With over 300 acres of grassland, woodland and wetlands, Parc Slip Nature Reserve, in Aberkenfig, Bridgend, is a beautiful wildlife haven, home to all manner of birds, plants and flowers, pond life, and other creatures. We headed there yesterday afternoon to escape the school holiday crowds and had a lovely...
I mentioned last week that I’d bought a dress in Oasis in the John Lewis sale. Well, I had another fab buy and managed to get this new top, also from Oasis, for £15, down from £22. I love the dark colours and the print (which means it hides the...
As I mentioned yesterday, we went to review the The BFG on Friday, as part of our role as blogger ambassadors for The Red Dragon Centre. While we were there, we were invited to Spice Route for their all you can eat lunch buffet. And we certainly did as instructed,...
The Disney Junior productions at Everyman, Cardiff’s annual open air amateur theatre festival have become one of our summer holiday highlights the last few years. We absolutely loved last year’s Beauty and the Beast and 2014’s The Little Mermaid, and are happy to report that this summer’s show Peter Pan...
Steven Spielberg’s long-awaited film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG opened in cinemas yesterday, and we were excited to be among the first to see it, as part of our role as blogger ambassadors for The Red Dragon Centre in Cardiff Bay. The story of the little girl who is...
As The Hunting of the Snark drew to an end and we were applauding the cast, Little Man O, my 4¾-year old middle child, asked me if we could watch it again. “I loved it so much Mummy,” he told me. “Can we please come again?” “It was really brilliant,”...
Today marks the first official day of school holidays in Cardiff. And if you’re wondering what to do, then read on for ideas of family-friendly events in and around Cardiff. This guide will see you through the rest of July – with more guides planned for each week of August....
If you’d told me two years ago that I would someday be sat in a restaurant laughing so hard my sides hurt with friends I had met online, I would never have believed you. I have friends in the real world, I would have told you. What do I need...
It’s been a while since my last fashion post. Mostly because I just haven’t had time – or money, for that matter – to go shopping! However, when I took my boys into town earlier in the week to go to Central Library and The Cardiff Story, I couldn’t help...
Quentin Blake’s illustrations are instantly recognisable. His interpretations of characters such as Roald Dahl’s The Twits, Matilda, and Danny the Champion of the World, and David Walliams’s The Boy In The Dress, not to mention the subjects of his own books, have made him one of the most famous children’s...
With the schools about to break up for the summer, thoughts are turning to entertaining the kids for a whole six and a half weeks without it costing a fortune. With that in mind, here are 67 family-friendly days out in South Wales, which are all free to visit. This...