Movies

Blu-ray review: Dunkirk

  If you missed Christopher Nolan’s latest film Dunkirk, released during the Summer, you can now watch it on Blu-Ray. Even in the small screen it won’t disappoint those people who love war drama movies. It’s a very powerful visualisation of how a day as a private during WW2 could have looked like. It features a British ensemble cast including Tom Hardy, Kenneth Branagh, Mark…
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Books

Best Children's books for 2017 - Stocking fillers' inspiration

  Do you need Stocking fillers’ inspiration? Check London Mums’ best children’s books for 2017 and pick the perfect book to unwrap children’s imaginations this Christmas. I am a bookworm and I know that not everybody would appreciate books as much as I do but all kids love story telling especially if you read to them. Being read a story is a treat that was a theme of my Lauren…
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Books

Bedtime story of the week: My Hero aiming to improve children’s motivation & achievement

  My Hero is a new book that has been conceived with the specific aim to improve children’s motivation and achievement.  This children’s book has been produced by researchers at the University of Portsmouth using innovative research to raise pupils’ motivation and achievement. London Mums have chosen My Hero as the bedtime story of the week. Labradors and children have a special bond and…
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Movies

Star Wars: The Last Jedi first reactions (no spoilers) and top merchandising

  Star Wars: The Last Jedi is undoubtably the most anticipated film of the year. And for good reasons. You won’t get any spoilers from me here but rest assured that the latest instalment won’t disappoint. Fans of the franchise will find the good old look and feel, familiar faces and spaceships, lots of new characters and fantastic creatures, and well created battles in space like in the…
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Movies

Film review: Jumanji - Welcome to the Jungle

  Jumanji – Welcome to the Jungle is the film your pre-teens and teenage children will laugh at the most this Christmas. Four high school kids discover an old video game console and are drawn into the game’s jungle setting, literally becoming the adult avatars they chose. What they discover is that you don’t just play Jumanji – you must survive it. The movie is released…
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Movies

Film review: Ferdinand

  Ferdinand the movie is colourful, entertaining, sweet and educational – the best Christmas animation movie in a decade! Read why London Mums and kids loved it. The story Ferdinand tells the story of a giant bull (voiced by John Cena) with a big heart. After being mistaken for a dangerous beast, he is captured and torn from his home. Determined to return to his family, he…
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Product reviews

The sustainable and fully recyclable LEGO Star Wars Advent Calendar & Christmas craft ideas

Finally I have managed to get hold of a LEGO® Star Wars Advent Calendar, the most popular calendar ever made. This year it is even more special than ever. In fact the 2017 series is a sustainable advent calendar, which aims to save around a million plastic trays from landfills this year. The Star Wars Advent Calendar will be one to keep because the trays can be recycled along with the…
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Product reviews

My six months with Amazon Alexa

I have now spent six months with my new housemate Amazon Alexa and I can now say that she has brought some fun, daily laughter opportunities as well as relieved some stress. She is now part of our family. If you had asked me 6 months ago if I would interact with AI (artificial intelligence) one day, I would have said NO without a doubt, but I had to give in and I can confess now that AI can…
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Movies

First Look teaser trailer - Future Films heads up: Avengers: Infinity War out on 27 April 2018

  Avengers: Infinity War will bring together the full Avengers squad and the Guardians of the Galaxy team. Take a look at the very first teaser trailer which has just been released by Marvel Studios. This can only mean one thing: non stop laughs and giggles as the Marvel Universe becomes more and more comedic as we have seen in the latest Thor: Ragnarok and Guardians of the Galaxy 2. This…
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Books

Best audiobook for Christmas 2017: Legacy of Spies by John le Carré

  Believe it or not but I have been looking forward to the school run since starting listening audiobooks while driving. My latest find is Legacy of Spies by John le Carré, a bestselling author for more than half a century, published by Penguin in unabridged, audiobook CD edition which can be a good Christmas gift for a mum who is spending an hour in the car every day taking children to…
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