As you may have gathered from all the recipes here on the blog, we love cooking and baking in our house and the boys love getting stuck in too. Baking cookies is their favourite, of course, but recently they’ve both also been taking an interest in helping to cook meals for dinner. So it was […] Read more…
Last month I attended the annual BlogOn conference in Manchester. Little did I know, that besides inspirational talks, great conversations with brands and other bloggers, and an epic goodie bag, I would also come away winning a free fitting and pair of shoe from Hotter Shoes as part of their ‘Hotter Fit Fortnight’. Since this […] Read more…
A wee while ago I shared a preview of Wallace & Gromit’s Musical Marvels, which has been touring the UK since mid May. We had been gifted tickets to go and see this, in return for an honest review, and this past weekend, the big day finally arrived and we were off to the Usher […] Read more…
We’ve got a new product to share with you today, and it’s a great little kit for any kids interested in engineering. The new Engineering Makerspace STEM range from Thames & Kosmos lets children age 8+ explore the physics of force, motion, energy, levers and more through play, learning as they build. There are several […] Read more…
Time is all around us – Breakfast time. Time for play group. Time for school. Party time. Dinner time. Bed time. From a very young age, children hear about ‘time’, but grasping the concept of time and learning to tell the time are not so easy. My 8 year old still struggles to tell the […] Read more…
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, and frequently take trips to our local nature reserves or the woods, so the 5-in-1 […] Read more…
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, which has gained popularity worldwide and is known for its production of good quality, hard […] Read more…
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 Learning Resources. Disclosure: We were sent four Beaker Creatures Reactor Pods free of charge, in […] Read more…
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 kits available in the shops. Here’s just a small selection of what was available in […] Read more…
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 science fun over five floors, and is one of the Festival’s biggest attractions. We had […] Read more…