Competitions

Win 1 of 6 copies of SOOTY ABC – LEARN THE ALPHABET DVD

Join Sooty, Sweep, Soo and Richard in their Alphabet Adventure, a perfect way to introduce little ones to the alphabet. This special direct-to-DVD programme, produced by Redan Publishing’s Fun To Learn brand, Tvoli Entertainment and Abbey Home Media who are also distributing the title, features all the fun, mayhem and slapstick capers fans have come to know and love from Sooty and his pals…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 5 full bundles of all 10 World Book Day £1 books

With only one week to go until World Book Day on 5th March 2015, we thought we’d celebrate with a competition! Five lucky readers are in for a chance to win a set of the specially commissioned World Book Day £1 books – which include Jonny Duddle’s A Pirate’s Guide to Landlubbing and Steven Butler’s Dennis the Menace: World Menace Day. Now in its 18th year, World…
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Travel with kids

Travel with kids: Roadtrip to France

If you feel adventurous during a half term / school holiday you can take the kids on a roadtrip to France. Without much planning we decided to go skiing and sledding for a couple of days on the Mont Blanc on the French side with a few stops along the way. It’s 1000 km one way and you can get there in 15 hours with no stops. However with young children (Diego is 8) this is unthinkable and a…
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Attractions

Mackintosh architecture FREE exhibition inspire kids' own Lego bricks houses

During a Lego event held at the British Institute of British Architects (RIBA) over half term, while my son and other children from the London Mums’ Kids Club were busy creating Lego Friends inspired houses, I visited the FREE Mackintosh exhibition. Scottish architect and designer Charles Rennie Mackintosh (1868-1928) is famous for being a modernist, symbolist and an exponent of Art Nouveau.
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Movies

Future films heads up: HOT PURSUIT

Brace yourselves London Mums! Reese Witherspoon and Sofia Vergara are soon going to delight us in a movie filled with Girl power. I personally love Reese’s recent choices in films she is choosing to be part of (like Wild). Hot pursuit is a comedy and she is playing a strong female character but not the type of Legally Blond strong. Watch the trailer below and you will understand what I mean…
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Product reviews

Top Toy trends for 2015

The annual appointment with Toyfair always puts me in a good mood. And Toyfair 2015 was certainly not a disappointment. So many innovative toys and gadgets made me want to be a child again. Being a mum of an 8 year old boy is great as it allows me to re-live my childhood but in an exciting technology-driven era. Here are the Top Toy trends for 2015 which I have identified by browsing around 300+…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 10 TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES DVDs & 10 action figures

New York is under attack by the sinister Shredder, but fearless leader Leonardo, brilliant and brainy Donatello, rough and rebellious Raphael and wild and crazy Michelangelo take to the streets to defend their home with the help of intrepid reporter April O’Neil (Megan Fox) and their brilliant sensei, Splinter. TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is fun for the whole family and out to own on Digital…
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Get Creative

World Book Day: Ideas for children's costumes - How about Willy Wonka's Golden Ticket?

Every year on the first week of March parents are faced with a challenge: preparing new costumes for the annual World Book Day. You cannot get away with recycling last year’s outfits because kids remember and they are also awarded prizes for the best costumes at school. Last year I came up with a quirky costume idea and thought I share it with London Mums along with other creative costumes I…
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Recipes

Recipe: German Apple Pancake - Apfelpfannkuchen

I totally love this recipe for German Apple Pancake, the so-called Apfelpfannkuchen. It is very simple to make even my 8-year-old son can make and has low flour and low sugar content. It is delicious and not so fattening actually. I got this recipe from an old acquaintance from Germany and it is apparently authentic. Ingredients 50g butter, to be melted 2 tsp sunflower oil 2 large apples…
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Get Creative

FREE ACTIVITY SHEETS from Shaun the Sheep The Movie & Big Hero 6

Half term is always challenging for parents. Kids’ entertainment is expensive so the best way forward to mums on a budget (most of us) is to get organised with lots of FREE stuff to do. Here are London Mums favourite FREE ACTIVITY SHEETS from the latest and most entertaining movies. Shaun The Sheep The Movie – Art & Craft Activities These activities are suitable for…
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