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World Book Day Costume ideas

In this piece you will find last minute World Book Day Costume ideas. Often mums are required to prepare costumes for World Book day and it can be daunting if you don’t like crafting. You may be inspired by my experience with this task. Diego’s Where’s Wally costume is available from Asda for £15 One of my favourite resources for inspiration is the Book Aid International…
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Ideas for World Book Day costumes inspired by Comic books

Over 30,000 comic fans emerged out of the shadows for The London Super Comic Convention, which took place last weekend over two days at the ExCel Centre. Attending this colourful event recently inspired me to create World Book Day costumes based on characters from Comic books. Here are my photos from the event that will hopefully provide some well needed inspiration. This year World Book Day is on…
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Kids Club: Diego reviews tablet / laptop Venturer BravoWin 10KT

I love gadgets so much… Here is one of my favourite tiny computers which is ideal for children. I use the Venturer BravoWin 10KT to do my year 5 school homework (My Maths and Powerpoint presentations), to watch Shaun the Sheep on YouTube, to listen to my favourite music and to play chess. I will take it with me during the Easter holidays as my entertainment on the go as it has up to 8…
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Kids Club: Diego reviews HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 DVD

Watch my vlog review on YouTube. I loved HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA so I am glad Drac’s Pack is Back with this new Monster Comedy. In HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2 it is hilarious to see how keen granddad Dracula is to turn his half human grandson into a vampire. The DVD is out now. My vlog review Information for parents The Story The Hotel Transylvania sequel reunites ‘Drac’s Pack’ of loveable…
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Storage & children’s rooms: 10 tips for making the most of your space

Storage or no storage – that is the question… De-cluttering ideas are popping up in my head every Spring so I am taking a look at what other alternative options we, London Mums, have for storing our kids’ stuff. More often than not, children end up in the smallest bedrooms – after all, you’re not going to sacrifice your ‘adult space’ for the sake of a little one. You…
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Aren't we all a little bit OCD? Exploring the passion & obsession behind collections - The story of my vintage Barbie collection

Here is my brain dump for the week reflecting on the reasons behind people’s collections and why I think I am a tiny bit OCD – by this meaning a bit obsessed with one collection in particular. And of course I tell the story of my vintage Barbie collection. These are just a few of my dolls from my Barbie collection. They are like children… you don’t really have a favourite.
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Kids Club: Diego reviews Diary of a Wimpy Kid - Old School by Jeff Kinney

I am a big fan of Tom Gates and I am now becoming also a fan of Diary of a Wimpy Kid series. This is my review of Jeff Kinney’s latest book Diary of a Wimpy Kid – Old School. Here is the author’s presentation: Life was better in the old days. Or was it? That’s the question Greg Heffley is asking as his town voluntarily unplugs and goes electronics-free. But modern life has…
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Kids Club: Amelie reviews Brick, the biggest Lego Show in Europe

Are you a crazy Lego fan? If you are, then jump in and adventure a world of activities and creations!  At Brick 2015, the biggest Lego Show in Europe, there is a whole world of Lego sculptures and exhibitions. And best of all, there are three building areas with different coloured bricks to play with: purple, red and blue. I enjoyed building with them so much! My friends were swimming in Lego…
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Kids Club: Diego interviews Liz Pichon & reviews book Tom Gates - Top of the class (Nearly)

Here is my hand-written review of Tom Gates – Top of the class (Nearly) book 9 and my exclusive interview with Liz Pichon for London Mums magazine. Tom Gates is a really good book because: It is a page turner because every page is different with original doodles unlike other books. The sense of humour used in the book is great. I interviewed Liz Pichon and she is great (read my…
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Kids Club: Diego & friends review Disney on Ice Worlds of Enchantment

Once again my friends Amelie, Lilly and I went to see Disney on Ice Worlds of Enchantment and have created a video blog with our first reactions. The show was great because for the first time we saw Lightning McQueen, Mater and the crew of Disney/Pixar’s Cars perform high-speed stunts (not really!) and race across the ice like! Shame they were on stage for only a short while. But I suppose they…
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