Planning for April
Last updated: 01 April 2025 Pinch, punch, first of the month! It's no April Fools, I'm updating all my monthly planning posts again for this year. In case it helps anyone else be more organised too, I’ll be sharing our
Planning for March
Last updated: 1 March 2025 Pinch, punch, first of the month! I'm updating all my monthly planning posts again for this year. In case it helps anyone else be more organised too, I’ll be sharing our monthly list of things to
{Edinburgh} Murder Mystery Trail around The Meadows
Four years ago, I wrote a Murder Mystery Trail around the Hermitage of Braid Nature Reserve here in Edinburgh, for my older son's lockdown birthday. This year, my younger son requested a murder mystery for his birthday too. I thought
Free Printable Beach Scavenger Hunt
If you're heading to the beach this summer, here's a fun little activity you can do with the kids if you want to take a break from paddling, sandcastle building, or rock pooling. And it's great for encouraging kids to
Free Printables: Jubilee Cake Toppers
The countdown to Queen Elizabeth II's - a.k.a. THE Queen - Platinum Jubilee is on. Ten years ago we were in Berlin, celebrating the Diamond Jubilee big style, inviting friends and colleagues round for a very British afternoon, with cucumber
Free Eurovision Printables & Party Ideas
Last updated May 2025 As I've mentioned before here on the blog, we are major Eurovision Song Contest fans in this house and can't wait to watch this year's Grand Final. If you too love all things Eurovision, then I've got
Murder Mystery Trail at Edinburgh’s Hermitage of Braid
November is birthday month for us, with both my boys celebrating their birthdays - just ten days apart! Yeah, we didn't plan that very well
Eurovision Song Contest Quiz – Free Download
Confession time - we are major Eurovision Song Contest fans in our house! Before moving house a gazillion times, we used to have a projector and big screen instead of a TV, and we would invite all our friends over
Christmas Activity Book
How time has flown! Tomorrow, our school breaks up for the Christmas holidays and next week it's the big event itself! I thought I was fairly organised, but suddenly there seem the be a gazillion little things I still need
Activity Advent Calendar Tips & Template
Whether you are looking for an alternative to chocolate Advent calendars (anyone else still working their way through the Hallowe'en candy?), are tired of those pre-filled toy calendars that just add more plastic tat to your house, or are simply
Popsicle Prints (with free download)
I wanted to surprise the boys on their last day of nursery, and to celebrate the start of both the summer holidays and the start of a new chapter in my older boy's life (in case you missed it, he