Movies

Film review: Transformers - The Last Knight & my chat with female stars Laura Haddock & Isabela Moner

  Transformers – The Last Knight, the fifth installment of the Transformers series by Paramount, reunites director Michael Bay with Mark Wahlberg, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson and Peter Cullen, who will once again voice Autobot leader Optimus Prime. Additions to the cast include Laura Haddock, Santiago Cabrera, Isabela Moner, Jerrod Carmichael and Anthony Hopkins. Think of Fast and…
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Competitions

Win DESPICABLE ME 3 Merchandise

  To celebrate the release of this summer’s biggest comedy Despicable Me 3, in UK cinemas from 30 June 2017, London Mums have teamed up with Universal Pictures to give two mums the chance to win an awesome DESPICABLE ME 3 Merchandise pack.     Every DESPICABLE ME 3 Merchandise pack will include:   1 x Despicable Me 3 Character Magnet 1 x Despicable Me 3 Set…
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Attractions

London Mums & kids review the new NINJAGO World at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort

  This June NINJAGO World, a new world of ninjas, has opened at the LEGOLAND Windsor Resort, featuring the UK’s first ever 4D, hand gesture enabled ride and a group of London Mums and kids have checked it out and sent us their comments and images. Take a look! London Mum Ranjeet and her kids were some of the first guests to experience the 4D ride with hand-gesture technology, have…
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Movies

Ten films to watch with dad

To celebrate Father’s Day this weekend, I am taking a look at ten films to watch with dad. Yes kids’ movies are great for putting on when you need to make dinner, do some work or simply some peace and quiet, but sometimes we can’t help in joining our kids on the sofa. So many kids films are full of adult inside jokes or fun Easter eggs that only parents will pick up on, meaning they’re…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 3 Haynes Build Your Own FM radio kits

Looking for a last minute Father’s Day gift? Haynes Build Your Own FM Radio is the perfect present for creative, music loving dads! The kit builds working FM radio  – easy and cool to make. Available for just £14.99rrp, the Haynes Build Your Own FM Radio has 24 tasks with easy step by step instructions to build a working FM radio. There is no soldering or complicated…
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Attractions

Taking kids to the top of the Shard

Ahead of Father’s Day, a team of London Mums, dads and the kids club attended an exclusive dad’s day out at The View from The Shard, London’s most exciting attraction enjoying exclusive access to the city’s highest viewing platform.   While the parents indulged in a luxury champagne breakfast 800ft above the capital, the children were enjoying the sweeping panoramic views. London Mum…
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Movies

My chat with the inspirational teenage stars of Disney's The Lodge

  I would describe Disney’s The Lodge as a teenage musical sitcom a bit like Dawson’s Creek with music and less romantic dramas. The smash hit which returns to screens following the success of its first season. I belong to the Dawson’s Creek generation so I am delighted teenagers have an equivalent TV show to look forward to every week. Watch my light-hearted and chats with the…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 2 seeds gift boxes to celebrate the general election results

  Let’s have some fun with the general election while raising awareness for healthy food at the same time. I could not resist running these posters of the political leaders made with seeds. Brilliant artwork! To win one of these two amazing seeds gift boxes, you need to tell us (confidentially) in the competition form provided below this post the name of the seed poster you like the most…
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Books

First aid book review: Burns, Falls and Emergency Calls by Emma Hammett

When it comes to first aid training in London, for me personally there’s only one person I would go, and that person is Emma Hammett who is also one of our most trusted and popular contributors on London Mums magazine. Emma has published her second manual, which for me is the only essential first aid book mums should have on their kitchen cupboard. Today only you can get Burns, Falls and…
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