I have recently read a worrying survey published in the Post Office Money annual Parents’ Summer Spending report which shows that parents will spend £468 entertaining their children this Summer. Fun holidays don’t need to be so expensive! Recently I went camping at Cornbury Music Festival and I realised how cheap kids’ entertainment at family camping can be. Over half of parents (52…
Christopher Nolan’s latest film Dunkirk, released in UK cinemas on 21 July 2017, won’t disappoint those people who love war drama movies. It’s a very powerful visualisation of how a day as a private during WW2 could have looked like. It also features an incredible British ensemble cast including Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, Mark Rylance, Cillian Murphy, Fionn Whitehead and Harry…
Lisbon is a child-friendly city as well as a quite affordable destination in Europe. It’s a fascinating city to simply wander around with the kids and our four days’ break was fascinating for my 10 year old son Diego who could appreciate the beauty of old buildings and art.
WHERE TO STAY
Hotels are old school these days so we booked an affordable but yet…
London Mums have copies of RED DOG – THE EARLY YEARS film to give away, which is debuting at the Edinburgh International Film Festival and out on DVD and digital platforms from 24 July 2017.
Taking his place alongside the very best cinematic canines, the eponymous red dog is back in the sequel to the sleeper hit Red Dog as RED DOG – THE EARLY YEARS.
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Jeremy Strong has done it again! The King of Comedy has written a brilliantly funny new book, My Brother’s Famous Bottom Makes a Splash, which is the perfect summer read! I have had a chat with him recently to talk about his writing career, his latest book, to ask him tips for aspiring authors and to find out what he is working on at the moment. Just a quick WARNING for when your kids (or…
I am honoured to share my chat with London Mum & star author Alice Tait who reveals how the British Capital inspires her work in this exclusive interview. She also has created a special logo for London Mums which we are using for three special issues. You can view the first one here.
Q: Where does the inspiration for your work come from?
Alice Tait (AT): I’ve kept social…
Disney’s Cars 3 is possibly the best Cars film released so far. My 10 year old son Diego has seen the animations Cars and Cars 2 at least 1000 times. When Cars was released, he was just two and Cars was the first film he had watched from start to finish without me doing a lot of explaining. He still is a big fan of Lightning McQueen and his Cars collection is huge and almost intact…
Do you want to built a snow man? If so, grab Disney’s Frozen Olaf from the freezer for a tasty treat! With 30 vouchers up for grabs, you can indulge in a pack of six Olaf ice creams, perfect for big kids and little kids! Redeem the tasty lollies in Aldi and be in with the chance to win 1 of the 30 vouchers!
Each tasty Olaf treat features a delicious combination of…
Before Summer school holidays start we need to sort out back to school shopping including uniform and other essentials. For me personally a new chapter is about to begin as my son goes to secondary school from September. At this stage children want to be part of the back to school shopping as they want to choose their own backpacks and other items to look cool. Here are my key picks for Back to…
The musical Rain is a Tribute to the Beatles celebrating the 50th Anniversary of the release of The Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album. The celebration Begins on the 1st of October 2017 with Nationwide theatre tour dates, culminating with 3 nights at the London Palladium. Read my interview with band leader Paul Curatolo who interprets Paul McCartney 🙂
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