Cuisine & Culture the Chinese Family Way
The brand new cookbook Real Bento is out today! This time-saving book is packed with a collection of family-friendly, easy and inexpensive recipes used and honed over many years by Japanese working mum Kanae Inoue. This book is published by Tuttle Publishing and is available to buy now via good book retailers and Amazon.
Let’s travel with illustrator and graphic designer Amaia Arrazola on her four-week trip through the beating heart of Tokyo via her new book Tokyo Travel Sketchbook. This book is published by Tuttle Publishing and is available to buy now in good book stores and Amazon. Please do note that this book is suitable for aged 14 and above as it does contain some erotic content!
Happy April Fools day! Note, this is not a joke! I have a copy of the Joyful Mending book for my readers to win! Joyful Mending is a book that shows you how to fix old items of clothing, linens and household objects by turning tears and flaws into beautiful features. This book is published by Tuttle Publishing and it is available to buy from good book retailers and Amazon.
Looking for educational ways to entertain your children? Check out this John Adams Rainbow Science that allows budding scientists to create five magically colourful and fun rainbow-themed experiments!
In this kit, you can blow a cascading rainbow of bubbles, paint augmented reality rainbows in the air, create a magical unicorn hologram, make a colourful amulet and a bright walking water rainbow flower.
Astonish, the British manufacturer of cleaning products, who was established more than 40 years ago, has just had its Oven & Grill Specialist Cleaner & Sponge announced as Household Cleaning Product of the Year 2020! This independent testing with more than 10,000 consumers felt that this product had outperformed all others in the market! We were thrilled to receive these amazing products!
7ate9 is a fast and fun number crunching game that is easy as 1-2-3! This game improving problem-solving, motor skills and eye coordination for children and even adults. This game is suitable for aged eight and above, for two to four players.
Today is World Tetris Day and this year marks the 35th birthday of Tetris! To celebrate this fantastic day, we were sent John Adams’ Tetris Speed and the Tetris Dual to play with.
Would you like to learn the art of origami in endangered animals and help to raise awareness for wildlife conservation? This Origami Endangered Animals kit will donate a portion of the proceeds to benefit wildlife conservation!
This well-written kit is designed by master origami artists Michael LaFosse and Richard Alexander to educate us about our planet’s endangered species and entertain in equal measure. I love how they explain the background to these endangered animals and make it simple to understand for children and adults alike. The only thing that I didn’t like is that there is no indication of the difficulty. It would be nice if they labelled it so I can work my way up from beginner to expert.
This Easter half term, I have a bundle of How to Train Your Dragon merchandise to give to one of my readers! Did you know that DreamWorks Dragons Dawn of New Riders video game is available to buy now in the UK on Nintendo Switch™, Xbox One™, PlayStation® 4, PC and Steam®?
The Sensational Houdini’s Puzzle Safe is a unique puzzle book that was inspired by the greatest escapologist to have ever lived. We always love solving puzzles in this household and have numerous puzzle books on our shelves. Some books are just simple and straightforward calculations but some are witty. This book is totally different from the rest. You have to solve one puzzle before you are able to move to the next. It is a puzzle chain, a never-ending circle of puzzles, and logic problems designed to confound the minds of the unworthy. If you think you are good at solving puzzles, then give this book a go. It will be available to buy from 4th April 2019 onwards.
The Fearsome World of Dinosaurs is a fabulous paperscapes book that opens your world to these awesome press-out die-cut pages which reveal a parade of prehistoric predators! This strikingly illustrated hardback book by Pat Jacobs will be out on 7 February 2019. You can pre-order this book from Carlton Books and get it sent to you directly when it releases!
For the start of the new school year, we are giving one of our followers the chance to win this awesome Drumond Park Rapidough! Rapidough is the original game of modelling charades that has recently been thoroughly refreshed to provide many hours of fun with family and friends! This is suitable for ages 8 onwards and for 4 or more players. The more the merrier. This is great to play during an adult party too!
Not long ago, we introduced this ferocious robotic Untamed Raptor Dino that can be wrapped around your fingers or you can hang them anywhere you like! Unleash their ferocious side with a shake or poke, and they’ll roar, hiss, and chomp. Or, tame your beasts by petting their noses, and they’ll hum, coo, and purr. But be warned – these raptors are still no stranger to passing gas!
Can Rubik’s cube get any more delightful than this 2×2? Many people will know that Rubik’s cube is incredibly addictive and has fascinated fans since it arrived way back in 1980! We have all sorts of Rubik’s cube puzzles and two of my children’s favourite are the original 3×3 and Rubik’s race!
Are you looking for a party game? Then look no further! Telestrations is a fast paced game of sketching and guessing. It is almost like the Chinese Whispers game but in this you simultaneously sketch, pass, guess and laugh to reveal hilarious and unpredictable outcomes from each player’s original word!
