This morning I cried in the shower. I cried because of the enormity of world events and because I don’t know what I can do about it. “Donald Trump sacks defiant acting attorney general for questioning legality of immigration ban” That breaking news update, nestled among all the Facebook, Twitter, Instagram...
The fifth Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival takes place between Saturday 25th March and Sunday 2nd April 2017. Cardiff Mummy Says is a blogger ambassador for the event – and we’re launching the partnership with a fantastic competition to win family tickets and a bundle of books! As regular readers will...
There’s been much drama in the parent blogging community this weekend following a Mumsnet thread debating mummy bloggers. The general consensus of the thread was that a large number of people didn’t see the point of them. Posters on the thread called mummy bloggers irritating and cringe-worthy. Some felt bloggers...
We celebrated the start of the Chinese New Year today at The Red Dragon Centre, as part of our role as blogger ambassadors for the Cardiff Bay entertainment complex. 2017 is the year of the rooster, the 10th animal in the cycle of 12. People born in the year of...
Earlier this month, I took my daughter to the cinema to see Ballerina. Just me and her. She’s been taking ballet classes for four years, and was desperate to see the film. She was also desperate to go with just me. “Just the girls,” as she says. She doesn’t ask for...
Like a lot of families, Julia Donaldson is a big part of our life. We have a huge collection of her books, which are so well-read we all know them off by heart. We’re always borrowing the ones we don’t own from the library, and have loved the TV adaptations...
From stage adaptations of Julia Donaldson and Roald Dahl to big budget musicals such as Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, to CBeebies and Milkshake favourites live on stage or more thought-provoking theatre for older children, it’s all happening in and around Cardiff in 2017. I’ve rounded up as many...
I eat a mostly plant-based diet – but sometimes I really crave stodgy comfort food. Pasta also triggers my IBS, so I tend to avoid it, but these warming pesto butter beans, inspired by the wonderful Deliciously Ella, is a brilliant substitute. The homemade pesto is so yummy I could...
Room on the Broom comes to Cardiff in an acclaimed musical stage adaptation of Julia Donaldson’s much-loved children’s picture book – and you could be there with this competition to win a family ticket!...
Cardiff Mummy Says is proud to be an official blogger ambassador for Cymraeg i Blant. This month, I’m sharing some of our favourite bilingual Welsh and English picture books. Cymraeg i Blant is part of the wider Cymraeg Welsh Government initiative, which encourages people to use more Welsh in everyday...
“Tell me honestly,” you said. “What is it really like having three children? I know you always wanted three, and you say you love it, but what’s it really like?” “I do love it,” I replied. “I absolutely love it. But… my house is never quiet, it’s never tidy and...