Family Day Out at Portobello Beach
When I hear of friends talking about amazing days out they’ve had, I often ask if they’d like to write up the experience for the… Read More »Family Day Out at Portobello Beach
Things to Do
A Family Day Out to Holyrood Palace
I’m ashamed to say that despite living in Edinburgh for almost ten years now, I had failed to visit Holyrood Palace until now. However, with… Read More »A Family Day Out to Holyrood Palace
Family Activity Day at The Queen’s Gallery
We’re incredibly lucky to live in a city with such a varied program of events for children. This weekend is of course, no exception to that. I think it’s always good to try new things and embark on different adventures. Somehow we’ve never been to The Queen’s Gallery before so this one really caught my eye.
If you’re free on Saturday afternoon why not head to the Family Activity day at Holyrood Palace? Read More »Family Activity Day at The Queen’s Gallery
Review and Giveaway: The Saviour To Kid’s Music
If you follow me on Instagram at all, you’ll know that we recently embarked on an epic road trip South. Usually, we’d just fly down to Gatwick but for some reason we thought it would be fun to drive.
It will be no surprise this was successful for as long as Thomas slept. The rest of the time, he was pretty grumpy.
We did however find a solution.
A solution that entertained both kids, caused them hilarity and happiness for Mike and I.Read More »Review and Giveaway: The Saviour To Kid’s Music
Join in an Easter egg Hunt with the National Trust for Scotland
If you’re looking for an egg-cellent activity for the Easter Holidays, then one egg-citing option is going to one of the many Cadbury Egg Hunts on… Read More »Join in an Easter egg Hunt with the National Trust for Scotland
Museum of Flight
If you’re looking for an activity to entertain the kids, the National Museum of Flight should not be ruled out. Granted, it may attract a number of plane spotter types but it actually is a great day out and the kids love it.
Occupying an old air field, numerous hangers provide hours of entertainment. The kids have space to run and there is little fear of them ‘touching’ things.
Our last visit began in the civil aviation hanger, which is full of planes for the kids to gaze upon. Whilst they can’t climb over the planes, there is nothing to request them not getting up close. Read More »Museum of Flight
The Royal Yacht Britannia
This week I FINALLY got round to visiting the Royal Yacht Britannia and actually had the nicest time with Katie. Despite hearing about it from my Mum, I had never fully appreciated how much there was to see and do. I had wrongly assumed it would be like a museum and not that suitable for young children. But it actually made for a brilliant day out.
We started off being greeted by an incredibly welcoming guide. He took lots of time to chat to Katie (and encouraged her to put her coat back on!). Katie was instantly beaming at the extra attention and was raring to get going with her audio handset. She was given a specific one for children and received an explanation of exactly how to use it. The guide also explained that a number of Corgis were hidden around the yacht for Katie to count. Read More »The Royal Yacht Britannia
Top ideas for Edinburgh when it’s cold outside
Every time Summer arrives I think to myself isn’t life wonderful: life is a whirlwind of picnics, visits to the park or beach, and lots of time is spent chasing the kids on their scooters. I always promise myself that things won’t change in Winter: we’ll just bundle up warm and all the kids will play out. A bit of ice won’t stop us!
Obviously, my promise has been broken. As the temperate is hovering around 5 degrees – we are happily snug at home with bikes left neglected in the garage.
Edinburgh ‘outside’ over Christmas is pretty fabulous – the Christmas lights are always worth a gander, the market is manic but magical in it’s way, and you can always stalk Santa at the Botanics. But as January rolls by, these activities disappear and sometimes staying home just doesn’t quite cut it. With that in mind, I give you ideas for Edinburgh in bad weather:Read More »Top ideas for Edinburgh when it’s cold outside
Activities: Bo’ness Santa Train
Christmas is undoubtedly an incredibly exciting for children. It’s hard not to get completely absorbed in the festivities with them, but I definitely enjoy some aspects more than others.
Jingle Bells on repeat? Not so much.
A steam train with Santa? Yes!Read More »Activities: Bo’ness Santa Train
Activities: Christmas Craft with Nature
Today was a day when I was rudely reminded that life is not always ‘Pinterest perfect’. Sometimes things do not go to plan and it’s at that point I find patience is really tested. You have to decide whether to take a deep breathe and keep smiling or completely flip your lid. I decided on a combination of the two…
A few weeks a go, I spied these little Christmas trees made from lollypop sticks and thought it would work really well with twigs. It would be more rustic but thought it would fit in well with our general theme at Christmas which has quite a lot of natural decorations.
We had a lovely time gathering sticks before having a late brunch at Cafe Milk. Katie was sold on the idea that we’d be using them for craft. I remembered to dry the sticks out before home AND we had a playdate planned in which the craft could be completed. Perfect or what?!Read More »Activities: Christmas Craft with Nature