Dear lady in the coffee shop, I was touched when you told my children how lovely they were. What mother doesn’t like it when a kind stranger tells her how gorgeous and charming her offspring are? I think they are too, but then I’m definitely biased. I was happy to...
My little ones love cooking. Yes, it’s messy, and at times a little stressful. In fact, more than once, attempts to cook in my house have ended in tears (and not just from my children!) and the floor needing a good mop. It’s worth it though, as they look so...
“Is it her first pair of school shoes?” the sales lady asks with a knowing smile. I nod, unable to get the words out for fear the tears will flow. She could probably sense I was going to be a crier before we’d even sat down. She must have noticed...
Any good mum knows how to multitask and who doesn’t love an activity children of all ages can take part in, that also doubles as lunch? Step forward quesadillas, a tasty and filling meal that children will enjoy making and eating. All you need is a pack of tortilla wraps,...
1. Sensible shoes Oh, how I laughed when the first of my friends to have children told me she hardly wore heels these days. “When you’re a mum, you just don’t,” she told me knowingly. “I’ll never be like that,” I swore to myself, vowing never to abandon my trusty...
Techniquest is one of those places Cardiff Family can visit time and again without ever getting bored. We have membership (well, three of us do; Baby I and Little O are still young enough to get in for free) and have even visited twice in the last week. It’s a...
For someone who loves local history so much, I’m embarrassed to say Friday was the first time I have ever been to The Cardiff Story, despite it opening in April 2011. I wish I’d visited sooner – we had a great time! Housed in the Old Library on the Hayes...
1. Before children: Head straight to the pub after work for happy hour cocktails. After children: Head straight to Starbucks after school for a treat (for you, not them). 2. Before children: Ushering your colleagues to the nearest gastro-pub for some food at about 8pm before the girl from...
The latest obsession in our house is fruit cocktails after Little Miss E saw a picture of one in a book and asked if we could make them. We had this one for dessert tonight – mango, kiwi, grapes, blueberries and strawberries with a lovely dollop of ice cream...
From the moment we entered the grounds of Dan-yr-Ofog – through the legs of a giant dinosaur, no less – we knew we were in for an interesting adventure. We hadn’t even bought our tickets and we’d already seen a number of the centre’s dinosaurs in the entrance area –...
1. Whoosh down the slide at Roath Park Is there a bigger and better slide anywhere in Cardiff? Not as far as I’m aware. I panicked the first time my Little E went down all by herself. She was a petite two year old who suddenly decided she didn’t want...