Recipes

Christmas Recipe: 17th century gingerbread biscuit

If you are missing Bake Off try to make this Christmas recipe for a 17th century gingerbread biscuit kindly donated by The Museum of London and Albion which have joined forces to create this yummy cookie commemorating 350 years since the Great Fire of London. People often have the misconception that food from around this time was dull and uninteresting however this isn’t the case at all.
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Books

Christmas Gift ideas: personalised children’s books

Looking for an extra special gift this Christmas? Egmont’s personalised children’s books allow kids to appear in their very own story book alongside their favourite characters including Thomas the Tank Engine, Mr. Men, Fireman Sam, Something Special’s Mr Tumble, and the Teletubbies. Personalised books make for a fun-filled interactive reading experience and are a great way to encourage…
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Central London

Disney Christmas Party for Charity brings London celebrities together

One of the events my son Diego and I look forward to is the annual Disney Christmas Party at the Disney Store in Oxford Street. Held in November every year, it gets us in the Christmas spirit early on. The theme of this year’s charity star-studded event supporting both Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity and In Kind Direct was ‘From Our Family to Yours’ . The ‘From…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 3 merchandising packs of Disney Junior The Lion Guard

Catch The Lion Guard as part of ‘Big Adventure Wednesdays’ throughout November and December, plus brand new episodes of other favourites this month including Doc McStuffins and Sofia the First, all on Disney Junior. Snuggle up with your little ones to catch some of our Disney Junior favourites this December! Fans of The Lion Guard will be delighted to hear that these wonderful creatures are…
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Movies

Future Films Heads Up: Wonder Woman (out 2 June 2017) official trailer

Fans of Wonder Woman get ready …. From Warner Bros Pictures and DC Entertainment comes the epic action adventure starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielsen and Robin Wright, directed by Patty Jenkins. The plot is still under wrap but the wonderful teaser trailer reveals a few things. It begins with her. After leaving her all-female island, Wonder Woman (Gal Gadot) discovers her full…
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Books

Christmas gift idea: personalised books for children

Over the years my 10 year old son Diego and I have read and reviewed lots of personalised books. At the beginning of this growing trend six years ago the stories were compelling enough and the publishers were more interested on writing the child’s name as often as possible in the book rather than focusing on creating a truly personalised experience for the child.  Since then, readers have…
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Newsletter

London Mums November newsletter including ideas for Family activities during Winter Weekends

Dear London Mums, Winter is looming and who better than Bear Grylls can put a smile on our face. In an exclusive interview he tells us all about his parenting skills and a few behind-the-scenes gossips from his adventures. This can only mean one thing: the Winter issue of the London Mums magazine is here and in supermarkets! Cover ‘Boy’ Bear Grylls ‘Heaven for me is winding down…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Exclusive! Star Mum Nadiya Hussain opens up about family, her new career and the Queen's cake

One of the best stories coming out of successful cookery show Great British Bake Off is Nadiya Hussain’s whose ups and downs and final win was watched by 14.5million in 2015. Nadiya (31) is a London Mum and lives in Milton Keynes with her husband Abdal, sons Musa (9) and Dawud (8) and daughter Maryam (5). Over the past year she has had to learn how to deal with instant success and to ignore…
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Parenting Skills

Cover 'Boy' Bear Grylls ‘Heaven for me is winding down with my family, a cuppa tea and a long bath’

If you haven’t already seen our latest London Mums magazine, you can read our cover interview here, an exclusive chat with British adventurer, TV presenter, author and super Dad Bear Grylls. I met Bear at the launch of the new family car, Land Rover Discovery. At the unforgettable star-studded party at Packington Hall Bear descended from a helicopter onto a massive replica Tower Bridge made…
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Attractions

FREE London! Hamleys Toy Parade on Sunday 20 November 2016

The annual Hamleys Toy Parade is becoming a new tradition. This year on Sunday 20th November Regent Street will host once again the magical gathering of children’s favourite toy characters coming to life in the streets of London. As well as last year’s favourites including Barbie, Fireman Sam and Optimus Prime, for the first time, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Ghostbusters, Mr &amp…
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