Halloween Lego Duplo Ideas
It's been a bit quiet on the blog over the past week, as my kids have been on their October half term holiday and I've taken some time out to spend quality time with them. But the good news is
{Scotland} St Andrews Castle & Cathedral with Kids
Happy Museum Monday. We’re back this week to share another of our recent cultural day trips with you. This week, we’re sharing last month’s visit to St Andrew’s to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We had booked in to visit St Andrew’s
Salt Dough Autumn Leaves
We have a vase with branches on the dresser in our hall, that I like to decorate for the different seasons. At Easter we had little eggs hanging in it, and over the summer our clothes peg dragon flies that
Our 2020 Reading Journey – Month 9
As I mentioned in my post from earlier this year, I decided that this year I would record all the books my 5 year old and I read together. I’ve been snapping a quick picture of all the books from each
Easy Gluten Free Pumpkin Pie
The first pumpkins have started appearing in the shops, which means an excuse to bake pumpkin pie! This is actually a recipe I have shared before on my previous blog, but it's so good I thought it needed sharing again.
Foraged Apple & Bramble Crumble
For the past couple of years, we've visited a 'pick your own' farm in Autumn to go apple picking. This year, with everything needing booked in advance and a long bus ride with masks not sounding very appealing, a family
{Scotland} Jupiter Artland Sculpture Park
Museum Monday has been on a bit of a break since the beginning lockdown in Spring, with most cultural institutions closed and all travel plans put on hold. But as things slowly started to open up again, we embarked on
{Scotland} Aberdour Castle & Gardens
With travel restrictions easing up a little now, we took the train along the coastline to Aberdour in Fife about a week ago, to visit Aberdour Castle. Aberdour is a scenic and historic village on the south coast of Fife,
{Edinburgh} The Royal Yacht Britannia with Kids
Last weekend, we visited the Royal Yacht Britannia, a 5 star visitor attraction berthed at Ocean Terminal in Edinburgh. I had been before, but not with kids, so this time we visited as a family. The Royal Yacht Britannia was launched
Our 2020 Reading Journey – Month 8
As I mentioned in my post from earlier this year, I decided that this year I would record all the books my 5 year old and I read together. I’ve been snapping a quick picture of all the books from each
#KidsBooksBingo 2020: Books That Make Us Laugh
This summer, I have been hosting a reading challenge together with my lovely friend Amanda who runs the online children’s book store Books & Pieces. For the second year in a row, we are running a #KidsBooksBingo! Check out my
Shiny Penny Experiment
We’re back with our final summer camp science session today (though we may share some more science experiments later in the year). If you missed the introduction I recommend you go back and read it as it includes some general tips