home education. (1/2)
specialhomeeducator.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Jenny Wise homeschools her four awesome children. Every day is an adventure, and Jenny has begun chronicling her experiences at specialhomeeducator.com.
She hopes to connect with other homeschoolers and to provide helpful advice to parents who may be considering a home education. (1/2)
She hopes to connect with other homeschoolers and to provide helpful advice to parents who may be considering a home education. (1/2)
Today we are at Lyndhurst Community Centre for the Mynt Image Ltd Craft Market with Clare’s Barking Bobbins stall full of dog toys, treats, and accessories. We’re stocking Christmas gift items too! 🎄🐾🐶
October 26, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Today we are at Lyndhurst Community Centre for the Mynt Image Ltd Craft Market with Clare’s Barking Bobbins stall full of dog toys, treats, and accessories. We’re stocking Christmas gift items too! 🎄🐾🐶
We’re at Allendale House today for the Handmade Wimborne Craft Fair with Clare’s Barking Bobbins stall of hand made dog toys, treats, and accessories! We’ve got Christmas stock here too! 🎄🐶🐾
October 25, 2025 at 8:49 AM
We’re at Allendale House today for the Handmade Wimborne Craft Fair with Clare’s Barking Bobbins stall of hand made dog toys, treats, and accessories! We’ve got Christmas stock here too! 🎄🐶🐾
It was great to share the Urban Saints 'All Inclusive?' - How to Include Children and Young People with ADHD - online training session with a wonderful group of participants yesterday evening.😃
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October 21, 2025 at 7:44 AM
It was great to share the Urban Saints 'All Inclusive?' - How to Include Children and Young People with ADHD - online training session with a wonderful group of participants yesterday evening.😃
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Another big day training today, with almost 40 children's, youth, and families workers from across Rugby and surrounding area coming together for the Urban Saints 'All Inclusive?' Supporting Children and Young People with Additional Needs training programme at Rugby Baptist Church.
October 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Another big day training today, with almost 40 children's, youth, and families workers from across Rugby and surrounding area coming together for the Urban Saints 'All Inclusive?' Supporting Children and Young People with Additional Needs training programme at Rugby Baptist Church.
Jesus noticed her... Disabled people can often become anonymous, ignored, overlooked, maybe even invisible.
I wonder how many other people saw her and looked away, hoping they didn’t catch her eye.
My blog with seven teaching moments from this story:
theadditionalneedsblogfather.com/2025/10/17/j...
I wonder how many other people saw her and looked away, hoping they didn’t catch her eye.
My blog with seven teaching moments from this story:
theadditionalneedsblogfather.com/2025/10/17/j...
Jesus Heals A Disabled Woman On The Sabbath And Teaches Us Lessons Today
Jesus noticed her: Disabled people can often become ‘anonymous’, ‘ignored’, ‘overlooked’, maybe even ‘invisible’. I wonder how many other people saw her and looked away, hoping they didn’t catch he…
theadditionalneedsblogfather.com
October 17, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Jesus noticed her... Disabled people can often become anonymous, ignored, overlooked, maybe even invisible.
I wonder how many other people saw her and looked away, hoping they didn’t catch her eye.
My blog with seven teaching moments from this story:
theadditionalneedsblogfather.com/2025/10/17/j...
I wonder how many other people saw her and looked away, hoping they didn’t catch her eye.
My blog with seven teaching moments from this story:
theadditionalneedsblogfather.com/2025/10/17/j...
