It might be 2017, but a big piece of my heart is still sat firmly in the 1980s. I was born in 1978, so I am a real child of the 80s, beginning it aged one and a half and finishing it aged 11 and a half. One of the...
Both Cardiff Daddy and I remember visiting the Wye Valley Butterfly Zoo and The aMazing Hedge Puzzle when we were younger, him with his family and me with my school, so we were keen to take our own children as part of our stay in the area last weekend. As...
It’s Mothering Sunday next weekend and The Red Dragon Centre in Cardiff Bay invited us along today for an early treat, as part of our role as blogger ambassadors for the centre. Our day included my choice of film at the Odeon cinema complex – the newly-released Beauty and...
I’ve lost count of the number of times this week one or other of my mum friends has told me she’s a crap/bad/rubbish mum, or used some other negative word to describe her parenting skills. “I forgot my son’s PE kit. I’m such a crap mum.” “There are photos of...
Cirque Berserk! is coming to Cardiff – and you could be there with this fab ticket giveaway! There’s a family ticket up for grabs for the opening night of the show’s stint at Wales Millennium Centre, on Tuesday 28th March at 7.30pm. The show has received rave reviews, with Time...
* In association with Love Food Hate Waste I’ve been working with Love Food Hate Waste this month on their #giveupbinningfood campaign, which is asking people to reduce the amount of food they waste over Lent. The organisation hopes to inspire households to change their eating, shopping and food storage...
Nestled in the small rural village of Catbrook, just a mile above Tintern in the Wye Valley, Foxes Reach is a beautifully quaint holiday cottage, perfect for family getaways in the area. We were invited to stay earlier this month by the owner, Fiona Wilton of Monmouthshire Cottages, as part...
What’s it really like…? is a new series on Cardiff Mummy Says looking at the realities of parenting for different types of families. From a home-educating mother of two and a grandmother who looks after her grandson four days a week, to a mum and dad who took shared parental...
It’s lambing season at St Fagans National History Museum, with more than 150 expected to be born this month. I took my toddler along today to see the newborn lambs, as part of our role as blogger ambassadors for the open air museum, which is home to more than 100...
Are you brave enough to be in the same room as a poison dart frog and a praying mantis? Or maybe a carpet python or a whip scorpion? All these creatures and more will be the special guests as children’s television presenter Naomi Wilkinson bring her Wild & Scary show...
Parc Play has long been one of my favourite play centres to take my children. It’s nothing like your typical play venue. There’s no ball pits or multi-coloured bright plastic climbing structures. Instead, it’s a part outdoor, part covered-indoor-but-with-an-outdoor-feel venue which encourages fresh air play all year round. For older...