Recipes

Recipe: Mmmmoussaka

Here is a simple recipe for the yummy Greek Moussaka which we love calling Mmmmoussaka. This recipe was kindly donated to London Mums and extracted from the latest Ella’s Kitchen The Cook Book – The Red One. Enjoy! Serves: 4, Prep: 10 minutes, Cook: 50 minutes Named after the sound little ones make when they eat it, this delicious dinner combines lamb mince with smooth sweet potato…
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Travel with kids

Things to do for families in Casino resorts such as Macau & Vegas

Some might think of places like Vegas, Macau or Monte Carlo as adult only type holidays but the fact is there is plenty to do for families in these places. Vegas is bordered by Arizona, home of the sublimely beautiful Grand Canyon. The Grand Canyon is one of the most awe inspiring geological anomalies in the world and one of the best ways to see it is via the mind blowing Skywalk…
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Fitness & Health

ROYAL BABY: Save the Children reveals what not to buy for a baby shower

As the nation prepares to deluge the royal baby with gifts, here is a handy guide for those thinking of buying for Kate or other mums to be. Toys with irritating jingles top the list of most annoying gifts for new mums. Thinking of buying that cute baby grow? Think twice, most new mums already have more than enough, and as for baby shoes, newborns grow out of them way too quickly. The dos…
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Recipes

Recipe: Summer cocktail with Apple and Ginger POM

Here is a refreshing Summer cocktail with Apple and Ginger Pomegranate. Fab drink if you are hosting a party this Summer. Ingredients 50ml Pomegranate Juice 50ml ginger ale Quarter fresh apple 1 nail of ginger 2 lime wedges Glassware: Collins or highball Garnish: Apple Fan   Preparation Muddle the ginger, apple and lime in a shaker Add POM Wonderful 100% Pomegranate Juice and shake with…
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Travel with kids

7 Ways to Entertain your Kids in Shanghai

If you’re thinking that Shanghai isn’t the most child-friendly destination in the world, then we’re here to prove you wrong! Clean, safe and full of culture, there’s plenty to see and do in this brilliantly vibrant city. A hybrid of Chinese traditions and up-to-the-minute modernisation, Shanghai is an excellent place to explore with no end of things to see and do. Check out our top…
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Get Creative

Best art & craft books for the Summer 2013

Here is London Mums’ selection of art & craft books for this summer. Enjoy! Myleene Klass’s manual ‘Things to Make and Do With Your Children’ Packed full of stories, rhymes, activities and advice, Myleene Klass’ THINGS TO MAKE AND DO WITH YOUR CHILDREN will be one of the best ever art & craft books for 2- to 5-year-olds. Published as a big bumper book, this fabulous…
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Parenting Skills

Summer Water Safety Tips To Save Lives

The UK’s drowning prevention charity provides Summer Water Safety Tips To Save Lives as forecasters predict red-hot July. The weather is hotting-up this month according to forecasters and the UK’s drowning prevention charity – the Royal Life Saving Society (RLSS UK) – has issued water safety tips that could save lives this summer. The met-office recently announced its prediction for…
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Recipes

Recipe: Summer cocktail Pomegranate Blueberry & Pimms

Try this refreshing Summer cocktail Pomegranate Blueberry & Pimms. Also great if you are hosting a party this Summer. Ingredients 150ml POM Wonderful Pomegranate Blueberry 100% Juice 150ml Pimms 4 Strawberries Handful of mint 8 Cucumber Slices 4 Lemon Wedges Handful of pomegranate arils Lemonade to top Glassware: Pitcher or Jug Preparation Chop off the top of the strawberries and slice in…
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Get Creative

Story time with actress Tamzin Outhwaite & talented storytelling mums

Recently we met former Eastenders actress Tamzin Outhwaite at Vauxhall Farm for an exclusive interview which will be published in our next London Mums magazine. She met a group of London Mums and told the story written by a mum who won the Munch Time competition previously. Check our this amazing and special story time only for us in this sweet video: What’s more interesting is that mums…
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THE LEGACY OF HAND-MADE

Hands up who has memories of their mum, grandmother, aunt making things at home for the family? I would try to guess when we went to visit, if my grandmother was baking or making chutney – one I was more keen on than the other – but having access to this world of culinary creativity has been revived within me now that I have children of my own. My mother would squirrel away remnants…
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