If you are missing Bake Off try to make this Christmas recipe for a 17th century gingerbread biscuit kindly donated by The Museum of London and Albion which have joined forces to create this yummy cookie commemorating 350 years since the Great Fire of London.
People often have the misconception that food from around this time was dull and uninteresting however this isn’t the case at all.
One of the best stories coming out of successful cookery show Great British Bake Off is Nadiya Hussain’s whose ups and downs and final win was watched by 14.5million in 2015. Nadiya (31) is a London Mum and lives in Milton Keynes with her husband Abdal, sons Musa (9) and Dawud (8) and daughter Maryam (5). Over the past year she has had to learn how to deal with instant success and to ignore…
While lots of you may spend time reading with your child every day, when was the last time you encouraged them to write something they enjoy?
New research from the National Literacy Trust has shown that just one fifth of children (20.7%) write daily outside the classroom and more than a quarter of children (28.1%) say they rarely or never write something that isn’t for school.
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If you haven’t already seen our latest London Mums magazine, you can read our cover interview here, an exclusive chat with British adventurer, TV presenter, author and super Dad Bear Grylls.
I met Bear at the launch of the new family car, Land Rover Discovery. At the unforgettable star-studded party at Packington Hall Bear descended from a helicopter onto a massive replica Tower Bridge made…
Firework Advice and First Aid tips should something go wrong
Each year more than 1,000 people suffer injuries due to fireworks during the four-week period around bonfire night. 60% of these occur at home or at private parties and 40% involve children. *
The safest way to enjoy fireworks is by going to an organised public display. You should only set fireworks off at home if you have enough room in…
7+ entrance exams are becoming a school admissions route for more and more families, particularly those applying for academically selective independent schools incorporating a senior school. Once in the school, children may still be examined at 11+ and will need to meet the school’s required standards, but they often have a more straightforward transition into the senior school than those…
Choosing the right school for your children takes time and energy, which for many parents is not an easy job. Nothing replaces the actual School visits once you have narrowed down the alternatives, but prior to that stage we believe the forum we have created is the best possible place for parents to easily compare the different ways schools work and what they offer with one convenient visit.
The…
The new school year is an exciting time, but for some children currently heading back to school, there will be mixed feelings about the return to education. As well as the thrill of seeing friends, having new stationery and perhaps even a new school, children may be feeling anxious about new classes and teachers. For those making the transition between primary and secondary the concerns can be…
If you’ve got a little one then the likelihood is at some point they will ask if they can go to Disneyland Paris. It’s the dream destination for most children (and many adults alike). From the second you set off in the car it is a huge adventure. While there are a few ways to travel to Disneyland Paris, it definitely makes sense to drive. This gives you the freedom to manage your own journey…
Last week I attended a star-studded party at Packington Hall close to Land Rover’s Solihull plant where the new Land Rover Discovery was launched by British adventurer Bear Grylls on a replica Tower Bridge made entirely with LEGO. Built from the ultimate family toy, the sculpture was made from 5,805,846 individual LEGO bricks, which laid end to end, would stretch for almost 200 miles, or…