*In association with National Museum Cardiff Even before we entered National Museum Cardiff, we could tell by the giant footprints on the grass outside that Dinosaur Babies was going to be no ordinary exhibition. Our holiday to Rome meant that we missed the official launch on Saturday 27th May, as...
In association with National Museum Cardiff Can children understand abstract art? National Museum Cardiff certainly thinks so. Its new exhibition on the works of Gillian Ayres actively encourages children to visit, with art-themed toys and books placed around the galleries, bright yellow information signs especially for children, and a colourful...
I’ve written before on Cardiff Mummy Says about how much we love Coed y Wenallt during bluebell season. The end of April and the start of May sees a beautiful haze of the purpley-blue flowers carpeting the ancient woodland, and every year we take a family trip to visit. It...
My children love Cardiff Bay Barrage. They can’t get enough of it. We’ve been there three times already during the Easter holidays. I’ve written about the Barrage before on Cardiff Mummy Says, so I won’t repeat myself too much. The walkway between Cardiff Bay and Penarth is a great place...
*in association with The Red Dragon Centre, Cardiff Bay I’m writing this review with a belly stuffed full of fries and shake after a lovely lunch at Five Guys at The Red Dragon Centre in Cardiff Bay. Seriously, it’s been three hours since we ate and the top button of...
It never ceases to amaze me that we have a castle right in the middle of our city centre here in Cardiff. A beautiful part-Gothic Victorian, part Norman castle amid all the shops and office buildings. It also never ceases to amaze me that if you live or work in...
The annual floral spectacular, the RHS Flower Show Cardiff, returns to Cardiff next month, embracing Wales’ Year of Legends with a host of themed-gardens and features to spark the imagination – and you could be there for free with this fantastic ticket giveaway! The Flower Show – which is organised...
Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival opens this weekend, celebrating the best in English and Welsh language children’s writing and illustration. Taking place over the weekends of Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th March and Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd April, the festival, now in its fifth year, will see events in locations...
It’s Mothering Sunday next weekend and The Red Dragon Centre in Cardiff Bay invited us along today for an early treat, as part of our role as blogger ambassadors for the centre. Our day included my choice of film at the Odeon cinema complex – the newly-released Beauty and...
It’s lambing season at St Fagans National History Museum, with more than 150 expected to be born this month. I took my toddler along today to see the newborn lambs, as part of our role as blogger ambassadors for the open air museum, which is home to more than 100...
Parc Play has long been one of my favourite play centres to take my children. It’s nothing like your typical play venue. There’s no ball pits or multi-coloured bright plastic climbing structures. Instead, it’s a part outdoor, part covered-indoor-but-with-an-outdoor-feel venue which encourages fresh air play all year round. For older...