When the sun is shining, you can’t beat a UK seaside holiday. But when the sun isn’t shining? Well, you just have to put on your best smile and keep repeating the mantra ‘there’s no such thing as bad weather, only the wrong clothing’. And such is the situation we...
Before I tell you about our afternoon at Heath Park, I want to start by saying that earlier that day, my kids had watched an hour of telly, had various squabbles, tipped all the toys all over the floor and refused to tidy them up, eaten chocolate before lunch. I had...
Tomorrow sees the start of the third week of the school summer holidays and I’m continuing my weekly family-friendly events guide with 37 family-friendly events taking place in and around Cardiff from Monday 8th August until Sunday 14th August. I hope you find something to inspire you and your little...
I had a lovely message from a friend last week telling me she’d been to see a theatre show for young children. “Everyone I bumped into there mentioned they had found out about it via Cardiff Mummy Says,” she told me. I was so touched by that little comment. One...
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. So I’m excited to continue my monthly series,...
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....
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...