With the heatwave continuing, I took my youngest child to Victoria Park splashpad in Cardiff to cool off. We’d arranged to meet a few friends – three other mums of three with just our youngests not at school and all determined to make the most of these last few weeks...
Thanks to the New Theatre Cardiff for inviting us to review Cirque Berserk To the left of me, my four-year-old son is open-mouthed and wide-eyed not quite believing what he is witnessing. To my right, a man in his 70s says ‘wow!’ over and over, clapping for each act as...
Thanks to Capital FM Cardiff Bay Beach Festival for providing us with access to the rides plus food and drink for the purpose of this review The idea of an urban beach seemed pretty odd to me when Cardiff Bay Beach first came to our city in 2013. I’m sure...
We’ve been holidaying in Borth for at least 12 years now, thanks to the in-laws having a caravan there. The small coastal village, half an hour from Aberystwyth, is quiet and low-key with a pebble beach, plenty of B&Bs, a youth hostel and caravan parks, a couple of pubs and...
It’s 13 weeks today until I take on my first half marathon – the Cardiff University Cardiff Half Marathon. I’m running for Ty Hafan, the children’s hospice for Wales, as part of our family mission this year to raise £1,000 for them. They are an incredible charity doing so much...
*Thanks to Wales Millennium Centre for inviting us to review the show National Theatre’s War Horse is an incredible piece of theatre; one of the most profound productions I have seen in a long time. Based on the acclaimed 1982 children’s book by Michael Morpurgo, and adapted for The National...
They might have been wiped out millions of years ago – but that doesn’t stop modern-day children from being obsessed with dinosaurs. If you have a dino fan in your household you’ll be pleased to hear there are plenty of dinosaur-themed events taking place this summer, not to mention great...
The irony of being sat inside on a sunny day putting these events listings together is not lost on me! But now all the research is done there’s no excuse not to make the most of the month ahead with more than 65 family-friendly events and activities happening in and...
Paid collaboration with CJCH Solicitors Cardiff Mummy Says is delighted to be working with CJCH Solicitors on an ongoing series of articles exploring legal matters relating to families. The series began last month with a look at how to appeal a school admissions decision if your child didn’t get into...
I’ve got into a bit of a weekly routine with my littlest of heading to Roath Recreational Ground playground, Penylan Library, and then on to gymnastics at Somersault. Gymnastics starts at 10.45am and as we are already out and about in the car after dropping his big sister and brother...
Today is the very last day of my 30s. Tomorrow I begin a new year and a new decade as I hit the big 4-0. The age thing doesn’t bother me. I do wonder where the years have gone sometimes. But I enter my 40s feeling quite happy with life...