Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
This Easter weekend, Skylanders challenged us with these two new Spring edition – Easter characters: Eggcited Thrillipede and Spring Ahead Dive Bomber. Have you seen them yet? Both of them are packaged in an egg shell which is definitely better than a chocolate Easter egg! Mr K is super eggcited!
Laser Maze Junior is a science logic maze for children aged 6 and above. The aim of the game is to get the laser beam to the rockets so they can safety return to Earth. This is a fun, problem solving game for one or more players.
Solving a mystery murder is a perfect way to spend your night playing with family and friends especially with a classic detective game, Cluedo! Cluedo from Parker Brothers has intrigued generations of game-playing families for a long time. It has always been one of my favourite games to play with my sisters!
Listen up Portal Masters! Today I would like to share this great news with all of you! Activision announces it has teamed up with some of Europe’s top sports stars and entertainment personalities – including the UK’s very own Ben Collins (AKA ‘The Stig’) and former Formula 1 driver Max Chilton – who have designed seven customised Skylanders™ SuperChargers toys. The collaboration will see Activision donate the exclusive toys to Make-A-Wish, the world’s largest wish-granting organisation. The charity will auction off the models to the highest bidder, with the proceeds helping to support the many wishes that Make-A-Wish grants to children with life-threatening medical conditions around the world each year.
Alongside Ben and Max, well-known personalities from the racing world such as Timo Glock, as well as French TV presenter Joan Faggianelli, kitesurfing champion Gisela Pulido and popular YouTubers St3pny and TheKing77 have lent their talents to the project. Each have designed their very own SuperCharged car, either a Hot Streak or Crypt Crusher – two vehicles from the latest Skylanders game, Skylanders™ SuperChargers, in which vehicles are brought to life for the first time. The designs have been sprayed onto models of the cars for superfans to bid on and raise money for Make-A-Wish.
Jon Stettner, president and CEO, Make-A-Wish International, added: “On behalf of my colleagues across Europe, I would like to thank Activision, and all the famous faces involved in the project, for this fantastic collaboration. We are thrilled with the unique vehicles that have been specially designed and the money raised will help us in our ongoing efforts to grant wishes for children with life-threatening medical conditions.”
Former ‘Stig’ from Top Gear, Ben Collins: “As soon as I heard about this Skylanders activity I had to take part. Being a huge fan of racing and cars, I think Skylanders SuperChargers is really cool and I’m enjoying playing the game! It’s a great idea to raise money for a highly deserving cause, like Make-A-Wish®, and getting to customise my own SuperChargers car was awesome.”
Home You Go is a classic game and now Rocket Toys and Games have given the board game a new facelift to a more modern look but the game strategy stays the same.
This is a simple and fun family game to be played with two or four players. It is suitable for ages six onwards. To win the game, you have to be the first player to get all 5 playing pieces over to the opposite side of the board!
Have you checked out Timeline Inventions yet? If not, I would recommend it! You can have a lot of fun learning and discovering at the same time! We definitely did! You are never too old to learn something new. We have been playing this along with General Interest Timeline to learn the list of various events that have shaped the world today!
I’m sure many of you will know Countdown which is one of the longest-running and most iconic quiz shows on British television. I still remember when I started watching it in 2004 when Richard Whiteley and Carol Voderman were still presenting. Nevertheless, this show is now one of my son’s favourite programmes after they were encourage to watch it at home by school.
Last week, I came across this hilarious children’s game Seagull Splat at the Toy Fair 2016 and I know this is going to be a big hit in our house. Who would have thought of having seagull poo their way to victory! This game came out last year and has already proved to be a popular game for children.
When I first came across PLYT Game, I had little clue as to how addictive and challenging this numeracy game would be. This is suitable for ages 4 and above and for 2 to 6 players. It is easy to play (when you set up all the rules), fun and competitive for all the family and it allows players of different ages and abilities to compete against each other with everyone being challenged. This game is a great game for everyone.
Disney Rummy is a simple and yet fun update on a classic family game. It contains two ways to play! The “Discovery” junior game helps children learn the basics of matching whilst the “Family” game gives you all the fun of classic rummy! This game is available to buy on Amazon and other retailers at RRP £17.99.
Do you think you have what it takes to mime all the Disney characters in this Disney Charades game? This is an excellent update of a classic game but with a twist, making it ideal for gathering the whole family around the table this Christmas. It is available to buy on Amazon and other retailers at RRP £12.99.
This year, we were very lucky to work with quite a lot of big brands on board games. We love board game in this house especially as they are a great way to get everyone together to play. Also throughout the whole year, I have had some great giveaways on some superb board games. This is my list of favourite board games that both our family and friends play repeatedly.
Last month, we had the opportunity via tots100 to try out two fabulous ghostly games (Ghost Hunt and Creepy Hand review hosted on Red Rose Mummy’s site) from MegaBleu. This week, we have received yet more amazing games. They are Alien Mission, Cobra Attack and Trickin’ Camel!
Jungle Speed is a fun, fast and furious game to play with 2 to 10 players. This is suitable for ages 7 and above. The game comes with 80 cards, a cloth bag, wooden Totem and instructions. It is available from Waterstones, Amazon and others at RRP £14.99.
Disney Pictopia is a picture-trivia family game that spans the decades of Disney’s cinematic history. Not only does this game test your Disney knowledge, it offers a unique twist; some questions must be answered from the perspective of the player asking the question, making it ideal for gathering the whole family around the table this Christmas. This game is available to buy on Amazon and other retailers at RRP £19.99.
