Attractions

Secrets of the Reef at Sea Life Brighton - 24 March 2016

Secrets of the Reef is a brand new installation at Sea Life Brighton. Visitors are invited to discover the paradise of a Maldives reef and meet its most famous residents like the regal tang and clownfish. Visitors will also be able to get closer to the creatures at Sea Life Brighton than ever before with a series of interactive displays and an incredible new crawl-through coral reef. In addition…
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Attractions

Classic Cars MG Owner’s Club Gathering 17 April 2016

Over 150 MG cars ranging in age from the late 1920s to the modern day MGF sports models will be on display on the Lower Lawns in the Castle grounds, as MG Owners’ Club members showcase their very own pieces of motoring history. Arundel Castle, Arundel, West Sussex, BN18 9AB Tel: 01903 882173 Email: visits@arundelcastle.org Tickets from £9. Children under 5 go free. Family tickets from…
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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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Great Indoors

Mums put your dancing shoes on ... Rave-A-Roo is the ultimate clubbing experience for the family in London

Before having a child, I used to be a disco girl and I went clubbing in London at least twice a week. I loved it and I would have never thought I would have abandoned my dancing shoes in a remote corner of my cupboard for a long time. Then Diego came along nine years ago, and I got so busy bringing him up and running my business that I did not even think of going dancing. First of all the…
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Kids Club

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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Events

Show review: Alexander Armstrong A Year of Songs Live Concert

Last 22nd January 2016 I was lucky to get tickets for Alexander Armstrong’s show at the London Palladium. It’s not that I love that theatre so much (and keep going back) for its historical importance (having hosted shows by Bob Hope, Peter Sellers and Judy Garland among the stars who performed there) but also because I love Jazz and the smooth voice of Alexander Armstrong, who is…
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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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