Oskar’s Christmas Book Haul
Hands up if you love getting books for Christmas? I was dreading the onslaught of unnecessary toys, but was pleasantly surprised - not only were there only a couple of toys, with most of the boys' presents being books, but
Flourless Chocolate Santa Brownies
My kids are still off school until Thursday, and we felt like a spot of baking this week. Nigella’s flourless chocolate brownies always go down a treat in our house, and we had most of the baking essentials sitting in
Top 5 Posts of 2019
It's always fun to see content my readers enjoy the most. Obviously, posts from earlier in the year always have a higher hit rate, since they are around for more of the year, but it still gives a good indication
December Snapshots 2019
Happy New Year everyone! Here's our last month in Snapshots, according to my iPhone… For more daily snapshots, you can follow me on Instagram at @bearandfoxblog!
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas everyone! We are in Germany for Christmas this year, visiting my parents, and Christmas Eve is our big day here to celebrate. Christmas Day us for sleeping in and eating leftovers, haha. Anyway, I'm taking some time off
Review: Novie Robot [AD]
Just before the blog takes a little break over the Christmas week, I have one more review for you, and it's a really fun one! Please note this review contains a gifted item. Novie is a cute little robot that fits
Christmas Crafts Round-up
In Edinburgh, the Christmas holidays start tomorrow, which means keeping the kids entertained when excitement is already high. If you are still looking for some activities to do with your kids in the run up to the big day, check
Peppermint Creams
One of those quintessentially British things that for me belong to Christmas, are peppermint creams. Every recipe I found online included raw eggs, but I wanted the boys to be able to eat them too without risk, so I tried
Review: Get Packing Game [AD]
Today I have another review for you, from the Asmodee UK Blogger Board Game Club. This month, we have been testing a fun puzzle game called Get Packing (which reminds me, I need to get packing for our Christmas holiday
New Christmas Picture Books for 2019
We love seasonal picture books, so every year we add a couple of new Christmas picture books to our collection. Here's what we've chosen this year: If you enjoyed the video, I’d be really grateful if you would subscribe to my channel. Thanks! List
Gluten Free Christmas Stollen
One of the things I really miss about German Christmas, since going gluten free, is Stollen. Making it yourself was always such a challenge: the tough yeast dough needs the better part of a day kneading and rising and kneading
Review: Okido Magazine [AD]
Anyone else here have kids always begging for magazines every time you go to the shops? Mine do. We usually let the kids choose a magazine when we are travelling, and they often get one as a special treat when