Books

Book of the week: The Ultimate Insult Generator by Mike Barfield

  If you want your children to stop using swearwords make them read The Ultimate Insult Generator filled with over 60 Million Hilarious Zingers and Stingers published by Laurence King in August 2017.   The Ultimate Insult Generator is a zany new insult-generating flipbook by the hilarious comic writer and children’s author, Mike Barfield. My 11 year old son could not put it down for the…
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Movies

DVD review: Big Little Lies starring Reese Witherspoon

Big Little Lies is for me personally and for my girlfriends one of the best psychological crime series ever made. I might be biased for a couple of reasons but after binge watching it within few nights with my BFF I must confess that I absolutely love it and will watch it again and again to savour the little details. First of all Reese Witherspoon is my latest cover interviewee on the Summer issue…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 3 copies of A Mermaid’s Tale Digital Download

  To celebrate the release of A Mermaid’s Tale on Digital Download, The Movie Partnership is delighted to offer copies of the movie to give away to three lucky readers of the London Mums magazine! A Mermaid’s Tale, is the enchanting modern family story of a 12 year-old girl, Ryan (Caitlin Carmichael) and her dad (Jerry O’Connell), packing up their…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 3 copies of You Can Tutu Digital Download

  To celebrate the release of a heart-warming family film You Can Tutu on Digital Download, The Movie Partnership would be delighted to offer copies of the movie to give away to three lucky readers of the London Mums magazine!   Living in a world, where people find it extremely hard to just be and believe in themselves, 12-year-old Tutu Marlow hasn’t ever really had…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 3 copies of The Boss Baby DVD & FREE ACTIVITY SHEETS to download

I am glad The Boss Baby DVD is out so soon after official release as this will be one of the Summer DVDs for sure. We all loved it when it was released in cinemas and we got to interview the main stars (Alec Baldwin and Lisa Kudrow) as well as director and creator Tom McGrath behind it so I feel The Boss Baby is a very special movie for London Mums and the child reporters of our kids’ club.
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Movies

Alec Baldwin chats to London Mums about his Boss Baby

After my recent interview with Lisa Kudrow, London Mums have talked to the Boss Baby in person aka Alec Baldwin to coincide with DreamWorks Animation’s release of The Boss Baby on Blu-ray and DVD from 31st July 2017 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment.   Q: Hi Alec. You were terrific as the Boss Baby. I mean your voice was …. How much could you…
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Movies

Chatting with Lisa Kudrow about her role in The Boss Baby

I am so honoured about this chat with Lisa Kudrow, star in sitcom Friends and more recently DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby,  available on Blu-ray and DVD from 31st July, from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. She is talking voicing the boss baby’s mum in this movie.   Q: What parts of this movie resonate with you? Lisa: Well, yes…
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Books

Audiobooks for children's classics

Today’s children are often bombarded with videos and cannot easily focus on reading a paper book. I have recently discovered the magic effect of audiobooks on my 10 year old son. Diego and I have been recently listening to The Railway Children a lot. This audio gave us the chance to talk about this classic novel in a new mature way considering the historical moment, the way children lived…
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Fashion & Beauty

Biggest Beauty Secret Revealed - Skincare from the inside out

  Here I am to reveal the biggest beauty secret for 40+ women. I have finally figured out what it means beauty from the inside out. Surely it is also about personality and values but let’s leave that aside for a moment and let’s talk about skincare. The only way to keep a woman’s skin young for longer is by introducing collagen supplements in the diet supported by a healthy…
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