Burns Night Free Printable Activity Pack
With Burns Night just around the corner - the day that Scotland celebrates its national nard, Robert Burns (a.k.a. Rabbie Burns) - I thought it would be fun to put together an activity pack for the kids with some themed
Best Educational TV Shows on Netflix
So here we are, in lockdown again. We usually have a rule that says no TV during the week on school days, but with the kids at home all day again now all bets are off if I want to
Review: ‘Just One’ Game [AD]
We have another great review for you this week, for any last minute shopping. It’s our review for this month’s Asmodee UK Blogger Board Game Club, whom we are currently working with. Asmodee UK is an established distributor of toys
Review: SCOOP Literary Magazine for Kids [AD]
Only ten more days to go until Christmas! After this year just dragged along, the last month seems to have whizzed past in no time. If you are still looking for some last minute Christmas gifts, we have a great
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
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
Shiny Penny Experiment
We’re back with our final summer camp science session today (though we may share some more science experiments later in the year). If you missed the introduction I recommend you go back and read it as it includes some general tips
Floating Egg Experiment
We’re back with another summer camp science session today. 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 have another experiment that's really easy to do
Review: Rockpool Board Game [AD]
Today we have another game review for you, the last in the bundle we were sent by Gibsons at the start of the summer holidays. The game is based around a rock pool theme, which is perfect for summer. Disclosure: We
Lava Lamp Experiment
We're back with another summer camp science session today. 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 a fun experiment which
Giant Bubble Wands & DIY Bubble Solution
In this week's science session we are going to be doing something a little different - we are going to make giant bubble wands! I've always wanted to try this, and after putting it off every summer this year we