If you ever wondered what your Ten Most Iconic Children’s Book Covers would be, here you will hopefully find some inspiration.
This year marks the 10th year anniversary of Penguin Random House’s Design Award and participants are tasked with re-designing the remarkable covers for A Clockwork Orange (Anthony Burgess), How To Be a Woman (Caitlin Moran), and Email and the Detective (Erich…
Summer is coming, and so is the Trendz Travel Collection! This gorgeous geometric print can been created with a travel wallet, a passport cover, a power bank, and luggage tag, perfectly created to make travelling that much easier – and so much more stylish!
The Trendz designers are based on the Jurassic Coast of England, and take their inspiration from the ocean around them, creating this…
If walking was an official sport, I would probably be an Olympic champion. I fought for a school which was at walking distance and my son and I have have been enjoying the walk to school routine every day for the past six years. This week British families celebrate Walk to School Week (16 – 20 May) encouraged by their local schools with various activities but I wonder why all the fuss when it is…
Do you miss the challenge, fulfillment and rewards of your old professional life? Perhaps you took a part-time role that doesn’t make the most of your talents? Are you ready to return to the career of your dreams, but worry about the barriers you may face?
Many professionals reach a point in their career where they decide to take a step back, or make a complete break.
If you made that choice a…
London Mums caught up with Education and Childcare Minister Sam Gymiah to discuss the outcome of the 30 hours free childcare consultation. This Q&A contains important information for all families with pre-schoolers children.
What childcare support does the government already offer to parents?
SG: We are already doing lots to help families with childcare because we know it is vital to you…
When Disney announced Alice Through the Looking Glass as the sequel to Tim Burton’s movie Alice in Wonderland (2010) I wasn’t sure what to expect, but I thought it could not match in any way the brilliance of the first film. I am not a big fan of sequels and I went into the screening quite skeptical. Not that I would not enjoy watching once again some of my favourite stars like Johnny…
I might be biased this week choosing the bedtime story for the Kids Club, but meeting the lovely Nadia Shireen at the Penguin Random House HQ on the Strand certainly helped appreciate the tale of The BumbleBear. With the recent release of the new Disney’s Jungle Book, the honey seeking bear is more popular than ever. The BumbleBear is a lovely picture book for very young readers which…
There is real art in making truly delicious lunches, no longer are we a generation of simply ham, cheddar and branston pickle, instead we choose a more indulgent fromage and add trendy favourites such as avocado or rocket or decide to whip up a frittata or Quesadilla. During National Sandwich Week (8-14 May 2016), London Mums reveal their favourite recipe: HAM, SWISS CHEESE AND ARRABBIATA SAUCE…
Dear London Mums,
I love Spring! Enjoy this newsletter including half term activities in London.
I hope with my newsletters, reviews and interviews I manage to convey my joy for life and my carpe diem (seize the day) approach to life. I would like to spare a word of gratitude to our 60+ active contributors and guest bloggers who are also populating our pages both online and in print sharing…
Five London Mums have the chance to win a copy of BBC classic The Further Adventures of the Musketeers (1967) DVD before it is released by Simply Media for the very first time on 23 May 2016.
Starring Brian Blessed (Z Cars), Joss Ackland (The Hunt for Red October) and Michael Gothard (The Three Musketeers), this classic adventure series is set twenty years on from the original and is…