People are always telling me what a “real boy” my middle child is. Little Man O is now 3¾ and likes cars and superheroes, toy knights and castles, dinosaurs and spacemen, climbing and kicking balls about. Random strangers are forever saying things like “oooh, he’s such a boy” to me....
Nestled in the Swansea Valley, Wales Ape and Monkey Sanctuary is exactly what its name suggests. It’s a home for primates who have been neglected, mistreated, abandoned, or who have had trouble fitting in at zoos or wildlife parks. We visited a few days ago and despite the animals’ sad...
I do love a good supermarket magazine! I always pick them up when I’m shopping, and as I’m not especially loyal to any one shop, I always have a selection on the go. Some of my favourite recipes are ones I’ve picked up from in-store mags – and the recipe...
Regular readers of Cardiff Mummy Says will know I’ve been making the most of all the amazing free attractions in and around Cardiff this summer holiday. Yesterday, we headed to the Amelia Trust Farm, which is half way down the Five Mile Lane, otherwise known as the A4226 which links Bonvilston...
We’ve just got back from five days away in a caravan in West Wales. In fact, almost all our holidays over the last few years have been in caravans somewhere or other in the UK. Things always go a bit like this. Anyone else relate? 1. Ah, our home for a...
In the search for fun and free activities to enjoy with my children this summer, today we found ourselves at Tape. This unusual interactive art installation at Cardiff’s Bute Park is based on the idea of a giant cocoon or spider’s web. It’s possibly the closest we humans will come...
A rainy Sunday morning at 11.30am, and it’s no surprise that Hollywood Bowl is filled with families. Ten pin bowling is the perfect inter-generational activity, and with the Cardiff Bay Hollywood Bowl having recently undergone a £150,000 makeover, we were excited to be invited along for a game....
Cosmeston Lakes Country Park and Medieval Village is one of those places you can stay all day and have a new adventure on every corner. From feeding the ducks and swans in the lake, exploring the woods and the boardwalks around the marshes, to playing in the adventure playground and...
Little Miss E has been going to ballet classes since she was three years old. She loves dancing and wearing her little ballerina costume, and it’s been amazing to see her progress over the last two and a half years. Just before she started lessons, we were keen to buy...
I was so relieved to see the sun shining this morning. After yesterday’s non-stop torrential rain, I was worried for the young cast of Disney’s Beauty And The Beast Junior. Everyman’s annual open air theatre festival is a big event in the Cardiff theatrical calendar, amateur or otherwise. Yet while...
Adapting a popular picture book into a stage show is always a tough task. How do you turn a story that takes no more than five minutes to read into an hour-long performance that is faithful to the story but which entertains and holds the attention of the audience? Especially...