One of the best pieces of advice I was given when we signed up for our National Trust membership three years ago was to, as well as the usual day trips, use the properties as ‘service stations’. So, breaking up a long car journey by stopping at a property en...
*in association with The Red Dragon Centre Oscar the Snowdog has arrived at The Red Dragon Centre in Cardiff Bay! He’s one of 43 Snowdogs to have taken up residence in Cardiff for the next 10 weeks as part of Snowdogs: Tails in Wales which is raising money for Ty...
Yesterday I took Littlest Boy I into town on a hunt for Snowdogs. We had such a fantastic day and found 12 in around an hour and a half. You can read more about our adventures here. Today, Little Miss E, 7, Little Man O, 6, and Cardiff Daddy joined...
Get ready to meet Cardiff’s newest residents! The city and surrounding areas are now home to 43 Snowdogs and 57 Snowpups. Based on Raymond Briggs’ famous character from The Snowman and the Snowdog, the dogs and pups can be found at locations across Cardiff, Cardiff Bay, Penarth, and Barry Island....
*Paid collaboration with Cymraeg i Blant With the big kids back at school this week, it’s time for normal service to resume when it comes to classes and activities for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers. If you’re considering Welsh medium education for your child, then attending groups and activities in Welsh...
When Little Miss E started school, we didn’t know anyone. Whereas all our friends in our neighbouring streets went to the local English-medium primary school, we opted for the slightly-further-away-but-still-in-catchment Welsh one. Other than a vague connection to a friend of a friend, I was as much the new kid...
*thanks to Start-rite for sending Littlest a pair of school shoes to review When I started Cardiff Mummy Says back in August 2014, my youngest child was nicknamed Baby, my middle child was approaching three, and Little Miss E, my eldest, was about to start reception. I wrote a post...
We headed to Dare Valley Country Park over the weekend for some rural escapism from city life. A 45-minute drive from Cardiff, the Aberdare beauty spot is built on the site of former coal mines and encompasses 500 acres of woodland, mountains and lakes. It’s free to visit, with parking...
After a day in the beautiful sunshine yesterday, the last thing we wanted to do was come back to the house and cook. And so we decided to be spontaneous and head to Street Food Cardiff in Sophia Gardens. One of the highlights of the Cardiff foodie calendar, the event...
Looking every bit as though it had jumped off the TV screen and straight onto the stage, my children loved Paw Patrol Live at Cardiff’s Motorpoint Arena this morning. The live action stage show is in the Welsh capital this weekend as part of its UK tour, with three performances...
It’s a bank holiday weekend! Yay! And there’s plenty going on to entertain the family in and around Cardiff. Events are broken down into eight different categories – Family fun days and festivals; Theatre, culture and performance; Museums and historical; Arts and crafts; The Great Outdoors and nature based; Science-based;...