Parenting Skills

Speaking with Heart

This Summer I attended a very inspirational event filled with new authors whom I would describe ‘writers from the heart’, i.e. people whose lives have been touched by dramatic events and have consequently written books inspired by their feelings. One of these writers from the heart who touched me as a mother is Carmella B’Hahn. This is her story told in her own words. Read them and…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 10 BRITA Fill&Go bottle & stickers

We all understand the importance of keeping our children hydrated. However it can be tricky to track their intake whilst they are at school and recent research by BRITA has revealed that nearly half of parents are unsure how much water their little ones need to drink. BRITA has launched the Back to School Hydration Initiative and created a fabulous hydration solution for kids – ruler…
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Competitions

Win a Dora and Friends Leapfrog Console, Game & DVD worth over £150

Beat the back-to-school blues with family favourite Dora The Explorer and her gang of comrades when they’re all grown up as DORA AND FRIENDS makes its debut on DVD on 14 September, 2015! In this vibrant spin-off of mega-hit Dora The Explorer, Dora has moved to the vibrant city of Playa Verde where she has found a new group of friends with a shared passion for learning and exploring who join her…
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Competitions

WIN 1 of 3 copies of PITCH PERFECT 2 DVDs

To celebrate the release of Pitch Perfect 2, available to own on Blu-ray™ and DVD from 21st September from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment, we’re giving 3 lucky winners the chance to bring home a DVD of this year’s hilarious follow-up to the global phenomenon! Pitch Perfect 2 reunites the loveable misfits and welcomes brand new Bellas who endeavour to recapture their signature…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 5 copies of the Fashion Stylist book

Fashion Stylist: Autumn/Winter Collection by Anna Claybourne and Missy McCullough and published by Laurence King in September 2015 is an exciting activity book that inspires you to launch your very own fashion collection! Young fashionista can put together super-stylish sticker outfits, with looks from the chic ‘Need for Tweed’, to the grunge-inspired ‘Halloween Dream’. They can learn…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 5 Tickets to Exclusive LEGO® Friends Party at the LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort and five runners' up NEW LEGO® Friends Pop Star Recording Studio sets!

LEGO® Friends is throwing an exclusive party to officially launch the brand NEW LEGO® Friends Pop Stars range at the LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort on Saturday 26th September 2015 and we’ve got five family tickets to give away. If you’re a LEGO® Friends fan then you’ll want to get a ticket to the hottest party in town this autumn. There will be hair stylists on hand and the chance to get your…
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Get Creative

Play by the Book: Fun & easy Reading Comprehension Game to learn Literacy for 8-12 children

Let’s face it: no matter how much children love reading and writing, learning literature is quite tough for most kids these days and parents have little time or often no skills to help them improve their literacy skills at school. My theory is that screen time is guilty of making children more passive and less engaged when reading. But there’s a game by Learning Resources that will get…
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Newsletter

OPEN ME PLEASE! September 2015 Newsletter including Back-to-school essentials & Autumn in London events

Dear London Mums I am not sure how you all feel but I am really exhausted and need a holiday now that we go back to our routine after the school holidays! I am totally ready to send my son to school… A quite strange Summer for me as I have had to live with two fractures from a silly beach volley tournament. One big lesson I have learnt is not to follow my 20 something inner voice imprisoned…
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Competitions

Win a family ticket to Woburn Safari Park plus three bundles of Two by Two DVD merchandising

To celebrate the release of animated movie TWO BY TWO, featuring the voice of BBC Radio 2 and The One Show’s Chris Evans, on DVD and Digital Download, London Mums are giving away great prizes, courtesy of Entertainment One: MAIN PRIZE: 1 family pass (2 adults + 2 children) to Woburn Safari Park 3 RUNNER-UPs PRIZES: 3 Two by Two merchandise packs including a hooded towel, a swimming bag, a beach…
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Schooling

Back to school Essentials 2015

Sending your child to school needn’t cost an arm and a leg so, like every year over the Summer, London Mums have gone on the hunt for the best bargains in back to school essentials and here are our findings. School Uniforms London Mums’ favourite retailer in back to school essentials in 2015 has to be Aldi which has new Specialbuys in the Back to School range in stores. Presenting…
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