Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
Need a quick fix to hide any unsightly-looking items around the house this coming Chinese New Year? Or want something beautiful to display items in your home? Then make yourself your very own ang bao basket and fill them with yummy delicious fruits, snacks or even flowers! You can even gift them as part of your wrapper for a CNY hamper.
Want to visit Singapore’s most quirky and instagrammable park that is filled with Asian culture, history, philosophy and religious figurines? This free admission park is Singapore’s largest outdoor art gallery built in 1937, open daily from 9 am to 8 pm (last entry is 7.30 pm), including weekends and public holidays (in the UK, we call it bank holidays).
Keukenhof is one of the world’s largest flower gardens with more than 7 million bulbs in bloom this spring, with a total of 800 varieties of tulips! It is situated in Holland and is only open for a short period of the year during spring. We were so lucky to coincidentally be in Holland before they close on 21 May 2017.
This was our third year attending the Tamworth Annual Firework event and every year it is packed full of activities and people! This year, it was again a spectacular fireworks display by the council and we will definitely be going again next year. The whole display normally last 20 minutes but best of all, it was free!
Recently, we came across Qixels at a local shop and grabbed Mr K’s attention immediately. They are almost like beados and fuse together once dried! Qixels are small cubes which can be used to make pictures/characters and then you use water to fuse them together. This is suitable for aged 4 and above.
The legendary Pac-Man has made a triumphant return with a variety of cool figures, mini plush and even a transforming vehicle. They are the brand new colourful range of toys from Bandai and will enable kids to collect their favourite Pac-Man characters, or battle Pac with the baddies from the show.
This is our 4th year attending Low Noise Fireworks organised by Saxon Hill School, the emphasis being completely visual with the noise reduced to a minimum.
Each year that we have attended, the weather has always rained and this year unfortunately was no different. When we reached the school, we were greeted by the ushers who directed us to the car park. The entrance fee has always been very affordable. Usually, the ticket price includes a glow stick but this year we had to pay 50p for each.
