I had a lovely message from a friend last week telling me she’d been to see a theatre show for young children. “Everyone I bumped into there mentioned they had found out about it via Cardiff Mummy Says,” she told me. I was so touched by that little comment. One...
Every week, I read blogs that make me laugh, blogs that make me cry, blogs which challenge my thinking, blogs which support me as a parent, and blogs which inspire me. Seeing as you’re reading Cardiff Mummy Says, I figure you like blogs too. So I’m excited to continue my monthly series,...
Every month, I collate the best of my month on the Cardiff Mummy Says Instagram feed here on my blog. It took me a while to get the hang of Instagram, but it’s now one of my favourite social networks, inspiring me every day with the beautiful photos and sense of community....
With over 300 acres of grassland, woodland and wetlands, Parc Slip Nature Reserve, in Aberkenfig, Bridgend, is a beautiful wildlife haven, home to all manner of birds, plants and flowers, pond life, and other creatures. We headed there yesterday afternoon to escape the school holiday crowds and had a lovely...
I mentioned last week that I’d bought a dress in Oasis in the John Lewis sale. Well, I had another fab buy and managed to get this new top, also from Oasis, for £15, down from £22. I love the dark colours and the print (which means it hides the...
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,...
The Disney Junior productions at Everyman, Cardiff’s annual open air amateur theatre festival have become one of our summer holiday highlights the last few years. We absolutely loved last year’s Beauty and the Beast and 2014’s The Little Mermaid, and are happy to report that this summer’s show Peter Pan...
Steven Spielberg’s long-awaited film adaptation of Roald Dahl’s The BFG opened in cinemas yesterday, and we were excited to be among the first to see it, as part of our role as blogger ambassadors for The Red Dragon Centre in Cardiff Bay. The story of the little girl who is...
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,”...
Today marks the first official day of school holidays in Cardiff. And if you’re wondering what to do, then read on for ideas of family-friendly events in and around Cardiff. This guide will see you through the rest of July – with more guides planned for each week of August....
If you’d told me two years ago that I would someday be sat in a restaurant laughing so hard my sides hurt with friends I had met online, I would never have believed you. I have friends in the real world, I would have told you. What do I need...