Considering I never liked magic and magicians I have to admit that the experience I am about to talk about totally surprised me (in a good way). I was recently invited to attend a magician training and show with my son who was the Child Reporter for First News to cover the UK release of the animation film The House of Magic on 25th July 2014.
Frankly I was more excited for Diego to do well in…
Books are so wonderful. Personally I rarely find uninteresting books and stories for children are particularly original and colourful to please the young readers’ eyes. Reading charity BOOKTRUST has recently unveiled the WINNERS OF THE BEST BOOK AWARDS jointly with AMAZON KINDLE a party-style awards ceremony in central London attended by authors and 300 child judges and introduced by no less…
Wilbur Smith is a literary phenomenon: a truly global bestseller, he has published 34 novels into 26 languages with sales in excess of 122 million copies. As part of the celebrations to honour an incredible 50 YEARS IN PUBLISHING, Wilbur Smith: The Early Years Collection, a beautifully presented, special edition box set (Price: £19.99) has been released this Summer.
The Collection…
Another Great British Chefs recipe: Marcus Wareing’s Cheesy carrot bake. Yum yum!
Serves 4
Cooking Time: 45 minutes
INGREDIENTS
225g carrots, grated
1/2 tsp salt
50ml vegetable stock
1/2 onion, finely chopped
20g cheddar, grated
10g coriander, chopped
1 egg
1 tsp olive oil
1 pinch pepper
METHOD
1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/gas mark 4
2. Place the grated carrot sand salt into a pan over a…
Now that we are at the last installment of Comic Jonnie Rocket that London Mums magazine has been publishing exclusively in the last 4 issues, I chatted to the creative mind of its creator. You can read all comics in our exclusive series in our magazine archive here.
Q: Where do you draw inspiration for your books from?
JC: I drew my inspiration for the creation of the character of ‘Jonnie…
This Summer is hot and we are not complaining at all! In fact the heath is a perfect excuse to make ice lollies. Check out this recipe for Strawberry-Yogurt lollies created by recipe developer and writer Andrea Lynn for Netflix to enjoy while relaxing after a long day in the sun. The kids can make them as the recipe is fairly simple.
Ingredients
Two cups of any type of berries can be used…
I spoke with a couple of primary teachers over the years and they all confirmed that during the Summer holidays children fall behind in their spellings, writing, reading and maths by the time they return for the new school year in September. Not surprisingly this is confirmed by a research that reveals that almost half of parents (47%) are “worried” about education regression during the long…
Holidays are stressful enough with kids and keeping them entertained all the time is often a challenge, let alone when you have to keep up the good work they have done at school and the teacher is not around. We have found some fun educational activities for school children to do during these school holidays. New educational titles including popular sticker books will certainly come handy.
Books…
In the last couple of weeks I have watched a few mainstream movies but none of them really impressed me. The cinematic beauty this Summer comes from independent low budgets films and in the kiddies’ space two in particular caught my imagination because they are sensationally written: Boyhood and Earth to Echo.
Kids-driven Sci-Fi Earth to Echo is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) meets The…
Films can be great story starters to introduce kids to storytelling and the Summer can be a great time as children need to be entertained. Outdoor activities are essential but during the downtime and relaxation time, a combination of movies, games and books is brilliant to get them busy for a long time.
Check this art & craft idea created by blogger Kelly Ladd Sanchez who teamed up with…