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Funky Sandwich
What you will need:
Equipment:
1.) A plate
2.) A Butter knife
3.) A star cutter
4.) A bread knife
5.) A chopping board
INGREDIENTS:
1.) TWICE SLICES OF THICK BREAD
2.) SOME CUCUMBER SLICES
3.) 5G BUTTER OR MARGARINE
4.) 30G OF GRATED CHEDDAR CHEESE
5.) 3 CHERRY TOMATOES
6.) 2 SLICES OF ICEBERG LETTUCE
1.) GET A GROWN UP TO HELP YOU CUT TWO SLICES OF BREAD.
2.) SPREAD THE BUTTER OR MARGARINE ON BOTH SLICES OF THE BREAD.
3. ADD A LAYER OF GRATED CHEDDAR CHEESE TO ONE OF THE SLICES OF THE BREAD.
4.) CHOP THE CHERRY TOMATOES IN HALF.
5.) CHOP THE CUCUMBERS INTO SLICES
6.) PLACE A LAYER OF CUCUMBER ON TOP OF THE GRATED CHEESE.
7.) ADD A LAYER OF CHERRY TOMATOES TO THE SANDWICH.
8.) ADD A LAYER OF LETTUCE LEAFS TO THE SANDWICH.
9.) PLACE THE SECOND SLICE OF BREAD ON TOP OF THE LETTUCE TO CREATE A SANDWICH.
10.) CREATE THE STAR SANDWICH BY PLAYING THE STAR CUTTER INTO THE SANDWICH. YOU CAN DO THIS AS MANY TIMES AS YOU WANT TO CREATE MULTIPLE FUNKY SANDWICHES.
ENJOY!
Recipe by Hannah Crawford
Ride Along – Movie Review
Directed by Tim Story, police comedy Ride Along will be hitting cinemas across Britain this Friday. With an all-star cast including Ice Cube and Kevin Hart, the expectations for this film are high. Although the film has plenty of action, strong language, car chases, criminal activity and guns, this is not your average action film, as comedian Kevin Hart steals the show.
When video-game junkie and high school security guard Ben Barber, also known as the ‘Black Hammer (Kevin Hart), gets accepted into the police academy, he thinks it will gain him instant respect and approval from his soon to be brother in law. James Payton (Ice Cube) is a hard-boiled police detective who has spent the last three years trying to find the identity of Atlanta’s most notorious Kingpin, Omar. Ice Cube’s role is somewhat ironic considering his rise to fame was with rap group, N.W.A, and one of their biggest hits being ‘Fuck Tha Police’.
Orphaned at a young age and forced to grow up in the care system, James and his sister Angela (Tika Sumpter) only have each other and have formed a close relationship. Family tensions arise early on in the film when references are made to Ben being responsible for the third degree burns James suffered during a barbeque.
Unable to ask for Angela’s hand in marriage until he gets James’ seal of approval, Ben is forced to gain respect the hard way and eagerly accepts the offer to go on a police ride along with James. Ben is clueless as to James’ real intentions, thinking that it’s merely a way to prove himself worthy of Angela, he is oblivious to the ‘126’ jobs that James has intentionally taken on in order to humiliate and somewhat scare Ben out of joining the police force.
The ride along quickly turns into something more serious as Ben finds himself giving clues away to James about Atlanta’s most wanted criminal, Omar. America’s national anxieties about terrorism are underlined throughout the narrative, with tensions arising equally with Serbian mobsters and Omar’s gang. However James’ ploy to emasculate Ben fails when his video-game addiction unexpectedly reveals hidden combat skills he is able to use.
To some extent Ride Along is fairly predictable with its Hollywood ‘happily ever after’ ending and its conventional narrative, yet it remains highly entertaining. I would recommend any Kevin Hart fans to go and watch this film at the cinema, as Hart really brings the comedy alive with slapstick humour and hilarious laugh out loud scenes, not to mention his high pitched, screeching interrogation voice! However if it’s a real, hard-core action film that you are after, maybe this is not the film for you.
Ride Along is out on Friday 28th February in cinemas throughout London.
Review: Natural History Museum
Whether you are a London resident or visiting the city, the National History Museum is a must go for kids no matter what their age is. It is one of the most visited museums in Britain and contains hundreds of supreme exhibitions. The Natural History Museum is absolutely free to visit, and there is great transport links to the impressive building.
