35As thousands of children across the UK have just returned to school, and with mask wearing recommended in secondary schools and higher education, how to keep youngsters safe from the risks of COVID-19 is at the forefront of parent’s minds. London Mums have tested new face masks and shared their feedback on the various masks in this blog.
The latest face masks that my son has tested during…
Half a million eye popping pocket money toys are landing in the UK today: Pushpoppers are the latest craze from the company that brought us fidget spinners, unicorn poo and loom bands. H. Grossman Ltd have made a name from second guessing what our kids will latch onto as THE playground craze year after year.
After the year we’ve all had it’s the strangely satisfying…
Literature is a wonderful ‘device’ to immerse ourselves into worlds that would not be possible to explore. Thanks to new historical fiction novel, based on real events, Under the Light of the Italian Moon by Jennifer Anton, published 8th March 2021 (International Women’s Day) I could go back in time to watch the lives of generations of strong Italian women unfold. Their stories…
A new trailer has been launched today for the movie adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda‘s Broadway musicalIn the Heights. In The Heightswill be released nationwide by Warner Bros. Pictures on 25th June 2021. Judging from a first look, it looks really good but frankly I am not surprised considering Lin Manuel Miranda is behind this. His musical talent combined with his writing skills…
Mother’s Day is less than two days away and for many this means a last minute dash to the shops but we have just the thing – Airtasker!
Mums have been our heroes over the past year. Juggling working from home, being teacher, nurse, cook, cleaner, even personal trainer and taxi driver – they have truly done it all!
Whilst many of us won’t be able to see our mums this…
I recently interviewed the nation’s favourite doctor, Dr Ranj, to discuss how parents can help teenage boys grow up happy, healthy and confident.Dr Ranj Singh is a real doctor but he’s also a medical expert on prime-time slots on ITV’s This Morning and CBeebies’ series Get Well Soon. I met him in person a few years ago at a private gig by Collabro and always hoped to have a…
On 14th March we celebrate Mother’s Day and more than before we, mothers, have demonstrated to be the backbone of our society and our households having taken on up to 21 jobs every day to keep the family strong throughout the pandemic. We deserve to be treated so asking to get a full breakfast in bed this Sunday is not too much – after sleeping in for longer than during a weekday, of…
My Mum Is Magnificent is a lovely new board book for children to celebrate mothers in a funny way like only Roald Dahl and Quentin Blake can do. It’s aimed at 3+ year old kids who are learning how to read their first books. It’s colourful, quirky and wonderful.
Roald Dahl was a spy, acefighter pilot, chocolatehistorian and medicalinventor.
Young Roald Dahl with his…
Finding the perfect Mother’s Day gift is no easy feat. It’s only natural to want to give a mother everything she’s ever wanted but the tricky part is narrowing down the options to just one ideal gift. Personally
this Mother’s Day should be all about self care as mums have taken many different roles a day for the familyduring lockdown – adding a huge 27 hours’ worth of work…
Shopping has its perks, but it can also be quite overwhelming at times. You may think that this won’t apply to pets because of their simplicity, but you would be wrong to think so. In fact, since animals have little to no idea regarding what’s good for them and can’t express even the very little that they do know by instinct, shopping for pets can be tricky! If you are a new pet owner, then…