July Snapshots 2020
All of July were school summer holidays here in Edinburgh, but with our trip to Norway cancelled we spent the summer at home. It was an opportunity to enjoy our garden and local park a lot more, and as things
#KidsBooksBingo 2020: Books About Nature
This summer, I am hosting a reading challenge together with my lovely friend Amanda who runs the online children’s book store Books & Pieces. For the second year in a row, we are running a #KidsBooksBingo! Check out my previous post
Rising Water Experiment
Today is the fourth science session of our virtual summer camp. If you missed the introduction I recommend you go back and read it as it includes some general tips for all our science sessions. This week we are going to do
Kiwi & Banana Smoothie
For this week's summer camp cooking session we're going to be making smoothies. It was actually my 5 yr old who wanted to make these, and he chose the ingredients to go in it. We first made these last summer,
Recycled Toilet Roll Cars
Welcome to Week 5 of our free virtual summer camp. Today we are going to be making cars out of recycled toilet rolls. You could also use other cardboard tubes, such as from kitchen paper towels, and cut them to
#KidsBooksBingo 2020: Favourite Rhyming Books
This summer, I am hosting a reading challenge together with my lovely friend Amanda who runs the online children’s book store Books & Pieces. For the second year in a row, we are running a #KidsBooksBingo! Check out my previous post
Seed Germination Experiment
Today is the fourth science session of our virtual summer camp. If you missed the introduction I recommend you go back and read it as it includes some general tips for all our science sessions. Today we are going to start an
Review: Bermuda Pirates Game [AD]
We’re back with another review for the 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 Club works with bloggers by providing a
“Kaiserschmarren” – Austrian Shredded Pancakes
For this week's summer camp cooking session, I have a yummy recipe that is popular in Austria and Southern Germany. Kaiserschmarren are sweet, fluffy shredded pancakes that take their name from Kaiser Franz Joseph I who allegedly loved this dish. As
Surprise Drawing Activity
This week’s summer crafting activity is actually more of a drawing activity, but it’s a really fun one and there is no end to the creative variations you could think up for the surprise drawings we will be making. All
#KIDSBOOKSBINGO 2020: LIFT-THE-FLAP BOOKS
This summer, I am hosting a reading challenge together with my lovely friend Amanda who runs the online children’s book store Books & Pieces. For the second year in a row, we are running a #KidsBooksBingo! Check out my previous post
Leakproof Bag Experiment
Today is the third science session of our virtual summer camp. If you missed the introduction I recommend you go back and read it as it includes some general tips for all our science sessions. This week we are going to