Toy Town arrived in London last month with a glittering array of toys, games, fun, fantasy and make-believe.Thousands of novelties in children’s toys have been recently presented at Toy Fair 2016 in London. Here are my highlights of the hottest toy trends for 2016.
Star Wars The Force Awakens Deluxe Figurine Playset available from the Disney Store
Movie merchandising
Movies are dominating…
There’s no doubt about the power of mums as big spenders as well as decision makers when it comes to household and family products. That’s why mums are at the core of the selection process for the products nominated for the prestigious Product of the Year Awards. And that’s why for the last five years I have been part of the judging team involved in selecting the products that are put…
Fashion dolls are my biggest passion! Christmas 2015 is definitely the best year in ages in terms of new fashion dolls releases. Here are my personal favourite ones for 2015. I make no secret of my love for fashion dolls and treasure my 300+ piece collection. Call me crazy, call me infantile but I cannot resist the charm of a Barbie, Bratz, Moxie Girlz, Steffi and Sindy. When I have a little bit…
In this post you will find London Mums’ Top children’s toys for Christmas 2015. It comes as no surprise that Disney Frozen and Star Wars hold the number one and number two spots, respectively, as the top toy properties this Christmas. Driven by the launch of new products since the beginning of the year, Frozen toy merchandise has more than doubled in sales year-to-date compared to last year…
When Christmas is approaching, I read lots of statistics about family spending and traditions around this festive season. Here are some of the best findings and gift ideas.
The UK will spend 2.3 billion hours preparing for the big day on 25th December. The average Brit expects to spend 37 hours preparing for Christmas: planning what to buy, shopping, wrapping gifts, writing cards and posting…
This gallery of Christmas gifts guide ideas covers DVDs and CDs. London Mums have listed some of the best releases to inspire you with what to buy for yourself or your little ones.
Disney Inside Out
One of the best Disney films in 2015 which I predict will win an Academy Award in 2016. My 9 year old son has watched it twice in 2 days and said that he liked it because ‘finally Disney has made a…
Disney can certainly put the magic in the details of its merchandising. To re-create a Frozen Fever Christmas for children with endless imaginative playtime (perfect for the festive season), I have found a dolls’ set, the Frozen Fever Deluxe Gift Set, which includes all the main characters from the Frozen films and is now available at Disney Store.
It’s birthday time in Arendelle! Elsa has…
It wasn’t easy to decide between so many fantastic gadgets for Christmas but I managed to choose my favourite products to fill those Christmas stockings! They are totally affordable and will put a smile on many faces. They are universal, easy to use and can be enjoyed by mums, teenagers, some dads and even grandparents.
KitSound DanceFloor
KitSound™ DanceFloor Bluetooth Speaker is small…
Once upon a time in a London shoe shop, a group of shoeaholics and bookaholics met in London …. Does it sound like a great book intro? You would be delighted to know that I haven’t written this book but instead I went to meet Californian author and illustrator Dallas Clayton who left his sunny Los Angeles to join a noisy crew of little feet in central London last weekend to launch his new book…
This Friday London Mums bring you our Black Friday Cyber Monday “when it’s gone its gone flash sale!” London Mums have access to the best theatre and London attractions deals in town. We have savings galore for you for West End tickets as well as London Attractions so this is one not to be missed! Everything must go! Save up to 55% on Jersey Boys or up to 77% on Bend It Like Beckham. If…