My love of going to the theatre began at a young age having always been taken by my parents to the big ‘must see’ West End musicals of the day. Probably one of the first I saw, or at least one that has had a lasting impression on me to this day, was the 1972 production of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ at the Palace theatre and starring a then youthful Paul Nicholas in…
September is here. The new school year is beginning and we, mums, are already thinking of juggling after-school schedules, our family meals and our careers.
I love the whole Back to School atmosphere. It reminds me of the smell of freshly printed notebook and new books. I still feel emotional about it as I have great memories of going shopping for these items for a new school year with my…
I have realised that Playmobil is younger than me by 4 years! I actually thought the German toy manufacturer was older than me as I can remember being at primary school when I started playing with their toys and it felt as an established brand already. I have always been more a Playmobil fan than a Lego fan. Only recently Lego has introduced a girly friendly range, Lego Friends, but Lego has…
Summer fun does not need to be expensive. London Mums have put together gifts’ ideas including outdoor and indoor toys, fashion for mums and kids, and other little things that will serve the purpose of entertaining the children during the long school holidays.
FASHION – Summer Fashion for really cool kids
Cool Summer shoes for kids
Check our article on the coolest kids’ shoes…
Kids at school love exchanging cards, particularly football cards. Now they can also exchange cards with the sweetiest dogs pictures. Dogs Trust, the UK’s largest dog welfare charity, recently launched limited edition Top Trumps including a card game that will entertain kids this Summer whether you are driving to a holiday resort or flying to some hot destination.
Featuring former Dogs Trust…
As an Italian woman, I am in love with shoes, bags and fashion in general. I have a son who is very sporty and never stays still which means he wears all his shoes to the limit no matter how good they are. This is why for me kids’ shoes need to be breathable, comfy, durable and also elegant or cool (if they are sports’ shoes). Yes, indeed. We only live once and we wear shoes every day…
23 April 2014 marked the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth and we pay tribute to Britain’s most famous playwright and poet by listing some of modern Shakespeare-themed stories and adaptations in books and movies.
BOOK: The Tale of Peter Rabbit (special Shakespeare’s anniversary edition)
To celebrate the 450th anniversary of Shakespeare’s birth, two British literary legends…
Father’s Day is usually held on the third Sunday of June in the United Kingdom. This year it falls on Sunday 15 June. It is a day to celebrate all fathers including grandfathers and fathers-in-law. It is commercially driven of course but a great excuse to pay an extra visit to fathers and bring them gifts. If my father was still alive I would travel the seven seas to bring him the best…
If you want to understand which toys are trendy for school kids ask your children. This is exactly what I recently did with a new Lego mini figures series i.e. new constructible collectibles linked to a TV programme, which puzzled me a bit initially until I read what my 7 year old son wrote about them.
It’s here for you to read. It makes sense and it is only fair to leave this review to…
Recently I browsed more than 280 stands at the exciting Toy Fair 2014 and have made my mind up on which current toys trends are expected for this year.
1. Value for money. Low cost toys were very popular in 2013 and the trend will continue this year in response to the economic climate that prefers the sale of products that offer added value at lower prices such as collectable cards and little…