New Video: 5 Happy Hedgehog Books
It's Hedgehog Day again tomorrow! How did that come around so quickly? I've got a new video to share with you - as you may be able to tell from the fact that it features our old living room, I
Easy-peasy Origami Cat Tutorial
Konnichiwa! We've got a very exciting trip coming up. My husband is working in Tokyo for three months, so I'm taking the boys over to see him in a couple of weeks, over February half term break. It will be
Our Top 12 Scottish Picture Books
Happy Burns Night! Today's the day Scotland celebrates its national bard, and to mark the occasion I've put together a video with our favourite Scottish picture book recommendations! If you enjoyed the video, I’d be really grateful if you would subscribe
Pasta with Cauliflower Cheese Sauce
So, my kids are pretty good about eating vegetables, but I'm still always looking for new ways to get even more in to them. They're not so keen on cauliflower in its cauliflower state, but they do like cauliflower soup
The Boys’ Christmas Book Haul
So, we've had a slow start to the new year in terms of recording new videos, but the boys helped me with a quick round up of all the new books they got for Christmas. Hope you enjoy the video
Recycled Cardboard Box Rocket Ship
So, Christmas is behind us, the kids were inundated with gifts, and what are they playing with the most? Cardboard boxes! There us just something inherently attractive for kids, about letting their imagination run wild with cardboard boxed as a
Potato, Carrot & Stilton Soup
Do you still have some leftover Stilton from the Christmas cheeseboard languishing in the fridge? Then I have just the recipe for you! My boys love this soup, though I do hold back a bit on the Stilton for them.
Recycled Christmas Card Gift Tags
So, yesterday we took down the Christmas decorations. My 4 year old was really upset that Christmas is finally over for another year. To cheer him up, I thought we could do a fun craft activity, so we recycled all
3 Kings Day Cookies
As mentioned in my last post, we like to celebrate Epiphany (on 6th January) - or Three Kings Day as it's known in Germany - by baking cookies. For the last couple of years, we've made crown cookies, using two
New Year Countdown with Kids
Last year was the first year we let the kids stay up as long as they liked on New Year's Eve, aka Hogmanay here in Scotland. Mr Fox (who was 3 then) made it to about 9pm, and Oskar (who
Rocket Skewers
After Christmas is before Hogmanay, as we call New Year's Eve here in Scotland. We've never really done anything big or special for Hogmanay, especially not while the kids were both so young, but this year we have guests staying