*in association with Visit RCT and Rhondda Heritage Park As my children ran around the playground at Rhondda Heritage Park, the Museum of Welsh Mining, I couldn’t help but be drawn to the huge metal structure of the former Lewis Merthyr Colliery towering over us. It felt so surreal watching the...
I find the mainstream fashion press so frustrating. A lot of the clothes are lovely, don’t get me wrong, but completely impractical when you have small children to run around after. It’s also hard when your body has been up and down through pregnancy and perhaps also breastfeeding. So many...
This weather has been hot, hot, hot and so in an attempt to cool down I took the children to Barry Island straight from school on Monday. We had the best time – paddling in the water in our swimming costumes, building sandcastles, eating chips and ice cream. We were...
*Cardiff to Rome in association with Cardiff Airport and Flybe Being able to fly from Cardiff Airport was a big factor in making our dream of a family trip to Rome a reality As I wrote recently, Cardiff Daddy and I had honeymooned in the Italian city back in 2007....
*in association with Visit Rhondda Cynon Taf What a scorching few days it’s been! I’m sure my children aren’t the only ones struggling with the heat…. so what better place to cool off than Lido Ponty, the National Lido of Wales in Pontypridd? We went along on Saturday afternoon as part...
I never understood the national obsession with gin, especially among my mum friends. As my friends filled their social media timelines tagging each other in meme after meme about how much they love gin, and all manner of gin-based recipes, I would inwardly roll my eyes and think to myself “how...
Anyone else’s kids obsessed with Sainsbury’s Lego Create the World cards?! Judging by the amount of requests on my Facebook timeline from people trying to complete the collection, I am guessing lots of you would answer a resounding yes to that question. My children’s school is right near a Sainsbury’s...
It’s Father’s Day this Sunday 18th June and there’s lots going on around South Wales for families on Saturday and Sunday. Some of the events listed below are specially-themed for dads, including many offering free entry for dads. However, I know not all families will be celebrating Father’s Day, so I’ve...
*In association with The Red Dragon Centre When it comes to celebrations such as Father’s Day, in our house, it’s more about spending time together as a family, having an experience we can all enjoy, rather than giving expensive presents. So when The Red Dragon Centre invited us along for...
I’ve been feeling really deflated since returning from our week’s holiday in Rome over half term. The weather has been horrendous for a start. After seven days of glorious Italian sunshine it’s been non-stop rain and so cold I’ve even put the heating on. It certainly didn’t take us long...
One of the reasons I started Cardiff Mummy Says was because I was fed up of hearing about events after they’d happened and missing out on things I knew my children would have loved. Almost three years on and the events listings are among the most popular things I publish...