Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
Did you know the benefits of piecing jigsaw puzzles? First, they are a great tool for mindfulness. What I mean by mindfulness is that by focusing on placing the pieces together, it helps you to shut out day-to-day stresses and worries, especially during times like these.
If you are looking at things to do with your child or things to do just for yourself during this horrible lockdown period, why not sit down and enjoy some time out with a jigsaw. Did you know that piecing jigsaw puzzles are a great tool for mindfulness? By focusing on placing the pieces together, it helps to shut out day-to-day stresses and worries. Not only that, but regularly participating in mindfulness can also have long term benefits.
It is almost that time of the year! Christmas is fast approaching! This year, we have so many exciting new and existing products to showcase to our readers! I hope this Christmas gift guide will give you some inspiration to start shopping for your loved ones!
These items are not very extravagant but they are just different enough that your loved ones will know you put some thought into it. Now let me surprise you with what we have here today!
This half term, we have been busy by piecing the Ravensburger 3D Children’s World Map Globe. This is a 180-piece 3D puzzle ball featuring beautifully illustrated animals on the world map and comes in a rotation stand. It is suitable for aged seven and above.
We are no strangers to Ravensburger 3D puzzles! In fact, over the years we have pieced many of these Easy Click Technology range of puzzles!
Despicable Me 3 Labyrinth is a challenging maze game with a combination of paths and hidden DM 3 characters for players to find a way to reach their target characters to win the game.
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.
BFG Big Friendly Giant is the forthcoming adaptation of Roald Dahl’s children’s classic to CGI film and it’s out just in time for the summer holidays! To celebrate this new film, Ravensburger has launched this XXL 100 piece puzzle for your little fan to enjoy. This is suitable for children aged 6 and above.
In celebration of World Penguin Day this coming Monday 25th April 2016, why not try out this fun Penguin Pile Up game from Ravensburger? It is fun to play and at the same time, it is quite challenging to balance those cute little penguins on the iceberg! It is a great test for fine motor skills!
Did you know that Ravensburger has a brand new puzzle that combines traditional puzzling fun plus a digital play experience? This is our fourth time reviewing Ravensburger puzzles. We have had similar Ravensburger puzzles before, with Big Hero 6, The Muppets and How To Train Your Dragon 2. However, this is our first encounter with this fascinating combination puzzle! Both of my children love it!
Big Hero 6 is an action-packed comedy-adventure movie by Disney which is also from the team behind Frozen and Wreck-It Ralph. It is about the special bond that develops between Baymax, a plus-sized inflatable robot, and prodigy Hiro Hamada.
This is a brand new Ravensburger 100 piece XXL puzzle How To Train Your Dragon 2. It features the new wild dragons and the mysterious Dragon Rider. It measures 49 cm by 36 cm when complete. This is suitable for children aged 6 and above. Ms C is only 5 and she managed to do it. So if you have a big fan of puzzles, I’m sure they will love this gorgeous group photo of How To Train Your Dragon 2.
We were so lucky to get picked to review this amazing So Styly Friendship Bracelets from Ravensburger to join in their Twitter party this coming Wednesday 28th May between 1 – 2.40 pm. Remember to follow them at @Ravensburgerpc and use hashtag #Getcrafty.
In 2006, Mr K and I went to New York for his 30th birthday and of course we had to visit the iconic Empire State Building. The Empire State Building is a 103-story skyscraper and has a roof height of 1,250 feet (380 m), and with its antenna spire included, it stands a total of 1,454 feet (443 m) high. It is the tallest building in New York once again since the September 11 attacks in 2001. They have been named as one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World by the American Society of Civil Engineers.
Ravensburger Ringo Flamingo is a very interesting concept. The aim of the game is to save the flamingos from the snapping crocodiles lurking in the water! The player who can flip the most lifebuoys over the flamingos and collect the most seashell chips wins! So get ready and save those poor flamingos!
I do find that Ravensburger do some very challenging board games. Last year, we reviewed the Ho Ho Ho! Santa’s Rooftop Scramble Game, which is quite complicated and challenging.
