Disney can certainly put the magic in the details of its merchandising. To re-create a Frozen Fever Christmas for children with endless imaginative playtime (perfect for the festive season), I have found a dolls’ set, the Frozen Fever Deluxe Gift Set, which includes all the main characters from the Frozen films and is now available at Disney Store.
It’s birthday time in Arendelle!
I love Christmas because I can spend quality time with my son, my nieces and my extended family. I particularly enjoy reading stories to and with my son. Even if the stories are for younger children, Christmas books have the taste of ginger biscuit with a glass of milk. They leave a lovely after taste for a long time. Here is my selection of the best Christmas books for children.
The Snow…
To celebrate the imminent release of the 7th instalment of Star Wars, I have found myself totally immersed in Star Wars’ literature of all sorts on top of catching up with the old movies. Here are my favourite Star Wars books (recent and old). Enjoy!
DK Star Wars – Absolutely everything you need to know
This is the best Star Wars encyclopaedia ever made. Any fans of the George…
London Mums’ film critic, Freda Cooper, felt it was only right that she went to see the first of this year’s Christmas offerings from Hollywood. It’s called Christmas With The Coopers! Needless to say, she’s not related to any of the characters, but does the film bear any relation to good cinema? Read on to find out …
The story
It’s a convoluted one! All four generations…
As if we didn’t love Winnie The Pooh enough, knowing that he was inspired by a real female bear who was as sweet as his precious honey, will make us fall in love with Milne’s stories even more.
Finding Winnie is a new picture book telling the true story of the bear who inspired Winnie The Pooh. It is written by Harry Colebourn’s real-life great-granddaughter Lindsay Mattick who…
It’s been a great year for animation at the cinema and it’s not over yet. Snoopy And Charlie Brown: The Peanuts Movie arrives just before Christmas.
Can’t wait until then? Try getting creative! Because in the run-up to the film’s release, London Mums have some great video guides on how to create your own version of some of the Peanuts characters – and more.
This first one shows…
Paris Up, Up and Away by French illustrator and paper and textile designer Hélène Druvert (published by Thames & Hudson) is a the most original and unique picture book I have ever come across (yes really!).
In the awakening of the Paris attacks this book becomes a poetic tribute to the City of Light and for that reason it is even more emotional.
The story starts with the words
The Eiffel…
It wasn’t easy to decide between so many fantastic gadgets for Christmas but I managed to choose my favourite products to fill those Christmas stockings! They are totally affordable and will put a smile on many faces. They are universal, easy to use and can be enjoyed by mums, teenagers, some dads and even grandparents.
KitSound DanceFloor
KitSound™ DanceFloor Bluetooth Speaker is small…
Weeks don’t get much bigger at the cinema! There’s a deluge of great new releases this week and, if you can’t decide what to see, then let Talking Pictures do it for you.
There’s romantic drama, Carol: its star, Cate Blanchett, is the subject of this week’s Big Interview. Johnny Depp abandons Captain Jack Sparrow to play real-life gangster, Whitey Bulger, in Black Mass. The epic…
Once upon a time in a London shoe shop, a group of shoeaholics and bookaholics met in London …. Does it sound like a great book intro? You would be delighted to know that I haven’t written this book but instead I went to meet Californian author and illustrator Dallas Clayton who left his sunny Los Angeles to join a noisy crew of little feet in central London last weekend to launch his…