Recipes

Vegan recipe: Nut Patties with Cranberry-Orange Sauce

This recipe for this delicious vegan main course Nut Patties with Cranberry-Orange Sauce has been kindly donated to London Mums by The Vegan Society. Delicious, nutritious and completely free from animal products. London Mums festive recipes are easy to follow and won’t break the bank. Serves 4-6 Ingredients 1 red onion 2 cloves garlic (optional) 2 tbsp oil for frying 200g…
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Recipes

Vegan dessert recipe: Mincemeat Baklava

Christmas puddings can be expensive to buy, and rather a heavy prospect at the end of a festive meal. A tray of baklava is a suitably sweet and sticky treat, and there’s no pressure to eat it straight after your main course … in fact, a plate of little baklava nibbles might last all through Christmas afternoon… This vegan dessert recipe for Mincemeat Baklava has been kindly donated to London…
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Fitness & Health

Alcohol Health Risks

Alcohol is widely consumed, but the health risks associated with it are often overlooked. Most people know that drinking too much will lead to serious health problems such as liver damage, but there are other lesser-known health issues that can occur even in moderate and occasional drinkers. Let’s take a closer look at some of the health risks associated with consuming alcohol. Image by Laura M…
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Parenting Skills

How to cope with a loss of income as parent

When you have to provide for your family, losing the means to do so can be obviously difficult for any number of reasons. A lot of the time, the loss of income is completely unexpected – such as a sudden termination of your employment – which gives you little to no time to prepare any contingency plan. It helps to have options when it comes to something like this, and that can help to stave…
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Competitions

Win an annual subscription to Readly & read the new collection of Disney magazines

One lucky London Mum has the chance to win an annual subscription to Readly and read the new collection of Disney magazines. The perfect prize to inspire young readers Readly, the digital magazine and subscription service, has collaborated with Disney to bring 80+Disney magazines and comics to Readly subscribers. It is the perfect app for inspiring children to read more at home and on…
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Baby & Toddlers

Tips on how to help a newborn baby’s cognitive development on the go

Fusing innovation, expertise, sustainability and practicality; pioneering print brand Shady® has launched the Shady® car sunshade. Designed specifically with baby’s cognitive development in mind, the self-adhesive sticks firmly to glass of the car window meaning it is the only car sunshade that can be wound down, allowing for fresh air and ventilation throughout the vehicle. The Shady car…
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Schooling

New research shows comics are inspiring children to become life-long readers

Readly collaborates with Disney to launch 80+ Disney magazines on the digital subscription app. Making reading a magical experience – almost one in ten children most enjoy reading comics out of all literature choices. With almost a quarter of parents and grandparents feeling its top benefit is creating a habit and a love of reading. This is according to the latest research commissioned by…
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Attractions

National Theatre review: Hex 

This Christmas at the Olivier theatre (inside the National Theatre at Southbank London), Rufus Norris directs Hex, a vividly original retelling of the Sleeping Beauty fairy tale with music by Jim Fortune, book by Tanya Ronder, designs by Katrina Lindsay and magical choreography by Jade Hackett. PRODUCTION IMAGES BY JOHAN PERSSON The story Princess Rose (Scottish speaking Rosie Graham) is a…
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Attractions

Family Christmas activity: The Nutcracker by the English National Ballet at the Coliseum 17 Dec 22 –7 Jan 2023

I have come back to the Coliseum for the second year running to watch The Nutcracker by the English National Ballet and the magical atmosphere felt even more special this time. This show is possibly the most magical family experience in London this Christmas. Damian Lewis and his children was sitting behind us and that made me even more excited. The theatre decorations and the joyful…
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Books

Ten ways to build a brilliant brain 

London Mums’ book of the week has to be Ten ways to build a brilliant brain by Nicola Morgan illustrated by Risa Rodil aimed at teenagers but perfect even for adults. From sleep to creativity, resiliance to making friends, in this easy to ready manual teens find out teh amazing science that can unlock our brain power. It can help parents and young people to reach their full potential and perform…
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