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9 Boredom Busting Tips for Your Kids This Summer

Want to keep your kids occupied this summer in ways that won’t blow your budget? Kids usually have lots of creativity so there’s no need to spend money or give them an electronic device to keep them entertained (at least not always). Here are some excellent boredom busting tips on how to have fun on a budget this summer. Here selected boredom busting videos presented by children’s…
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Photo Challenge

Stripes | Weekly Photography Challenge

This weekly photo challenge is deigned to complement our free online photography basics classes. Each week we will set a different theme and your homework is to go out and photograph a collection of images related to that theme.   You can start this challenge whenever you like and do the different themes in any order you see fit. Think of these challenges as a photography workout. Don’t just do…
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Photography Basics With Memory Gate

AI Servo AF (Canon) / AF-C (Nikon) Continuous Focus Modes

If you’ve ever wondered what AI Servo (if you have a Canon) or Continuous focus (if you have a Canon) is then read on.   Subscribe to the Memory Gate Training newsletter   The Nikon term is probably the giveaway as these settings are continuous autofocus systems for your camera. This means that you don’t have to half press your shutter to enable the auto focus or to manually focus on…
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Photo Challenge

Landscape at dusk - Photo Critique

This week I got sent a lovely image from one of our readers in Canada of the Toronto skyline taken from the inner harbour. The image follows last week’s Photography Challenge theme Landscapes at Dusk I’ll be sharing some of my thoughts on this image but please feel fee to add your own in the comments below.     A short walk from home is the inner harbour in Toronto where one is treated to…
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Activities

Summer fun: Brainiac Live! Science Abuse

Science is now become really popular and kids are introduced to scientific topics in a very fun way. There are a lot of boffins around among our kids who are all a bit geeky these days. You can even organise science parties and make slime and make explosions etc. But only the Brainiacs can do the riskier type of experiments that we could not try at home but we would love to watch. The popular TV…
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Photo Challenge

Landscapes at dusk | Weekly Photography Challenge

This weekly photo challenge is deigned to complement our free online photography basics classes. Each week we will set a different theme and your homework is to go out and photograph a collection of images related to that theme.   You can start this challenge whenever you like and do the different themes in any order you see fit. Think of these challenges as a photography workout. Don’t just do…
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Best art & craft books for the Summer 2013

Here is London Mums’ selection of art & craft books for this summer. Enjoy! Myleene Klass’s manual ‘Things to Make and Do With Your Children’ Packed full of stories, rhymes, activities and advice, Myleene Klass’ THINGS TO MAKE AND DO WITH YOUR CHILDREN will be one of the best ever art & craft books for 2- to 5-year-olds. Published as a big bumper book, this fabulous full-colour edition…
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Attractions

FREE Family friendly London attraction: Vauxhall City Farm

During the recent launch of Munch Bunch storytelling contest at Vauxhall City Farm we have taken the opportunity to browse around this farm which has a great motto: Celebrating keeping the Lamb in Lambeth for 35 Years. This is a unique and perfectly hidden rural gem amidst the heart of The City. Vauxhall City Farm provides a slice of countryside life and living amongst the hectic, urban backdrop…
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Story time with actress Tamzin Outhwaite & talented storytelling mums

Recently we met former Eastenders actress Tamzin Outhwaite at Vauxhall Farm for an exclusive interview which will be published in our next London Mums magazine. She met a group of London Mums and told the story written by a mum who won the Munch Time competition previously. Check our this amazing and special story time only for us in this sweet video: What’s more interesting is that mums are…
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Photo Challenge

The Colour Blue | Weekly Photography Challenge

This weekly photo challenge is deigned to complement our free online photography basics classes. Each week we will set a different theme and your homework is to go out and photograph a collection of images related to that theme.   You can start this challenge whenever you like and do the different themes in any order you see fit. Think of these challenges as a photography workout. Don’t just do…
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