Paper Fortune Cookies
With Chinese New Year coming up this weekend, I thought it would be fun to make some fortune cookies. I know you can buy them at our local Chinese supermarket, but there's so much plastic packaging involved and I can't
{Berlin} Game On at the Computer Games Museum
Happy Museum Monday! Today I have a fun museum to share with you, that we visited during our time living in Berlin: the Computerspielemuseum (or Computer Games Museum in English). The museum claims to be Europe’s first museum for video and
Mr Fox’s Christmas Book Haul
After his big brother did a Christmas Book Haul last week, Mr Fox also wanted to do one for his books. And then he got all shy and changed his mind, which is absolutely fine since I never push my
Two Easy Winter Jam Recipes
Jam making is something usually associated with the warmer months of the year (such as our fruit & herb jams), but it's just as easy to make jam even in the midst of winter, and it just tastes better than
Museum Explorers #7
Happy Museum Monday! It's been a while since we had a Museum Explorers interview, where families share their favourite museums with you. This month I thought I would answer the questions myself, and share some of *our* favourite museums! 1. Why
Oskar’s Christmas Book Haul
Hands up if you love getting books for Christmas? I was dreading the onslaught of unnecessary toys, but was pleasantly surprised - not only were there only a couple of toys, with most of the boys' presents being books, but
Flourless Chocolate Santa Brownies
My kids are still off school until Thursday, and we felt like a spot of baking this week. Nigella’s flourless chocolate brownies always go down a treat in our house, and we had most of the baking essentials sitting in
Top 5 Posts of 2019
It's always fun to see content my readers enjoy the most. Obviously, posts from earlier in the year always have a higher hit rate, since they are around for more of the year, but it still gives a good indication
December Snapshots 2019
Happy New Year everyone! Here's our last month in Snapshots, according to my iPhone… For more daily snapshots, you can follow me on Instagram at @bearandfoxblog!
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas everyone! We are in Germany for Christmas this year, visiting my parents, and Christmas Eve is our big day here to celebrate. Christmas Day us for sleeping in and eating leftovers, haha. Anyway, I'm taking some time off
Review: Novie Robot [AD]
Just before the blog takes a little break over the Christmas week, I have one more review for you, and it's a really fun one! Please note this review contains a gifted item. Novie is a cute little robot that fits
Christmas Crafts Round-up
In Edinburgh, the Christmas holidays start tomorrow, which means keeping the kids entertained when excitement is already high. If you are still looking for some activities to do with your kids in the run up to the big day, check