Inspired by the latest animation SING starring Matthew McConaughey, Reese Witherspoom, Tori Kelly, Taron Egerton and Seth McFarlane, just pre-released in the UK (but officially out on 27 January), London Mums have compiled the top 10 best karaoke songs for the whole family.
We had a SING themed karaoke party at the weekend and we sang out hearts out with these tunes from the brilliant soundtrack…
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story™ was released mid December 2016 and since then it has broken records to become the biggest film of 2016 in the UK after just 17 days on release. It’s clear that the Force could not be stronger with this latest release. 2016 has been a phenomenal year for The Walt Disney Studios at the UK Box office with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, The Jungle Book and Finding…
Book of the week is DK’s How to draw. I have chosen a manual instead of a novel or a picture book because this is really a great book packed with practical tips and inspiring ideas on how to draw starting from the cover and is useful over half term holidays when kids needs lots of entertaining activities.
What both my 10 year old son Diego and I love about this manual are the easy…
I expect great things from Early Man, a new Aardman movie announced by STUDIOCANAL. The new animation features the man of the moment Eddie Redmayne who has joined Nick Park’s new prehistoric comedy adventure called EARLY MAN as the voice of Dug. He is in good company with Tom Hiddleston and Maisie Williams.
Aardman EARLY MAN EDDIE REDMAYNE ANNOUNCED as the voice of Dug
Nick Park recently…
Sing is the upcoming animation comedy brought to you by Illumination Studios, the makers of Despicable Me and Minions, out in UK cinemas on 27 January. Read my review below without spoilers. Sing is the animation to beat in 2017. Really uplifting and cheerful. Everybody loved it, from very young children to mums and dads. Take a look at the vlog (video blog) child reporters from the London…
Brace yourselves mums and dads as there are lots of unmissable family movie releases ahead of us in 2017 and 2018. Take your pick.
2017 will be filled with superheroes, super villains, pirates and beautiful heroines too, animations to make us laugh, sing and cry. Everybody will have a film to look forward to. I don’t think there has ever been such a line up.
Disney has recently announced…
Monster Trucks is a live-action movie released by Paramount/Viacom Inc. about a specially-powered creature that gives a young man’s monster truck a life of its own. Despite being slated by US press for its excessive production budget of $125 million, London Mums and the kids’ club really enjoyed it. It’s out in the UK on Boxing Day and we predict it will be quite popular with…
I love young adult literature maybe because I am still a teen at heart. Here are my top 10 coffee table books including 2016 best Fiction for Young Adults to buy this Christmas (& beyond).
If you thought the print publishing industry was overtaken by the electronic world, you need to re-think that in the light of this list of the best young adult novels published in 2016.
My annual meeting…
Last minute gifts for children are usually nightmarish. have selected my favourite picture books as stocking fillers for children this Christmas.
Books are always great to keep younger children entertained in the early hours of Christmas morning and during the school holidays. These books are fun and won’t be perceived as ‘educational’ by kids.
Tickle My Ears by Jorg Muhle…
Ellie Sandall’s Everybunny Dance is one of the most joyful picture books published in the lead up to Chritstmas by Hodder Children’s Books. If you have ever owned a bunny as a pet, you certainly know how much happiness rabbits bring to the family with their quite nature wondering around. You could spend hours watching them peacefully hopping around as in a bucolic…
