How to Celebrate World Book Day at Home
It’s just ten days until World Book Day, which is always celebrated on the first Thursday in March here in the UK. In Scotland and Wales, the youngest pupils are returning to school today but older pupils need to wait
Easy DIY Paper Lanterns
With the Lunar New Year coming up, we decided to craft some paper lanterns to decorate our house with. They're really easy to make, but a little bit more advanced that the really basic ones you might have seen, as
Review: Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza [AD]
We're back with another great game review today. It’s our review for this month’s 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
Burns Night Free Printable Activity Pack
With Burns Night just around the corner - the day that Scotland celebrates its national nard, Robert Burns (a.k.a. Rabbie Burns) - I thought it would be fun to put together an activity pack for the kids with some themed
Heart Character Valentines Day Card
With Valentines Day less than a month away, we thought we'd be super prepared and share a fun activity with you to make a heart character or heart person, which you could use either as a card or as a
Best Educational TV Shows on Netflix
So here we are, in lockdown again. We usually have a rule that says no TV during the week on school days, but with the kids at home all day again now all bets are off if I want to
Edinburgh with Kids: Blackford Pond
We feel blessed to live in a city that is not only beautiful and steeped in history, but is also surrounded by lots of nature. It means my city kids get a bit of the best of both worlds. I
Dreikönigskuchen – Three Kings’ Cake (GF)
Happy Epiphany! Or 'Three Kings Day' as we call it in Germany (though the Bible doesn't actually mention there were three of them, just that they brought three gifts!) It's a feast day which in Western Christianity commemorates the visit
Three Kings Day Blessings
It's the last day of Christmas today, so we are prepping for Epiphany tomorrow - or Three Kings Day, as we call it in Germany ('Dreikönigstag'). As I have mentioned before, in many parts of Germany, children dress up as
Christmas Care Package from Germany
Things have been a little more quiet around the blog than usual at this time of year. I've been focusing all my energy on my new shop in the pre-Christmas shopping period, so apart from the Lebkuchen recipe I shared
Review: ‘Just One’ Game [AD]
We have another great review for you this week, for any last minute shopping. It’s our review for this month’s Asmodee UK Blogger Board Game Club, whom we are currently working with. Asmodee UK is an established distributor of toys