Fitness & Health

IMPORTANT! OVARIAN CANCER PREVENTION NEWS

Last year’s news of Angelina Jolie receiving an elective preventative mastectomy was quite shocking but is not the only way to prevent women’s genetic cancers. Let’s not overlook the power of prevention. A lot of lives could be saved by simply getting properly tested. Here we are shedding some light on Ovarian Cancer, for which there’s currently no screening tool and symptoms…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 2 Pancake Day Hampers worth £30 each by Abra-ca-Debora

Pancake Day is soon approaching and the lovely Abra ca Debora is offering two lucky London Mums a luxury hamper worth £30 and filled with pancakes and lots of lovely things to top them with. For your chance to win one of these amazing hampers, answer the simple question below in our dedicated competition page https://new.londonmumsmagazine.com/competition-area. The question is…
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Mums Tips

Credit Card Rejection Hotspots

Credit cards have become a feature of modern society, convenient to use and offering various benefits, many of us could not imagine being without one. However, credit card acceptance and rejection rates do vary throughout the country with many factors coming into play in the decision making process. In addition, how you apply and the type of credit card you apply for can also make a significant…
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Books

Roald Dahl's Charlie and the chocolate factory is 50!

2014 marks the 50th anniversary of Roald Dahl’s classic book, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory published for the first time in 1964 in the United States. As part of the Penguin’s celebrations, I recently attended a special presentation by Roald Dahl’s grandson Luke Kelly to discuss Charlie’s legacy and the cultural impact. One hour certainly is not enough to encapsulate all…
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Attractions

New London Attraction: LONDON AQUARIUM WELCOMES FRAGILE AND FIESTY NEW CRUSTACEANS

If you are looking for half term activities for children in London we suggest heading to the London Aquarium to see the new crustaceans that have arrived. A ten strong team of aquarists from the SEA LIFE London Aquarium have recently welcomed a 15 new crustacean residents including a pair of gigantic but very delicate Japanese Spider Crabs and an army of small, brightly coloured but incredibly…
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Mumpreneurs & Mums at work

Mumpreneur's testimonial: Mum of 4 Louisa Whitlock talks about her thriving baby bag business & juggling work with a young family

This month’s mumpreneur’s testimonial is by creator of Hamilton Turnberry and mother of four, 33-year-old Louisa Whitlock, who talks to us about her thriving baby bag business and juggling work with a young family. Where were you born and where do you live now? I’m an Essex girl to my core. I was born in Rochford, lived on Canvey Island until I was 23 and then moved to Benfleet…
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Recipes

Recipe: Pineapple and grapefruit fat-loss smoothie

I love this Spring recipe for Pineapple and grapefruit fat-loss smoothie kindly donated by Netflix to London Mums. Get this smoothie ready to drink before and after the TV workout prepared by celebrity fitness guru Niki Wibrow who teamed up with Netflix to to help us mums find a way to work out during our daily routine, and what better way to do this than to burn the calories while you are…
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Blog

Exclusive Moshi Monsters NEW series 9: LAST Character #17 unveiled – FURNANDO!

The day has arrived to reveal the last Moshling from Moshi Monsters Series 9 characters. We absolutely love Furnando and we find him quirky and modern! Rank 115 Rarity Ultra Rare Bio Gaze into a Mystic Moggy’s eyes and you might start woofing or oinking because these mysterious Moshlings are talented sorcerers. They can even levitate when they meow, cough up magic furballs and make pilchards…
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Movies

Film review: Barbie The Pearl Princess

Believe it or not Barbie: The Pearl Princess is the 27th CGI-animated Barbie movie that being made and every time it surprises me how it keeps innovating in terms of animation effects. This Barbie movie is by far my favourite so far although not the most original. You will love it if you like the classic Disney Princess Fairytales. It’s Cinderella meets Rapunzel underwater type of story but…
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Get Creative

Top half-term indoor activities for kids

With the weather being so gloomy, it is challenging to keep children busy at home. Here are our top ten half-term indoor activities for kids. 1) EASY SCIENTIFIC EXPERIMENTS – Check out our ideas for scientific experiments for kids to do at home (they are easy, don’t panic!). This is an activities boys will love but they are educational for all school kids and for some experiments…
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