Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
To celebrate the new release of the Disney Pirates of the Caribbean Salazar’s Revenge movie, Spin Master have launched a range of toys for their little fans! Now you can set sail with the pirates on Jack Sparrow’s pirate ship, the Ghost Ship or the Ghost Shark Attack with a range of figurines!
The upcoming 2017 American 3D computer-animated comedy film Despicable Me 3 will be in cinemas from 30 June! To celebrate the release, Ravensburger have launched a range of Despicable Me 3 puzzles for their fans. It is suitable for aged seven and above. The range consists of Pencil Pot, Sneaker, Vanity Box and Jigsaw Puzzle.
Qixels are pixelated cubes which allow children to create their own 8bit pixelated world full of fun themes and characters, by fusing them together with a blast of water. They are suitable for aged 4 and above.
It had been awhile since we last reviewed Qixels and were very excited to see that they now have a range of designs! Not only that, they have a much improved cube tray that allow children or adults to place the Qixels onto the tray and remove the characters off the tray with ease. We have received the Qixels Kingdom Castle Attack playset which features 1000 cubes to create a Qixels Kingdom where children can defeat the savage trolls and regain power of their lands.
Do you ever dream of customising your own lightsaber? With this Star Wars Spin-Action Lightsaber BladeBuilders, it allows you to build your dream lightsaber! Not only that, it can spin 360-degrees too!
Hasbro Fantastic Gymnastics game is a fun and unique game that is suitable for aged eight and above. It can be played solo, head-to-head, or you can challenge friends to a tournament. Be warned that this game can get very competitive!
Want to battle like your favourite WWE superstar? Then look no further! Jakks Pacific have launched a range of WWE dress up for their little WWE fans to recreate their favourite stars live in action. Children will burst with all the drama and energy using these superstars’ dress up and their accessories to recreate this unique blend of sport and entertainment.
Lego Minifigures Series 17 is available to buy now at retailers nationwide with 16 all-new characters to collect or trade. This adds new and exciting play possibilities to existing LEGO® sets featuring the Hot Dog Vendor, Elf Maiden, Butterfly Girl, Circus Strongman, Veterinarian, Battle Dwarf, Dance Instructor, Gourmet Chef, Connoisseur, Corn Cob Guy, Roman Gladiator, Rocket Boy, Pro Surfer, Retro Space Hero and the Yuppie, plus a mystery character!
This Meccano Lamborghini Huracan Spyder set comes with 259 durable metal parts, including rubber tires, stickers, pose-able steering, 2 ergonomic tools and easy-to-follow instructions. It is suitable for aged 10 and above. Mr C was so happy when he saw this set. This is one of his many dream cars he would like to own. I think he might just realise his dream if he sticks with models rather than a real one!
Electronic Music Mix Star-Lord is a very detailed figure with over 25 movie phrases and plays the mix tape! He is of course the main hero in the Guardians of the Galaxy and features a song from Marvel’s latest Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2 movie.
Letterbox Lab is a monthly subscription that arrives through your letterbox containing everything your child needs to start playing with science. It is a great way to encourage and enrich your child with this easy to use kit, and help your child to explore the world and make science fun.
This Easter holiday, Activision have kindly sent us the Skylanders Imaginators Easter edition characters for us to try out! Both of my children were delighted, especially as these Sensei are in the Wave 4 and have only just recently been released on 10th March 2017. Activision did not forget my loyal followers whose children also love Skylanders and have given me extra characters to giveaway! Read on and see how you can win them!
Not long ago, I mentioned that Topps had launched their latest collection, the Disney Princess Trading Card Game, which includes live-action movie stills from the Beauty and the Beast film! Have you read about it yet?
To celebrate the recent release of Moana on DVD, we received a fabulous package from Jakks Pacific. We need to host a night in! Disney Moana is a 2016 American 3D computer-animated musical fantasy comedy adventure film produced by Walt Disney Animation Studios and it was released in December 2016. We had already watched it at the cinema with Ms C and she loved it.
Toilet Trouble is a brand new hilarious game from Hasbro. The concept is quite similar concept to Pie Face but instead of getting hit by cream or wet sponge, you get sprayed by water! It is suitable for aged four and above, and for two players onwards.
This Easter holiday break, instead of getting stuffed with chocolate Easter eggs, why not try occupying your little ones with a craft egg instead? We have received this Shimmer and Shine craft egg to entertain Ms C. This craft egg from Sambro, is a perfect way to encourage creativity, imagination and hand coordination.
