Thanks to Llanishen and Lisvane Reservoirs for inviting us to review Speedboat Santa Speedboat Santa at Llanishen and Lisvane Reservoirs is the newest Santa experience to arrive in Cardiff this festive season. As the event name suggests, the man in red arrives by speedboat across the reservoir, waving to his...
Thank you to Christmas at Bute Park for providing us with tickets in exchange for this review Christmas at Bute Park is back, with thousands of colourful bulbs lighting up the city centre park for the third year. The award-winning light trail – which holds the accolade as the most...
Thank you to Santa’s Wish for providing us with tickets in exchange for this review Santa’s Wish is back in the Spiegeltent this festive season, with the magical and enchanting family musical once again delighting audiences young and old. Written by Laura Brind, an accomplished performer as well as director...
Paid collaboration with Mermaid Quay Christmas has certainly arrived at Cardiff’s Mermaid Quay, with beautiful outdoor decorations, seasonal gifts to browse, classic festive films at Everyman, dining at the many restaurants and cafes, plus sculpture-spotting with the Bay Snow Trail. We had the loveliest family day out at Mermaid Quay...
Thank to Wales Millennium Centre for providing us with review tickets for I Should Be So Lucky The Musical Kylie’s I Should Be So Lucky, Bananarama’s Love In The First Degree, Mel and Kim’s Respectable, Rick Astley’s Never Gonna Give You Up, Sonia’s You’ll Never Stop Me From Loving You,...
A live theatre performance can be a wonderful family treat in the run up to Christmas. Whether you like traditional panto, lavish Disney productions, non-Christmassy musicals, or smaller scale performances, there’s something for all tastes. I’ve included performances in and around Cardiff for the rest of November and December. I’ve...
Thank you to Wales Millennium Centre for providing us with review tickets for Sister Act the musical – Sister Act is in Cardiff for the week and it’s two and a half hours of glorious escapism. The production is laugh out loud funny, heartwarming, uplifting, and absolutely worth buying a...
Paid collaboration with Mermaid Quay Monsters are taking over Mermaid Quay this half term with lots of fun – and FREE – activities for families. We headed to Cardiff Bay today to hunt out monsters, design some of our own and take part in some themed games. We even met...
Thanks to Giggling Squid for inviting us for a complimentary family meal for the purpose of this review We kicked off half term with a lovely invite to review Giggling Squid, one of Cardiff’s newest small-chain restaurants, located on The Hayes side of St David’s shopping centre, Cardiff. Giggling Squid...
Spooky season and half term are here and with it, a while host of activities to keep families entertained. I’ve rounded up everything I’ve found but please post anything else in the comments on any of my social media accounts as it’s impossible to include everything. Apologies that this is...
Paid advertising collaboration with Public Health Wales – If you’re the parent or carer of a child in Wales who has just started in year 8 of secondary school, then later this academic year, you’ll receive an invitation for your child to receive the HPV vaccine in school. In fact,...