Review: Weekend Box Club STEM Boxes [AD]
Hands up if your kids love science! Mine do. A couple months ago, I shared a review of the fabulous Weekend Box Club activity boxes, which offer a mix of crafts and baking, and were a big hit with my
Review: Spin Point & Silly Safari [AD]
It's time share some more game recommendations with you - just in time for the upcoming Easter holidays! Cheatwell Games, who brought you the fabulous <<Baffled>> which we reviewed a while ago, sent us a couple more travel sized games
5 Great Games for Bilingual Children
Today is International Mother Language Day, a worldwide observance held annually on 21st February to promote awareness of linguistic and cultural diversity and multilingualism. Having been brought up bilingually myself, and now raising my boys with two languages and two
Review: Weekend Box Club Winter Box [AD]
Last weekend my 4 year old was recovering from a tummy bug, so we had to shelve plans to go and explore a new (to us) local park with a flask of cocoa, and stuck close to home instead. So
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
Christmas Activity Book
How time has flown! Tomorrow, our school breaks up for the Christmas holidays and next week it's the big event itself! I thought I was fairly organised, but suddenly there seem the be a gazillion little things I still need
Review: Nick Cope’s Latest Children’s Album
I have a real treat for you today! But let me rewind a little to this past Summer, when I was combing through the Edinburgh International Book Festival children's programme choosing events to take my boys to, and came across
Activity Advent Calendar Tips & Template
Whether you are looking for an alternative to chocolate Advent calendars (anyone else still working their way through the Hallowe'en candy?), are tired of those pre-filled toy calendars that just add more plastic tat to your house, or are simply
Advent Calendar & Stocking Fillers for Kids Age 4+
With just over ten days to go until 1st December, it's time to get your Advent calendars organised! When I was kid, we always got Advent calendars filled with little gifts each day. My calendar was a cross-stitch sampler with
Review: Giraffes in Scarves Game [AD]
If you've been following my blog for a while, you'll know that as a family we love board games. A lot! We love them all year round, but no more than during the gloomy later Autumn and Winter months, the
Review: Toca Life Holiday! Sticker Book [AD]
It's a bit quiet on the blog this week, as the Autumn half term holidays are in full swing here in Edinburgh. But I did want to take a moment to share a great activity book with you that we
Review: Fuzzikins Campervan [AD]
It may feel like the Summer holidays are just behind us, but in Edinburgh we're already half way to the school Autumn holidays! My kids would love to go camping, but I'm not really thrilled by the idea. So in