I’ve been chatting to my children about new year’s resolutions today and talking about how lots of grown ups make changes at the start of a new year of things they would like to do differently or areas of their life they’d like to improve. I’m not sure if they’ve...
I know I’m Cardiff Mummy but I grew up in Barry and a big piece of my heart will always be there. So when my children said the thing they most wanted to do this week was to go on a train, it was a no brainer as to where...
We’ve had a brilliant Christmas, but with hosting family on Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day, it’s been pretty chaotic and tiring too. So these last two days, with my children off school and Cardiff Daddy off work, I’ve really appreciated a slower pace of life and some quality...
One of my favourite family Christmas traditions for the last three years has been our annual trip to Sherman Theatre to see their theatre show for under sevens. This year’s show is a musical adaptation of The Princess and the Pea by Welsh playwright Katherine Chandler (who also adapted last year’s...
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...
Pantomime is such a curious British tradition. Men dressed as women; booing and hissing; shouts of ‘oh, no it isn’t’ and ‘oh, yes it is’; innuendo-laden jokes that go well over the children’s heads but leave the adults crying with laughter. I was trying to explain the concept of panto...
We have a saying in our house that you can never too much fresh air, books or Lego. Regular readers of Cardiff Mummy Says will know that I’m obsessed with children’s books and you’ll also have seen reports of our days out in and around Cardiff whatever the weather. But,...
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...
Earlier this week we arrived at our pre-school gymnastics class to discover it had been cancelled at the last minute. I decided to take advantage of the bonus hour and get Toddler Boy I fitted for the new shoes he desperately needed. I knew he and his big brother Little Man O...
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...