Whether you’re about to start a family or simply adding to an existing one, finding the ideal family car to carry a mixture of children of all ages, along with all the associated paraphernalia such as Moses baskets, pushchairs and changing bags, can be a tricky prospect.
The key to choosing the right vehicle is to be fully aware of the specific needs of your individual family, and…
After sell-out runs and tours in 2016 and 2017, Cirque Berserk! the UK’s biggest theatre-circus spectacular is coming back to the Peacock Theatre in London’s West End.
And you could win a Family Ticket to see the show free at the performance of your choice (subject to availability).
Combining contemporary cirque-style artistry with adrenaline-fuelled stunt action, Zippos Cirque Berserk!
London Mums’ first book of the week for 2018 has to be How to avoid certain death by Tom Clempson. This new book for childrenTom Clempson byis a quirky, hilariously funny adventure from one of the animators behind Fantastic Mr Fox and Frankenweenie. It comes out on the 4th of January 2018 and is a great new novel for 9+ children who love adventure…
Finding new authors is always exciting and fascinating. I feel very honoured to have personally met and interviewed talented Nillu Nasser who has just released new literary fiction All the Tomorrows which tells the story of newlyweds Jaya and Akash in Mumbai, India. The novel is about second chances, the weight of tradition and gender, and the line between happiness and selfishness. It…
If you missed Christopher Nolan’s latest film Dunkirk, released during the Summer, you can now watch it on Blu-Ray. Even in the small screen it won’t disappoint those people who love war drama movies. It’s a very powerful visualisation of how a day as a private during WW2 could have looked like. It features a British ensemble cast including Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, Mark…
The Natural History Museum Ice Rink must be the most enchanting skating location in London. My 11 year old son Diego was lucky to be invited to try one of the Kids Fast Track Skating Courses, a fun-filled four-day course running though the Christmas holidays for children aged 6 upwards to be taught key skating skills and learn how to skate relatively well within a matter of days. He had…
Do you need Stocking fillers’ inspiration? Check London Mums’ best children’s books for 2017 and pick the perfect book to unwrap children’s imaginations this Christmas. I am a bookworm and I know that not everybody would appreciate books as much as I do but all kids love story telling especially if you read to them. Being read a story is a treat that was a theme of my Lauren…
School holidays are officially starting today for UK children and parents are faced with the task of entertaining children to prevent them to be online and in front of video games during the festivities. In a very timely move, EE, the UK’s largest mobile operator and part of BT Group, has teamed up with online safety experts, Internet Matters, to support parents in keeping their children…
My Hero is a new book that has been conceived with the specific aim to improve children’s motivation and achievement.
This children’s book has been produced by researchers at the University of Portsmouth using innovative research to raise pupils’ motivation and achievement. London Mums have chosen My Hero as the bedtime story of the week. Labradors and children have a special bond and…
Star Wars: The Last Jedi is undoubtably the most anticipated film of the year. And for good reasons. You won’t get any spoilers from me here but rest assured that the latest instalment won’t disappoint. Fans of the franchise will find the good old look and feel, familiar faces and spaceships, lots of new characters and fantastic creatures, and well created battles in space like in the…