Competitions

Win! Topps Match Attax England Trading Card Game plus 10 runners up prizes

With the biggest footballing tournament in the world on the horizon, Topps has launched its Match Attax England Trading Card Game, featuring the England team in the very latest official kit! We’ve teamed up with Topps again to offer one lucky reader the chance to really get into the action with a complete set of player cards for the England team alongside a Match Attax England Starter Pack.
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Movies

Film Review: Postman Pat: The Movie

Postman Pat: The Movie hits the UK cinemas on 23 May 2014. If you are a big fan of Postman Pat like my 7 year old son who has watched absolutely ALL (with no exaggeration) series many times on TV and on DVD, you are certainly disappointed for the first 10 minutes of the movie while you are getting used to the different voices and CGI faces. But then the characters become familiar again and you…
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Movies

Film reviews - our movie marathon: Tarzan and The Amazing SpiderMan 2

Last Saturday my son and I took a trip to the cinema for our first movie marathon together. We headed to Vue at Westfield London (in Sheperds Bush) because of the very comfy chairs and great viewing from any seat of the cinema there. Vue Cinemas are also launching an ‘All-inclusive Family Package’ in conjunction with First Choice holidays. The package gives families entry into a film, as well…
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Books

Books for early readers: FREE Secret Seven titles by Enid Blyton

What a great idea for McDonalds (for once) to offer books with all Happy Meals instead of useless and cheap toys.  The books being give away are those by no less than Enid Blyton and her Secret Seven adventures. Over the period of the Secret Seven Happy Meal promotion (Weds 30th April – Tues 2nd June 2014) Happy Meal customers will receive: –         A physical Secret Seven…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Mumdex Manifesto: Mums hit hardest by the increased costs of living while contributing £37.2 billion to the UK economy

Yesterday I went to the House of Commons for the launch of the first in a series of special Mumdex reports carried out by supermarket chain Asda in the run up to the 2015 election. With a year to go until voters take to the polls to elect the next British Government, all parties are starting to target parents to get them on their side. The Mumdex reports are regular surveys aimed at tracking the…
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Parenting Skills

Do we share the love for our kids' favourite music?

Do we mums and dads know what kind of songs our children like? Do we share our kids’ favourite music? Do we like to take them to concerts? A couple of days ago I went to the Rays of Sunshine charity concert attended by lots families with children aged 5 to 13 and I did not feel out of place because I happen to like my 7 year old son’s music. To be perfectly honest, I know the type of…
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Fashion & Beauty

Skin Spring cleaning and detoxing tips

Many of us overindulge over the rainy and gloomy Winter. Whether that means we eat too much bad food, drink too much alcohol or have too many sleepless nights (or in some cases, all of the above…) during the Winter months, the resulting effects are usually etched all over our faces. These simple skin Spring cleaning and detoxing tips will help regain a young looking skin. Hands up if you…
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Newsletter

May 2014 Newsletter - London Attractions not just for tourists

Dear London Mums London is so incredibly beautiful in the Spring no matter how the weather is really. My son and I defied the weather to visit the Tower of London, Kensington Palace and we were awarded a glorious afternoon on the top of the Shard! Here is our movie trailer of our latest mission to visit the most important London landmarks in the shortest period of time 🙂 [youtube…
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Attractions

Kensington Palace with kids

Kensington Palace is incredibly interesting for both kids and adults as it is filled with all things Royal and Fashion to watch. Kids are handed out a pack to solve a quiz about Queen Victoria that keeps them focused during the visit. The Gardens Spring is the ideal time to browse the Palace’s Gardens which reveal colourful flowers as I have never seen before in Britain. Great photo…
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Attractions

The Kids Today Project: London seen through the eyes of a school boy

My son Diego and I were pleased to be involved in the latest Persil Kids Today campaign focused on analysing how life is through a child’s eyes, which shows that recreation and hands-on experiences are not nice-to-haves, but are in fact critical to every child’s developmental success. The project provides a fresh, new perspective on why hands-on experiences are crucial in equipping…
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