June Snapshots 2020
June was our last month of home schooling before the summer holidays. Instead of jetting of to Norway for our summer holidays as planned, we've been fighting cabin fever at home with lots of walks around the neighbourhood, come rain
#KidsBooksBingo Summer Reading Challenge 2020
We've made it to the end of our first week of summer camp. I have dedicated Friday to books, and today I want to tell you about the summer reading challenge I am hosting together with my lovely friend Amanda
Celery Science Experiment
Today is our first science day of summer camp. All of the experiments are perfectly safe to do at home, and use everyday household items and ingredients. There are no hazardous materials, no explosions (sorry if you were hoping for
A Basic Kit for Little Scientists
Hey everyone, I hope you've been enjoying the summer camp so far. There's no new summer camp tutorial today, as I've factored in Wednesdays as a bit of a buffer for myself, but in light of our first science session
Mini Flatbread Pizzas
Today is our first day of Summer Camp cooking, and we are going to be making mini flatbread pizza. These are really easy to make - no special flour needed, no faffing around with yeast. The recipe makes six small
Origami Monster Bookmarks
Hallo everyone, and welcome to the first day of The Bear & The Fox Virtual Summer Camp! Today we have a crafting activity for you, and since many of you won't have had much notice, I've chosen something that you
Bear & Fox Free Virtual Summer Camp
Hello everyone! I have something exciting to share with you. With a lot of people’s summer plans interrupted, I thought I’d put together a little FREE virtual summer camp on the blog. The summer holidays started in Edinburgh today, and
Review: Dixit Storytelling Board Game [AD]
We're back with another review for the Asmodee UK Blogger Board Game Club, whom we are currently working with. Asmodee UK is an established distributor of toys and games, and the Board Game Club works with bloggers by providing a
{Edinburgh} Our Top Indie Bookshops with Kids
It's Independent Bookshop Week (20-27 June 2020), so I thought I would share our favourite indie bookshops in Edinburgh to visit as a family. Sadly you can't visit them right now, but they need our support more than ever. For
Easy Chicken Curry
The boys have been wanting to get a lot more involved with cooking during the lockdown. So Oskar helped me make this easy mild chicken curry. In fact, apart from cutting up the chicken, he pretty much made all of
Introducing Awsm Street
I've got something very exciting to share with you all today. A couple of weeks ago, we launched a new business! When my colour loving boys couldn't find any clothes they like in the High Street shops, we were inspired
Handmade Floral Midsummer Crowns
The Summer Solstice and Midsummer are just around the corner. Last year we made our own floral Midsummer Crowns to celebrate. It's really easy - all you need is wire and some foliage. You'll also need something to cut the