I first visited this museum with my sister and my son, when he was only ten months old and we all absolutely loved it. Two years later I took him back and the magic is definitely still there. We arrived at lunch time and the queue was massive, although we were told that we would probably be waiting for an hour and a half to get in, the queue went down within twenty minutes or so.
The busiest area of the museum by far is the blue zone which contains the Dinosaur gallery. You can find yourself queuing for over an hour just to see the dinosaurs due to popular demand. My advice would be to get there early and to view the gallery immediately, or wait until later in the day when the queues have calmed down. During the school holidays, you can pre-book tickets which also improve your position in the queue.
Whether you or the children have a little or great interest in dinosaurs, it is definitely worth seeing. The model dinosaurs are a spectacular feature and will definitely capture any child’s imagination. The large mechanical T-Rex in the dinosaur gallery is absolutely remarkable and it looks extremely real. All of the children seemed mesmerized when they saw it, as did some of the adults. However be aware of the smaller mechanical dinosaurs on display, as soon as my little boy saw them he started moaning at me to take one home with us because they are so adorable!
There are a few interactive touch screen computers at the end of the dinosaur exhibition, which allow children to do some extra exploring. They can then print a ticket which contains a bar code, allowing the user to access their scrapbook online. It is a fantastic educational tool, full of fun facts, photographs, creative activities, games and quizzes. It would come in really useful for any homework projects.
Human biology is also in the blue zone and this was probably my favourite section. There are plenty of facts and figures, but also loads of interactive exhibitions which demonstrate how the brain and various organs in the human body work, and how babies are made. Visiting this museum can definitely help parents when it comes to having that awkward chat about the birds and the bees. Not only will it make the situation less embarrassing, it will also provide plenty of educational facts for you and your child. I personally had a lot of fun testing my memory, which wasn’t as bad as I thought it would be.
The green zone has a really fascinating insects exhibition, which may leave you feeling itchy, but the kids really enjoyed it. Although I am not a fan of creepy crawlies in any sort of way, I did learn some really interesting facts and we did spend quite a bit of time in this area as the exhibition was great fun.
There are some sections of the museum that we missed out on completely such as the orange zone and the Darwin exhibition. Although we were there for four and a half hours we ran out of time, therefore I would strongly advice that anybody visiting the museum should dedicate a whole day there, to avoid any disappointment. The day can be so inexpensive, yet keep the whole family entertained for hours on end.
I am already planning my next trip to the museum with my son, so that we can go back and visit the areas that we sadly missed out on. Getting your children interested in museums from an early age can definitely help them in their education.
Overall I rate the Natural History Museum a whopping 5/5 and I would 100% recommend that you visit this place with your family.
CHEESEY TOMATO PIZZA BREAD
WHAT YOU WILL NEED:
EQUIPMENT:
1.) AN APRON
2.) A BAKING TRAY
3.) A TABLESPOON
4.) A LARGE PLATE
5.) A TIN OPENER
6.) 3 SMALL BOWLS
7.) WEIGHING SCALES
6.) A KNIFE
INGREDIENTS:
1.) FRESH UNSLICED BREAD
2.) 1/2 TIN OF CHOPPED TOMATOES
3.) 1 SALAD TOMATO DICED
4.) 120G OF GRATED CHEDDAR CHEESE.
PREPARATION:
1.) WASH YOUR HANDS IN WARM SOAPY WATER.
2.) PREHEAT THE OVEN TO 180 DEGREES/ GAS MARK
METHOD:
1.) CUT YOU BREAD INTO TWO THICK SLICES
2.) PLACE YOUR TWO SLICES OF BREAD ONTO A LARGE PLATE.
3.) USING A TEASPOON, SPREAD A NICE THICK & EVEN LAYER OF TINNED TOMATOES TO EACH SLICE OF THE BREAD
4.) ADD A NICE THICK LAYER OF THE CHEDDAR CHEESE TO THE TOP OF THE TOMATO BREAD.
5.) SPRINKLE SOME OF THE DICED SALAD TOMATOES ON TOP OF THE CHEESE.
6.) PLACE BOTH SLICES OF THE BREAD ONTO A BAKING TRAY.
7.) PLACE THE BAKING TRAY INSIDE OF THE OVEN & COOK FOR 20 MINUTES, UNTIL THE PIZZA IS GOLDEN AND CRISPY.
8.) PLACE THE PIZZA BREAD ONTO A PLATE & SERVE.
ENJOY!
Recipe by Hannah Crawford
The King’s Coronation 2023 Teddy Bear
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