The Little Tikes Magical Workshop Play Set is a wonderful toy for kids that offers endless hours of imaginative play. This play set is designed to spark creativity and encourage children to use their imagination. It includes a variety of interactive features that allow children to pretend they are a little builder or handyman. One of the main features of this play set is the working power tools. The set comes with a toy drill and a toy hammer that make realistic sounds and have realistic movements. Children can use these tools to "fix" things around the workshop or build something new.
Children can use these tools to "fix" things around the workshop or build something new. This helps them to develop their fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. The play set also includes a variety of accessories such as screws, nails, and building blocks.
Wiccan recipes for summer solstice
Summer Solstice Fantasy Feast
It’s here!! Nearly in the final hour!! Have been wicked busy but still dedicated to fulfilling my self imposed duty this year to upgrade all of my 2016 fantasy feasts. It brings me joy each year seeing people reblog my old feasts especially as those posts did help me to visualize and manifest incredible magical celebrations with friends. However as time goes on my standards unfortunately get higher and my tastes more elaborate so I felt it was time to redo my Summer Solstice vision. I hope this post with included recipes below get you in a hot summery mood!
In the read more there are the recipe links and additional explanations on personal symbolism and of course the image credits! I also always plan my feasts to be vegan inclusive for those with dietary restrictions but also aim for all the food to be somewhat local which matters in these seasonal feasts since it’s celebrating local nature. Anyway there is something for everyone here.
1: Starters
The ideal Summer Solstice feast to me is a mad fiery pagan bonfire bbq. If we are talking about a celebration honoring the fiery sun, summertime and food, my mind goes to a grill. However most BBQs can end up getting heavy quickly. Therefore the starters are a bit light. There will be charred vegetable skewers, steamed seafood, shrimp cocktail and jalapeno poppers. Honorable mention would be blistered padron peppers.
Garlic Herb roasted Shrimp with homemade Cocktail sauce recipe
Balsamic Grilled Veggie Skewers Recipe
Seafood image Source
(I would ideally want to serve just steamed seafood. The image is from a Paella recipe which is very summery but Paella is definitely a main dish and not a starter).
2: Sides
The bread choice for this feast will be focaccia with sundried tomatoes and garden herbs. Other dishes will be charred bell peppers, and a refreshing cucumber tomato salad.
3: Mains
The grill would provide a selection of food, but the main feature would be marinated barbeque ribs. The plant based option would be stuffed grilled bell peppers with smoked paprika.
Stuffed Bell Peppers image source (there’s no vegan recipes online that I find satisfying so I would prepare this with sautéed pinto beans with red onions in tomato sauce, smoked paprika, coriander and topped with a dash of chili flakes and oat crème fraiche).
Marinated Ribs Source (Beer-b-q ribs recipe)
4: Desserts
Summer is the fruity season!! We start to see more fruits in season towards the Summer crossquarter harvest, yet Summer Solstice sees strawberries and in some regions melons start to ripen. Other fruits I associate with this sabbat are light citrus flavors from Lemon, Grapefruit and Lime. Also since I was raised in NJ a regional summery treat we have are orange creamsicles. It’s a dreamy creamy citrus delight and has a special place in my heart so I feel like since it evokes summer so well for me it deserves a spot here.
For each sabbat dessert I have a tart of choice, a cake of choice and a special dish. The tart for Summer Solstice is torn between a fresh strawberry tart and a lemon meringue, but I would ultimately choose a lemon meringue tart with flamed mallow topping. The cake would be strawberry shortcake, and the special dessert would be an icecream cake (could change flavors per year but would mostly be orange creamsicle). Alternatives provided would be ice cream cookies as they are easy to make with vegan options/dietary restrictions and in different variety of flavors to suit peoples pallets. Also if you are in a region where it’s available, definitely a watermelon fruit salad. Watermelon was such a big part of summer in NJ but in England its like out of region so it’s mostly strawberries over here.
5: Drinks
Fruits really make their way into everything during summertime and the drink selection would reflect this. Only thing not pictured here would be an elderflower fresh mint iced tea which will be cooling and refreshing to counter act all the hot and spicy foods. Other than that of course the main non-alcoholic drink will be lemonade!
