Great Indoors

Reader offer July 2016 at Atrium Kitchen Camden

London Mums have the chance to lunch at Atrium Kitchen. You can eat here for just £10, seven days a week (11.30am – 3.30pm). Atrium Kitchen is based at North Yard Stables Market, Camden Town NW1 8AH. The £10 menu You can choose from either: Buffalo mozzarella ciabatta (v) Atrium chicken caeser salad Daily vegetarian pasta (v) Classic eggs Benedict This deal also includes a: Bottle of…
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Movies

J.K. Rowling revelations on the return of Harry Potter & Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

2016 won’t just be remembered for Brexit but also for the return of one of the biggest characters in the world of literature history, Harry Potter. I am particularly excited about the spin off Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Pottermore has just unveiled new writing by J.K. Rowling about Ilvermorny, the North American School of Magic, in the second instalment of Magic in North…
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Books

This week's Bedtime stories: The Feel Brave series - Little stories about big feelings

This year I have explored the issue of self assertiveness to help my 9 year old son deal with bullying at school and found the Feel Brave series by Avril McDonald extremely helpful to explain how to deal with issues which otherwise would be too tough and sensitive. The Feel Brave series – published in June 2016 by Crown House Publishing (each book costs £7.99)- is a collection of five…
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Movies

Film review: Finding Dory out on 29 July 2016 with short film Piper

Finding Nemo is one of my favourite Disney Pixar films of all times. I bought the DVD for myself well before having a child. When sequel Finding Dory was announced I was a bit skeptical about its potential as it is quite common for second movies to be less popular. But the amazing team at Pixar has taken their time, over a decade to be precise, to come up with Finding Dory and the result is…
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Activities

Top 10 Things to do this Summer with Kids Who Love Water

We don’t care what Kylie Minogue might say: The Most Wonderful Time of the Year’ isn’t Christmas; it’s the summer. It might not last very long, but when the Great British Summer gets into full swing, there’s no beating it. BBQs, festivals, burnt noses, and Wimbledon on the telly… But nothing gets us more excited for the sizzling-hot season than the chance to cool off by leaping…
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Product reviews

London Mums chillax at the Shard with a LEGO Star Wars game

Caught in the middle of an important historical political transformation in Britain and Europe, I decided to take a big breath and chillax at the Shard at an event for the launch of a new LEGO Star Wars gaming platform. Not only I managed to enjoy the splendid views of a transforming Capital but also relaxed playing a video game that combines two of my favorite things in life, Lego and Star…
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Cultur-Italy EzineWeekends

FREE EVENT in the Italian language OH, FREEDOM at the The Italian Cultural Institute including FREE Italian ice-cream

Unmissable event for Italian speaking families in London: Sunday 3 July – 4pm The Italian Cultural Institute and the Scuola Italiana a Londra celebrate the publication of OH, FREEDOM by Francesco D’Adamo, translated into Italian by Siân Williams. This event is suitable for children aged 9 upwards and is followed by superb Italian style afternoon snacks and ice cream kindly offered by…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 3 copies of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies Blu-Ray

Pride & Prejudice & Zombies comes to DVD, Blu-ray and VOD Monday 27th June 2016. Courtesy of Lionsgate, we have three Blu-rays to give away. It’s Pride and Prejudice like you’ve never seen it before, as Jane Austen’s 19th Century classic is invaded by hordes of flesh-eating zombies! With its killer premise, an incredible cast of established stars and Hollywood’s hottest rising…
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Recipes

Recipe: Apricot and pistachio power balls by Davina McCall

Here is an interesting and original recipe for Apricot and pistachio power balls courtesy of BBC Good Food Shows and designed by Davina McCall. Read my interview with Davina from our archives. This is what Davina said about her recipe: ‘Everyone loved the power balls in my first book so we just had to come up with a new version – these are fruity and fabulous. I like the touch of maple…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 20 Sea-Bands to say goodbye to travel nausea this Summer

Now you can stay feeling great and have a stress-free Summer holiday! Whether your journey is by sea, air, road or rail, Sea-Band acupressure wrist bands can protect your summer travels from the onset of travel nausea and vomiting. Motion sickness can affect anyone. It occurs because of a conflict between what your eyes see and what your inner ears (which help with balance) sense. Your brain holds…
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