Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
Buying gifts for young people/adults who like to play games can be very tricky. They might already own many gaming products and gadgets. To help with some alternative gadgety toys, we are delighted to receive this selection of merchandise from Paladone! These items should give you a few ideas to buy this Christmas. Personally, these are things that I like and even before I had a chance to unbox them, my children and husband already had their eyes on them!
All I want for Christmas is a Gaming Headset! This is what I have been hearing whenever I ask Mr K for his Christmas list. He is, just like many youngsters, very much into his online gaming and watching his favourite YouTubers. Currently, he is into one of the most successful online games in Fortnite and wanting a gaming headset so that he can communicate with his online friends.
As we are running towards the festive season, the number of presents our children will be receiving can easily overrun our living space. Now thanks to these cute and affordable Maqio boxes, we can keep everything organised and our children’s bedrooms neat and tidy. Unsurprisingly, my children can generate a lot of mess, especially Ms C! She has so many small collectables that always clutter the floor!
To celebrate the release of the Mary Poppins Return movie, we have received this gorgeous Disney Mary Poppins Umbrella from Paladone to follow in the footsteps of the magical nanny herself and to transport us to our next mystical adventure!
Mary Poppins is a much-loved musical that first aired in 1964 and was produced by Walt Disney. This sequel is set decades since her original visit and she is returning to help the Banks siblings and Michael’s children through a difficult time in their lives.
It has been a long time since we last watched it but I will always remember how she arrived by umbrella to the Banks home, while the rest of the nanny interviewees got blown away!
FReNeTiC is a new frantic word game that uses the element symbols of the periodic table to form as many words as possible! Did you now that there are over 10,000 words that can be created using combinations of the element symbols of the FReNeTiC game board? You will be amazed by the game!
This unique word game is suitable for one or more players aged eight and above. This family game has broad appeal, with everyone playing all the time and combines skill, strategy and luck at a frenzied pace. It comes with a periodic table game board, 96 symbol tiles, four FReNeTiC tiles, four pencils, four pads, a 45-second timer, a blue cloth bag and instructions.
To coincide this week with the Strictly Come Dancing semi-final, I am super thrilled to introduce you to this fun fun fun Strictly Come Dancing board game! I am sure you are no strangers to this board game as it has been very well received and rated on many websites and on social media!
Have you seen the latest range of His and Her Elf pyjamas sets from New Look for this Christmas season? It is not very often that both Mr C and I own similar sets of clothing. The last time we did was years ago, where all of us dressed up in Captain America t-shirts for the new year.
This ZeroWater filter jug removes virtually all dissolved solids, thanks to their unique 5-stage Ion Exchange Filtration system, to provide you with the purest tasting water. It has a capacity of a 10 cup pitcher and 2 cups in reserve, which is great for a big family or at work. This big jug is well made with a soft grip handle. The lid comes with a detachable water quality meter, a small opening spout and a big removable lid for filling the water.
Stuffed Fables is an adventure storybook driven game that gets players to take on the roles of brave soft toys to save the child they love from a scheming, evil mastermind. This unusual game is played in the storybook – a book that acts as your rules reference, story guide, and game board! It is for ages seven & above, and for two to four players. It takes at least 60 minutes or more to play.
Beasts of Balance is a fun family stacking game, which is played and brought to life via a free app on iOS and Android tablets & smartphones. This multi-award winning set is a game of strategy and balance in which either you work cooperatively with your family and friends to build a tower of beasts on the Plinth or use the brand new Battles expansion pack to play head-to-head!
Have you caught the wind of Fantastic Beasts? Two weeks ago, did you manage to join in the Fantastic Beasts Nifflers Twitter party with KapToys? We had so much fun chatting over these gorgeous Nifflers Plush Toys!
To celebrate the release of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, we received this gorgeous range of Nifflers plush toys from KapToys. The Nifflers and Nifflers Babies are not available online yet but they are available to buy from independent toy stores. Do look out of them!
Guinness World Record Challenges puts players knowledge about Guinness World Records to the test and challenges opponents to demonstrate some record-breaking skills using everyday household items! Are you brave enough to take up the challenge?
This board game is suitable for aged eight years and above, with two to five players. This game also requires you to provide your own household objects to play, like a smartphone, a 500ml bottle of water, socks, coins, paper clips, 5 pint glasses, A4 paper, teaspoons and a set of cards. Of course, if you are unable to get the items for your game, you can always pass the challenge card and get a new one.
Pokémon fans! Have you caught them all? Pokémon has been one of the most influential global phenomenon and one of the most successful video game franchises of all time! Both of my children love Pokémon so much that when we went on holiday to Japan, we made time to visit Pokémon centre Osaka.
If you are a Pokémon fan, then you don’t want to miss out on these fabulous Pokémon goodies that I am showing you today from the Pokémon Christmas Gift Guide!
The wait is finally over! If you have seen our Facebook teaser, you may have already guessed it! This brand new Peppa’s Secret Surprise Series 1 collectable is set to bring joy to millions of Peppa Pig fans!
This Christmas season, if you happen to be in Birmingham or are planning things to do with your family, why not check out this outstanding performance of Pinocchio at The Old Rep Theatre? This adaptation of Carlo Collodi’s classic tale Pinocchio is now showing until the 30th December 2018!
