Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
The highly anticipated What’s that Smell is a brand new fragrant-guessing party game from WowWee, that opens up a world of interesting whiffs. There are over 50+ smells from sweet to stinky smells for players to guess. This is a party game where a strong sense of smell can make you a winner. The game is for aged 14 and above, to play with two to six players or in teams.
As we had such a busy summer, I have neglected our house for quite some time! As we are now welcoming the lovely Autumn weather, I am getting the house organized with Addis before the mad rush of Christmas begins!
I am delighted to receive these Addis recycling bins with colour-coded lids. These are 40 litre bins with a tall and slim build. It measures 49cm by 41cm by 26cm. They come with an interlocking system to connect together to create the ultimate recycling hub.
Puzzle Wars is a brand new strategy puzzle game launched by Tomy Toys. This mind challenging tabletop game that can be played head-to-head against a friend or on your own against the built-in timer. It is suitable for aged eight and above, and for one to two players.
Stupid Deaths celebrates the stupidest deaths over the centuries. This hilarious game challenges players to identify if the death is true or a made up story. Sounds too easy? It’s actually harder than you think. As a matter of fact, many people did die in utterly ridiculous ways, so can you guess, if the stories are myths or facts before the Grim Reaper catches up with you!
Sometimes travelling to a foreign country can be quite daunting, especially if you don’t know how to speak the language. You could be really thorough and take up language classes before you travel or you could wing your way through your journey, with a little help from a book like this Instant Japanese phrase book. Best of all, this is not just a boring phrase book filled with words, the book contains fun manga illustrations!
My Little Pony is one of Ms C’s favourite shows and she can’t get enough of them! Now she can immerse herself with this Light Up Twilight Sparkle Style and Groom by HTI. This Style and Groom Twilight Sparkle has a really neat trick up its sleeve. It is a hair styling toy but press the button and it lights up to work as a night light! Ms C loves this feature.
Stink Bomz is the brand new collectable plush range from Tomy where each has their own silly smell and makes three unique fart noises. But best of all, every Stink has their own fun personality. This new line has just launched in the UK this October for children who love grotesque traits, smells and sounds.
There are a total of eight main characters: Ripper, Groaner, Boom-Boom, Sweaty, Spicy, Mr Stinker, Squirmy and Smoggly, and three special ones: Spicy, Pooberry and Mr Stinker to collect.
1, 2, 3 let the battle begin! Now you can recreate your own battle in this replica Hexbug Robot Wars Arena using the remote-controlled robots. This action-packed arena is the perfect place to pit the world’s most notorious robots against one another! It is suitable for aged eight and above.
This well-designed Hexbug Robot Wars Arena is surrounded by low walls all around with four transparent barriers to protect the audience from any debris and along with a stick-on Dial of Doom stand.
Japan is a fascinating place, packed full of traditions dating back thousands of years and with their multifaceted cultural, it has never failed to fascinate me. Even though I have been there five times with my family and friends, each time it still intrigues me and makes me want to learn more about their culture. So I am delighted to have received this book to read along with my children.
The Faithful Spy tells the true story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer who conspired to kill Hitler. It’s a very well written book by John Hendrix, who has done extensive research about Dietrich Bonhoeffer by personally visiting the sites in Germany and gaining personal access to the original papers and letter of Dietrich Bonhoeffer and Eberhard Bathge.
In his signature style of interwoven handwritten text and art, the author tells the true story of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a pastor who makes the ultimate sacrifice in order to free the German people from oppression during World War II.
A Geek In Japan is a comprehensive book that covers a broad set of topics in short articles accompanied by sidebars and numerous gorgeous, vibrant photographs, providing a lively digest of the society and culture of Japan. Designed to appeal to the generations of Westerners who grew up on Pokémon, manga and video games, A Geek in Japan reinvents the culture guide for readers in the Internet age.
Celebrating Chinese Festivals Book takes us into the most important and celebrated festivals of China, and explains the traditions, the delicious foods, the exciting activities and special customs that go with them!
As some of you might know, I am bilingual and I am always on the lookout for educational books that teaches Chinese culture and language. It is very important for me to teach both of my children about their heritage.
This Chinese Zodiac Animals is written in simple plain English which is easy to understand and suitable for younger children to follow. It doesn’t contain too many big or difficult words. There are also plenty of colour and adorable illustrations that will appeal to all ages.
Fortnite is currently the latest online video game obsessed by many children and adults alike, including Mr K and his classmates. This game was first released in 2017 by Epic Games. The game modes include Fortnite: Save the World, a cooperative shooter-survival game for up to four players to fight off zombie-like creatures and defend objects with fortifications they can build, and Fortnite Battle Royale, a free-to-play battle royale game where up to 100 players fight to be the last person standing.
Roblox is a free multiplayer online game that allows players to design their own games and play a wide variety of different types of games created by other users through Roblox Studio. There are over 15 million fun and free user-generated games, like Jailbreak and Work at a Pizza Place.
