“Kaiserschmarren” – Austrian Shredded Pancakes
For this week's summer camp cooking session, I have a yummy recipe that is popular in Austria and Southern Germany. Kaiserschmarren are sweet, fluffy shredded pancakes that take their name from Kaiser Franz Joseph I who allegedly loved this dish. As
Surprise Drawing Activity
This week’s summer crafting activity is actually more of a drawing activity, but it’s a really fun one and there is no end to the creative variations you could think up for the surprise drawings we will be making. All
#KIDSBOOKSBINGO 2020: LIFT-THE-FLAP BOOKS
This summer, I am 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 previous post
Leakproof Bag Experiment
Today is the third science session of our virtual summer camp. If you missed the introduction I recommend you go back and read it as it includes some general tips for all our science sessions. This week we are going to
Our 2020 Reading Journey – Month 6
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
Multi-Coloured Rice Salad
Planning a picnic this summer? This rice salad is a perfect dish to eat at a picnic, alongside boiled eggs, rustic bread and chunks of cheese. Just pack it up in a tupper-box, and don’t forget to bring forks to
Clothes Peg Dragonfly
Welcome to Week 3 of our free virtual summer camp! Today we are going to be making dragonflies out of clothes pegs. This is an easy and fun crafts and kids can get as creative as they like when decorating
#KidsBooksBingo 2020: STEM Books
This summer, I am 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 previous
Dancing Raisins Experiment
Today is our second science day of our virtual summer camp. If you missed last week, I recommend you go back and read the introduction to last week's science session as it includes some general tips for all our science
Review: Quirk! Card Game [AD]
Hey everyone, I hope you are enjoying the virtual summer camp so far. If you are looking for something to keep the kids entertained in between all the crafting and cooking and science-ing, we also review a lot of games
Peanut Butter Banana Bread
Banana bread seems to have been a popular bake during lockdown. Today I'm going to share one of our favourite variations with you - peanut butter banana bread! If you can't eat nuts, I also have another, nut free, recipe
Recycled Egg Carton Boats
Welcome to Week 2 of our virtual summer camp. This week in our crafting session, we will be making boats out of recycled egg cartons. There are two versions of boats you can make, with different masts using either drinking