*Paid collaboration with The Red Dragon Centre Families are invited to ‘think green’ this half term at The Red Dragon Centre, as Cardiff Bay’s premiere entertainment destination launches RDC Eco Kids, a series of exciting learning activities set to run at the Centre throughout the year. The first RDC Eco...
I love bluebell season. The distinctive flowers are only in bloom for a month or so a year during late April and May, with the bluey-purple carpets such a breathtaking sight. Every year we take a trip to Coed y Wenallt – or the Wenallt as it’s generally called locally...
In the never-ending hunt for things to do when it’s raining, this morning my four year old and I headed to Play Town – Cardiff’s newest indoor play venue which has recently opened on Clive Road in Canton. We paid for our admission ourselves and Play Town did not know...
Paid collaboration with Pugh’s Garden Village Wenvoe One minute you’re a child being dragged around a garden centre on a rainy bank holiday weekend; the next you’re a parent dragging your own children around a garden centre on a rainy bank holiday weekend. Thankfully garden centres are a lot more...
Thanks to Almost Always Muddy and Wales Millennium Centre for inviting us to review Almost Always Muddy is a wonderfully inventive and fully interactive show where children and their grown-ups create the set, props, characters and the storyline – meaning every performance is completely different and full of its own...
Thanks to Pieminister Cardiff for inviting us to review There’s something so comforting and nurturing about pie and gravy. Especially on a Sunday. And especially when someone else is doing the cooking and clearing up. We were treated to a family meal at Pieminister in Cardiff at the weekend. Quality...
It’s almost school holiday time here in South Wales with most children finishing this Thursday for just over two weeks. As always there’s plenty going on to keep them entertained. I’ve rounded up everything I can find for the Easter weekend and school holidays plus a few events later in...
As I mentioned recently, I’ve been feeling a bit overwhelmed with the busyness of life. And so on Friday morning, in an attempt to escape the bustle of city living for some fresh air and something more serene, Littlest and I went on an adventure to Forest Farm Nature Reserve...
*We paid for our meals ourselves and Octavo’s Book Cafe did not know we would be writing this review My daughter didn’t believe me when I told her we were going for lunch in a book shop. “You’re joking, aren’t you Mummy?” she said. “You can’t possibly eat food in...
Paid collaboration with St Fagans National Museum of History Usually when I write about St Fagans the focus is on the different historical buildings – the old farm houses; the school; the miners’ cottages; the chapel; the mill and so on. That’s not surprising given there are around 50 original...
*paid association with The Red Dragon Centre Who says January has to be boring? Even if you’re healthy eating or not drinking alcohol January is one of the best months of the year for a trip to the cinema with the impending movie industry awards season meaning the release of...