{Home Tour} Shared Kids Rooms
Today, I'm going to share a little glimpse of our apartment with you. I frequently feature pics of our playroom on Instagram, and have been asked a few times now if I would write a bit more about our kids'
Park & Playground Kit (Berlin Edition)
Yesterday was the official start of Spring, and with the weather getting better - though the last couple of days it's been pouring with rain - we are heading out more for longer trips to the park or one of
A Guilty Pleasure – Solo Travel Without My Kids
I’ve written before about travelling solo with my kids, i.e. without my husband. It’s challenging, but fun. Most of the time. Today I want to talk to you about another kind of solo travel which is also fun – the
5 Tips for Nurturing Language in Kids
Today is International Mother Language Day, a worldwide observance held annually on 21st February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. It reminded me, that it's been a while since I wrote about bilingual parenting. Although I
Danish Kids Favourites
Somewhere between my first and my second baby, I discovered my love for Danish design. Since we'd saved pretty much all our baby stuff the first time round, baby no.2 was fully equipped, which I took as an excuse to invest
5 Reasons I Fell Out of Love With Winter
I love Winter. I’m a cold weather person through and through. My unnecessarily large collection of knitwear and wooly hats will attest to that. And unlike most people I know, the prospect of months and months of subzero temperatures and
My Favourite Mummy Beauty Products
As someone who is lucky enough to have been blessed with pretty good if somewhat sensitive skin, I've never been in to cosmetics much because I didn't really need them. Though as I've gotten older, I've found my skin needing that
How we celebrate Christmas – twice
As a Scottish-German family, the question I probably get asked the most is whether we bring up our kids bilingually and, if so, how? I've actually written about it before, so you can read my answer to that question in
Advent Calendar fillings for a new mum
Following on from yesterday's suggestions on filling an Advent calendar for kids, I wanted to share some suggestions with you today on filling an Advent calendar for a new mum! Because new mums can always do with a little bit of
Advent Calendar fillings for 6 & 2 year olds
Yesterday, I shared our Advent Book Calendar with you, and today I wanted to share some suggestions on how to fill a more traditional Advent calendar, such as the DIY I posted about last week, or this beautiful hand embroidered
Gift Idea: Explorer Kit
Autumn is birthday season in our family, and every year I'm faced with the same question: what gift to get kids that already have everything? Books are a given, but they have a playroom spilling over with toys, so I
The Most Wonderful Time of the Year
It's the official start of Autumn in the northern hemisphere today, and I couldn't be happier! I've never made a secret of the fact that I'm no big fan of Summer. I don't do well in hot weather, I don't