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Last minute Mother's Day gift ideas

Feet up London Mums! This Sunday it’s Mother’s Day and we all deserve a break from household tasks and childcare as well as mumpreneurial work. Of all the statistics I have read over the years on the value of a mum to a UK family, in terms of their daily contributions to household tasks, my favourite has to be a recent study stating that mums’ work at home is worth nearly…
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Top Toy Trends for 2016

Toy Town arrived in London last month with a glittering array of toys, games, fun, fantasy and make-believe.Thousands of novelties in children’s toys have been recently presented at Toy Fair 2016 in London. Here are my highlights of the hottest toy trends for 2016. Star Wars The Force Awakens Deluxe Figurine Playset available from the Disney Store    Movie merchandising Movies are dominating…
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Dolls Dolls Dolls - Top 10 Fashion Dolls for Christmas 2015

Fashion dolls are my biggest passion! Christmas 2015 is definitely the best year in ages in terms of new fashion dolls releases. Here are my personal favourite ones for 2015. I make no secret of my love for fashion dolls and treasure my 300+ piece collection. Call me crazy, call me infantile but I cannot resist the charm of a Barbie, Bratz, Moxie Girlz, Steffi and Sindy. When I have a little bit…
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Best Gadgets for Christmas 2015

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…
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Shoeaholics meet bookaholics in London

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…
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'Barbie' finally gets her period after 50 years - An exclusive chat with Nickolay Lamm, creator of the non skinny 'normal' Lammily doll

As the editor of the London Mums magazine I regularly cover new toys with particular focus on dolls and, in that category, fashion dolls are the toys I am interested in. I also consider myself a real Barbie ‘expert’ with a collection of 300+ vintage Barbies and fashion dolls. When a new doll comes to the market, I cannot resist the temptation of buying it. It’s thrilling and…
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Toy Trends: Bratz are Back and a new generation of dolls is born

I make no secret of my love for fashion dolls and treasure my collection of 300+ fashion dolls. Call me crazy, call me infantile but I cannot resist the charm of Barbie, Bratz, Moxie Girlz, Steffi and Sindy. When I have a little bit of time, I love dressing them up for my own photo-shoot and make-believe games with my grown up girlfriends. When I heard that Bratz were back in time for Christmas…
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Mega offer! London Mums Mother & Baby Beauty Box worth over £100 for just £19.99 +P&P

Our London Mums Mother & Baby Summer Beauty Box is WORTH OVER £100 filled with SUMMER GOODIES and PERFECT AS A HOLIDAY TREAT FOR JUST £19.99 + £4.99 P&P. Summer’s here so this edition of the Mum’s and Baby Beauty Box has some summer treats for everyone plus two beautiful products from our featured celebrity, Louise Rednapp’s natural cosmetic range Wild About Beauty – enjoy!
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Chic Gardening Essentials

Alan Rickman’s film A Little Chaos sees Kate Winslet star as an esteemed landscape gardener who is given the privilege to construct the Rockwork Grove at The Palace of Versailles for The Sun King, King Louis XIV (Rickman). The position draws her into a romantic entanglement and, reluctantly, into the politics of court etiquette. Make your garden fit for royalty this Spring with these chic…
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Spring Cleaning made easy and fun

Spring is here and like every year, I feel the urge to de-clutter and to do some spring cleaning around my house. Things come with baggage and lots of dust. Dust smells and clutter collects more dust. It’s a vicious circle and Spring is a good season to put a stop on that. This year I decided to try the most innovative products and services out there to support my decision to clean my life…
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