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Colouring and creativity - insights from a mummy blogger event in London

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…
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SCHOOL ESSENTIALS - TESTED AND RECOMMENDED BY LONDON MUMS

SCHOOL ESSENTIALS – TESTED AND RECOMMENDED BY LONDON MUMS Clarks: London Mums’ first choice of shoes for school in 2011 Renapur Leather Balsam: the best beeswax to clean and waterproofs all the kids’ shoes in seconds. Made with natural, beeswax and jojoba oil, Renapur Leather Balsam cleans, conditions and waterproofs shoes all at once. It is suitable for all colours of leather.
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Don’t hide family photos in drawers or on your computer – exhibit them proudly on your walls... it will improve your child's self-image!

It is a well-documented fact that putting family pictures out on display improves your child’s self-image! We all do it – we take photos of  our family and our children on holiday, playing at the park, in the school play or when relatives are visiting and most of the time we keep them for ourselves on our computers, we don’t develop them we generally don’t display them…
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Quick tips on how to encourage your child to be creative (by former CITV presenter of Art Attack Neil Buchanan)

Encouraging kids to be creative will always be a cause close to Neil’s heart, which is why he has provided a series of hints & tips for both parents & kids. In putting together the hints & tips that follow, Neil has drawn ideas from his long career of creating, to help kids bring their imagination to life and make their squash monster creation really stand out. For Parents – 5…
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Win 1 of 2 copies of digital crafting package CraftArtist Platinum (RRP £39.99 each)

London Mums has teamed up with Serif to give away two copies of CraftArtist Platinum (worth £39.99 each)! The digital crafting package is perfect for mums who want to easily and quickly make unique photobooks, stationery, cards, scrapbooks and loads more on the computer. Designs can be personalised with unlimited pictures and text, plus there are craft tools and photo editing capabilities to…
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