Product reviews

Classic Christmas Music: Nat King Cole and friends ‘A Sentimental Christmas’

Nat King Cole, one of the most identifiable and memorable voices of the 20th century, was my father’s favourite musician so every time I listen to one of his classic tunes, I think of my dad who prematurely passed 19 years ago in December. Christmas has never been a joyful moment for me since, but listening to Nat King Cole brings back happy memories. I was really happy to get new album A…
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Movies

Film review: Boxing Day

Boxing Day is an uplifting family Christmas movie!With jubilant characters! The story Melvin, a British author living in America, returns home to London for the holidays to introduce his American fiancee (Lisa) to his eccentric British-Caribbean family. Their relationship is put to the test, as she discovers the world Melvin left behind revolves around his ex-girlfriend (Georgia), who is…
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Advent calendar that puffs - The North Pole Advent Train, a healthy alternative to chocolate

London Mums’ favourite Advent Calendar this Christmas has to be theNorth Pole Advent Train from the creators ofThe Elf on the Shelf®. Children can count down to Christmas with a train-shaped Advent calendar filled with daily surprises that create a colourful, playable Christmas tree farm and railway. It’s the chugga-chugga cheeriest way to add playtime fun to the…
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Books

Picture Book review: The Little Thing by Nick Cave

After Paul McCartney’s picture book, here’s another debut children’s book by another legendary music artist and writer, Nick Cave.The Little Thing has been written for his young neighbour in lockdown. This has been a real passion project for Nick, who has both written and illustrated the story.The Little Thingposes a huge question to its young readers…
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Movies

Film review: Cry Macho starring Clint Eastwood in cinemas now

Cry Macho is Clint Eastwood’s latest cowboy movie that continues his cinematic legacy. It’s not what you would expect. Bear in mind that he is 91 now. A good family flick for Christmas. The story InCry Machovisibly frailClint Eastwoodplays a former rodeo star called Mike Milo, who is a widower and a cowboy who gets sacked by his stable boss Howard. He is…
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Movies

Film review: Ghostbusters: Afterlife (in cinemas on 18 November 2021)

Ghostbusters: Afterlife is the fourth instalment of the supernatural action comedy Ghostbusters franchise that began with the 1984 hit movie.In three words Ghostbusters: Afterlife is contemporary, quirky and super fun and for me it will be the top family flick for this Christmas. It will hit UK cinemas on 18 November 2021. The story The next chapter in the original Ghostbusters…
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Books

Book of the week: Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls: 100 Real-Life Tales of Black Girl Magic

When London Mums voted Rebel GirlsChildren’s Book of the Year in 2017, we knew that this series would become highly successful and today we have had the proof of that.Rebel Girls hasbecome the global multi-platform empowerment brand dedicated to helping raise the most inspired and confident global generation of girls, and now all four volumes of their New York Times…
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eBook of the week: Want to keep the kids busy throughout the Winter? Meet Boken!  

Boken, the Little Dog with the Big Heart is a real life, fun-loving Miniature Schnauzer who lives in Spain with his mum, Sara Mastriforte and dad, Neil Egerton. He’s also one of the newest kids’ cartoon characters around, and has just released his brand new website, two latest books and a great FREE ebook! Boken the cartoon character was launched worldwide in March last year with a new…
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Picture Book of the week: Grandude’s Green Submarine by Sir Paul McCartney

Grandude’s Green Submarineis a lovely new picture bookand sequel to Hey Granddude!written by one of the world’s most famous and best loved grandfathers, Sir Paul McCartney. London Mums love it and voted it picture book of the week. Hey Granddude!was a New York Times Number 1 bestseller in 2019, selling 300,000 copies around the world with translations in 32…
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Shopping Guides

Planning to buy a family car? Here's what you should know

Buying a car has become a lot more complicated in recent years. The proliferation of new models and features makes it challenging to figure out which one is the best for you. This post will cover all about what it takes to buy a family car, from deciding on your budget to calculating interest rates. Here’s what you should know. Pixabay – CC0 Licence Know What You Want from a Family…
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