Wingspan Fan Art Pack Review!

 

Back in February, I posted a review for a visually pleasing avian inspired board game called Wingspan from Stonemaier Games. Today I will be telling you about a pretty neat pack you can purchase to give the game a little extra flare. Stonemaier held a Wingspan fan art challenge where fans from all over the world could submit art work of the birds on the wingspan cards. Out of everyone who submitted something, two hundred and fifty-five were selected to become cards for the fan art pack. 

The cards are mechanically identical to their counterpart cards in not only the base board game but the Europe, Oceania & Asia expansion packs as well. So all the cards will still play the same, they just look different. I haven't looked through all of them yet as I want to view them during play, but from the stack I have looked through I love the wide assortment of art styles & even the different mediums they used when drawing out their design. I pictured two of my favorite so far in the image above, One is adorable as can be and the other is whimsical. You can pick up the Wingspan Fan Art Pack on the Stonemaier website for $25. At the bottom of the card you'll find the name of the artist who draw the photo for that card.

I think this is a great way for them to show love to the fans & it is a fun way to support everyone who submitted and had their artwork picked for this fan pack. It would be neat to see something like this for more card based games.

If you want to find more great board games like Wingspan head over to check out my Board Game Reviews section.

Disclaimer- The products mentioned above were provided by Stonemaier Games for the review free of charge no other compensation was provided. However, no product compensation will influence the outcome of any review. My honest opinions are used in all reviews, they are solely my own & they may vary from others. My reviews are posted for readers in order to provide an informed decision before purchase.

Eylure Review

I try to do my makeup often & on special occasions I like to wear fake eyelashes but there are a few things I dislike when it comes to fake lashes which are as follows 1.) Makes my eyelid feel heavy/weighed down 2.) The glue usually smells like a retirement home 3.) Glue doesn't dry properly. With that being said I am always on the look out for a company that sells lashes that are up to my standards so when I received the chance to work with a company called Eylure.Here is a little bit about them from their website Eylure lashes were first developed by a partnership of makeup artists and costume designers, David and Eric Aylott, who began making lashes as well as wigs, beards and mustaches for some of the biggest names in the film industry. Their Eylure lashes proved popular with some many Hollywood leading ladies such as Marlene Dietrich, Joan Collins, Ingrid Berman, Sophia Loren and Elizabeth Taylor, famously creating her legendary look as Cleopatra.



I was recently sent four sets of lashes to test out in different lengths & thicknesses, Each set of lashes comes with a small bottle of Adhesive. The first thing I noticed was the good quality of the lashes they didn't appear as "Fake" as other false lashes I have seen they looked like they would blend in perfect with my real lashes. When it came time to test out the lashes I was a little bit skeptical of how well their Adhesive lash glue would work since a majority of lash glues that come with fake lashes are pretty bad. I was very happy to find that the Adhesive had no smell,Had a slanted shaped applicator to make it easy to add to the lashes & dried fast/clear.In the photos below I used one of their smaller/thinner lashes to give a more natural look.


Before                                                                                                 After

After the lashes were applied I could hardly tell they were their weight wise it felt like I was wearing nothing at all but it made my lashes look twice as thick as normal. I didn't have to add any extra glue or reposition the lashes at any time through the day they stayed perfectly in place & I did not have any issues with them. I would recommend this product to anyone who enjoys using fake eyelashes they are the best lashes I have tried.****This was not a paid post and my honest opinion was used. The opinions are solely my own and may vary from others.Products were Provided by Eylure for the Review free of charge****

My Mega Bloks MommyParty

Today was a fun & exciting day I hosted my first MommyParty at my home. I was recently selected to host a MommyParty sponsored by Mega Bloks aimed at ages 1+ I received a party kit that included a Large Tubtown Farm for the children to play with along with 10 small back packs filled with Mega bloks for each child to take home there were five Jungle friends Bloks & five Garden friends bloks which can be seen below.

For the party I spent the morning baking cupcakes & getting the party ready we also had juice boxes & pizza for the children, I can tell you it was tough trying to get my toddler to stay away from all the lego packs. While the children ate before they began playing the mothers & I made a decision on how we would let each child play with their pack of bloks without getting bloks messed up & to prevent fighting so we all agreed each child would sit in different spots in the living room & my daughters room so that they could play with their bloks & so we could get pictures some of the bloks did end up in the bigger bloks container but we sorted everything out before the children left. Each mother was asked if it was okay to photograph their child for pictures to provide for the blog post & to the sponsor company some mothers agreed others would like to stay anonymous so respecting their wishes only photos of the Approved mothers children will be shown.My daughters cousin arrived late to the party for a sleep over so she was wearing her Pj's while playing with the bloks it was quite cute.

All of the children who attended the party were 5 years of age & Under all of the children played well together did a great job at sharing and over all seemed to be really enjoying their time playing.The children spent a good deal of the party playing with the bloks then decided to play else where with toys so the bloks were put away until the children decided to play with the bloks again,All of the children were very happy to learn that they got to take their Mega Blok back packs home. The party was a blast none of the children have owned Mega Bloks previous to this party & many of the mothers enjoyed watching their children build various creations with the bloks they will be looking into more of these bloks for their children for Christmas. I had a great time hosting this party & loved seeing all of the toddlers having such a great time towards the end some of the children got a little cranky because they were tired but we had a lot of fun playing with the bloks so the children were exhausted. We played some fun games with the bloks such as asking the children what sound the Animals on the jungle bloks made. The children had just as much fun knocking down their creations as they did building them. I wanted to personally thank Mega Bloks & MommyParties for allowing me to host this party it was nice to see the children playing & having a great time interacting many of my friends who attended haven't meet my other friends with children so everyone got to meet someone new.I think that Mega Bloks are perfect for small children it helps build imagination,Helps engage them into activity & they never get boring because you can always add more mega bloks or build something completely new.****This was not a paid post and my honest opinion was used. The opinions are solely my own and may vary from others.Products were Provided by Mega Bloks & MommyParties for the Review free of charge****