A colouring book meets a picture book in a fantasy forest that is open to be reinvented by both children and adults alike.From the author of the global bestseller Secret Garden (over 12 million copies sold!) and Enchanted Forest (over 5 million copies sold worldwide!), Johanna Basford, Miniature Enchanted Forest isa small-scale edition of her classic colouring book. Itcan be used…
Here’s a lovely new product by London Mums’ ‘historical’ sponsor, Slumbersac. I love everything founder Karina Grassy and her international team do. They have supported London Mums since the very beginning at the end of 2006 when our children were babies and as they both grew up so did our business ventures. Karina is a visionary entrepreneur and she has now partnered with…
As a mother of a teenager in year 10, I am aware that the last year of schooling has been lost and I feel really anxious as next year my boy will have to face GCSE exams after literally missing out on vital learning. My fears have been confirmed by anew study by researchers at Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, published in Proceedings for the National Academy of Sciences…
Cinema Made in Italy 2021 returns this year for its 11th edition with a new digital edition, bringing cutting edge Italian cinema to a national audience for the first time, on the curated streaming service MUBI. From 16 – 29 April film fans will once more have the unique opportunity to take in a diverse array of the best recent Italian productions. Whereas in previous years the audience has been…
Lockdown 2.0 has been quite the ordeal for most in the UK. Learning how to balance work, home and family life, has taken its toll on our mental health and our home’s have taken on a world of their own.
Homeschooling has left its own path of destruction in its wake with piles of paper, colouring pencils and the dreaded play dough in every crevice. Then there’s finding time in your day to tidy…
Writer and entrepreneur, Virginia Mendez, has written a lovely multilingualpicture book series Mika & Lolo covering diversity on her unexpected journey to embracing feminism. Each book comes in two languages. I have chosen English and Italian. The series is available fromThe Feminist Shop.
The story
Mika & Lolo are cousins who notice that they are sometimes treated…
Ethical fashion is THE thing now that we have all come to appreciate green living and ethically manufactured clothing. An innovator and inspiring female entrepreneur in this sector is Fritha Mason, and founder ofSecret Projects, which runs the Secret Sari Dress campaign. You can see me here also sporting a couple of different Sari dresses. I simply love them as they are very easy to wear and…
This Vanilla Berry French Toast recipe wascreated by plant-based food blogger and stylist,Nourishing Amy, in partnership with Jason’s Sourdough (available in three variants, White, Grains & Seeds and Craft Beer, from M&S stores nationwide, RRP £1.80). This bread evokes memories of my childhood and the mornings spent at the beach after eating fresh sourdough slices with jam…
Personally I want this pandemic to end as soon as possible and forget these challenging times once and for all. I certainly would not want to read about it or to listen to songs about lockdown. But there’s an exception to this: Together – published by Kyle Books tomorrow – is a beautifully illustrated book by Luke Adam Hawker that highlights all the meaningful connections we have…
This Spring London Mums have tried to make peanut Peanut butter& chocolate brownies inspired by a recipe usingaward-winning, ethically made Islands chocolate, ManiLife peanut butter and Bettina Campolucci Bordi(of @Bettinaskitchen)’s creativity. They are relatively easy to make and taste amazingly. It’s the perfect Easter recipe to make with the children.