The schools are back, pre-school classes are starting again, and life is getting back to normal after the summer. As always, there’s plenty of family-friendly events taking place in Cardiff and the surrounding areas. The big event this month is City of the Unexpected, which will see celebrations across Cardiff...
Little Man O, my nearly-five-year-old, has developed a fascination with the Romans. I’m not really sure where this interest came from but we thought we’d attempt to answer some of his questions and bring a bit of Roman history to life with a trip to see the Roman amphitheatre, barracks, baths...
Your brand new school uniform hangs on your wardrobe door, ready for the morning. Slightly too big, because we mums always make sure there’s growing room. You were so excited when we bought it, telling the lady in the shop you were off to Big School. Your school shoes are...
I love how being a parent means developing an interest in things you never thought you’d have an interest in. Like great big huge cars, with deafening engines, wheely-ing around a stadium on a Saturday afternoon. Six years ago I would have been the last person you’d have found at...
Sometimes they drive me crazy by fighting over the stupidest of things. They tell tales and try to get each other into trouble. Sometimes they shout and push each other deliberately, neither wanting to be the first to quit a scuffle. Sometimes they argue over toys, one of them suddenly...
Popping candy cupcakes, miniature berry and meringue mess eaten with a spoon made of chocolate, jam sandwich fingers, bite-sized pizza and gingerbread men… No surprises that my three absolutely loved the new children’s afternoon tea at St David’s Hotel, Cardiff Bay. (And if you like the sound of it, there’s...
I genuinely can’t remember the last time I went to see a grown-up film in the cinema. It was definitely before I got pregnant with my third child – and he’s nearly two and a half now. But last night, I was invited to see Bad Moms at the Odeon...
Every week, I read blogs that make me laugh, blogs that 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...
Every month, I collate the best of my month on the Cardiff Mummy Says Instagram feed here on my blog. It took me a while to get the hang of Instagram, but it’s now one of my favourite social networks, inspiring me every day with the beautiful photos and sense of community....
(Updated 29/08/2017. One year on and Miss E is off to year 3, Little Man to year 1, and Littlest will be starting daily pre-school in the same school as his big brother and sister.) The countdown is on for the start of the new school year. Next week Little Man...
*We were invited for a complimentary visit to The Royal Mint Experience in exchange for this review Did you know that every single coin in circulation in the UK today was made at the Royal Mint in Llantrisant? I find it quite a surreal fact that billions upon billions of...