The classic Christmas song 12 Days of Christmas is brought to life this year at Dyffryn Gardens, with a family-friendly trail around the grounds featuring all the items from the song. I headed to the National Trust property yesterday, a cold but beautifully sunny day, with Toddler Boy I, my...
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...
Christmas can be such an expensive time of year. Presents, food, festive activities and the rest of it all add up. So it’s great to see Santa’s Post Office in Mermaid Quay, Cardiff Bay, has opened once again. It’s a free attraction where children can write a letter to Santa and...
What a magical afternoon we had at Hamleys Cardiff today! We were invited along to celebrate the launch of their Meet Father Christmas experience, along with some other local bloggers. The experience began the moment we entered the store. We were met at the door by a group of enthusiastic...
#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,...
I love toys that challenge my children’s creativity and imagination, so when SmartMax asked us to review some of their magnetic discovery toys, we were happy to accept. The company’s mission is to help children explore magnets safely, as well as improving their creativity, motor skills and logical thinking. All...
A trip to Cardiff’s Winter Wonderland has become one of our pre-Christmas traditions since having children. In fact, my children think the famous song is written about this place. We usually try to fit in at least one visit in the run-up to Christmas, so our children can go on...
Christmas is such a magical time. The excitement of Santa visiting; presents under the tree; lights and decorations; spending time with your family and friends; all that amazing food. It’s so easy when you are caught up in the festive season to forget that Christmas is not like that for everyone....
From where to see Father Christmas, to festive theatre and traditional carol concerts, and even outdoor activities, there is so much going on for families this festive season in and around Cardiff. A massive 85 events so far – and more to be added as they are announced, so do...
During my very first pregnancy, when I was around seven weeks, I attended a wedding. My husband and I had only told our parents our news and wanted to keep it to ourselves until we’d had the scan and knew everything was okay. Half way through the wedding meal, I...