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The Ultimate Christmas Gift Guide 2012 by London Mums

Look no further for unique Christmas Gifts. This guide is brought to you by London Mums’ panel of testers! There is something for every taste and for every pocket. To make it easier to scroll the guide we have created hyperlinks you can click here and go straight to the gifts you are most interested in. GIFTS FOR HER (MUMS, GRANMAS, GIRLFRIENDS) GIFTS FOR HIM (DADS, GRANDADS, BOYFRIENDS or…
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Christmas Gift Guide: Gifts for BOYS

Warning! This is a GIRLS’ zone only! This guide is brought to you by London Mums’ panel of testers! BOY’S JACKET Fabulous Jacket every cool boy will love to keep warm in the most hostile weather. This jacket is great also for active boys who love skiing, snowboarding, skakeboarding and cycling. Amazing quality. Nevica ski jackets are designed to provide boys with ultimate…
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Christmas Gift Guide 2012: Gifts for Babies & toddlers

Here is London Mums’ selection of cute pressies for babies and toddlers that mums will love! Sleeping Bags The personalised baby and toddler sleeping bags from SlumberSac make a great gift for Christmas for babies and toddlers. SlumberSac embroideres their sleeping bags with the child’s name for only 5.95 GBP. You can choose from different colours and designs. All sleeping bags are…
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Christmas Gift Guide: Gifts for GIRLS

Warning! This is a GIRLS’ zone only! This guide is brought to you by London Mums’ panel of testers! FANCY DRESS COSTUMES Princess costumes are popular all year round. Our favourite ones are from www.rubiesuk.com With a year which has seen a whole range of princess themed celebrations there will be countless times when little girls across the UK want to dress up as their favourite…
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Resist commercial pressures this Christmas!

A Mothers’ Union survey into Christmas pressures on families, shows that 72% of parents have bought their children a gift that was on their Christmas list which they really couldn’t afford, while 59% admit they have bought a gift which was unsuitable for their child’s age. As we enter the most commercialised time of the year, with family finances under pressure, Mothers’ Union is…
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Win 1 of 3 copies of 'ARTHUR CHRISTMAS' DVD

From Aardman Animations (Chicken Run) and Sony Pictures Animation (The Smurfs) comes this heartwarming animated tale of Santa’s youngest son, Arthur, and his race to save one little girl’s Christmas. The movie reveals the answer to the age old question of children everywhere, just how all those millions of presents get delivered in one night, through an eye-popping look at Santa’s high-tech…
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Christmas Books for Children (that parents will love too)

In the era of digital media, Kindle and iPad, I still love turning the pages of books and particularly children’s books that are so colourful and beautifully illustrated. Here is a selection of London Mums’ favourite books this Christmas. GOBBOLINO THE WITCH’S CAT Reissued for its 70th anniversary, this classic tale by Ursula Moray Williams (Illustrated by Catherine Rayner)…
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Win 1 of 3 bundles of Snowman prizes including The Snowman DVD, Book, CD set and bean toy

One of the best-loved Christmas stories of modern times is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year: The Snowman: 30th Anniversary Edition. Relive the magic of Raymond Briggs’ inspired classic on DVD and Blu-Ray from 5th November 2012. This is the perfect competition for this Christmas. We have teamed up with Universal, Penguin and Rainbow Designs to offer you three great bundles of Snowman…
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Win 1 of 5 copies of 'Mister Corbett’s Ghost' DVD

Re-mastered and released for the first time on DVD, Mister Corbett’s Ghost is a chilling, Dickensian cautionary tale of revenge starring John Huston in his final acting role as the Soul Collector. The film also features the excellent Paul Scofield as Mr Corbett as well as cameo appearances from Burgess Meredith (Rocky), Jools Holland and Alexei Sayle. Based on Leon Garfield’s classic ghost…
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Vintage Classic Literature for Children

WHICH IS YOUR FAVOURITE CLASSIC NOVEL OF ALL TIMES? Mine still is Little Women. I can’t help but crying every time I read this old classic novel by Louisa May Alcott. Maybe it’s because it was the very first novel that I read as a young girl… I am very pleased that these classics have now been re-published by Vintage Classics (an imprint of The Random House Group) adding the…
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