Giveaway #690 : Enjoy #RubiksSummerScrambles with a trio of Rubik's puzzles - closed - winner Claire Woods

As a child of the 80's, Rubik's cubes were the first real playground craze that I remember. For an entire term, which was an eternity at that age, we'd huddle around the wall next to the hopscotch and climbing frame, battling our wits against the original cube, the Rubik's snake and the pyramid, without ever managing to complete any of them, as far as I remember ! 

I was just as excited as the Madhouse kids when we received a trio of Rubik's puzzles to review and we all spent many a happy hour twiddling and twisting and squealing in delight when we managed to get a line or a whole side completed (but sadly not the whole cube - Pierre did inform me that there are tutorials on youtube showing you how to do it though, which I may have to investigate).

The original 3x3 Rubik's cube apparently has 43 quintillion (that's fifteen zeros) combinations but only one solution and it can be solved in under 10 seconds. Not by anyone at The Madhouse though !

John Adams have also got two other Rubik's puzzles that are perfect for little fingers. The 2x2 cube  might look easy, but don’t be fooled - it is still a challenge with 3,674,160 permutations. It's a great starter cube for younger children or adults with a lack of patience !

Set to inspire an entire new generation of budding cubers, Rubik’s Junior hit shelves across the country this summer. The four collectable Rubik’s puzzle toys, aimed at little ones as young as four years old, bring kids’ favourite baby animals to life in iconic Rubik’s form, with a puppy, kitten, bear and bunny to choose from. Just like the classic Rubik’s Cube, each character can be scrambled many different ways, for children to twist back to their original form. Designed specifically for younger children, the pets have fewer mix-up possibilities than a classic cube, so solving the puzzle is satisfyingly just a few moves away.

All of the Rubik's puzzles are addictively entertaining, easy to pop into your handbag to while away idle moments and  help develop logical thinking and problem-solving skills. They were perfect for whiling away long waits at the airport and on the plane when we went to Bulgaria this summer, and they're a good way to start getting kids ready for concentrating in the classroom again. They're also much less annoying than fidget spinners because they don't keep falling on the floor !

 John Adams have offered to send a trio of Rubik's puzzles (the same ones that we reviewed) to one lucky Madhouse Family Reviews reader. Fill in your entries via the Rafflecopter widget below.

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UK only. Closing date : 10/9/18

T & C's : Entries close at midnight on the closing date. Winners will be selected with a random number generator and announced on facebook and in the giveaway post subject line. Please note, you will be contacted by email and/or twitter and if I haven't heard from you after 28 days, I'll have to pick another winner. Prizes will be sent out by the companies or their PR directly to winners. Madhouse Family Reviews cannot be held responsible for any prizes that go astray. Any personal data given as part of the competition entry is used for this purpose only and will not be shared with third parties, with the exception of the winners’ information. The winners' personal contact information will be passed on to the PR / Brand responsible and used only for delivery of their prize. 

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Giveaway #689 : Win a three-month supply of the Proceive Women & Men Dual Pack (worth over £130) - closing date 31/8