2014 marks the 50th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s classic book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory published for the first time in 1964 in the United States.
As part of the Penguin’s celebrations, I recently attended a special presentation by Roald Dahl’s grandson Luke Kelly to discuss Charlie’s legacy and the cultural impact. One hour certainly is not enough to encapsulate all…
If you are looking for half term activities for children in London we suggest heading to the London Aquarium to see the new crustaceans that have arrived.
A ten strong team of aquarists from the SEA LIFE London Aquarium have recently welcomed a 15 new crustacean residents including a pair of gigantic but very delicate Japanese Spider Crabs and an army of small, brightly coloured but incredibly…
This month’s mumpreneur’s testimonial is by creator of Hamilton Turnberry and mother of four, 33-year-old Louisa Whitlock, who talks to us about her thriving baby bag business and juggling work with a young family.
Where were you born and where do you live now?
I’m an Essex girl to my core. I was born in Rochford, lived on Canvey Island until I was 23 and then moved to Benfleet…
I love this Spring recipe for Pineapple and grapefruit fat-loss smoothie kindly donated by Netflix to London Mums.
Get this smoothie ready to drink before and after the TV workout prepared by celebrity fitness guru Niki Wibrow who teamed up with Netflix to to help us mums find a way to work out during our daily routine, and what better way to do this than to burn the calories while you are…
The day has arrived to reveal the last Moshling from Moshi Monsters Series 9 characters. We absolutely love Furnando and we find him quirky and modern!
Rank
115
Rarity
Ultra Rare
Bio
Gaze into a Mystic Moggy’s eyes and you might start woofing or oinking because these mysterious Moshlings are talented sorcerers. They can even levitate when they meow, cough up magic furballs and make pilchards…
Believe it or not Barbie: The Pearl Princess is the 27th CGI-animated Barbie movie that being made and every time it surprises me how it keeps innovating in terms of animation effects. This Barbie movie is by far my favourite so far although not the most original. You will love it if you like the classic Disney Princess Fairytales. It’s Cinderella meets Rapunzel underwater
type of story but…
With the weather being so gloomy, it is challenging to keep children busy at home. Here are our top ten half-term indoor activities for kids.
1) EASY SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS – Check out our ideas for scientific experiments for kids to do at home (they are easy, don’t panic!). This is an activities boys will love but they are educational for all school kids and for some experiments…
London Mums are revealing today Moshi Monsters Quincy the Fraidy FuzzyFace of new Series 9 characters. Do you and your kids like him?
Name and Species
Quincy the Fraidy FuzzyFace
Personality: Anxious, jumpy, callow.
Mini Bio
Fraidy FuzzyFaces are always being frazzled by lightning, squished by falling pianos and attacked by swarms of sillipedes. Or so they say! It’s hard to be sure because…
The year is well under way but the New Year resolution to shape up and dust off the work-out kit has not really kicked off.
Who has the time? Mums certainly don’t have much Me-Time and fitness at the gym is quite boring. My passion is in fencing but I still need to keep fit in between training sessions and apart from walking to school and a bit of cycling I have found a great way to do some…
London Mums are revealing today Moshi Monsters Mumbo the Punky Monkey of new Series 9 characters. Do you and your kids like him?
Name and Species
Mumbo the Punky Monkey
Personality: Anarchic, boisterous, nuts.
Mini Bio
Never mind the beeswax, Punky Monkeys use custard to keep their crazy hairdos upright. But that’s no surprise because these unruly Moshlings will do almost anything to stand out…

