As a mother of a teenager in year 10, I am aware that the last year of schooling has been lost and I feel really anxious as next year my boy will have to face GCSE exams after literally missing out on vital learning. My fears have been confirmed by anew study by researchers at Oxford’s Leverhulme Centre for Demographic Science, published in Proceedings for the National Academy of Sciences…
Lockdown 2.0 has been quite the ordeal for most in the UK. Learning how to balance work, home and family life, has taken its toll on our mental health and our home’s have taken on a world of their own.
Homeschooling has left its own path of destruction in its wake with piles of paper, colouring pencils and the dreaded play dough in every crevice. Then there’s finding time in your day to tidy…
Ethical fashion is THE thing now that we have all come to appreciate green living and ethically manufactured clothing. An innovator and inspiring female entrepreneur in this sector is Fritha Mason, and founder ofSecret Projects, which runs the Secret Sari Dress campaign. You can see me here also sporting a couple of different Sari dresses. I simply love them as they are very easy to wear and…
This Vanilla Berry French Toast recipe wascreated by plant-based food blogger and stylist,Nourishing Amy, in partnership with Jason’s Sourdough (available in three variants, White, Grains & Seeds and Craft Beer, from M&S stores nationwide, RRP £1.80). This bread evokes memories of my childhood and the mornings spent at the beach after eating fresh sourdough slices with jam…
This Spring London Mums have tried to make peanut Peanut butter& chocolate brownies inspired by a recipe usingaward-winning, ethically made Islands chocolate, ManiLife peanut butter and Bettina Campolucci Bordi(of @Bettinaskitchen)’s creativity. They are relatively easy to make and taste amazingly. It’s the perfect Easter recipe to make with the children.
Adding a four-legged friend into the family is a great way to bolster your bond and relationship with one another! While it is true that all dogs make great companions, there are only a few dog breeds that best fit a family with kids. Dog breeds that are better suited for families with kids are referred to as family dogs.
A family dog can help foster your children’s sense of compassion…
Food waste has a devastating effect on the planet, our environment and our money. According to British charity WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) the UK alone throws away 6.6 million tonnes of household food waste every year and almost three quarters of that (70%) is food that could have been eaten. When food waste is disposed of in landfill, it rots and becomes a massive source…
What’s better than an Easter Egg, we hear you ask? Delicious, buttery crêpes filled with moltenmini eggs and crème eggs – that’s what! Here are London Mums’ favourite recipes for Easter pancakes, or crepes to try and make this Easter with the kids.
Easy pancake recipe
Easy healthy pancakes
Pear and Vanilla Pancakes
Crafty Pancake Tower
Pancake Day recipe by TV Chef…
If you have kids you’ll have experienced a major change in your life when schools reopened. Now that you’ve had a couple of weeks to adjust, how are you feeling? If you’re like me it could be a mix of emotions. You may be noticing that your usual energy and umph has not come back – which might be a surprise given the return to something more like ‘normal’.
After a long…
Musicians are my favourite people to interview and to be around. Here I give you four incredible mums who have fulfilled their dream to become rock stars. Award-winning songwriter Amy Speace (Amy) has made the most revealing album of her career (her ninth) with There Used to Be Horses Here – recorded in Nashville in just four days. Beautifully uplifting and deeply personal, the album sets…