{USA} The National Building Museum with Kids
Happy Museum Monday everyone! We’re back this week with another great kid-friendly museum to share with you. I have been lucky enough to spend a significant amount of time in Washington, D.C. (including two long summers as an intern at
Review: 5-in-1 Outdoor Measure Mate [AD]
Today, I've got another great product to share with you that we've tested with the kids, and I'm quite excited because I think it's one of my favourite things we've tested yet. We love spending time outdoors as a family,
‘Falscher Hase’ German Meat Loaf
If you're looking for a way to use up those last leftover hard boiled Easter eggs, I have just the recipe for you! "Falscher Hase" - a typical German recipe which translates as "false hare" - is a special kind
Review: Schleich Unicorn & Pegasus Family [AD]
Hands up if your kids have an assortment of plastic animal figures kicking about the house? We certainly do, and my first choice for getting any new ones would always be Schleich, a well-known German brand founded in the 1930s,
Our Favourite Picture Books for Easter
It's Friday! Time for another book post, and with Easter only a few sleeps away I thought I'd give you an update on our favourite Easter related picture books since we've added a couple new titles to our home library
Wallace & Gromit’s Musical Marvels – Save the Date! [AD]
So here's the thing, we do a lot of cultural stuff as a family, but one thing we've not really exposed the kids to is classical music , which is something I would like to change. My husband and I
Chocolate Easter Nests
Easter is getting closer, so today I have another sweet (literally) and easy little idea for you. I'm going to share how we made chocolate Easter nests for our German playgroup's Easter meet-up last weekend. Some folk make their Easter nets
Review: Beaker Creatures Reactor Pods [AD]
Following in the footsteps of last week's review of the Weekend Box Club STEM boxes, we have another fun little science related product for you today, which we were invited to review - the new Beaker Creatures Reactor Pods from
{Germany} The Cutting Edge of Museums. Literally.
Happy Museum Monday everyone! This week, I have another curiosity from our travels around the world's museums to share with you - the <Deutsches Klingenmuseum> which literally translates as the German Blade Museum. The Blade Museum is located in Solingen, famous
Painting Eggs with Little Brian Paint Sticks [AD]
With Easter only a week away, let's talk some more about decorating eggs. In Germany, decorating hard boiled Easter eggs is pretty much a national obsession. You wouldn't believe the amount of different kinds of egg dying and egg decorating
Exploring the Edinburgh Science Festival [AD]
You may remember a couple weeks ago, I posted a 'Save the Date' about the Edinburgh Science Festival. Well, it's here! And we've been making the most of it. Last weekend, we visited the City Art Centre, which offers interactive
Easter Bunny Treat Bags
Today I have a really cute and easy Easter craft for you. We are having some friends over on Easter Sunday, so I wanted to make some little treats for everyone. These could also double up as table decorations, or