Competitions

Win 1 of 4 LEGO® Juniors Garbage Trucks

We are giving away 4 new LEGO® Juniors Garbage Trucks. Designed for first time builders, the range provides the perfect introduction to LEGO® for children aged four to seven years. LEGO® Juniors is the perfect introduction to building for children aged four to seven years. It’s rubbish day – Jump on the Garbage Truck for the morning rounds! Help the workers empty the rubbish in to…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 5 copies of THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY DVD

Starring Oscar® winner Helen Mirren (The Queen, Calendar Girls), comes the uplifting and feel-good cultural feast full of Indian spices, French sophistication and British wit, THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY. Directed by Lasse Hallström (Chocolat, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen) and produced by Oprah Winfrey (Selma, The Great Debaters) and Steven Spielberg (Lincoln, War Horse) this charming adaptation…
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Newsletter

Spring 2015 Newsletter including recommendations for Easter Holiday activities

Dear London Mums, Time does fly when children go to school… It feels yesterday that my boy started nursery and now he’s in year 4 and in no time he will start secondary school. These thoughts make me want to treasure every single moment I spend with him. Despite the snow-less but cold Winter, Spring is now in the air and preparations for Easter are on their way – Judging from the…
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Competitions

Win a £50 Brantano voucher to buy your favourite fashion items this Spring

London Mums have teamed up with leading UK footwear retailer Brantano to give you the chance to win a £50 voucher to spend online! With brands like Nike, and Hush Puppies, the lucky winner will be spoilt for choice when shopping the brand’s extensive range. You could treat yourself to a new pair of cosy boots, or how about a pair of practical Wellingtons for family days out? Maybe you could…
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Movies

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: The next biggest sitcom after Friends is now on Netflix

Comedy is certainly the most difficult genre to write and perform. It is easier to make people cry than laugh. I love comedy but after the end of the best sitcom of all times, Friends, I was left there wondering whether I would find another funny and yet engaging TV comedy series again. After years of watching many dramas, thrillers, crime stories, hospital and family dramas, I was longing for a…
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Books

Children's picture books - Spring 2015 Overview

To those who say that the world of paper books is dying off, I’d say brace yourself because this Spring more than ever the book market is over-flooded with original new picture books all with a common denominator: incredibly quirky and colourful illustrations. The up and coming authors get younger and younger and classic authors are revisited in modern adaptations. Why do we love Picture…
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Movies

Film review: Disney live-action Cinderella & new short Frozen Fever

I don’t know anybody (boys included) who hasn’t watched the classic Disney animated film Cinderella at least twice. The expectations for a live-action feature movie were very high and have not been disappointed. The new Disney live-action Cinderella is the truest adaptation to film and more traditional retelling of the classic cartoon fairytale. Here is why London Mums’ believe…
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Message Board

DUE IN EARLY MARCH? Great opportunity and prizes for a London mum-to-be

DUE IN EARLY MARCH? We’re a BAFTA nominated team of new mums working with Bare Films to make a warm short film celebrating the arrival of babies born over the course of one day. We’re looking for a London mum-to-be due in the next few days and happy to let us capture on camera a few special moments on the day your baby is born. The filming will not be intrusive and `the footage will NOT be…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 6 copies of SOOTY ABC – LEARN THE ALPHABET DVD

Join Sooty, Sweep, Soo and Richard in their Alphabet Adventure, a perfect way to introduce little ones to the alphabet. This special direct-to-DVD programme, produced by Redan Publishing’s Fun To Learn brand, Tvoli Entertainment and Abbey Home Media who are also distributing the title, features all the fun, mayhem and slapstick capers fans have come to know and love from Sooty and his pals…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 5 full bundles of all 10 World Book Day £1 books

With only one week to go until World Book Day on 5th March 2015, we thought we’d celebrate with a competition! Five lucky readers are in for a chance to win a set of the specially commissioned World Book Day £1 books – which include Jonny Duddle’s A Pirate’s Guide to Landlubbing and Steven Butler’s Dennis the Menace: World Menace Day. Now in its 18th year, World…
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