Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Turn your passion for coffee into cash! Fun & flexible roles for mums as brand ambassadors for illycaffè

London Mums have partnered with Premium Italian coffee roaster illycaffè to launch a pioneering new and fun initiative to allow mums to earn money flexibly from home by doing what they love – holding coffee mornings for their friends and family at home, chillaxing and chit-chatting over a cappuccino. illycaffè is looking for 20 brand ambassadors in London and the surrounding areas .
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Movies

Christmas Gift Guide 2014: KIDS' DVDs

Movies are released on Blu-Ray and DVD sooner and sooner. You are at the premiere today and within a few months they are available to be purchased and they are cheaper and cheaper. You wonder sometimes if it is worth going to the cinema. But yes it is worth it, as the cinema with its special 3D effects, or simply the big screen is priceless. Or at least it is for a movie junkie like me. Here is…
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South West London

Exclusive storytelling by Max Spera at the London Mums Christmas Party

Talented Italian children’s author Max Spera who has written The Real History of the Watch, a great original story illustrated by Nicola Lisci published for the first time in the Summer / Autumn 2014 issue 12 of the London Mums magazine, is joining our Christmas party this Friday at Eddie Catz Putney to read a new exclusive tale to our children. Don’t miss this opportunity to get…
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Movies

Future films Heads Up: SHAUN THE SHEEP THE MOVIE (more teasers for super fans)

Personally I cannot wait to see the much anticipated SHAUN THE SHEEP THE MOVIE which will open in UK cinemas on 6 February 2015. Produced by Aardman, SHAUN THE SHEEP was first seen in Nick Park’s Academy-Award winning Wallace and Gromit film A CLOSE SHAVE and SHAUN, the world’s most famous sheep, has continued to enthrall television audiences in over 170 countries since. SHAUN THE…
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Movies

Marco Polo - the most glamorous explorer of all times - is on his way to Hollywood!

As an Italian, I have grown up reading Marco Polo’s Il Milione (Book of the Marvels of the World or simply The Travels of Marco Polo), a 13th-century travelogue written down by Rustichello da Pisa from stories told by legendary Venetian Marco Polo, describing his travels through Asia, Persia, China, and Indonesia between 1276 and 1291, and his 20 years experiences at the court…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 3 copies of Earth to Echo DVD

Kids-driven Sci-Fi Earth to Echo is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) meets The Blair Witch Project meets the Transformers.EARTH TO ECHO  is released from Entertainment One  on DVD, Blu-ray and Digital Download on 17th November 2014. Read London Mums’ review here. Embark on the adventure of a lifetime with Echo… EARTH TO ECHO is the exciting, exhilarating journey of three kids who…
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Product reviews

Christmas Gift guide 2014: gifts for GIRLS

A recent study commissioned by the Licensing Industry Merchandisers’ Association (LIMA) has predicted that Britain’s favourite toy brand for girls is Barbie followed by Hello Kitty and Lego, Peppa Pig, Minnie Mouse, Lego Friends, Disney Princess, Monster High, My Little Pony and Mickey Mouse. Interestingly, 80% of the top ten girls’ toy licenses revolve around a character. Here…
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Product reviews

Trendy dolls with a healthy body image (and not just for girls)

I personally love dolls and I am always excited when new dolls are launched. After becoming a mother of a boy who loves cars, planes, trucks and construction kits, I have developed an even bigger passion for dolls and have started collecting vintage Barbies. Surprised?! My collection has reached 300 dolls now… Maybe I am simply a nutter! But I cannot resist a new doll and this Christmas…
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Movies

THE TOP DOG FILM STARS OF ALL TIMES

From Lassie to Pudsey, dogs have always been highly entertaining film stars. London Mums have researched the top ten dog film stars of all times and found out how they have wagged their way to screen success! Enjoy! Toto, The Wizard of Oz (1939)   Judy Garland/Dorothy Gale’s much loved and loyal pet dog Toto is the only animal in the film that doesn’t speak. In the original…
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Competitions

WIN a Fisher Price Rainforest™ Melodies and Lights Deluxe Gym™ courtesy of Nelsons® Colica®

We have teamed up with Nelsons Colica Colic Granules to offer 1 lucky Mum the chance to win a Fisher Price Rainforest™ Melodies and Lights Deluxe Gym™ as a treat for your little one. Nelsons has launched NEW Nelsons Colica Colic Granules, a homeopathic medicinal product used within the homeopathic tradition for the symptomatic relief of colic in babies over one month of age. Colic is a…
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