I want to start this by saying that these are unprecedented extraordinary times. Our main priority is to get through the next through weeks/months as best we can. We are not being asked to replicate school at home or to create mini geniuses whilst simultaneously working a full week, and...
I have moments where I find myself questioning if this is really happening. Am I dreaming? Did I imagine it? And then there are the moments when I wake up (on the nights I can sleep… because often I am wide awake, unable to switch off) and I forget for...
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When one of the mums in the class WhatsApp group mentioned she’d heard children in other cities and countries were putting pictures of rainbows in their windows as a sign of love and hope in such uncertain times, it struck me as such a wonderful thing we could do when...
A photo popped up on my Facebook memories recently of my children at Techniquest toddler day – the once-a-month event where the science centre opens its doors to the pre-schoolers of South Wales – and it got me thinking about how much I loved those days. With that in mind,...
There are so many fantastic theatre shows and live performances coming to Cardiff and the surrounding areas this spring, summer and beyond, from top musicals such as The Lion King and We Will Rock You at Wales Millennium Centre, to TV favourites such as Horrible Histories live on stage at...
We paid for our tickets to School of Rock ourselves and the theatre did not know we would be writing this review. This review was originally written in July 2018. I’ve updated it today after the news that School of Rock the musical is coming to Wales Millennium Centre in...
**All Amazon links on this page are affiliate links. This means if you make a purchase via this link, I will receive a small commission payment, at no extra cost to you. We’re back with another round-up of books we’ve enjoyed reading recently. Some of them are new releases, some...
Thanks to Alexandra’s Enchanted Garden for providing us with press tickets in exchange for this review. Wow, what a magical evening we had at Alexandra’s Enchanted Garden in Penarth on Friday evening. We’re so glad we braved the rain for the opening night of the light installation at Alexandra...
The schools are out and it’s officially half term in South Wales. There’s plenty going on for families with everything from a giant dinosaur and a light installation trail to bird box making, free craft sessions and even a science festival taking place over the coming week. I’ve included everything...
Paid collaboration with Working Wales I was really nervous about pressing publish on my recent post about how, now that my children are all at school, I want to get my career back on track and was off to see a Working Wales careers adviser. It’s really hard to put...