Easy-Peasy DIY Cheese Box Lantern
It's only a few days to go until the festival of St Martin. Not a festival that is celebrated in Scotland, but it's very popular in Germany and luckily the German Church in Edinburgh commemorates it every year, so the
Review: Cheeky Monkeys Game [AD]
As I've mentioned here on the blog before, we absolutely LOVE board games in our house. We have a whole cupboard full, including many favourites from when I was a child. So when I was contacted by Orchard Toys, asking
Blueberry & Pear Muffins
With the days getting darker and colder, I just can't help myself baking some nice, comforting treats. Like these blueberry and pear muffins. They never last very long, the boys just gobble them up! Ingredients (makes 12) 200g gluten free self-raising
October Snapshots 2017
October in Snapshots, according to my iPhone (mostly)… Autumn cupcakes from our favourite neighbourhood bakery. He played a cat in his school's Harvest festival performance. Learning how to peel apples (apparently very exciting). Who needs Hallowe'en as an excuse to dress up? Not this boy.
Review: Mr Dusty the Garbage Truck [AD]
Imagine you are 3 years old and absolutely LOVE garbage trucks (yup, never understood this obsession myself, but apparently it's a thing among kids). Then one day, you come home from nursery and there's a humungous garbage truck sitting in
Best of Hallowe’en 2017
I'm sitting here late at night, finally grabbing a bite to eat and watching the GBBO final on catch-up, after the boys eventually came down from their sugar rush and fell asleep way past their bedtime. We went guising (trick
Guising & Turnip Lanterns – Scottish Hallowe’en
I love Hallowe’en! As you can probably tell, from the blog and my Instagram over the last couple of weeks. In Germany, Hallowe’en is not traditionally celebrated. When I went to high school there, is was virtually unknown, though in
7 Tips for Keeping Safe at Hallowe’en
So, we’ve read our favourite Hallowe’en books, watched some Hallowe’en movies, and made our Hallowe’en costumes. As we prepare for the big night itself, I thought I’d share some of our top tips for keeping everyone safe this Hallowe’en, whether
Easy DIY Bat Costume
I've been very fortunate so far with my kids' choices of Hallowe'en costumes. A couple of years ago, Oskar wanted to be a snail, and most years he's been happy to just throw on his Spider-man costume from H&M. This year,
Halloween Movies To Watch With Younger Kids
It's getting to that time of year, where you like to snuggle down with a bowl of popcorn and a good movie. Although we are very much a "there's no such thing as bad weather" kind of family, we do
Pumpkin Spice Chocolate Cupcakes
So, I hope you liked my Hallowe'en pumpkin soup recipe from earlier in the week! The second recipe I want to share with you this week, are my mouth watering pumpkin spice chocolate cupcakes with peanut butter frosting! Ingredients (gluten free) For the
Hallowe’en Pumpkin Soup
At the risk of looking like I'm turning in to a food blog, this week is going to be a bit food heavy here at The Bear & The Fox, as I have a couple of recipes I simply must