In the famous words of Elizabeth Andrew, “Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” It’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot recently with several of my children’s activities and clubs winding up for the year. Yesterday saw the end of year presentation at my...
What are you planning on doing with your child’s school uniform when the term comes to an end next month? If it’s too small, or they’re leaving the school, and you don’t have anyone to pass it on to, then Cardiff and Vale and Barry School Uniform Donation would love...
We spent the May Whitsun bank holiday weekend at the in-law’s caravan in Borth. The seaside town in Ceredigion is somewhere we’ve been to a lot over the years and, having visited pretty much everywhere within a 90-minute radius, we decided to venture further afield this time with a trip...
The irony of me – the least sportiest girl in the class who hated PE with a passion – turning up at BBC Radio Wales at 7.45am this morning, in full workout gear having already done an hour’s session at the gym, to discuss draft proposals that some believe could...
If you’ve been reading Cardiff Mummy Says for a while you’ll know we’re a family of book lovers. Reading stories to my children has always been one of my favourite things to do and it’s been a big part of our bedtime routine ever since my eldest was a few...
What would you do with a few child-free hours? A lie-in? Binge-watch Netflix? Go for brunch? A spa? Tidy the house? Collapse into a heap on the sofa and not move for the day? With the kids staying with their grandparents overnight (thank you!), Cardiff Daddy and I found ourselves...
I’m so excited to bring you this interview with Imran Nathoo. I’ve been following him on social media for some time now, since he rose to fame on BBC television series MasterChef, where he reached the quarter-finals in 2017 and finished in the top 10. We’ve chatted over social media...
This is a paid collaboration with Carrot Productions but all thoughts and opinions are our own I vividly remember a school trip to St David’s Hall when I was about nine years old to watch a ‘real’ orchestra in concert for the first time. They played a range of classical...
After a super-short four-week half term it’s time for another school holiday, not to mention a bank holiday weekend. Most Cardiff schools finish this Friday for the week – and as ever there’s plenty going on to entertain the children. I’ve collated everything I can find here, although do let...
Thanks to Monster Jam for providing us with tickets for the purpose of this review You can read the statistics all you like, but nothing prepares you for seeing Monster Jam in action. The official figures tell you each truck is around 10.5ft tall, 12.5ft wide and 17ft long, weighing...
At the start of the year, I wrote about my running goals for 2019 – and now, four and a half months into the year, I thought it was about time for an update on how I’m getting on. If you’ve read Cardiff Mummy for a while you’ll know that...