Mini Flatbread Pizzas
Today is our first day of Summer Camp cooking, and we are going to be making mini flatbread pizza. These are really easy to make - no special flour needed, no faffing around with yeast. The recipe makes six small
Origami Monster Bookmarks
Hallo everyone, and welcome to the first day of The Bear & The Fox Virtual Summer Camp! Today we have a crafting activity for you, and since many of you won't have had much notice, I've chosen something that you
Bear & Fox Free Virtual Summer Camp
Hello everyone! I have something exciting to share with you. With a lot of people’s summer plans interrupted, I thought I’d put together a little FREE virtual summer camp on the blog. The summer holidays started in Edinburgh today, and
Review: Dixit Storytelling Board Game [AD]
We're back with another review for the Asmodee UK Blogger Board Game Club, whom we are currently working with. Asmodee UK is an established distributor of toys and games, and the Board Game Club works with bloggers by providing a
{Edinburgh} Our Top Indie Bookshops with Kids
It's Independent Bookshop Week (20-27 June 2020), so I thought I would share our favourite indie bookshops in Edinburgh to visit as a family. Sadly you can't visit them right now, but they need our support more than ever. For
Easy Chicken Curry
The boys have been wanting to get a lot more involved with cooking during the lockdown. So Oskar helped me make this easy mild chicken curry. In fact, apart from cutting up the chicken, he pretty much made all of
Introducing Awsm Street
I've got something very exciting to share with you all today. A couple of weeks ago, we launched a new business! When my colour loving boys couldn't find any clothes they like in the High Street shops, we were inspired
Handmade Floral Midsummer Crowns
The Summer Solstice and Midsummer are just around the corner. Last year we made our own floral Midsummer Crowns to celebrate. It's really easy - all you need is wire and some foliage. You'll also need something to cut the
Our 2020 Reading Journey – Month 5
As I mentioned in my previous 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
Orange Flavoured Potato Cake
Like half of the rest of the country, we've been baking a lot during lockdown and trying out new recipes. I've always wanted to try out using mashed potato in gluten free baking, so I experimented by mixing and matching
Raising Butterflies
30 Days Wild kicked off in the UK this week. It’s an annual initiative by the National Trusts to get people appreciate, enjoying and engaging with nature more. Obviously we’re still a bit limited on what we can do right
Easy Shepherd’s Pie
When drawing up a meal plan for last week, and trying to avoid choosing the same dishes week after week, I realised that I hadn't made Shepherd's Pie in, like, forever. So it promptly went on the list, and luckily