Mountain View Ranch is one of our favourite places to visit, with over 10 acres of open space and free-range activities for families. One of the things that keeps us going back is that they are always adding new activities and developing the existing ones. It’s changed quite a bit...
*Paid collaboration with Cymraeg i Blant Tafwyl, Cardiff’s annual celebration of Welsh arts and culture, returns this weekend, with a two-day event at the city’s Llandaff Fields. The family-friendly festival has been running since 2006 and is a lively mix of live music, literature, drama, comedy, art, sports, food and...
*in association with Visit RCT and Rhondda Heritage Park As my children ran around the playground at Rhondda Heritage Park, the Museum of Welsh Mining, I couldn’t help but be drawn to the huge metal structure of the former Lewis Merthyr Colliery towering over us. It felt so surreal watching the...
I find the mainstream fashion press so frustrating. A lot of the clothes are lovely, don’t get me wrong, but completely impractical when you have small children to run around after. It’s also hard when your body has been up and down through pregnancy and perhaps also breastfeeding. So many...
This weather has been hot, hot, hot and so in an attempt to cool down I took the children to Barry Island straight from school on Monday. We had the best time – paddling in the water in our swimming costumes, building sandcastles, eating chips and ice cream. We were...
*thank you to Cardiff Airport and Flybe for providing us with two complimentary flights in return for this blog post Being able to fly from Cardiff Airport was a big factor in making our dream of a family trip to Rome a reality As I wrote recently, Cardiff Daddy and...
*paid collaboration with Visit Rhondda Cynon Taf What a scorching few days it’s been! I’m sure my children aren’t the only ones struggling with the heat…. so what better place to cool off than Lido Ponty, the National Lido of Wales in Pontypridd? We went along on Saturday afternoon as part...
I never understood the national obsession with gin, especially among my mum friends. As my friends filled their social media timelines tagging each other in meme after meme about how much they love gin, and all manner of gin-based recipes, I would inwardly roll my eyes and think to myself “how...
Anyone else’s kids obsessed with Sainsbury’s Lego Create the World cards?! Judging by the amount of requests on my Facebook timeline from people trying to complete the collection, I am guessing lots of you would answer a resounding yes to that question. My children’s school is right near a Sainsbury’s...
It’s Father’s Day this Sunday 18th June and there’s lots going on around South Wales for families on Saturday and Sunday. Some of the events listed below are specially-themed for dads, including many offering free entry for dads. However, I know not all families will be celebrating Father’s Day, so I’ve...
*In association with The Red Dragon Centre When it comes to celebrations such as Father’s Day, in our house, it’s more about spending time together as a family, having an experience we can all enjoy, rather than giving expensive presents. So when The Red Dragon Centre invited us along for...