Books

The Guinness World Records book is 60!

The Guinness World Records (GWR) book turns 60 and celebrated with a big Mummy Blogger Party on 30th October 2014 which marked the 60th birthday and edition of the world most famous annual. The party was aimed at mums and children and was such great fun for all. The afternoon was packed with activities, food and the best thing of all was……. actually meeting up close some special guests…
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Movies

Film review: Scooby-Doo’s Franken Creepy

Halloween would have not been so without a spooky film we saw during the half term.  We went to Warner Bros HQ’s for an exclusive Halloween screening of Scooby-Doo’s  Franken Creepy which was a great new film for kids and adults alike  – that is if you are a cartoon fanatic like me! The event started with spooky activities including biscuit decorating, face painting and balloon…
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Attractions

Chocolate Fashion in London

They have finally created an event in London for chocolate lovers just like myself!  The Chocolate Show in Olympia is actually in its second year running. Everything you love about chocolate is all under one roof for a whole week-end and the smell of chocolate will transport you away. As soon as you enter the showroom you can see chocolate stands dotted everywhere around the venue…&#8230…
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Movies

Rio 2 DVD release: Special screening at London Zoo

Recently we were invited to an exceptional screening of Rio 2 at the London Zoo to celebrate the release of the DVD. My daughter Chiara and I were welcomed by a member of staff who told us to follow other families towards a lovely building within the London Zoo’s setting.  Once we reached the venue we were greeted  by lovely ladies all wearing Amazon-style Summer hats and very bright yellow…
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Movies

Film Review: The Nut Job

The Nut Job, directed by Peter Lepeniotis and starring  Will Arnett, Brendan Fraser, Liam Neeson, Katherine Heigl hits UK cinemas on 1st August 2014. The Nut Job is a 90 minutes PG rated family animation adventure comedy that will hit the screens just in time for the summer school holidays! It’s all about squirrels in  their nutty world and in this case specifically about an outcast squirrel…
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Movies

Film review: GODDESS

Goddess  is just what we have been waiting for this Summer! It’s a lovely, fresh, romantic comedy and  musical  all in one. Directed by Mark Lamprell, Goddess came out in Australia in 2013 and will be on our UK screens on 4th July 2014. Elspeth Dickens (Laura Michelle Kelly ) dreams of finding her true self despite being stuck in an isolated farmhouse with her naughty twin toddler boys.
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Movies

Film review: Walking on Sunshine

Walking on Sunshine is a contemporary themed musical which futures the 80’s most popular songs. After a whirlwind romance, Maddie, fresh from a long term relationship, is preparing to marry gorgeous Raf and has invited her sister Taylor to the wedding in Italy. Unbeknownst to Maddie, however, Raf is Taylor’s ex-holiday flame, and the love of her life…and that is just one of the…
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Great Indoors

Beefeater's 40th Birthday Party

What a lovely evening we recently had at the Drury Club in Central London to celebrate Beefeater (the family friendly restaurant chain)’s 40th birthday!!! We were welcomed by a lovely team who showed us to the venue’s entrance and from there we went down the stairs to reach a lovely open planned room. The ambience was very 70’s with dancers and music reminding us of how great…
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