Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
Are you still looking for some small and delicious stuff to fill up your Christmas stockings? Then why not surprise your loved ones with this limited edition Tinsel Teas from Adagio Teas! Last year, this limited edition Tinsel Teas was a great success in the United States, that they have now stocked them in Europe too! Don’t wait too long as it will get sold out soon.
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!
Want to impress your family and friends this Christmas? If so, why not try out this delicious Vegetable Spiral Tart with Avocado-Curry Cream recipe by Yvette van Bovan? This is her latest comprehensive Christmas cookbook called Home Made Christmas that will be out on the 16th October 2018 by Abrams.
Is it too early for Christmas talk? Well, that depends, there seem to be two kinds of people – those who like to plan and do early, and the last minute people who get stressed out on the 15th of December. Well for those of you who are the latter but with to be the former, there are few things that you can employ right now to get your planning underway – it is the middle of the year after all!
Kurio Snap is a brand new portable, robust digital camera specially built for children to take fun pictures, selfies and Boomerange style videos with easy editing tools on a large touch screen. It is like an instant portable photo booth. It is available in Pink and Blue, and suitable for aged four and above.
Family Time with John Adams Ideal Games
With the daylight becoming so short and the weather getting colder outside, we often find ourselves cosying up indoors playing board games in the warmth! We were delighted to receive this awesome selection of board games from John Adams to spend some quality family time together. They are Think Words Spin, Dinkee Linkee, Tipping Point and Telestrations.
Did you know that John Adams have a new Facebook page for Ideal Games? Do pop by and give them a LIKE!
Kurio Watch 2.0 is an updated version of the original Kurio Watch for children and is suitable for aged six and above. Children can now enjoy this innovative product in a multitude of ways including gaming, education and social communication through the multifunctional touchscreen. It features a customisable interface, 256 MB of internal memory, a camera, new photo filters, video recorder and Bluetooth® 3.0 connectivity. It has a micro SD card slot giving users the option to add up to 32 GB of memory.
The top 3 unique and fun things to do with your family this Christmas
Christmas is always a great time to spend with families. There is just something magical about Christmas that makes everyone enjoy the season. During Christmas, families seem to have a mini-reunion as relatives from far and wide gather together to celebrate the holidays.
This brand new Hot Wheels Track Builder Stunt Bridge features a motorised bridge and multiple configurations of open system play! This stunning bridge has no limits to what can be created, especially with its full brick compatible feature! Now children can create their own outrageous stunts, experiment with speed and keep challenging themselves to epic stunts!
Meccano MeccaSpider is an interactive robotic creepy crawly spider that is made from space-age materials. It can be controlled using built-in buttons, or with the free Meccano app! It also comes with built-in games. It is suitable for aged 10 and above.
Lego Friends Advent Calendar 2017 set number 41326 has arrived instore and online! Have you seen them yet? As a Lego fan, we were so excited to be the first few to have it and be ready for the 1st of December! Let the countdown begin!
Merry Christmas everyone! I can’t believe Christmas has just come and gone so quickly! Earlier this week, we went to Center Parcs Woburn Forest resort with our friends for a short break. We had booked this holiday over a year ago so for many months, we didn’t really give it too much thought. But the week leading up to the holiday we got really excited about it, that it had finally come around.
Whenever it is near Christmas, I love to shop around and check out all the latest Christmas decoration colour themes! This year 2016 for Homesense is shimmy gold! I was so pleased to attend their Christmas party at The Lost & Found Wine bar in Birmingham with Hibs100 to discover the latest colour trend this year!
As Christmas is drawing near, Beefeater has launched their Festive Menu to get everyone in the mood! Of course, you don’t always have to have Turkey, you can pick delicious salmon, succulent steaks and many more. There is also a Children’s Festive Menu too! Visit their website for your local Beefeater opening hours, make bookings and check for offers.
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.
