Books

Top 10 Star Wars books

To celebrate the imminent release of the 7th instalment of Star Wars, I have found myself totally immersed in Star Wars’ literature of all sorts on top of catching up with the old movies.  Here are my favourite Star Wars books (recent and old). Enjoy! DK Star Wars – Absolutely everything you need to know This is the best Star Wars encyclopaedia ever made. Any fans of the George…
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Fashion & Beauty

Christmas Beauty Essentials - Gifting ideas

The Winter season is tough on our skin so it’s important during the festivities to treat our body like a temple. Here are my favourite Christmas Beauty Essentials to end the year with a glow. Olverum bath Oil 125ml  RRP £23.45 Olverum Bath Oil is a beauty essential item that every woman deserves in her Me-Time to sooth and revive while everyday stress and tension evaporate in a long…
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Books

Finding Winnie - The story of the real bear who inspired Winnie The Pooh

As if we didn’t love Winnie The Pooh enough, knowing that he was inspired by a real female bear who was as sweet as his precious honey, will make us fall in love with Milne’s stories even more. Finding Winnie is a new picture book telling the true story of the bear who inspired Winnie The Pooh. It is written by Harry Colebourn’s real-life great-granddaughter Lindsay Mattick who…
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Books

Paris up, up and away - A unique picture book and a poetic tribute to the City of Light

Paris Up, Up and Away by French illustrator and paper and textile designer Hélène Druvert (published by Thames & Hudson) is a the most original and unique picture book I have ever come across (yes really!). In the awakening of the Paris attacks this book becomes a poetic tribute to the City of Light and for that reason it is even more emotional. The story starts with the words The Eiffel…
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Product reviews

Best Gadgets for Christmas 2015

It wasn’t easy to decide between so many fantastic gadgets for Christmas but I managed to choose my favourite products to fill those Christmas stockings! They are totally affordable and will put a smile on many faces. They are universal, easy to use and can be enjoyed by mums, teenagers, some dads and even grandparents. KitSound DanceFloor KitSound™ DanceFloor Bluetooth Speaker is small…
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Get Creative

School craft ideas: home made Viking costume

World Book Day or the School assembly is at the door and you need to make a Viking costume. Sounds familiar? Mums and dads are often called upon to prepare all sorts of historical outfits for their offspring history lessons. You don’t need to be an expert in Viking history. Maybe you are a fan of the TV series Beowulf and you love Vikings. Just take a look at some of our ideas and you will…
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Product reviews

Shoeaholics meet bookaholics in London

Once upon a time in a London shoe shop, a group of shoeaholics and bookaholics met in London …. Does it sound like a great book intro? You would be delighted to know that I haven’t written this book but instead I went to meet Californian author and illustrator Dallas Clayton who left his sunny Los Angeles to join a noisy crew of little feet in central London last weekend to launch his…
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Movies

Behind the scenes of The Good Dinosaur with Disney-Pixar filmakers

I was delighted to have the chance to interview Disney-Pixar filmmakers Pete Sohn & Denise Ream this week for some exclusive behind the scenes anecdotes from new enchanting family movie The Good Dinosaur out in cinemas today (27 November 2015).   While Christmas 2014 provided great movies for kids and parents alike, there aren’t many decent Christmas family films out this year with…
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Shopping Guides

Black Friday Cyber Monday London Theatre & Attractions TICKETS DEALS up to 60% off

This Friday London Mums bring you our Black Friday Cyber Monday “when it’s gone its gone flash sale!” London Mums have access to the best theatre and London attractions deals in town. We have savings galore for you for West End tickets as well as London Attractions so this is one not to be missed! Everything must go! Save up to 55% on Jersey Boys or up to 77% on Bend It Like Beckham. If…
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Movies

Marvel female hero Jessica Jones is a superhero for parents (NOT kids)

After the recent success of Daredevil, this November sees the release of Netflix – Marvel new gripping Original series: Jessica Jones – a second class superhero from the Marvel Olympus.  She appeared in Marvel Comics 14 years ago, in a new adult imprint called Alias that changed Marvel’s approach to serious adult storytelling created by Brian Michael Bendis and Michael…
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