Exclusive fairy tale: Four cheeky monkeys and the big snake by Giovanna Bindi

Here is another great story by our in-house artist Giovanna Bindi, a true inspiration for London Mums & kids. Come & meet her at our art club Mondays in Putney. Read More »

Top tips for filming family days out

There’s nothing better than a spring jaunt in the great outdoors to bring the whole family together. Whether it’s that special Mother’s Day outing or an exciting Easter trip to remember, family days out can provide the perfect opportunity to capture some precious moments on film, to cherish forever. Read More »

February 2013 Newsletter

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Photography basics FREE online course

Welcome to our first photography basics blog post at London Mums. Every other week we’ll be going through some photo fundamentals to help you go from shooting everything in blind automatic mode to awesome photographer (or close enough).

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London Mums Art Club – The ultimate after school / nursery experience (Putney)

After an amazing autumn term, the London Mums Art Club will start resume in January for the Spring term. The London Mums Art Club is aimed at both kids and carers. It is all about guided experimenting with colours, light, various tools and techniques with the supervision of Italian art teacher and artist Italian artist Giovanna Bindi. Read More »

Music is the X factor in children’s creativity: ideas to get creative with the kids and music

A new executive report reveals music is a key contributing factor to making a child happy and to developing their creativity – whether that’s banging on a saucepan with a wooden spoon or singing nursery rhymes on loop. Read More »

Mumpreneurs’ testimonial: how mums got into business while inspiring other mums to get creative

Mums Charlotte and Fiona co-founded Woolly Mammoth in May this year. The company provides ready made art&craft packs that arrive through the letterbox twice a month (with a personalised label, we have found kids love receiving their own post) containing an imaginative make-and-do craft kit, photo suggestions, and either a story, song, quiz or game linked to that week’s theme. In our busy lives we never seem to stop. Work, school, activities and chores take over our weeks. Fiona and Charlotte designed Woolly Mammoth kits to make it easy for grown ups and children to have fun together. Read More »

Little scientist experiments: Make your own mini volcano

Take a look at this video where our little scientist six year old Diego attempts to make his very first volcano inspired by the history how Mount Vesuvius destroyed the Italian city of Pompeii. Read More »

TWO THIRDS OF CHILDREN BELIEVE IN ALIENS

Half of UK children think aliens have already visited Earth … Recent research shows that 41 per cent of children believe they have seen an alien or UFO compared to a quarter (25 per cent) of adults. Are you surprised with the result? Not really…. Read More »

CHILDREN’S TEDDIES REMAIN NAMELESS

Children are ditching traditional teddy names, such as George or Edward and replacing them instead with obvious descriptions like Doggy, Piggy and Teddy. Read More »