Mums tend to look at their own fashion trends when it comes to buy kids’ clothing which often reflects trends for grown-ups. As it appears, boys and girls love to copy their parents even when it comes to dressing up.
Kids’ fashion trends for this autumn are characterised by a variety of mixing of different styles in one look. Take a look at these videos as examples of the new looks.
Feeling beaten down and obliterated by the blitzkrieg of summer movies? Well, just remember it’s just a couple of months left and we’re back to movies that don’t involve toys, brands and franchises. And one you should definitely put on your radar is Haifaa Al-Mansour’s Wadjda.
Haifaa Al-Mansour’s Wadjda (out in cinema from 19 July 2013)
In a country where rights…
The Royal Baby hysteria has started on 22 July 2013! Since that moment, we have been bombarded with emails featuring lots of quirky products inspired by the Royal Birth. Take a look at some of them!
Auction Houses buzz with baby memorabilia as the Royal Baby fever rockets.
Christies has recently seen a Victorian silver christening mug circa 1857 sell for £1,500 for example, while an English…
Pricey school uniforms should be dropped in favour of plain clothes and a badge. PARENTS are being forced to spend hundreds of pounds kitting out their children for the new school year, a Family Action report has found.
The Big Stitch-Up finds that the average annual back-to-school cost – including uniforms, coats, bags and stationery – is now £156 for a child at primary school and £285 for…
Great piece of research announced by a recent science news digest available on the British Science Association website. Researchers at the University of Massachusetts have deactivated the extra chromosome that causes Down’s syndrome, according to The Independent. The scientists took cells from people with the syndrome and silenced the chromosome, raising the prospect of future…
It was a real honour interviewing the film makers behind Disney Planes, director Klay Hall and producer Traci Balthasor Flynn. Enjoy the video interview.
Monica CostaMonica Costa founded London Mums in September 2006 after her son Diego’s birth together with a group of mothers who felt the need of meeting up regularly to share the challenges and joys of motherhood in metropolitan and…
I was not surprised at the brilliance of Disney Planes, which is in my view the best Disney movie after the release of Cars in 2006.
Disney Planes flies into UK cinemas on 16 August, 2013.
Overall, the story is good – although I found the idea of crop duster Dusty winning a bit of a stretch (something like the original Cars where he loses the race but learns some lessons about friendship and…
We love the new Disney Planes (above the world of Cars) movie out in UK cinemas on 16 August 2013 and we had the pleasure to meet and exclusively interview Teri Hatcher best known for her role as Susan Delfino in the TV series Desperate Housewives.
Teri is really a lovely lady and in this video interview she tells us about the fun aspects of filming a Disney movie as well as the challenges.
As mums we always look for discount vouchers and offers. We have found a new one today, the Nectar Double Value Exchange.
You can now turn your Nectar points into great days out. Sainsbury’s is running this offer between 24th July and 13th August 2013 to exchange your points for a Double Value voucher to spend on something special for you or the family.
Check it out at…
Gok Wan is an expert on what to wear to flatter different body shapes but, when it comes to faces, he also knows how important it is to select specs that complement your best features and reflect your personality. In his role as Specsavers’ style advisor he gives us here top tips on how to choose glasses for specific face shapes.
The eyes are the window to the soul, so don’t be eternally…