Product reviews

Top 10 Valentine Gifts for Her

Here are London Mums’ top ten Valentine Gifts for a special person in your life (whether she’s your girlfriend, wife, nan, mother or …. mistress) we found our top ten gifts on Milkster. These are not the typical Valentine gifts but they are certainly suitable for people who like stylish items. Check if you love them as much as I do! Paper Vase Cover – Green Gradient The…
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Blog

Top 5 games for mums on the move

Being a mum is one of the most stressful, yet rewarding and enjoyable feelings that any woman can experience in their lifetime. Making the decision to have a child should be based upon a sound financial footing and commitment from both sides to ensure a couple raise a son or daughter in the right manner and provide the best quality of care and wellbeing possible. Although modern day society has…
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Get Creative

Ideal Half-term Activity! Calling All Budding Young Designers! Tower Bridge Launches ‘Design a Bridge’ Competition for Kids

This national competition seems a very cool idea to get kids engaged in creative activities during half term. My son is already very excited to have the opportunity to show off his engineering skills at work 🙂 To celebrate its 120th birthday this year, Tower Bridge, the most famous bridge in the world, is delighted to announce the launch of an exciting new national competition for 6 to 14 year…
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Attractions

ANNUAL CLEAN UP AT THE SEA LIFE LONDON AQUARIUM

A few days ago an expert team of aquarists at the London Aquarium kicked off the new year with a full clean up of all 63 displays. It is fascinating to see how they did it. And some of the images are simply amazing. Check it out! The team began by diving inside the shark display and first polishing the five metre long glass walkway, situated above the million litre display which is home to 22…
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Competitions

WIN WIN WIN! Win a family ticket to SUPERCHARGED HOCKEY at WEMBLEY

We’ve partnered with England Hockey this month for one lucky family to receive tickets to the Maxinutrition Hockey 5s at Wembley Arena on Sunday 2 February 2014. See England’s premier men’s and women’s clubs battle it out to be crowned champions – you’ll even see tip top hockey action from medal winning OLYMPIANS. This blisteringly quick, 5-a-side tournament features halves of just…
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Recipes

Recipe: EMMA BRIDGEWATER Spelt loaf for the SPORT RELIEF BAKE OFF

Ready for the Sport Relief bake off? This year we have the honour to host Emma Bridgewater’s recipe for spelt loaf. Enjoy! Ingredients: 1.5kg spelt flour ( white or whole grain, the choice is yours) 900ml water, blood heat. 3 teaspoons sea salt 2 sachets of quick yeast ( follow the instructions on the packet) Method: Pour the bag of flour into a very large, warm bowl. Stir in the…
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Childcare

Childcare Costs Soar by 19% in 12 months

Are we surprised about the rising cost of childcare year on year? I often give interviews to media about this topic which is the single most important issue for families in Britain and I say that mothers (or dads in turns) often decide to stay at home as they cannot afford childcare costs while our European counterparts only pay between the equivalent of £250 to £500 per month per full time…
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Parenting Skills

Childhood friendships across ethnicities have positive psychological effects

I have always believed in multiracial and multicultural friendships and always will. But this has now being scientifically proven in a University study. Having friends from different ethnic backgrounds can have beneficial psychological effects, according to research from Goldsmiths, University of London. Cross-ethnic childhood friendships can build psychological resilience and well-being amongst…
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Blog

Excessive multi tasking or mega busy Brits? EIGHT IN TEN (78%) BUSY BRITS MULTITASK WHILE WATCHING TV

I was not surprised to read the results of a study recently undertaken by BT showing that eight in ten (78%) multitasking while while watching TV. Only a fifth (22%) of people settle down to the TV without interruption, reinforcing the rising ‘media meshing’ trend apparent in households today A recent study TV examined Britain’s viewing habits, and has proved that we are a nation that…
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Parenting Skills

HELPING OLD LADIES CROSS ROADS MORE IMPORTANT THAN A GRADES, BELIEVE FATHERS

Quite interesting piece of research showing an important trend in basic education. As it appears, testosterone is out, tolerance is in, and the little things really count. That’s the verdict from the survey commissioned by Sudocrem which shows that today’s dads rate the old fashioned virtues like chivalry and kindness to older people way ahead of top performing academic achievement. The…
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