Movies

Film Review: Loving Vincent - the world's first fully painted feature film

  I have never seen an animated movie like Loving Vincent before. It is in fact the world’s first fully painted feature film about the last few weeks of Vincent Van Gogh’s life and death as told by his paintings and by the characters that inhabit them. Loving Vincent is an enchanting and innovative film which even 10+ kids should watch. It will be released in UK cinemas on 13…
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Movies

DVD Review: Wonder Woman

  Wonder Wonder the movie is finally arriving onto 4K UHD, Blu-ray™ 3D, Blu-ray™, DVD and Digital Download. Gal Gadot returns as the DC Super Hero in the epic action adventure from director Patty Jenkins. I am happy as this movie is truly magnificent even for non superheroes’ fans.  The story Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons…
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Movies

Film review: The Mountain Between Us starring Idris Elba & Kate Winslet & my chat to director Hany Abu-Assad

  Director by Academy Award nominee Hany Abu-Assad and starring Academy Award winner Kate Winslet and Idris Elba, The Mountain Between Us is a romantic story between two survivors stranded on a mountain after a tragic plane crash. If you love romance, disaster and great photography, The Mountain Between Us is the right film for you. It’s released in UK cinemas on 6th October…
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Activities

World Space Week 2017 - ideas and inspiration for children

  The start of World Space Week (4 and 10 October) makes me think about all the inspiration that the children from our Kids Club and I got from visiting New Scientist Live last weekend.      New Scientist Live 2017 brought together, for the first time on the same stage, three legendary astronauts from different eras. Tim Peake is the first British European Space Agency astronaut. He…
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Movies

Film Review: The Glass Castle starring Woody Harrelson out on 6 October 2017

When a movie makes me cry, laugh, think and take action on my life in less than two hours, I regard it a brilliant movie. And that’s exactly what The Glass castle starring Woody Harrelson has done to me. The Glass Castle is a new movie adaptation from the book by Jeannette Walls – her memoir about her bohemian childhood spent travelling around with her alcoholic father…
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Competitions

Win a John Frieda hair care goodie bag worth over £80

It’s been three decades since John Frieda opened his first London salon, and from the beginning he’s worked tirelessly to provide the best hair care possible to his clients. To celebrate this achievement, London Mums have a John Frieda goodie bag worth over £80 to give away to a lucky reader. Read below to check the fabulous products included and how you can enter the…
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Attractions

Winnie-the-Pooh and ZSL London Zoo

Did you know that one of the world’s most famous bears – Winnie-the-Pooh – has connections to one of London’s biggest and best tourist attractions – ZSL London Zoo ? In the 1914 ZSL London Zoo took ownership of a Canadian Black Bear called Winnie. Winnie was named after the town of Winnipeg in Canada, the hometown of its owner Lt. Harry Colebourn. Lt. Colebourn brought…
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Travel with kids

Designing the perfect hand luggage with children aged 7-13 years old

When a group of children were asked to design the suitcases of the future by travel experts HolidayGems.co.uk, we weren’t quite ready for the imaginative and enterprising results. From integrated netball poles to mini chocolate refrigerators, dinosaur-feeding pouches to automated first class upgrades, we’ve seen a glimpse of the future… and we think we like it!       “A…
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Movies

Film review: Goodbye Christopher Robin & exclusive chat to Kelly MacDonald

  Goodbye Christopher Robin is a moving and inspiring true story of how the wonderful tales of Winnie the Pooh and his animal friends were born. London Mums loved it so much that decided it is the best family movie of 2017. Don’t miss it this Friday 29th September 2017 when it is released in UK cinemas.   The story    Goodbye Christopher Robin gives a rare…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 3 copies of Baywatch DVD

Head on down to the bay under the protection of our trusty lifeguards Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron in Baywatch and get ready for a whole range of hilarious twists and turns. To celebrate the digital release and with the DVD release today, as well as the extended version on Blu-ray™ and 4k Ultra HD™, we are giving you the chance to win a copy on DVD! When a…
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