For the alcoholic selection I would love Strawberry wine, boozy melon bowls and grapefruit shandies (shoffenhofer tastes like summer on tap it will change your life). The spirit of choice will be tequila. Something about tequila is so fiery, summery and solar. I would make spicy mezcal sunset margaritas and flamed tequila shots.
6: Treats
Final part!! You can tell I am a very sensory person and one thing that made celebrations and holidays memorable as a kid were always the treats you walked away with. The little candies, snacks and tokens. If I were to have a celebration with a whole community including kids I would include some of these. Summery sweets for me were salt water taffy, fruity gummies (especially shark gummies), sticky sun drops on paper and fruity candies with melon, strawberry and citrus flavors. For savory options I would love spicy and smoky treats from fiery chili chips to smoked paprika crisps.
If you made it this far thank you so much for reading it all!! Hope I put you on a visual sensory experience for the summer. I would love to hear what dishes and foods you associate with the summer solstice or summer time in general.
You can check my litha tag for more ideas or my correspondence list for why I associate certain things with this time of year.
The name Litha is believed to derive from an ancient Germanic term which corresponds to the Summer months on the Germanic calendar. But nearly every ancient culture honored the Summer Solstice or Summer season in one way or another. One tradition is fairly consistent across cultural borders – the Summer Solstice was both a fire and water festival. Our ancestors enjoyed taking ritual baths and lighting large, raging-for-days bonfires. The fire and water elements in this sabbat demonstrate the clear importance of purification. Now…onto the food!
Children can use these accessories to create their own projects or follow the included instructions to build something specific. This helps to develop their problem-solving skills and encourages them to think critically. In addition to the power tools and accessories, the Magical Workshop Play Set also includes a pretend computer and phone. Children can use these to pretend they are calling for help or looking up instructions on how to build something. This adds an extra layer of realism to their play and helps them to develop their social and communication skills. Overall, the Little Tikes Magical Workshop Play Set is a fantastic toy for children who love to pretend and use their imagination. It offers a variety of interactive features that help to develop their fine motor skills, problem-solving skills, and social skills. With this play set, children can have fun while learning and developing important skills at the same time..
Reviews for "The Little Tikes Magical Workshop Play Set: A Must-Have Toy for Every Kid's Playroom"
1. Jane - 1/5
I was really disappointed with the Little Tikes Magical Workshop Play Set for kids. The quality of the materials is extremely poor. The plastic pieces feel cheap and flimsy, and some of them arrived broken. The workshop itself is not sturdy at all and easily tips over with a slight bump. The assembly instructions were also unclear and made the building process frustrating. Overall, I do not recommend this playset as it is not worth the money and will likely not last long.
2. Mike - 2/5
I bought this Magical Workshop Play Set for my children, and they were initially excited about it. However, the excitement quickly wore off once they started playing with it. The set does not provide many interactive features, and the few buttons available are repetitive and lack creativity. The sound effects are also loud and annoying, which got on my nerves pretty quickly. Additionally, the playset is quite small, and I don't think it offers enough variety to keep kids entertained for long. I wish I had chosen a different playset for my children.
3. Sarah - 2/5
Unfortunately, the Little Tikes Magical Workshop Play Set did not meet my expectations. The design is too generic and doesn't encourage imaginative play. The set lacks different play zones, and my child quickly lost interest in it. The materials used feel cheap, especially considering the price of the playset. The workshop's parts easily detach during play, and it becomes frustrating to constantly reattach them. I would hesitate to recommend this playset to anyone looking for a more engaging and durable toy for their children.
4. David - 1/5
The Magical Workshop Play Set is a complete disappointment. The mechanics of the toy are poorly designed, making it frustrating for children to use. The buttons and switches are not intuitive, and the playset often gets stuck or jams when trying to activate certain features. The plastic used for the assembly is flimsy and easily breaks, making it not durable enough for active play. The overall concept and execution of this playset are lacking, and I would advise against purchasing it.