When Toddler managed to climb out of his cot a few months ago, we knew that meant it was time for him to move to a big bed. Until that point, we hadn’t been in a rush to move him from cot to bed. He’s a good sleeper – we...
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...
#FullOnFestiveFun is The Red Dragon Centre’s hashtag for the Christmas season – and that’s certainly what we had yesterday evening at a Hollywood Bowl children’s Christmas party, followed by ice creams at Cadalwaders. We’d been invited along as part of our role as blogger ambassadors for The Red Dragon Centre,...
The mud kitchen was barely through our front door and all three of my children were excitedly playing with it. Stirring their imaginary food with the various utensils, asking me what I would like for dinner and cooking it up, excitedly describing all the different ways they could play with...
As a vegetarian, the last place I thought I would find myself headed for lunch this half term was Chicken House. But the eatery at The Red Dragon Centre in Cardiff Bay asked us along yesterday after our screening of Trolls at the Odeon (read the review here – we...
Being the youngest of three, with a big brother, and big boy cousins, Toddler is a real hand-me-down kid. His jacket, helmet, and jeans in this photo are are all pre-loved, and his Mini Micro Scooter was originally his brother’s. It doesn’t make any difference to him though, and I...
Popping candy cupcakes, miniature berry and meringue mess eaten with a spoon made of chocolate, jam sandwich fingers, bite-sized pizza and gingerbread men… No surprises that my three absolutely loved the new children’s afternoon tea at St David’s Hotel, Cardiff Bay. (And if you like the sound of it, there’s...
I genuinely can’t remember the last time I went to see a grown-up film in the cinema. It was definitely before I got pregnant with my third child – and he’s nearly two and a half now. But last night, I was invited to see Bad Moms at the Odeon...
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,...
As The Hunting of the Snark drew to an end and we were applauding the cast, Little Man O, my 4¾-year old middle child, asked me if we could watch it again. “I loved it so much Mummy,” he told me. “Can we please come again?” “It was really brilliant,”...
When Shake Shack Cardiff invited us along to review their family dining experience on Friday evening, we were only too happy to accept. It was mine and Cardiff Daddy’s ninth wedding anniversary that day and, with no available babysitters so we could enjoy a grown-up night out, we thought this...