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
Our Favourite Hallowe’en Picture Books
One of my favourite times of the year, other than Christmas, for seasonal books has got to be Hallowe'en. There's just something about snuggling up on a dreich and dark Autumn afternoon to read some spooky stories together. It's still
Family Recipe: Mama’s Apfelkuchen (GF)
In case you've all been wondering what we did with the remainder of the apples we picked at Craigie's Farm a couple of weeks ago, I have one more, magnificent apple recipe for you! Although most of the credit for
Review: University Games Bundle [AD]
As I have mentioned here on the blog before, I come from a family of board game lovers and we are big board game fans in our house. I was therefore delighted to be given the chance to review a
September Snapshots 2017
We're already half way through October, and I just realised I never posted our September Snapshots. Well, better late than never. Here are the highlights from the past month, according to my iPhone (mostly): Everyone should eat fresh cotton candy bigger
Easy-Peasy Music Shakers
We've been really lucky with the weather in Edinburgh, since moving back three months ago. Lots of blue skies in summer and golden sunshine in Autumn. But, of course, we do also get rainy days, and in a quest to