I am proud of one of our favourite London Mums, Maggy W., mum of two, artist, blogger and amazing creator of artwork with kids and for kids. She has just won two awards for her Red Ted Art website: Best MAD Craft Blog and Best Pre-School Fun MAD Blog. I am very proud of her! The MAD Blog Awards is the UK’s largest independent awards programme for Mummy and Daddy bloggers. It is organised by Flea…
This morning Richmond MP Zac Goldsmith unveiled the amazing Phoenix Sculpture at East Sheen Primary School at the presence of proud children, parents and headteacher.
The Phoenix Sculpture has been a very successful project led by London Mum Honor Pinner, artist in residence (East Sheen). The sculpture has been an amazing creative art project involving children in the design and making process.
Every other week I’ll be sharing some photography basics to help you get great photos of your family.
Quick tip #1
Understanding how your shutter release button works.
Your shutter release (that big button on the top of your camera) is a wonderful device but not many people realise that it has two functions (actually it has a lot more but essentially it has to two step function)
The main…
Starting next week and posting every other week I’ll be sharing some photography basics and quick tips to help you get great photos of your family.
If you have any specific questions you’d like to ask then please feel free to drop me an email or send me a message on either Twitter @memorygate or via the London Mums Facebook Page
I’ll be starting off really simple and building up from…
Many parents dread the thought of planning their child’s party – the sandwiches must be cut into the shape of teddy bears, the birthday cake must be a castle or racing car, every child must receive an invite, party bag and take away a slice of cake. And don’t forget to account for any wheat, nut or dairy allergies!
No sooner have you considered all of the above you, then you need to think…
The Helen O’Grady Drama Academy offers a self development through drama programme, designed to build children’s confidence, self esteem and skill in verbal communication. Classes are Monday-Battersea, Tuesday-Clapham, Wednesday-Stockwell, Thursday-Southfields, Friday-Wimbledon, Saturday- Balham.
The curriculum is constantly revived and updated to keep it fresh. Weekly lessons include lots of…
Don’t miss the chance to win over £500 in prizes! It’s very easy to enter this competition: take one picture of your favourite London corner and send it by 10th October 2011 either by email to info@londonmumsmagazine.com or via Twitter @londonmums or New Facebook Page or our Facebook Group.
Check more details in the posters below.
Monica CostaMonica Costa founded London Mums in September…
Adult Beginners’ Fencing Course. A group of London Mums started a year ago and can’t have enough of it! Email email: jamesjphilbin@aol.com to register.
Jim Philbin, Olympian & World Champion, will be running a 6 week adult beginners class starting on Tuesday 6th September 2011 – 7.30pm – 8.30pm.
The fee is £110 which includes the hire of all kit – all you need are
trainers and…
Writing letters has sadly almost become a thing of the past as more and more people trade their pen for a keyboard – but the art and necessity of gaining good handwriting skills at a young age cannot be forgotten. We rely on schools to teach our children the importance of writing and the art of communication but a worrying number in America are now beginning to focus heavily on the ‘three…
During the summer a group of mummy bloggers from across the UK (including myself and our London Mumpreneur Rita Kobrak) met at the Ritz for a glam high tea hosted by Bic Kids and an interesting discussion on the relationship between mums and being creative.
Here are some of the insights from the mummy blogger event.
Mums want to be hands on and creative with their children but often don’t…