9 Picture Books about Pumpkins – and one Turnip!
We absolutely love Halloween, and our seasonal Halloween picture books! We've added a few more to our collection since I last made a video, so I thought it was time to do an update. But as our collection is quite
Pflaumenkuchen – German Plum Crumble Cake
Hands up if you love plums! Seriously one of the best things about early Autumn. Even better baked in to 'Pflaumenkuchen' - delicious German plumb crumble cake. Read on for how to bake your own
DIY Halloween Gravestone Decorations
With Halloween only a couple of weeks away, we’ve ramped up our decorating and have been crafting some spooky gravestones out of recycled cereal packets. These are really super simple to make. The puns are optional, haha. I made these
7 Favourite Books to Welcome Autumn
It's been a while since we've had a good old round-up of book recommendations here on the blog. So with my favourite season in full swing, what better excuse to share some of our top recommendations for picture books to
Review: Pirate Stew for me and you!
This post contains gifted items. All views are our own. Ahoy there, me hearties! It's Talk Like a Pirate Day today, and we have the perfect book for it to share with you. Pirate Stew, the swashbuckling adventure by master storyteller
Book Tour: The Viking Who Liked Icing
We're taking part in another book tour this week. The Viking Who Liked Icing, written by Lu Fraser and illustrated by Mark McKinley, was published yesterday and is a fun Viking themed story about being true to yourself - which
Eis Kaffee & Eis Schokolade – German Ice Cream Drinks
We have another German summer treat to share with you today. You'll find Eis Kaffee (Ice Cream Coffee) and/or Eis Schokolade (Ice Cream Chocolate Milk) in many cafes in Germany throughout the warmer months. They're so simple, they don't really
Fife With Kids: Kinghorn & Pettycur Beach
Our quest to visit as many beaches as possible via public transport from Edinburgh took us out to Kinghorn in Fife the other week. Kinghorn has been on my travel bucket list for a while, and despite the hazy weather
Museum Alphabet Hunt
We're more than half way through the summer holidays here in Edinburgh. Among the many outings we've done over the past few weeks has been a visit to the National Museum of Scotland. It's a place we visit a lot,
Recycled Bottle Bubble Blower
Last summer, we made our own giant bubble wand, which was super fun. This year, we thought we'd increase the bubble fun by making our own bubble blowers, which let you blow lots of bubbles at once. We used recycled
‘Kräuterlimonade’ – German Herbal Lemonade
One of our favourite refreshing summer drinks is 'Kräuterlimonade', which translates as 'herbal lemonade'. We used to drink it all the time in Germany. In the absence of being able to buy it here in Scotland, we tried making our
Belhaven Beach & the Bridge to Nowhere
We are blessed to live with easy reach of the beach here in Edinburgh, with beach after beach stretching along the East Lothian and Fife coasts to either side of us. Although we don't have a car, there are quite