Review: Codenames Game [AD]
Have you started your Christmas shopping yet? We’ve got a review for a great game today which has been a big hit with my boys. It’s our review for this month’s Asmodee UK Blogger Board Game Club, whom we are
Review: Hexbug MoBots Fetch [AD]
It's been a bit quiet around here recently, as I've been really busy with my shop in the run up Christmas, as we are approaching peak Christmas shopping season. Speaking of Christmas shopping, we have a great review for you
Chapter Book of the Month: The Mystery of Insch Brae House
It's been a while since we've done a chapter book of the month, but we were recently sent a book for review by a local Scottish author and Oskar loved it so much that he wanted to make a video
Murder Mystery Trail at Edinburgh’s Hermitage of Braid
November is birthday month for us, with both my boys celebrating their birthdays - just ten days apart! Yeah, we didn't plan that very well
Our 2020 Reading Journey – Month 10
As I mentioned in my post from earlier this year, I decided that this year I would record all the books my 5 year old and I read together. I’ve been snapping a quick picture of all the books from each
DIY Apple Themed Kids Book Shelf
Today I have a cute DIY to share with you, for building your very own kids book shelf, which I think fits really well with Autumn as it's apple picking season, but would suitable all year round. We actually built
Halloween Eyeball Mocktails
Since guising (as we call trick-or-treating here in Scotland) is off the cards this year, I've promised the kids a spooky Halloween dinner instead, and we're going to make some Halloween mocktails. These eyeball mocktails are not as creepy as
Marshmallow Ghost Cookies
I've got a really easy Halloween cookie recipe to share with you today. In fact, it's so easy, does it even deserve to be called a recipe? Consider it more of a Halloween cookie inspiration - they just require a
Halloween Lego Duplo Ideas
It's been a bit quiet on the blog over the past week, as my kids have been on their October half term holiday and I've taken some time out to spend quality time with them. But the good news is
{Scotland} St Andrews Castle & Cathedral with Kids
Happy Museum Monday. We’re back this week to share another of our recent cultural day trips with you. This week, we’re sharing last month’s visit to St Andrew’s to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We had booked in to visit St Andrew’s
Salt Dough Autumn Leaves
We have a vase with branches on the dresser in our hall, that I like to decorate for the different seasons. At Easter we had little eggs hanging in it, and over the summer our clothes peg dragon flies that
Our 2020 Reading Journey – Month 9
As I mentioned in my post from earlier this year, I decided that this year I would record all the books my 5 year old and I read together. I’ve been snapping a quick picture of all the books from each