Competitions

Win 1 of 5 copies of Zog and the Flying Doctors DVD

The heart-warming adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s beloved picture book, Zog and the Flying Doctors, arrives on Digital and DVD with an all-star British voice cast.To celebrate, Universal Pictures Home Entertainment are giving away one of five DVDs, following everyone’s favourite orange dragon, Zog on his latest adventure. In Zog and the Flying Doctors, Zog the dragon…
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Schooling

Schooling: Teachers from top UK Private Schools say period of online learning helped to close the ‘Achievement Gap’ for children who need more time to learn

Today we meet the teachers who explain why they have switched jobs from traditional schools to join future-led online schools amidst the pandemic. Online independent senior school, Minerva’s Virtual Academy, has made several more, new appointments of teachers this term who have each chosen to move away from roles at traditional schools, in favour of teaching pupils remotely. The rising…
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Get Creative

Spring activities to make us all feel good including nature arts and crafts ideas

It’s Spring! There usually are two spring false starts: one is on the 1st March (which coincides with the meteorological start of spring) and the other one on 21st March (which is the so-called astronomical start of spring). By the 22nd of March it’s guaranteed Spring and the weather is good enough to spend more time outside or in the garden. The warmer weather is uplifting and the sights and…
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Movies

Movie review: The Drifters

The Drifters is a love story about identity and place in a post-Brexit United Kingdom.Koffee, an African migrant, and Fanny, a French waitress, are two lost souls who attempt to find home in one another and escapethelabels that inevitably leavethem homeless. Its themes are extremely topical and touching. Find out what London Mums think about it in this review. The…
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Recipes

Cookery book of the week: 21 Fun Recipes

While we are still stuck at home, 21 Fun Recipes provides the perfect antidote to lockdown blues, as the kitchen becomes the new playground for any family wanting to have some quality, empowering time together.21 Fun Recipes is a delectable new and independently published illustrated cookbook for children and adultsthat provides easy recipe layouts and information on the food prepared…
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Fashion & Beauty

Simple health routines to reverse lockdown ageing

The pandemic has forced us to spend more time indoor, without necessarily much exercise, and in many cases it has left us feeling a bit apathic so much so that we often haven’t looked after our health as we should have. Nothing is lost and here are my tips to reverse lockdown ageing and establish feasible routines to get us back on track and look fabulous once we will be released back into…
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Competitions

Win a Snüz gift of sleep bundle

Iconic nursery brand, Snüz are giving away the gift of sleep with London Mums readers to celebrateSleep Support Monthby Snüz. TheNational Campaign to Support Sleep Deprived Parents, helping with advice,support and education in all things sleep over on their online community @snuzuk, thebrand learnt that 70% of parents lose 133 nights of sleep in their baby’s first…
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Books

Picture book of the week: My Daddies! by Gareth Peter and Garry Parsons

We have recently celebrated mother’s day but I was puzzled when my son asked me, what would kids celebrate on this occasion if they have two daddies instead. A new picture book is available from 1st April 2021 to support this conversation: My Daddies! written byGareth Peter and illustrated by bestselling, award-winning Garry Parsons. My daddies! is a funny, heartfelt…
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Tested & Recommended

Back to school: New comfy face masks for school children

35As thousands of children across the UK have just returned to school, and with mask wearing recommended in secondary schools and higher education, how to keep youngsters safe from the risks of COVID-19 is at the forefront of parent’s minds. London Mums have tested new face masks and shared their feedback on the various masks in this blog. The latest face masks that my son has tested during…
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