Activities

Calling all book worms! David Walliams & Jeff Kinney share the stage at a LIVE Christmas spectacular event 1 December O2 London

For the first time ever in the UK, best-selling children’s superstar authors, David Walliams and Jeff Kinney will be sharing a stage on 1st December for a LIVE Christmas spectacular event at Indigo at the O2 in London.   Personally my 10 year old son Diego and I cannot wait to get the Kids’ Club down to the O2 to see this event. Diego and Amelie have both read all books by David Walliams…
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Competitions

WIN EXCLUSIVE FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM GOODIES IN CINEMAS NOW

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM is an all-new adventure returning us to the wizarding world created by J.K. Rowling. Ahead of its November 18 cinema release, starring Eddie Redmayne, Katherine Waterson, Alison Sudol and Dan Fogler, London Mums are giving you the chance to win an exclusive set of prizes. This magical collection includes Newt’s wand, Newt’s scarf and a copy of…
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Books

Stocking fillers ideas: Ladybird Books for Grown-Ups

The Ladybird books for grown-ups series are Vintage looking books with modern wit created by J.A. Hazeley and J.P. Morris for Penguin Random House. They are ideal gifts for Christmas, perfect stocking fillers for those adults who are not generally avid readers and love munching on large clear texts with humour. Authors Jason Hazeley and Joel Morris present the smash-hit Ladybird Books for…
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Win an amazing bundle of Twirlywoos goodies

The hugely popular pre-school television show Twirlywoos, features the hilarious antics for four fruit-tea loving bird-like characters called Great BigHoo, Toodloo, Chickedy and Chick, seeking adventure and fun wherever they go.  A laugh-out-loud treat Twirlywoos is a safe world full of silly fun and surprises. In collaboration with early years’ specialists each episode is based around simple…
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Win 1 of 13 Divine Advent Calendars

London Mums have 13 13 Divine Advent Calendars to give away. Nothing gets you in the festive spirit like an Advent Calendar! Make your Christmas countdown extra special this year with Divine Chocolate. For 2016, their calendar features a wintery nativity scene inside a snow globe, set in Ghana where the Fairtrade cocoa beans are grown. Behind each door is a delicious chocolate heart and the…
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Movies

Film review: Allied starring Brad Pitt

The gala screening of Allied was all about Brad Pitt, the big star of a war drama that sees French national treasure Marion Cotillard co-star alongside him. Allied is in cinemas this Friday 25 November (cert TBC). Audiences long to see for themselves the on-screen chemistry between the co-stars. I am not sure whether they chose to stay apart during the premiere on purpose, but newly separated…
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Books

Horrible Histories illustrator Martin Brown chats about his latest book Lesser Spotted Animals

It was a great honour talking to Horrible Histories illustrator  Martin Brown about his latest book Lesser Spotted Animals and his great career. Q:   How did you come up with the idea for Lesser Spotted Animals? Years and years ago when there was the outcry over the fur seal cull I realised that being cute and fluffy with big eyes really helps your cause. But what if you weren’t cute and…
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Movies

Future films heads up: Disney's Cars 3 (14 July 2017)

Cars 3 is on its way …. If you have boys in the family you have probably seen the animations Cars and Cars 2 at least 1000 times. That’s me at least. When Cars was released, my son Diego was just two years old and Cars was one of the first films he watched from start to finish without me doing a lot of explaining. A brilliant film that he has sometimes watched back to back a few times…
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Movies

Film review: Disney's Moana (out 2 December 2016)

This Christmas Disney is treating families to the great new musical animation Moana that will inspire generations of children for years to come. Moana sails into UK cinemas on 2 December. Read what London Mums and kids think about it. The story Three thousand years ago, the greatest sailors in the world voyaged across the vast South Pacific, discovering the many islands of Oceania. But…
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Win 1 of 5 sets of wonderfully re-imagined fairy tales with a twist from award-winning illustrator David Roberts

This cherished series from sibling duo David Roberts and Lynn Roberts-Maloney cleverly reimagines classic fairy tales with a twist in different eras, putting a fresh spin on these old-as-time tales to make them appeal to a brand new generation of readers. Packed with beautiful illustrations from the illustrator of the Dirty Bertie and The Bolds series, these books go one further than just updating…
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