Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
Furby Boom is the 2013 new generation interactive toy that will work with a free Furby Boom app with iPad, iPod touch, iPhone with iOS 5.0 or later and Android. They are suitable for 6 years old and above. It requires 4 AA batteries and a small flat screwdriver to open the battery compartment which are not included.
This half term we were invited to a fantastic and rare opportunity to stay overnight at the animal park and experience the atmosphere and sounds of the wild as the sun goes down. Of course, if you like what you read below, you are able to book this experience with Paradise Wildlife Park. Snooze at the Zoo Experience also includes a sumptuous continental style breakfast in Tiger Treetops and a special hands on tour of the zoo.
Paradise Wildlife Park is a family-run animal park located in Broxbourne in Hertfordshire, England. It took us over 2 hours to drive there. They are situated 20 miles North of London, just off the A10 near to junction 25 of the M25. They do offer a minibus service from and to Broxbourne Train Station which costs you £1 or free for under 2 years if you don’t drive.
Food prices are always on the rise. Have you thought how to make your budget stretch? I love to cook for my family as you can be sure of what’s in there. There won’t be any nasty ingredients nor too much of the unhealthy ones. Sainsbury’s Live Well For Less have challenged a few parenting bloggers to share advice and savvy suggestions for using basics to create everyday food, without compromising on quality.
Brrraaaaaaaaahhhhhh! Brrraaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh! It is Elephantastic! Doh Nutters is a fast action, hilarious game that has sold well over a million copies! Doh Nutters is suitable for aged four and above for two to four players. It comes with four elephant masks, 12 plastic doughnuts and one playing board. The masks are very well made, good quality plastic with thick stretchy straps. It fits both children and adult well. The elephant trunks are made from soft plastic with ridges that enable the doughnut to stay on or may be not! The playing board is made from a thin cardboard with funny elephant printed.
Night Goggles (For 6 years and above)
This is the coolest gadget that I, ummmm okay, my son has ever owned. The bright LED lights and blue tinted lenses enhance the night vision. It is very bright and clear to see. There is a foldout scope and 2x magnifying lens to enhance the target tracking ability. These make Mr K feel like a real spy. We’ve all had fun with these, turning the light off in the bedrooms and using the foldout scope to place a target on the wall. They are comfortable to wear with elastic strap to adjust. The battery compartment does slip down occasionally but once it is tightened it is fine. This requires 3 AAA batteries which are not included.
Doc McStuffins is an African-American animated children’s television series. She is a six year old who can fix toys, with a little help from her stuffed animal friends: Stuffy, Hallie, Lambie and Chilly. This set comes with Doc McStuffins and her friend Lambie along with her Doc’s bag, stethoscope, thermometer, otoscope and comb. The set is suitable for aged 3 years onwards. Doc McStuffins requires four 1.5V battery and Lambie required three 1.5V battery which are included. They are housed in their back along with the on/off switch.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are one of my favourite childhood heroes. Every Saturday, at my granny’s house, my cousin and I would always watch the shows and pretend we were the characters. Even though that was over 20 years ago, I could still remember those days where we were fighting over who would be the goodies and who would be the baddies.
I am so pleased that we were sent Turtles Flinger Donatello and Mutagen Ooze Leo for review. Mr K and Ms C are very excited to play with them! Mr K immediately chose Leo as he has blue colour on him and so Ms C had Donatello.
Do you have any football fans at home? Want to own your own Top Premiership Team? Character Building Sports Stars Football is one you might like to get for your children or your other half!
Pigs in pants! This is the latest fun, amusing and lively matching game by Orchard Toys, launched in August 2013. My children love the idea of matching pants and they are such colourful pants too!
Have you tried balancing a cactus and managed to not get pricked by them? Well Plan Toys have one which is safe for children! This wooden balancing cactus game is fun and challenging. The quality of wood is superb – smooth and very colourful. Both of my children love it. They are unique and so different from the rest of the toys we have.
This Summer has been fabulous for us as a family. We’ve been able to get out and about so much more easily and it puts a whole different complexion on things when it’s been warm and sunny. A by-product of that though is that we’ve been eating so many ice lollies, ice creams and we’ve been using so much ice from our ice maker that it’s been working non-stop. The Chill Factor Slushy Maker now allows us to add ‘slushies’ to that list too.
Tinker Bell is flying high into the sky! Launch them high up into the sky by using the flower base. The set comes with a beautiful Tinker Bell and flower base. There is no need for batteries or assembly. Tinker Bell’s hair is made from soft rubber and her wings are made of part-foam and part-plastic. We launched her easily 50 times and she still looks perfect.
Any fans of Bubble Guppies out here? We sure do in this house! Ms C loves bubble guppies especially Molly. For those who don’t know Bubble Guppies, it is shown at 9.30am on Nick Jr. It is an interactive show that teaches kids about a wide range of topics – from dinosaurs to dentists, rock & roll to recycling, and colours to cowboys. Through these topics, kids learn about science, maths, literacy, and much more in this preschool musical comedy set in a vibrant, aquarium-inspired underwater classroom.
The world of construction playsets will light up this summer with the introduction of Lite Brix which, with both girls and boys sets, offers every child a totally new and illuminating brick building concept to discover. There are over 10 different type of playsets to choose from: Pet shop, Mansion, Super Jet Fighter, Extreme City Lights, Lumi-Port, Lumi-Star Racer etc.
The world of construction playsets will light up this summer with the introduction of Lite Brix which, with both girls and boys sets, offers every child a totally new and illuminating brick building concept to discover. There are over 10 different types of playsets to choose from: Pet Shop, Mansion, Super Jet Fighter, Extreme City Lights, Lumi-Port, Rescue Copter etc.
