Attractions

The Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair 4 - 7 January 2018

On the first weekend of 2018 London hosts the first quality antiques fair of the new year,The Mayfair Antiques & Fine Art Fair. Theevent that is certainly appealing to anyone who loves vintage items and antiques willopen its doors for the 6th consecutive year at the five star London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square, London W1K 6JP from Thursday 4 to Sunday 7 January…
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Fitness & Health

Tips to beat Blue Monday depression and January blues

Dear London Mums, Blue Monday, claimed to be the most depressing and stressful day of the year, falls on 15 January 2018. The day is thought to bring doom and gloom thanks to a culmination of factors, including weather conditions, increased debt, failing New Year’s resolutions and low motivational levels. It’s a day for many of us to take a…
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Parenting Skills

How to choose the best family car

Whether you’re about to start a family or simply adding to an existing one, finding the ideal family car to carry a mixture of children of all ages, along with all the associated paraphernalia such as Moses baskets, pushchairs and changing bags, can be a tricky prospect. The key to choosing the right vehicle is to be fully aware of the specific needs of your individual family, and…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 2 family tickets to Cirque Berserk

  After sell-out runs and tours in 2016 and 2017, Cirque Berserk! the UK’s biggest theatre-circus spectacular is coming back to the Peacock Theatre in London’s West End. And you could win a Family Ticket to see the show free at the performance of your choice (subject to availability). Combining contemporary cirque-style artistry with adrenaline-fuelled stunt action, Zippos Cirque Berserk!
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Books

Book of the week: How to avoid certain death by Tom Clempson

London Mums’ first book of the week for 2018 has to be How to avoid certain death by Tom Clempson. This new book for childrenTom Clempson byis a quirky, hilariously funny adventure from one of the animators behind Fantastic Mr Fox and Frankenweenie. It comes out on the 4th of January 2018 and is a great new novel for 9+ children who love adventure…
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Books

Five minute chat with Nillu Nasser, author of new literary fiction All the Tomorrows 

  Finding new authors is always exciting and fascinating. I feel very honoured to have personally met and interviewed talented Nillu Nasser who has just released new literary fiction All the Tomorrows which tells the story of newlyweds Jaya and Akash in Mumbai, India. The novel is about second chances, the weight of tradition and gender, and the line between happiness and selfishness. It…
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Movies

Blu-ray review: Dunkirk

  If you missed Christopher Nolan’s latest film Dunkirk, released during the Summer, you can now watch it on Blu-Ray. Even in the small screen it won’t disappoint those people who love war drama movies. It’s a very powerful visualisation of how a day as a private during WW2 could have looked like. It features a British ensemble cast including Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, Mark…
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Attractions

Skating at the Natural History Museum Ice Rink

  The Natural History Museum Ice Rink must be the most enchanting skating location in London. My 11 year old son Diego was lucky to be invited to try one of the Kids Fast Track Skating Courses, a fun-filled four-day course running though the Christmas holidays for children aged 6 upwards to be taught key skating skills and learn how to skate relatively well within a matter of days. He had…
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Books

Best Children's books for 2017 - Stocking fillers' inspiration

  Do you need Stocking fillers’ inspiration? Check London Mums’ best children’s books for 2017 and pick the perfect book to unwrap children’s imaginations this Christmas. I am a bookworm and I know that not everybody would appreciate books as much as I do but all kids love story telling especially if you read to them. Being read a story is a treat that was a theme of my Lauren…
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