The Edinburgh International Book Festival 2019 launched on Saturday and we were very lucky to be there for the first show of this year’s children’s… Read More »Julia Donaldson & Catherine Rayner: Performing Picture Books
I really want to like opera. I have tried but I’ve never been blown away by it. Not even by Tosca at the Met in… Read More »Review: Fox-tot!
Joyce is a show suitable for all ages. It incorporates puppetry, music and live magic, all of which is performed very well by an obviously… Read More »Review: Joyce
The Woman Who Rode A Shark is a beautiful new children’s book by Scottish author Ailsa Ross. Ailsa happens to be my cousin. We have… Read More »Book review: The Woman Who Rode A Shark
How do you decide on a baby name? With the lovely news of the new royal arrival this week, we got to thinking about baby… Read More »What’s In a Name?
Edinburgh has seen an explosion of eco food shopping options in the past few months with most sides of the city now catered for by… Read More »Edinburgh’s Eco Shopping Revolution
I have been up, over and round Arthur’s Seat hundreds of times; walking, running, with a baby strapped to me or a toddler riding piggy-back,… Read More »Edinburgh’s History and Mysteries: Arthur’s Seat
Whilst Edinburgh is undoubtably Queen of Hogmanay – this year I’m resolute I am not falling into the trap of New Year’s Resolutions. My husband… Read More »Why I’m Not Making Any New Year’s Resolution
There are so many things to do with kids in Edinburgh that we really are spoilt for choice. With Christmas firmly on the horizon there are… Read More »10 Top Edinburgh Family Days Out this Christmas
Christmas came early for the Edinburgh Life with Kids team this year as we were kindly gifted an opportunity to explore Edinburgh’s Christmas in its… Read More »A Top Family Day Out at Edinburgh’s Christmas