*thanks to Admiral Ice Rink for inviting us along to skate A visit to Winter Wonderland in Cardiff’s civic centre is one of our annual family Christmas traditions. We love visiting in the early evening when it’s dark enough so that you can see all the beautiful lights but before it...
I braved my local supermarket this afternoon to grab a couple of last-minute Christmas bits and pieces and buy all the food for the festive season. It was horrendous in there – so busy. People were getting frustrated because items they needed were not on the shelves, the queues...
Charles Dickens’ classic novel is given the all-singing, all-dancing treatment as Cardiff’s Orbit Theatre bring the 1994 musical A Christmas Carol to the New Theatre stage. Running until Saturday, it’s a great show for families with older children. Considering Orbit are an amateur company, the standard of performances, costumes and scenery...
Christmas can be such an expensive time of year. Presents, food, festive activities and the rest of it all add up. So it’s great to see Santa’s Post Office in Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay, has opened once again. It’s a free attraction where children can write a letter to Santa and...
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...
As regular readers of Cardiff Mummy Says will know, I’ve been taking part in Precious Moments, a campaign run by Tŷ Hafan. It’s to help raise awareness of the work the children’s hospice for Wales does in supporting children with illnesses and medical conditions that mean they won’t survive to adulthood, and...
Have you been to your child’s nativity or Christmas show in the last couple of weeks? I’ve had four to go to this week – my daughter’s school nativity, my eldest son’s pre-school nativity, as well as two shows at the cylch meithrin (Welsh playgroup) he attends. They’ve all been...
There was a time when Christmas attire, for me, was all about getting glammed up. Sparkly tops and dresses, dazzling jewellery, silvers, golds and reds – I loved the sense of occasion and feeling smart and sophisticated. Since becoming a mum, however, things have changed and I find myself embracing...
I’ve already mentioned on Cardiff Mummy Says that we bought National Trust membership earlier this year. We’ve had some really lovely family days out at various properties, both locally and while holidaying in Devon and West Wales. So when we heard Father Christmas was meeting children at Tredegar House in...
As a parent, I want my children to be kind and compassionate, and to think about other people who aren’t as fortunate as they are. I try to do this all year but it seems even more important at Christmas when the focus is on receiving gifts and enjoying festive events and...
Our elves are back! Tallulah Tippi Twinkletoes and Sammy Shimmering Stardust are back for their third year, and their little brother Georgie Giggles Glitterbug is back for his second year! This year, our elves are taking part in Santa’s big toy recycling project. Yes, that’s right – Santa has found...