Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
Last week, I shared some useful tips that I picked up during our trip to Taiwan for first time travellers and this week I am sharing our journey from Taoyuan Airport to Park Taipei Hotel. Later in the week, I will share with you the places of interests and their famous night markets in detail!
Othello is a classic fast paced strategy game that takes me back to my childhood when I often played it with my sisters. I remember in those days the board were very chunky with a plastic surface compared to this new classic board which is much lighter and elegant and comes with a felt surface.
This autumn, we have been busy reading these four awesome children’s books: Gaming Record Breakers, My Little Pony Where Equestria Comes to Life, Transformers Where Crown City Comes to Life and This Book thinks you’re a Scientist.
Googly Eyes is a hilarious and fun family game that will keep the whole family entertained. It is suitable for ages 7 and above for four to 16 players in teams. It is a drawing and guessing game using a pair of fun googly glasses.
Are you Team Captain America or Team Iron Man? Now you can use this Captain America Blaster Reveal Shield and Iron Man Slide Blast Armour to fight in the battle against each other!
Last month, while visiting my family in Singapore, my husband and I booked ourselves a short trip to Taiwan. During our visit to Taipei, Taiwan, we had so much fun trying out their local dishes and made good use of their free wifi internet service and many more.
DC Super Friends Superflight City is a brand new action packed playset from the Imaginext range, in which Batman really flies! This awesome Batman Playset is suitable for aged three to eight and is available to buy now. It requires a total of six AA batteries to run the Superflight: two batteries for the tower and four for the flight tower.
Disney Sofia the First have a new range of 3-inch collectibles and playsets from JAKKS Pacific which are available to buy from Smyths Toys. Bring these adorable toys into the magical kingdom of Enchancia and enter a world full of fun and friendship!
Many of you will know that Ravensburger make all sorts of awesome puzzles and now they are releasing this Funky Owl range of 3D Puzzles that are suitable for girls from 7+. The range consists of a 3D Puzzle Vanity Box, Pencil/Make Up Brush Holder, Jewellery Tree and Vase.
The Gloriumptious Worlds of Roald Dahl book is a scrapbook collection to Dahl’s wonderful stories, and gives fascinating insights into the characters and events from Roald Dahl’s writing in a humorous, exciting and downright gloriumptious way. It brings you into his world to discover how each story and character begins. This book is published by Carlton Book and was released on 11th August 2016.
Thunderbirds Are Go! If your boys are into Thunderbirds, then they will love this Alan Tracy costume from Pretend to Bee. They are a family run business and have been retailing their range of dressing up costumes since 2005! Looking through their website, I found they have a great range of exciting children’s dress up clothing! From History costumes to Nativity costumes, Halloween to Christmas and from Dinosaur to Princess.
Nerf Hyperfire N-Strike Elite is the fastest motorised Nerf dart blaster which fires 5 darts per second! This has to be the best of all their motorised blaster! My son is a big fan of Nerf blaster and he owns a number of them already but this has to be the best one he’s ever owned.
This Rocktanium frying pan is part of Stellar’s latest collection which comes with the distinctive “stone” finish non-stick coating. It is free from Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), scratch-resistant and guaranteed for five years.
This summer, we have been busy reading these Chinese cultural books from Tuttle publishers. As a bilingual parent, I have always wanted my children to learn their own mother tongue and learn about their own culture.
Tuttle have just published these books which are close to our heart and our cultures and I have been able to show it to my children. Tuttle was founded in 1832 in the small New England town of Rutland, Vermont. Since 1948, Tuttle has been a leader in publishing books on the cultures, arts, cuisines, languages and literatures of Asia. If you are looking for these types of books, they have a great range of books to buy.
Bake Off is coming back to our screens at the end of August and no doubt, many people will be looking to buy a food stand mixer! What is the first thing you look for when buying a food mixer? The look, the size, the wattage or simply the price tag?
