Movies

Christmas movie: '12 Dogs of Christmas 2: The Great Puppy Rescue'

To celebrate the release of 12 Dogs of Christmas 2: The Great Puppy Rescue, Signature Entertainment held a festive screening at Riverside Studios in Hammersmith on Saturday, 7th December 2013. A sequel to the holiday classic, the film stars Danielle Chuchran (Cat In The Hat, Rise of the Shadow Warrior) as the grown up 17-year old Emma who finds herself needing to rescue the local puppy orphanage.
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Parenting Skills

How Much it Costs to Get Your Children to 18

So, great news, you have just found out that you are expecting a baby. Or you have young children already and are wondering when your cash flow is going to improve so you can have another. Well whether it`s a surprise or expected news, it`s your first or your fifth, once the initial fuzzy feeling wears off, it is time to start thinking about the real nitty-gritty involved with raising a child.
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Testimonials

Testimonials from people who LOVE London Mums

Here we share a collection of emails we have received over the years from our ‘fans’. All messages (not just the few posted here) are treasured as they mean so much to us and give us the motivation to keep going and supporting more women and families. Photography credit for City Hall images: Memorygate photographers ‘I’ve been reading through your magazine (Summer/Autumn…
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Product reviews

London Mums Deluxe Christmas Shopping

We have presented presents for kids, family and friends in our Christmas Gift Guides, but now we are going to focus on Deluxe Christmas Shopping, i.e. treats for ourselves and our homes. Here is a selection of the best design items available on the London Mums Shopping platform powered by Milkster. Bunk bed AMBERintheSKY AMBERintheSKY is an elegant and innovative bunk bed characterised by…
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Competitions

Win 1 of 5 copies of ‘THE STORY OF A FORETOLD DEATH' by OSCAR GUARDIOLA RIVERA

We have 5 copies of ‘THE STORY OF A FORETOLD DEATH’ by OSCAR GUARDIOLA RIVERA to give away. He is the writer of the award-winning What If Latin America Ruled the World? (Bloomsbury, 2010), chosen as one the best non-fiction books that year by The Financial Times and reviewed by most of the major newspapers and media around the world. Oscar’s latest publication, The Story of a Foretold…
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Competitions

Win a LeapPad Ultra (RRP £119.99) the ultimate kids' learning tablet

Recommended for children aged four to nine years old, the LEAPFROG’S LEAPPAD ULTRA is the number one selling kids’ tablet. The child-tough device comes ready with LeapSearch, a kid-safe web browser that parents can trust. • It works with a unique library of more than 500 high-quality content experiences designed or approved by learning experts. • Unique to LeapPad Ultra is the 7 inch…
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Competitions

Win a bundle of Smurfs Plush toys & The Smurfs 2 DVDs

To celebrate the Blu-ray and DVD release of The Smurfs 2 on 2nd December 2013, we’ve got 1 copy and a set of Smurfs Bean Bag Plush to giveaway to one main winner and 3 copies of the film for runners up. The new movie is absolutely hilarious and I was not a Smurfs fan but my 7 year old son made me watch it and I had to admit that the movie is entertaining. The highly detailed and collectable…
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Books

Book review: Mouseton Abbey

Move on out, Crawley Family, there’s a new Lord & Lady in the Village! If you are a fan of Julian Fellowes’ Downton Abbey, you will adore Mouseton Abbey, the hottest children’s book of the season published by Make Believe Ideas. Meet the Mouseton family and their staff, who inhabit the many rooms of Mouseton Abbey. Every Cheesemas, the Mouseton family has a banquet, where each mouse…
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Fitness & Health

Early Learning Boosts Brain Resilience

Did you take music lessons in your youth? Can you speak a second language? New research sourced by Dr Weil in his brilliant daily newsletter suggests that being bilingual can stave off dementia for more than four years, and that childhood music lessons pay off much later in life by speeding brain responses to speech sounds. Scottish and Indian researchers reviewed the case histories of 684…
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Newsletter

December 2013 Newsletter

Hi London Mums Christmas is almost here, believe it or not! And London is welcoming it in full splendor! The Christmas atmosphere everywhere is incredibly warm despite the cold weather. Even if you don’t have much money to spend at fairs and shops, it’s just a treat (for me personally at least) to walk down the river or the high street and take photographs of our lovely Capital.
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