Activities

Can you spot the one doll in this sea of Christmas toys?

It’s almost Christmas! So free your mind from all that Christmas stress, put down your to do list and waste a few minutes on this graphic puzzle. Hidden among the teddies, dinosaurs, trains, cars and spaceships in this eye-popping puzzle is a solitary doll.  But where is she? The festive challenge was created by online mums’…
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Attractions

Five minute chat with 80s Pop Legend Midge Ure

Iconic Scottish singer songwriter Midge Ure might not ring a bell but his music certainly does especially if you have grown up in the late 70’s and 80’s like me. He is most known as the lead singer of synthpop band Ultravox (his songs Vienna, Dancing with Tears in My Eyes are super famous and are probably some of the best tracks of the 80’s – check the videos below) and as the…
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Get Creative

Christmas ideas to keep the kids busy during the holidays

Christmas is almost here–which means that Christmas holidays are round the corner too! Below are a few ideas to help keep them busy: 1. Make a snow globe together. You will need a jar, an ornament, water, glycerin and some glitter. • Glue the ornament/figurine to the inside lid of the jar. Make sure the glue has dried fully before moving onto the next step. • Fill the jar with…
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Attractions

Family sport & entertainment: Harlequins rugby Big Game 9 on 27 December 2016

I personally cannot wait for this year Big Game 9 on 27 December at Twickenham Stadium. The Harlequins rugby team who will play Gloucester Rugby recently confirmed that EXTREME will be the headline entertainment act for Big Game 9. With less than a month to go, Big Game 9 tickets, which start from just £11, can be purchased by clicking here, or by calling the Harlequins Ticket Office on 020…
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FREE LONDON: It's Christmas time at THE LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM 17 December 2016

FREE EVENT AT THE LONDON TRANSPORT MUSEUM. Meet the author of BEATRICE AND THE LONDON BUS & Father Christmas, and join the  Elf trail at the London Transport Museum on Saturday 17 December. “Bus books tend to be for toddlers or very young children. I wanted to recreate a fully developed three-dimensional Bus character in a real grown-ups world, children could relate to.” Francesca…
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Attractions

Santa's Workshop is LEGO Christmas installation in Covent Garden Piazza

Every year at the end of November we expect Covent Garden to dress up for Christmas. Today once again the magic has been brought back to the Piazza by the annual LEGO Christmas installation. The man behind this magic is Duncan Titmarsh, the UK’s only LEGO Certified Professional, who has been creating impressive LEGO installations for years.    I have met him a few times over the years and he…
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Attractions

Christmas Gifts ideas: 60% off deals on Shows Tickets and Attractions

Forget about Black Friday deals… They are often not authentic. London Mums magazine has a dedicated site with 60% off deals on theatre and London attractions throughout the year. This year for Christmas I will ask Santa to bring me vouchers or tickets to either a West End Show or to a nice London Attraction. We all have houses packed with stuff we don’t need and I feel that we…
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Attractions

Scuba Diving in London

Scuba diving in London? Seriously? I love the sea and snorkelling. Time flies while watching colourful fishes passing by. I have travelled to Egypt, Mexico, Cuba and the Dominican Republic a few times to do it but I never really tried SCUBA diving because I fear my reaction in front of big fishes like sharks. I am right about it as last Summer at an Amazon party I tried  the ‘diving with…
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Activities

Calling all book worms! David Walliams & Jeff Kinney share the stage at a LIVE Christmas spectacular event 1 December O2 London

For the first time ever in the UK, best-selling children’s superstar authors, David Walliams and Jeff Kinney will be sharing a stage on 1st December for a LIVE Christmas spectacular event at Indigo at the O2 in London.   Personally my 10 year old son Diego and I cannot wait to get the Kids’ Club down to the O2 to see this event. Diego and Amelie have both read all books by David Walliams…
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Attractions

What to expect from STAR WARS Identities: The Exhibition

A couple of days ago I visited the exhibition STAR WARS Identities: The Exhibition which is now open at the O2 and explores the complex notion of identity through the characters of Star Wars with an exclusive collection of 200 props, models, costumes and artwork from the Star Wars films. As a huge Star Wars fan myself, I felt transported into the world of my galactic heroes during an interactive…
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