Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
Mensa Train Your Brain: Cranium Crunchers and Perplexing Puzzles books are out now to buy from Carlton Books. These books are written by Dr Gareth Moore. They are suitable for ages seven and above. It will provide your child plenty of challenging puzzles for them to solve!
Would I Lie to You is a board game based on the hit BBC comedy panel show. This is a game of quick thinking that calls for a cool head and a poker face. Do you think you can fool your opponents with a lie or invent a bizarre sentence that sounds more convincing than the truth?
Mad Libs is a popular phrasal template word game created in 1958. This game is where one player prompts others for a list of words to substitute for blanks in a story, before reading the comical or nonsensical story aloud. It is a fun and nonsense party game that captures all the unexpected silliness. It is available to buy from Esdevium store finder.
Princess Twilight Sparkle is My Little Pony Friendship is Magic’s new DVD and Digital Download which will be available to buy now in all good retailers and Amazon with 126 minutes of magical adventure!
Nutmeg is Morrisons’ children’s clothing range which are affordable, accessible and filled with thoughtful details from non-slip soles to stop slides and spills, to big chunky zips for little ones to do up themselves. Each comes with some great little details to make life easier.
This was our first time trying the Nutmeg clothes range and we are impressed with the quality of the clothing and the prices are very reasonable. It is not a huge range of clothing but most of their designs are very fashionable, cute and stylish.
We have received a set of clothing for Ms C and Mr K to try. They both immediately fell in love with the items. The materials are incurably soft to touch and comes with eye catching designs. The clothing feels true to size and fits both of them well.
Do you often run out of ideas or find it hard to buy presents for your children or other people’s children? No worries as Wicked Uncle is brilliant for this and here to help. It is a gift website that stocks interesting and unusual children’s presents. They are essentially a present service for birthdays, Christmas and other occasions.
The website is easy to navigate. You can shop by gender of the child, age or categories. It will show you a range of toys that should suit that child. It allows you to easily find gifts for girls who are science mad or boys who like crafty things, and it allows you to search by areas of interest like creative, outdoorsy things etc. There is also an option to just search ALL so you can see all the cool items they stock.
As it is Ms C’s birthday in May, I browsed for aged 7 and for girls. It showed me a range of fun and unusual gift ideas for her that I would not have thought of. I am very pleased with the choices. It has loads of games, toys, play kits and puzzles that all offer something a bit different. This is a fantastic selection of gifts that will stretch the child’s imagination. There are a mix of quality brands like Interplay, Marvin’s Magic, Meccano, etc. and the prices are reasonable.
Last week on 29th April 2016, the most anticipated Japanese cultural phenomenon YO-KAI WATCH ® for Nintendo 3DS family systems launched across Europe with over 10 million units in the series shipped to date! We joined many others in playing it since launch!
Over the last month, we have been taking part in the Mumsnet Instant Ink test, along with nine other bloggers, to try out this HP Envy 5540 printer for a month. As many of you will know, having a printer at home can allow you to get many things done. From printing money saving vouchers to photos and from printing copies of legal documents to children’s school work, we definitely can’t live without it in this household!
If you don’t already have a printer, you might be wondering what the costs of buying replacement ink cartridges are, but even if you do already have a printer, you might be curious how this HP Envy stacks up against yours. In fact HP have a really neat solution called HP Instant Ink which is a replacement service where the printer will know when it’s low on ink and will ship you new cartridges before you run out. You select your monthly price plan which includes the ink cartridges and delivery costs for as little as £1.99 per month and they take care of the rest.
This coming 9th May was the original creator of the Mr Men, Roger Hargreaves’s birthday. To coincide with his birthday, we would like to show you two Mr Men books: Mr. Men Birthday Party and Mr Men the Very Silly Birthday book.
Mr Frosty, the classic crunchy ice maker is back with a fresh new look in spring. It is the much loved original slushy maker from back in the 80s.
With the launch of this revamped nostalgic toy, kids of all ages and adults will love making delicious frozen treats! This much improved friendly snowman ensures making yummy frozen treats is even easier. It comes with everything you need to create your own crunchy ice, fruity ice shapes and ice lollies!
Last month, we saw the exclusive launch of the Hyrule Warriors: Legends for the Nintendo 3DS family systems on 24th March. We were lucky to get a chance to test it out it out on the Nintendo 3DS.
After Hyrule Warriors took Wii U by storm, those large-scale battles can now be taken on the go, complete with the new ability to command and switch seamlessly between up to four characters on the battlefield, play as five new characters, and enjoy two new and exclusive storylines.
Angry Bird Red and Mighty Eagle storm into King Pig’s castle to rescue the stolen eggs from King Pig! They need to stop Chef Pig from putting boiled eggs on the menu. Mighty Eagle catapults Red to the top of the tower to rescue the eggs before they slide into the cauldron. This awesome King Pig’s castle is part of the new LEGO Angry Birds collection and is suitable for children aged 6 and above. It is available from retailers nationwide and Amazon. For more information visit www.lego.com/en-gb/
Recently, Chatham have unveiled a range of vibrant summer deck shoes for children. Mr K was fortunate to receive a pair of stylish Henry Kids Deck shoes in navy and yellow to try out. They are made from premium nubuck leather and featuring a non-slip rubber sole.
King of Tokyo is a strategic game where players take on the role of giant monsters battling for domination of Tokyo. It is a challenging and fun game involving dice rolling. This game is available to buy from Esdevium store finder or on Amazon.
Puppy In My Pocket have been around since the 90’s and have been a favourite of girls for many years. Now they are making a comeback which will see it return to its collectable best. There are more than 100 miniature Puppies to collect, including ultra-rare glitter puppies. These soft flocked characters each has its own name and unique bio based upon realistic dog breeds.
Ms C was thrilled when she received the Puppy Play Park playset, Clip on Pouch and a few blind packs from Series 1. She couldn’t wait to play with them!
