School holidays can be challenging for parents trying to find fun indoor activities for kids which can be a bit educational as well. The Gears! Gears! Gears! Build & Bloom Flower Garden Construction Set by Learning Resources is great to develop children’s imagination as well as manual skills. It is suitable for children from 4+ and, as you can see in this video, my 8 year old son Diego…
Summer is the ideal time of the year to get little scientists outdoor discovering nature and learning all about the world around them. Say no to screen time and yes to outdoor fun.
Our little scientist Diego has been exploring what’s hidden in the grass and reported back in this cute video.
Diego shows how kids can turn an ordinary drive into an action-packed excursion with the GeoSafari®…
The school holidays are upon us and parents and carers need to be ready to entertain children both outdoor and indoor. In the coming weeks we will be publishing indoor entertainment ideas for kids so watch this space.
The London mums kids club is always on the hunt for ideas and this week’s tip comes from child reporter Diego who has prepared a short unboxing and review video where he…
I know I say this almost every month, but April really is one of my favourite months because of a little thing called Chocolate, and also because the whole family gets together and I get to do what I do best: entertain! This month’s questions were all about home improvements, DIY Easter decorations and healthy Easter alternatives.
I’m toying with the idea of not buying my children any…
Every year on the first week of March parents are faced with a challenge: preparing new costumes for the annual World Book Day. You cannot get away with recycling last year’s outfits because kids remember and they are also awarded prizes for the best costumes at school. Last year I came up with a quirky costume idea and thought I share it with London Mums along with other creative costumes I…
Half term is always challenging for parents. Kids’ entertainment is expensive so the best way forward to mums on a budget (most of us) is to get organised with lots of FREE stuff to do. Here are London Mums favourite FREE ACTIVITY SHEETS from the latest and most entertaining movies.
Shaun The Sheep The Movie – Art & Craft Activities
These activities are suitable for…
School holidays and long Christmas days are almost upon us, so I thought I come to the rescue with FREE activity sheets downloads from new films released in cinemas. Click on the images or links below to download the FREE ACTIVITIES.
Click on Get Santa‘s film poster to download the activity sheets or here.
Tinkerbell and her animal Friends
Tinkerbell Bird…
As a massage therapist I love ‘Story Massage‘ and as a language teacher I love ‘Story massage’. I understand and love the theory of it.
But although I know the theory I have still been so surprised to see how my children have taken to the whole idea!
When they are getting on each others’ nerves I can now sometimes say ‘why don’t you give each other a…
London Mums went on the hunt for Christmas Decorations Ideas and Trends for 2014. Here are our discoveries. Let us know if you agree and what your favourite trend is for this Christmas.
Home Decorations
If you like the classic Red and Green look this year opt for vintage looking decorations as they seem to be on trend.
Christmas vintage decorations by Tesco
Christmas Tree decorations and…
A few years ago I did not know what the big deal was with the Advent Calendar until – guess what?! – my son started asking me for one because his friends came to school with little things every day. So I had to quickly catch up and did my own research. I clearly cracked it to the point where last Christmas I created my very own Advent Calendar and I am planning on being even more…
