*Thanks to Theatr Iolo for inviting us to see the show in exchange for this review. You know that old saying about how young children much prefer playing with the boxes their Christmas and birthday presents come in, rather than the toys themselves? The reason people say it so much...
I love all those nostalgia articles that are constantly being shared over Facebook – you know you’re a child of the 1970s/1980s when…. You know you grew up in Cardiff/or wherever it is you live when…. It got me thinking about the kinds of throwback articles my own children will...
Just looking at the photo of these awesome potato wedges makes me hungry! They are so tasty and are always completely devoured by all our friends and family whenever Cardiff Daddy makes them. They are perfect for parties and barbecues as you can cook them beforehand and then quickly warm...
Regular visitors to my blog will know how much Cardiff Daddy and I love reading with our children. And thankfully, all three littlies seem to have inherited a passion for books too. So you can imagine how excited we were to be invited to Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival (if we...
I’m so excited to be invited to CBeebies Live next week. Oops, I mean my children are so excited. Yes, that’s who’s excited. Not me. Nope. I’m only going to watch Justin & Friends: Mr Tumble’s Circus for their sake…. Ah, who am I kidding?! Of course I’m flipping excited....
Baby Boy I was one recently. Is it just me or does time absolutely fly by when you have children? It seems like no time at all ago that Cardiff Daddy and I were meeting him for the first time, completely overwhelmed with emotion that we had been blessed with...
Two weeks off school! Or two weeks without your usual baby, toddler and pre-school groups. Luckily, there is so much going on in and around Cardiff to keep you and your children occupied. I’ve tried to include as many events as I can find – more than 50 so far!...
I’ve been blogging for just over eight months now. It’s been a fantastic experience and a brilliant learning curve. And just when I thought I’d got my head round it all, my blogging friends are all suddenly talking about the Brilliance In Blogging Awards. Also known as the BIBs, this...
You know what it’s like. Your child has only had their latest pair of shoes for a couple of months but they’re already too small and the last thing you want is their teeny tiny toes getting all squished and deformed. But children’s shoes are so expensive and they soon...
When I wrote about people who misuse parent car-parking spaces, I hoped it would be popular among readers of my blog and my followers on Facebook and Twitter. I’ve had so many conversations with parent friends about their frustrations at never being able to find those extra wide spaces that...
Deliciously Ella is my new food obsession. I discovered her blog a couple of months ago and loved her tasty but healthy recipes. Her gluten-free, refined-sugar-free, plant-based vegan recipes have been read by millions of people across the world, and her amazing new book is a bestseller in both the UK...