Gift Guide for Little Book Bugs
What do you give a kid for Christmas who loves books? A book, of course! Or several books, even. When I was a kid, we always received a book for Christmas, and for our birthday, regardless of what else we
Fundraising for ‘When You Wish Upon a Star’
This weekend is the beginning of Advent, the time of waiting leading up to Christmas. A time of giving. So, today I want to talk to you about a seasonal fundraiser me and my three 'boys' are taking part in.
Gift Idea: Personalised Children’s Books
This week, I have a slightly smaller round of book recommendations for you - just three, instead of five - because I would like to go in to a little more detail. With Christmas fast approaching, everyone is on the
November Snapshots 2017
November in Snapshots, according to my iPhone (mostly)… We've been enjoying some amazing Autumn weather in Edinburgh this November. Lots of blue skies and crisp, cold days. Lantern procession for St Martin's Day at the German Church in Edinburgh. We've been to the National
How to Stock a Play Kitchen
As I mentioned in my post from yesterday, a play kitchen is a fantastic toy to encourage role play, and the one we made for our elder son five years ago is still going strong with his little brother. But,
Review: Busy Me Time For Tea Set [AD]
One of the most popular toys - apart from cars and Lego, of course - that our boys have is their play kitchen. A play kitchen is a fantastic toy for role play - we made ours for our eldest when he
Spinach & Parmesan Bread Dumplings
My boys are fairly good at eating vegetables. They prefer them raw, and will eat any amount of tomatoes, cucumbers, carrots, kohlrabi, and - their latest discovery - sugar snap peas. They are not as keen on cooked vegetables, but
Review: Adopt an Elf for Christmas [AD]
Do you have a Christmas Elf in your house? We will have one for the first time this year, as the folk from ‘Elf for Christmas’ have kindly sent us one of their Elf Toy & Magical Reward Kits for
Advent Calendar & Stocking Fillers
Yesterday, I promised you some ideas for filling a DIY Advent Calendar. My boys are 3 and 7, and will pretty much be getting the same. A couple of things are recommended for ages older than 3, but the little
Alternative Advent Calendar Ideas
It's that time of year again, when you think you still have a good few weeks to get yourself organised for Christmas, then suddenly realise it's less than 10 days to go until 1st December and you haven't got the
A Paw-tastic Birthday
My youngest has just turned 3, and after giving his big brother a spectacular unicorn birthday surprise just ten days earlier, I felt like I had to make it up to him too. Luckily, his wish for a Paw Patrol
Review: Magic Maths Game [AD]
Today, I want to share a great little educational game with you. As I mentioned before, I was approached a while ago by Orchard Toys, to join their team of bloggers, so we have been testing some games for them. We