Fitness & Health

Veganism in mature years

According to Google trend data, the search term Veganuary, has received a 550% increase in searches within the last month alone. Such an uplift in searches reflects the nations desire to adopt a diet that aligns with their ethos. Here, Nutritional Practitioner and Technical Supervisor at Viridian Nutrition, Jenny Carson BSc (Hons), reveals what to consider if you are adopting the vegan…
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Attractions

The Ocean Conservation Trust provides free online lessons on aquatic life to school kids

New free online lessons for kids to assist parents with home learning are landing my inbox every day. A series that has caught my eyes, in particular, is the one run by The National Marine Aquarium in Plymouth, an initiative of the Ocean Conservation Trust. These weekly live lessons will providing a chance for children, parents and teachers to gain some of the wellbeing benefits that have…
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Get Creative

Activity for parents & kids: How to build a fun family time capsule

Whether you’re looking for something fun to do or are in need of a great family bonding activity, creating a time capsule could be a great project for both you and the kids. Kirsty Prankerd, Managing Director of keepsake company Write from the Heart, shares her tips for creating an exciting yet sentimental time capsule. If you’ve ever created a time capsule before, you’ll be…
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Great Outdoors

London’s Largest Parks for Social Distancing in Lockdown 3.0

With the UK currently in a third national lockdown, alert level 5 has resorted us to stricter social distancing rules and we are only advised to leave the house once a day for exercise. Parks are the only thing that seem to keep us sane at the moment.Whilst the R rate across the UK is between 1.2 to 1.3 based on the latest data, it seems London’s R rate has dropped to a best estimate of…
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Fitness & Health

4 Tips for lockdown love this Valentine's Day

New studies highlight the pandemic’s dire effect on our intimate relationships but also revealed that a shared cuppa could help.With Valentine’s Day approaching I asked Dr Tim Bonds to give me four tips for lockdown love. He offered precious advice and he also told me what our favourite tea can say about us. A new research review has laid bare the negative impact of the COVID…
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Schooling

Are ‘Online Schools’ the Future? A New £6,000 per year Private Online School is Attracting Top Teachers and sees Sharp Rise in Admissions Amidst School Closures

A raft of pupils at one of the UK’s few ‘online-only’ private schools start their first term with live-streamed lessons, assemblies and after-school clubs, as parents switch from ‘traditional schools’. This week marks the start of the first term at of one of the UK’s first ‘online only’ private senior schools, costing parents just £6,000 per year in fees. Minerva’s…
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Fashion & Beauty

Fashion trends: Is gold jewellery back in style?

Jewellery is considered to change every type of outfit or fashion. Bring on a chic assertion and add a trendy necklace over your regular outfits and make your attire complement a very unique purpose. You will also note that certain individuals choose various kinds of jewellery, such as traditional and custom jewellery, over one another to establish exclusive looks and jewellery patterns. As such…
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Competitions

Win a prize bundle of Audrey-themed book and DVD

Little Audrey’s Daydream is a brilliantly illustrated children’s book that tells the inspiring story of icon Audrey Hepburn, whoremains a beloved figure worldwide, asyou’ve never heard before. Before she became a world-famous actress and humanitarian, she was a little girl with big dreams. To celebrate this release London Mums have a prize bundle of Audrey-themed book…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 7 tickets for The Little Prince live streaming

Online theatre is booming and giving families the chance to stay connected with the creative arts. Tetiana Galitsyna’s Visual Art Theatre has kindly donated us 7 single tickets for the Little Prince show, which is going to be live-streamed on 6th February 2021 at 5 pm. The Got Talent Winner, Tetiana Galitsyna has created beautiful art shows dedicated for children and whole families using…
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