Meal Planning Tips
Let's talk about meal planning. Every year in January, I make a resolution to get more on top of meal planning. We sketch out the meals for the week ahead, write a shopping list for the whole week, put in
Magazine Scavenger Hunt
It’s the holidays (or the weekend, depending when you are reading this), you want to get the kids off the screens but you just can’t face going outside. If you have some old magazines kicking about, we have a perfect
Chocolate Filled Puff Pastry Christmas Tree (GF)
Looking for a quick an easy treat to make for a special Christmas breakfast? These chocolate filled puff pastry trees take next to no time to prepare, but definitely deliver on the wow factor. We make this every year now
Christmas Holiday Activities in Edinburgh 2023/24
Edinburgh schools break up for the Christmas holidays on Friday. After the first few days of activities, we’ll have almost two weeks before it’s back to school on 9th January and I can guarantee that cabin fever will start to
Gebrannte Mandeln – German Candied Almonds
If there's one thing I miss about Germany at this time of year, it's the German Christmas markets. And no visit to a German Christmas market would be complete without a paper bag full of 'Gebrannte Mandeln' which literally translates
Chapter Book of the Month: Tinsel – The Girls Who Invented Christmas
It's been a while since we had a Chapter Book of the Month, but just in time for Christmas, here's Oskar with a review of "Tinsel: The Girls Who Invented Christmas" by Sibéal Pounder. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiiKrzojaM8 If you enjoyed this episode, please do
Review: SuperQuesters – The Case of the Great Energy Robbery
This post contains gifted items. All views are our own. It's been a while since we've had a new book review here on the blog, so we're delighted to share the latest edition in the SuperQuesters STEM book series with you
Review: Puffin Rush Card Game
This post contains gifted items. All views are our own. Are you still looking for some Christmas gift ideas or stocking fillers? Then we have just the thing for you. We were recently sent a great wee card game for 2
{Edinburgh} Christmas Fun at Mortonhall Garden Centre
There are so many Christmassy things to do in Edinburgh every year - night light shows, Christmas plays and pantomimes, visits with Santa, Christmas markets with fairground rides and ice skating
{Edinburgh} Through the Seasons with Lauriston Castle
Happy Museum Monday! Today I wanted to share with you again one of our favourite places in Edinburgh - Lauriston Castle. I've written about it before, but it's worth mentioning again because I'm still surprised at how many people don't
{Edinburgh} Ginger & Pickles Children’s Bookshop
Earlier this week, we visited not one but two bookshops! Directly opposite the already familiar to us Golden Hare Books in Stockbridge is the Ginger & Pickles Children's Bookshop. A bookshop dedicated entirely to children's books? It would be rude
{Edinburgh} Golden Hare Books
As you may know if you've been following this blog for a while, we are a family of bookworms. And as such, we love visiting bookshops. Edinburgh has a great many bookshops to choose from, including ones selling children's books.