{Berlin} Plane Spotting at Gatow’s Historic Airfield
Happy Museum Monday! Today we have a great recommendation for all the plane spotters among you. I have a little bit of a soft spot for aviation museums, ever since one of my first projects working for National Museums of
Library Book Haul
Hands up if you love your local library! We are regular visitors at ours, despite the number of books we already own ourselves. It's a great way to discover new titles, and in my latest video I've shared some of
Easy Peasy Valentine Garland
If you thought paper chains were just for Christmas, think again! With Valentine's Day swiftly approaching, here's an easy peasy paper heart chain you can make in under half an hour. All you need is some A4 thin card or craft
{Edinburgh} Tyrannosaurs at the National Museum of Scotland
Happy Museum Monday! We've got a great treat to share with you today. This past weekend, Mr Fox and I visited the new TYRANNOSAURS exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland. It was created by the Australian Museum, and has
Haggis Three Ways
Burns Night is coming up this weekend, the day that Scotland celebrates its national bard. Many folk gather with the family and friends for a traditional Burns Night Supper - haggis, neeps & tatties, accompanied by various speeches and poetry
Paper Fortune Cookies
With Chinese New Year coming up this weekend, I thought it would be fun to make some fortune cookies. I know you can buy them at our local Chinese supermarket, but there's so much plastic packaging involved and I can't
{Berlin} Game On at the Computer Games Museum
Happy Museum Monday! Today I have a fun museum to share with you, that we visited during our time living in Berlin: the Computerspielemuseum (or Computer Games Museum in English). The museum claims to be Europe’s first museum for video and
Mr Fox’s Christmas Book Haul
After his big brother did a Christmas Book Haul last week, Mr Fox also wanted to do one for his books. And then he got all shy and changed his mind, which is absolutely fine since I never push my
Two Easy Winter Jam Recipes
Jam making is something usually associated with the warmer months of the year (such as our fruit & herb jams), but it's just as easy to make jam even in the midst of winter, and it just tastes better than
Museum Explorers #7
Happy Museum Monday! It's been a while since we had a Museum Explorers interview, where families share their favourite museums with you. This month I thought I would answer the questions myself, and share some of *our* favourite museums! 1. Why
Oskar’s Christmas Book Haul
Hands up if you love getting books for Christmas? I was dreading the onslaught of unnecessary toys, but was pleasantly surprised - not only were there only a couple of toys, with most of the boys' presents being books, but
Flourless Chocolate Santa Brownies
My kids are still off school until Thursday, and we felt like a spot of baking this week. Nigella’s flourless chocolate brownies always go down a treat in our house, and we had most of the baking essentials sitting in