If you’ve been reading Cardiff Mummy Says for a while you’ll know we’re a family of book lovers. Reading stories to my children has always been one of my favourite things to do and it’s been a big part of our bedtime routine ever since my eldest was a few...
Friday 1 March is St David’s Day – a celebration of our national patron saint and all things Welsh. Usually when the children are in school they’re sent in wearing traditional Welsh costume or Welsh rugby or football shirts. But this year, St David’s Day fall in half term and...
Paid collaboration with The Red Dragon Centre The stereotypical Mothering Sunday morning usually begins with a long lie-in and breakfast in bed. But that’s not the case this year for me (not to mention a good few hundred other mums) who will be forgoing a morning in bed to take...
Thanks to the New Theatre, Cardiff for inviting us to see the show in exchange for this review “Fair play, that was absolutely brilliant,” were my husband’s words as we left Cardiff’s New Theatre last night after watching Billionaire Boy The Musical. And he’s right. The musical stage adaptation of...
This is a paid collaboration with The Royal Mint Experience The 50p coin is, according to Matthew, our tour guide at The Royal Mint Experience in Llantrisant today, the most-collected UK coin. More of us than ever before are squirreling away the seven-sided silver coins because we can’t get enough...
Thanks to Theatr Iolo for inviting us to see Pen-blwydd Poenus Pete in exchange for this review When it comes to children’s theatre, you always know you’re going to get something special with Theatr Iolo. Out of the Blue, which I took my youngest to see way back in...
It’s officially half term in Cardiff with the schools shut for the next week. If you’re looking for things to do to keep your children entertained then look no further. Here are more than 100 family-friendly activities taking place in and around Cardiff for half term and the rest of...
Paid collaboration with National Museum Wales. Cardiff Mummy Says is a blogger ambassador for National Museum Wales Do you have a trip to a museum planned this half term? We certainly do! St Fagans National Museum of History, with its collection of more than 50 historical buildings from across Wales,...
Eleven children, four mums, one dad, a shining sun, five hours of fresh air and a whole load of mud made for a brilliant mid-week INSET day at Margam Country Park last week. With my children’s school closed to pupils due to in-service training for teachers, a group of us...
Paid collaboration with Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival Cardiff Children’s Literature Festival is returning to the city for its seventh year – and Cardiff Mummy Says is delighted to once again be a family blogger ambassador for the event. As a family, we are passionate about reading and books and have...
Thank you to the brave Cardiff mum who contacted me to ask if I’d support her in raising awareness of bowel incontinence after giving birth and a share details of a new support group starting in Cardiff later this month. She wants to stay anonymous – but she wants other...