Activities

Easter fun stuff - ideas to keep kids entertained over Easter half term

Just what you need! Here is Easter fun stuff, ideas to keep kids entertained this Easter half term holidays. People who go to church attend special services on Easter Sunday. In Battersea Park in London, there is a large Easter parade and lots of other special activities for families (see a list below). Many people celebrate Easter Sunday by decorating, exchanging or searching for eggs. The eggs…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 3 goody bags for new movie Rio 2

To celebrate the release of Rio 2, the hotly anticipated follow up to the 2011 smash hit animation Rio, which hits cinemas on 4 April 2014 we have a great competition for you. We are offering three lucky winners the chance to win a goody bag stuffed with Rio 2 prizes.    To be in with a chance of winning this great prize, simply watch the trailer below and answer the following question (in the…
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Movies

Film review: Rio 2

Just in time for the Easter school break, Rio 2 is released in UK cinemas this weekend. In the past, sequels of good movies were usually disappointing with a few exceptions (The Godfather 2), but most recently it seems as sequels are well made movies in their own right, sometimes even better than the original ones (Muppets Most Wanted and Monsters University). Rio 2 is no exception. Its storyline…
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Recipes

Recipe: HOT CROSS BUNS

One a penny, two a penny…..Hot Cross Buns are a real Easter treat for every member of the family. So this year, why not make your own Hot Cross Buns recipe! This recipe makes 10 buns. Ingredients: 500g strong plain flour tsp salt 2tsp mixed spice 2tsp cinnamon 8g sugar 14g easy blend yeast 200ml warm milk 1 large egg, beaten 50ml sunflower oil 125g mixed dried fruits Paste for Cross: 2tbsp…
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Fashion & Beauty

Fashion: The little orange dress - Is Orange the new Black?

The pressure to look slimmer during the summer is huge. It’s all in the perfectly sculpture body image that the media portraits everywhere. It seems we cannot, except we can actually. Over the years I have learnt that acceptance is the best thing to do to live better in my own skin. In fact after I turned the corner of the 40s I have started feeling more confident with my body image (without…
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Recipes

RECIPE: Vegan Carrot Cake

Here is a great RECIPE for Mum’s Amazing Vegan Carrot Cake kindly donated by the Vegan Society and Rebecca from vegansparkles.com. You don’t need to be Vegan to appreciate this recipe though! I love carrot cake and this seems to be a fairly simple recipe. Cake 1/4 cup applesauce 1/2 cup vegan margarine 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp ground…
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Movies

The Muppets hit London again! Muppets Most Wanted film review

When you thought the last Muppets movie was the best you have ever seen, they do it again and Disney releases the best Muppets of all times.  Muppets Most Wanted is like the Muppets Show meets 007 meets The Pink Panther.  It has all ingredients for the perfect movie to entertain both parents and children alike. As in all Muppets movies you can read the storyline at two different levels. The kids…
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Competitions

Win a prize bundle worth £450 in conjunction with our Health in the City campaign

London Mums are working with BMI Healthcare, the UK’s largest provider of independent healthcare, this summer to launch our women’s health campaign Health in the City. This is the best competitions we have ever had on our website. Please share it and enter it now (until 30th April). Check details below. With 13 hospitals and outpatient clinics spanning the capital, BMI Healthcare in London…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 10 family tickets to Zippos Circus at Herne Hill show from 3-8 April 2014

We have lots of free tickets to give away for Zippos Circus at Herne Hill. ZIPPOS CIRCUS will perform at BROCKWELL PARK, HERNE HILL SE24 9AA from 3rd to 8th April 2014 with a brilliant new 2014 production titled ‘UNCHAINED’. The new show stars globally-renowned clowns the RASTELLIS and features equestrian princess SUMMER with her beautiful horses, as well as Guinness World…
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Parenting Skills

Ten tips to help the whole family sleep soundly when the clocks change on 30 March 2014

Glorious British summertime is upon us! Clocks go forward at 2am on Sunday morning 30th March 2014. It seems something easy to adjust to lighter nights and it is easy enough for adults but it isn't quite the same for children. Here are ten tips to help the whole family sleep soundly when the clocks change. To help us make the transition and sleep soundly, we have asked Dave Gibson BSC…
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