What a magical afternoon we had at Hamleys Cardiff today! We were invited along to celebrate the launch of their Meet Father Christmas experience, along with some other local bloggers. The experience began the moment we entered the store. We were met at the door by a group of enthusiastic...
#FullOnFestiveFun is The Red Dragon Centre’s hashtag for the Christmas season – and that’s certainly what we had yesterday evening at a Hollywood Bowl children’s Christmas party, followed by ice creams at Cadalwaders. We’d been invited along as part of our role as blogger ambassadors for The Red Dragon Centre,...
I love toys that challenge my children’s creativity and imagination, so when SmartMax asked us to review some of their magnetic discovery toys, we were happy to accept. The company’s mission is to help children explore magnets safely, as well as improving their creativity, motor skills and logical thinking. All...
A trip to Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland has become one of our pre-Christmas traditions since having children. In fact, my children think the famous song is written about this place. We usually try to fit in at least one visit in the run-up to Christmas, so our children can go on...
Christmas is such a magical time. The excitement of Santa visiting; presents under the tree; lights and decorations; spending time with your family and friends; all that amazing food. It’s so easy when you are caught up in the festive season to forget that Christmas is not like that for everyone....
From where to see Father Christmas, to festive theatre and traditional carol concerts, and even outdoor activities, there is so much going on for families this festive season in and around Cardiff. A massive 85 events so far – and more to be added as they are announced, so do...
During my very first pregnancy, when I was around seven weeks, I attended a wedding. My husband and I had only told our parents our news and wanted to keep it to ourselves until we’d had the scan and knew everything was okay. Half way through the wedding meal, I...
Every week, I read blogs which make me laugh, blogs which make me cry, blogs which challenge my thinking, blogs which support me as a parent, and blogs which inspire me. Seeing as you’re reading Cardiff Mummy Says, I figure you like blogs too. I’m continuing my monthly series, charting 10 of...
The mud kitchen was barely through our front door and all three of my children were excitedly playing with it. Stirring their imaginary food with the various utensils, asking me what I would like for dinner and cooking it up, excitedly describing all the different ways they could play with...
As part of their half term activities, all this week, St Fagans National History Museum have been asking visitors to help them create a giant wicker man. The last day is tomorrow, Friday, between 12pm and 3pm. Made from straw cased in chicken wire, the 16-foot effigies will be burned...
If you’ve read George’s Marvellous Medicine, you’ll know it features a grandma who gets bigger in size and bursts through the roof when she drinks a medicine concocted by her grandson George, and then later shrinks until she disappears. Not to mention farm yard animals growing and shrinking, and George...