Today toymaker Lego has opened its world’s biggest stores in Leicester Square spanning 914 sq m over two floors. The theme of the Lego store is London: the unique brick-built symbols of London featured in the store will excite UK families but also the thousands of tourists landing in Leicester Square every day. A new scale model of the iconic Big Ben (over 200,000 bricks and 6.53m high) and…
One of the events my son Diego and I look forward to is the annual Disney Christmas Party at the Disney Store in Oxford Street. Held in November every year, it gets us in the Christmas spirit early on. The theme of this year’s charity star-studded event supporting both Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and In Kind Direct was ‘From Our Family to Yours’ .
The ‘From…
Winter can be gloomy enough especially if you are meteopathic like me. However in a city like London you can beat the melancholy caused by bad weather immersing yourself in the buzz of the Capital. In fact it is proven that most people who live in urban societies seem to be unaffected by the weather. Take a look at London Mums’ top 20 family activities for Winter Weekends including West…
The annual Hamleys Toy Parade is becoming a new tradition. This year on Sunday 20th November Regent Street will host once again the magical gathering of children’s favourite toy characters coming to life in the streets of London. As well as last year’s favourites including Barbie, Fireman Sam and Optimus Prime, for the first time, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters, Mr &…
As a girl brought up in the 80s, I am a natural fan of Londoner Paul Young (born in Luton) like all my friends in the same 40+ age group. I still remember when a group of us dressed up with a shiny red body top and neon leg warmers prepared for a dance show at school along the tune Love of the Common People which in 1983 was a big hit. When I recently talked to Paul Young, now 60, he gave me the…
The Star Wars franchise is here to stay. With a schedule of a movie released every year including one out this December, Rogue One – A Star Wars story, fans cannot get enough of opportunities to get closer to their interstellar heroes from the big screen and find out more about characters and the stars behind the films. Now a groundbreaking exhibition STAR WARS Identities: The Exhibition…
This October, Sea Life Brighton is inviting visitors to uncover the secrets of the dark and dangerous deep, at its Spooky Seas event (15 – 31 October).
The aquarium’s fright-fest will offer a range of interactive activities to engage and enthral visitors, including a pumpkin hunt and creepy codebreaking. Those who successfully decipher the code will also get to experience the Yucky Dip, with…
London is one of the most legendary cities in the world for being the cradle of some of the greatest musical legends of our times. As a rock chick myself over the years I have discovered many iconic locations and venues. Here is my first guide to London for rock lovers. It’s far from being complete but it’s a good starting point.
1. K West Hotel & Spa
First of all, if you have to…
After meeting the cast of Marvel Universe Live Show a few months ago, we finally attended the premiere of the first UK performance at the O2 Arena last week. Needless to say that the show was spectacular with lots of special effects but more aimed at children than parents. Watch this cute video of the kids where they give their honest opinion on the show.
This is the kids’ hilarious video…
Attending the premiere of Il Barbiere di Siviglia at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden has brought back lots of emotional childhood memories. As an Italian, I was brought up with good food and Opera. Undeniably listening to Opera can be quite daunting as a young person but once you get into it around the teenage years, you will love it forever. Now that I am middle aged I find myself even…
