Activities

7 Interesting games for your kid's birthday party

Children always look forward to their birthday as they are excited and know that their parents will throw a fantastic party to make their day even more special. Jokes apart, but organizing a birthday party can be an arduous task sometimes. Some parents find it hard to find the perfect party games for their child’s birthday. Parents and their kids have a generation gap, and the former…
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Great Outdoors

2022 Summer family friendly festival guide

London Mums have put together the ultimate list of the best family-friendly festivals taking place during the summer of 2022, offering lots of activities for children as well as parents to enjoy including great music line-ups. Great Estate Festival – 2 – 5 June – Scorrier Estate, Cornwall A most rambunctious garden fête. Set within the mystical grounds of Scorrier…
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Party tips

How to host the perfect themed house party (including Platinum Jubilee party ideas)

With the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrationsjust a few days away(2nd– 5th June 2022), I have put the following list together to provide inspiration and support for families considering throwing an action packed, fun filled kid-friendly Jubilee party. While numerous official events will be staged, Brits across the nation are gearing up to host their own street parties…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Is Visa for workers mandatory when migrating to the UK?

Many individuals often migrate to the United Kingdom for the wide range of work opportunities that the country offers. Not only does the UK provide great working conditions, but it also offers access to the latest technologies in environments driven by world-class engineering and innovative science. Its diverse culture allows you to be exposed to different aspects of art, philosophy, cinema, and…
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Kids Club

New charitable initiative to encourage children’s art activities in Beckton

To mark the opening of the new Attic Self Storage premises in Beckton, local primary school students are being asked to draw or paint a picture depicting the ‘Beauty of Beckton’ and show what they like or enjoy about the area. The artworks must be submitted via post or uploaded online here.The closing date for submissions is 19th June 2022. Image by Bob Dmyt from Pixabay The…
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Parenting Skills

Course review: Emotional resiliance programme for children

There has been much hype about the growth mindset, so I wanted to check it out. When I found the growth mindset programme with Growth Mind Kid, a company specialising in helping parents help their children develop emotional resilience and secure attachment, I decided to give it a go. I was a bit sceptical at first but was pleasantly surprised. The online growth mindset programme is a sequence of…
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Get Creative

Tips on how to record your loved one's memories and stories in a digital format

Recording your loved ones fondest recollections is a kind present you may give to them far and wide. It’s a method to communicate with your departed loved ones and provide them comfort and support even if you’re unable to be there for them in person. One may say that we are now experiencing the first generation that lives almost entirely online. Every day, even if you just use one…
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Travel with kids

Star parents Bradey & Heather Jobson! Ten ways to raise more culturally aware children

Every parent wants to raise open-minded, well-rounded, kind and thoughtful children and a great way to do that is through international travel. However, international travel and immersion into foreign philosophies are not always possible for many families. So, how can we raise accepting kids who are culturally aware without experiencing it first-hand on foreign soil? We posed the question to…
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Movies

Film review: Top Gun: Maverick starrring Tom Cruise

36 years afterTop Gun (1986) hit cinemas worldwide, Tom Cruise returns in his flight suit as Pete “Maverick” Mitchell for Top Gun’s sequel, Top Gun: Maverick. This filmfollows now Captain ‘Maverick’, who has purposely avoided an advancement in rank after thirty years of service, while he is put in charge of a training group ofTopGungraduates for a special…
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