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The Art of Losing

by Jen Solomon You will fail. You will fail hundreds of times in your life. And some of those failures will be devastatingly spectacular....

Jen Solomon

Apr 24 min read

October Newsletter (with pumpkin picking special!) 🎃

Hello everyone, There's plenty of time to go Pumpkin Picking this month, here are a few of the farms closest to London, where you can...

Jen Solomon

Oct 5, 20205 min read

Trunki Eat Range Review

I've loved the Trunki brand, ever since the day they exploded onto our screens on Dragon's Den, nearly 15 years ago. We could all see...

Jen Solomon

Oct 2, 20202 min read

September 2020: What's available both in person and online for kids to do in London.

Hello everyone, This is the first newsletter I have written for a long time, and it feels so good to write to you all again! I hope you...

Jen Solomon

Sep 17, 20203 min read

What's on(line) for families

Hello everyone, This newsletter is a list of some of the best online activities available that I have found, although of course there...

Jen Solomon

Apr 2, 20203 min read

Meet SW1 Mum!

Hi, I'm Jen and I'm SW1 Mum. A proud, independent single parent to Charlie, 8 and Jackson, 2. When my 8 year old was a baby, I felt quite...

Jen Solomon

Nov 21, 20191 min read

Arts & Crafts with ExplorerTots

We were sent our ExplorerTots box by Sarah, mummy of 2 and co-founder of this lovely brand. They aim to encourage children to learn...

Jen Solomon

Nov 28, 20181 min read

Interview by The Baby Cot Shop

Meet Central London Mummy and Writer, Jen Solomon of SW1 Mums Club. We are excited to have coffee with Jen Solomon founder of SW1 Mums...

Lizete Capontes & Toks Aruoture

Nov 16, 20182 min read

Guest Blog - Competition Winner!

Amanda McLeod, owner of The McLeod Centre for Learning won my SW1 Mum Competition for a family photography session, in collaboration with...

Amanda McLeod

Feb 2, 20183 min read

Harrods Baby Event

I was fortunate enough to be invited to the launch of Harrods' new Baby Layette, Nursery Furniture and Prams Department. The space is...

Jen Solomon

Oct 24, 20172 min read

Little Arts - Art Forever

I had the pleasure of meeting the very glamorous Rakini Santhosh to hear all about her charming idea and wonderful business concept...

Jen Solomon

Oct 13, 20171 min read

Decorating the nursery!

After 7 months of apartment renovations, we were ready to move in! We had initially decided that of the 4 bedrooms, the smallest would be...

SW1 Mum

Aug 8, 20172 min read

Legoland UK!

Our two day trip to Legoland UK

Jen Solomon

Jul 13, 20172 min read

Competition!

I have teamed up with the creators of new family musical The Little Beasts at The Other Palace Theatre, Victoria. We have THREE family...

Jen Solomon

Jul 5, 20172 min read

Rocking Charlie's new kicks!

March 2017 saw the official launch of the British shoe brand Hampton Canvas. A lovely collection of canvas footwear for women and...

Jen Solomon

Jul 5, 20171 min read

A Journey Through Time with Lego...

For half term, I enrolled Charlie on this two-day camp in Chelsea with The Mini-Engineers. Mini-Engineers aims to inspire your children...

Jen Solomon

Jun 5, 20172 min read

Charlie's Super 6th Birthday!

Every year, I've done really big fabulous parties for Charlie's Birthday. I decided this year would be no exception, and booked Beaufort...

Jen Solomon

May 29, 20171 min read

Victorian Christmas Spectacular in SW1

We were promised that the Victorian Christmas Spectacular would bring us to the magical Victorian Christmas world with various artists...

Jen Solomon

Dec 5, 20161 min read

Light Chicken Tacos

Boost your child's favorite foods and drinks with healthy, wholesome and TASTY additions. Try this recipe from BBC Goodfood: For the...

Jen Solomon

Nov 10, 20162 min read

5 great activities for the summer holidays

The summer holidays are underway! It can be hard work filling the long weeks before kids go back to school in September, and pricey too....

Jen Solomon

May 8, 20163 min read