Okay, so ‘Brakartoffeln mit Spiegelei’ is basically just fried potatoes with fried eggs, but it sounds so much better in German. It’s a fairly popular dish in Germany, and can either be made fresh or as ‘Restessen’ (leftovers) to use up potatoes. If we are having another dish with potatoes that week, I quite often […] Read more…
This week’s summer camp craft project is a little more complex, but it is a super fun one. We are going to make a TV out of a cereal box and cardboard tubes, and then draw a ‘film’ to show on the TV. Who is this activity suitable for? Older kids can help to make […] Read more…
This summer, I am hosting a reading challenge together with my lovely friend Amanda who runs the online children’s book store Books & Pieces. For the second year in a row, we are running a #KidsBooksBingo! Check out my previous post if you missed the introduction about the #KidsBooksBingo. You can also download a copy of the bingo […] Read more…
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 only requires a few simple items. Here’s what you will need: Vegetable oil Water […] Read more…
As I mentioned in my post from earlier this year, I decided that this year I would record all the books my 5 year old and I read together. I’ve been snapping a quick picture of all the books from each day, and collecting them in an album over on my blog’s Facebook page. I’m a bit […] Read more…
We’ve had some quite mixed weather in Edinburgh over the last couple of weeks, including a few scorchers (well, be Scottish standards) so we made some tasty frozen fruit pops to cool everyone down. This recipe is suitable for: gluten free, dairy free, vegetarian, vegan, nut free. Ingredients (makes 6 to 8) 2-3 kiwis Half […] Read more…
Following on from last week’s giant bubble science session, we made some small bubble wands too which are really fun and easy for kids to make themselves, and also make cute gifts. You could write out a bubble recipe to go with them, if you are giving them away (see my previous bubble post for […] Read more…
This summer, I am hosting a reading challenge together with my lovely friend Amanda who runs the online children’s book store Books & Pieces. For the second year in a row, we are running a #KidsBooksBingo! Check out my previous post if you missed the introduction about the #KidsBooksBingo. You can also download a copy of the bingo […] Read more…
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 finally did it. As well as being lots of fun, creating bubbles is also a […] Read more…
Today we have another game review to share with you, from the bundle of games we received from Gibsons a couple of weeks ago. This time we are reviewing Pass the Bomb! The Big One. Disclosure: We were sent a free copy of Pass the Bomb! The Big One for review. All opinions are our […] Read more…
For this week’s summer camp cooking session we have another savoury dish that’s popular in our house. And since there’s no sharp knives or hot pans involved, until it goes in the oven at the end, it’s a great recipe for kids to get stuck in with. My 9 yr old can even make these […] Read more…
In Germany, we have a lovely tradition for starting school – kids get a large, cardboard cone called a “Schultüte”, filled with school supplies, little gifts and treats. When my youngest started school last year, he wanted to share this tradition with his new classmates at his Scottish school, so we made some mini “Schultüten” […] Read more…
