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…
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…
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…
London Mums have joined forces with BMI Healthcare to encourage women in London to be more aware of the issues surrounding their health and wellbeing in the capital. In this article we look at the menopause and what you need to know.
Menopause: what is it?
The menopause marks the end of menstruation and potential childbearing. It’s a transition, not a disease, and although it can be an…
October half term is never been more fun than this year as we spent it on the Egyptian resort of Stella Gardens at Makadi Bay in Hurghada right on the Red Sea.
The resort and the reef
Stella Gardens is a very new and modern resort which is just 40 minutes drive from Hurghada airport (served daily by Easyjet). The flight lasts 5 hours and 20 minutes but when you leave cold and wet London…
A few years ago I did not know what the big deal was with the Advent Calendar until – guess what?! – my son started asking me for one because his friends came to school with little things every day. So I had to quickly catch up and did my own research. I clearly cracked it to the point where last Christmas I created my very own Advent Calendar and I am planning on being even more…
London on New Year’s Eve is very exciting with hundreds of events taking place outdoor as well as in clubs, pubs and restaurants across the capital even with children.
Picture Supplied by Action Images
New Year’s Eve fireworks celebrations – TICKETS REQUIRED FROM THIS YEAR
From this year London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks will require tickets. For the first…
It’s almost time to prepare Christmas cards, pictures of the kids with Santa and this competition sponsored by the Rainforest Cafe in London is just what a family of four could benefit from.
Rainforest Cafe offers a Personalised Grotto Experience to remember and one that leaves children mesmerised with the magic of Christmas.
The elves are waiting to greet all the good little boys and…
A new historical movie has been announced. SELMA, the story of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s historic struggle to secure voting rights for African-Americans, will open in cinemas on 6 February next year. 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of this pivotal moment in the US Civil Rights Movement.
The Cast
David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo, Tim Roth and Oprah Winfrey
SELMA stars British actor…
After 16 years living in London I still feel I love and live my ‘town’ like a tourist. I mean it in a good way! Inevitably living in such a metropole, you often feel like a tourist because there’s always so much you haven’t seen. Adding to that is the fact that London is an ever changing city and therefore not the same place I visited for the first time in 1988.
And yet…