Events

The British 'Voice' Alexander Armstrong Live in Concert Spring 2016

Alexander Armstrong, the actor, comedian and Have I Got News for You’s most frequent guest presenter, is to sing songs from his debut album, A Year of Songs, in some of the most prestigious concert halls across England, Scotland and Wales, including a show at the London Palladium on 22nd January 2o16. I have my little personal anecdote about Alexander Armstrong. Two years ago I was at the…
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Events

Family Fun at LONDON SUPER COMIC CONVENTION 20 & 21 FEBRUARY 2016 AT LONDON’S EXCEL CENTRE

London Super Comic Convention, the UK’s only comic dedicated event, returns for 2016 celebrating its fifth anniversary on Sat 20 & Sun 21 February 2016 at London’s ExCeL Centre. The event is the biggest of its kind in the UK and features a special guest line up including Frank Cho, Humberto Ramos, Marv Wolfman Mike Zeck amongst others, plus on-stage panels, screenings and hundreds of exclusive…
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Attractions

London Theatre & Attractions January deals

Hi London Mums If you want to lift yourselves and your family up this January, we have struck excellent deals for you on all London Theatre & Attractions. Check the full offering on our dedicated site http://londonmumsmagazine.entstix.com/ Here are some highlights for this month. Theatre offers This month we have the fantastic Jersey Boys as our Show of the Month offer! Jersey Boys Piccadilly…
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Kids Club

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 its…
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Kids Club

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 interview…
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Kids Club

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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Attractions

West End Show Review: Goodnight Mr Tom

Goodnight Mr Tom is an enchanting play written by David Wood based on a novel from 1981 by Michelle Magorian. School children might be familiar with this story as a TV film was made in 1998 starring John Thaw that has often been shown in schools when teachers cover Second World War. London Mums highly recommend taking the children to see it while it runs at the beautiful Duke of Yorks Theatre…
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Great Indoors

Dining in Chelsea at The Imperial is a galactic experience

It’s Star Wars week. The Force is strong so I decided to dine at one of the best new restaurants in Chelsea for a galactic gastronomic experience. Dinner at The Imperial totally exceeded my expectations. I was offered food that was worth of the best Michelin star restaurant except that the price is not as high. Look away now if you haven’t eaten yet. As an Italian connoisseur of the finest…
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Get Creative

Peanuts Fun - How To Make A Red Baron Plane

There’s less than a week to go before Snoopy And Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie zooms into cinemas. And that means there’s still time for some more Peanuts fun with another of our special video guides. If you enjoyed making the Snoopy puppet last week, how about building a Red Baron plane? All you need is a wooden clothes peg, iced lolly sticks, paint, paper, scissors and glue.
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