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The best methods for making your money go further

Many people find managing their money an arduous task. However, this process can be madeeasier if you allow yourself to employ new strategies that will make a huge difference tothe amount you save. Devising a clear plan can help you take your finances into your own hands and live a lot more comfortably. When you realise the potential of how much you can save each money, it may make the…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 2 copies of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms Blu-Ray

Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms is available on Digital Download from 25Februaryand on DVD & Blu-ray™ 11March 2019.Disney’s dazzling adventure The Nutcracker and the Four Realms — inspired by E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic tale and the beloved ballet The Nutcracker — carried audiences along with 14-year- old Clara (Mackenzie Foy) to a magical…
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Shopping Guides

Emerging trends in toys for kids aged 0-3

Being able to spot emerging trends is essential to making or breaking it in the kids’ toys business.And Hippychick, which caters to the 0-3 market, is one that has always come up trumps when it comes to identifying what’s hot and what’s not since it was founded twenty years ago. London Mums spoke toJulia Minchin, Hippychick’s founder, to get the low-down and to uncover her…
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Attractions

A day at Windsor Castle for a Royal Wedding exhibition: HRH Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank wedding outfits

For the first time in ages I went back to Windsor Castle and the occasion was really special: I was invited to a preview of the exhibition called A Royal Wedding:HRH Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank that showcases the royal couple’s wedding outfits of HRH Princess Eugenie and Mr Jack Brooksbank from tomorrow untilto 22 April 2019inside the Great Reception Room, which…
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Books

Picture book of the week: Mr Rainbow by Richard Peters

There are so many picture books out there, like never before actually. One inparticular caught myeye this week and is by first timeauthor and LondonDad Richard Peters. It’s called Mr Rainbow.I have asked Richard to tell me about how his book came about and this is what he . It’s such a cute story and I simply have to share it. ‘I live in North…
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Movies

DVD review and behind-the-scene facts: Johnny English Strikes Again

Johnny English might not be everybody’s cup of tea but all kids (with no exception) adore him. My 12 year old son could watch all the DVDs back to back all the time. It has grown on me too over the years and the last movie in the series is very funny indeed.Johnny English Strikes Again is available on Digital, Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand from Universal Pictures Home…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 5 copies of Smallfoot DVD

Kick off the kids’ February half-term in style as Smallfoot is out on Blu-ray™, 3D Blu-ray™, DVD and on Digital Downloadnow. To celebrate this release, we are givingfive lucky winners the chance to get their hands on a copy of the Smallfoot DVD. Read why London Mums and kids loved this animation in the review here. Starring Channing Tatum (21 Jump Street, Magic Mike…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 3 copies of Johnny English Strikes Again Blu-Ray

My son is such a huge fan of the Johnny English trilogy that I think it is nowofficiallythe most watched movie in our household. Johnny English Strikes Again is available now on Digital, Blu-ray™, DVD and On Demand from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. Be warned, mums! You’ll soon know all gags by heart! (Giggle, giggle). Read London Mums’ review, verdict and…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 3 Goosebumps 2 DVD goodie bags

Be careful what you wish for. Goosebumps 2 is out on Digital and on Blu-ray & DVD now. With their after-school junk business, best friends Sonny and Sam hope to find treasure in other people’s trash. But when cleaning out the old Stine house, they open a locked book that frees a supernatural nightmare – Slappy! Now, with the help of Sonny’s sister Sarah, they’re in a race…
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