Unsurprisingly the latest Aardman’s animated movie Early Man provides great family entertainment. In fact I’d dare say that Aardman is the only film making company that truly entertains the whole family with every new production. It’s not just the mums who take the children to see the new animations but I know for a fact that dads and grandparents are also keen in watching these…
Pancakes are easy to prepare but I have now a very easy pancake recipe after experimenting in the kitchen with my 11 year old son Diego. Try it on Shrove Tuesday and beyond.
What you need for 10 pancakes
100 grams of plain flour
300 ml of semi skimmed milk
no sugar
2 large eggs
How to make it
Don’t use too much frying oil because otherwise it is difficult to…
London Mums have teamed up with adorable cuddly toy creators Cubbies to give away three of their colourful characters including Aurora the Unicorn, Olliephant the Elephant and Scorch the Dragon. Cubbies’ mission is to inject more magic into children’s toys by finding new ways to spark the imaginations of young minds.
Cubbies’ collection features all characters from feisty lions to cuddly…
As the days draw shorter and the nights become longer, there is no doubt that winter is still hanging around. During these months, sunlight is a rare occurrence for many of us. January is known as the darkest and most depressing month of the year; struggling to pay off that Christmas debt, cold blistering winds, back to work (sigh!) Still, many of us soldier through in anticipation of a sunnier…
For a young fashion designer wannabe new DK book How to be a Fashion Designer by Lesley Ware is perfect as it includes lots of ideas, projects, and styling tips to help creative children understand fashion and trends. Publication date is 1 February 2018. It costs £12.99 and is suitable for children aged 7+.
I personally found this book quite useful as a fashion follower to…
Disney Pixar’s Coco is a blast of colours and lively music in the middle of the January blues and will take all moviegoers (young and less young) to an unforgettable fun journey into the land of the death that leads to a real family reunion. Coco is released in UK cinemas on 19 January 2018.
The story (no spoilers)
Despite his family’s generations-old ban on music, young Miguel…
Turtles All the Way Down is the long-awaited return novel by John Green, the acclaimed, award-winning author of Looking for Alaska and The Fault in Our Stars. This time he shares Aza’s story of love, resilience, and the power of lifelong friendship. Instead of reading it on paper I listened to the beautiful audiobook read by Kate Rudd during my school run in the car every day. Turtles…
The brand new trailer and poster for Monster Family has just been released. This truly global family adventure features an all-star voice cast, including Emily Watson (On Chesil Beach), Jason Isaacs (The Death of Stalin), Nick Frost (The Huntsman: Winter’s War), Jessica Brown Findlay (Downton Abbey), Celia Imrie (Bridget Jones’s Diary) and Catherine Tate (Doctor Who). Kids and parents…
London Mums are giving away a pair of tickets to see new musical sensation Everybody’s Talking About Jamie in the West End. Here’s what to expect and how to enter this amazing January competition.
Jamie New is sixteen and lives on a council estate in Sheffield.
Jamie doesn’t quite fit in.
Jamie is terrified about the future.
Jamie is going to be a…
Bargain Hunt fans and antiques’ lovers will love my chat with antique expert and Mumpreneur Catherine Southon on the art of finding a bargain, parenting and being the Queen for a day.
Q: Catherine, how would you encourage children to learn the art of finding a bargain?
CS: I think it’s important to teach children the value of money as soon as you can – that’s the first…