Paid collaboration with National Museum Cardiff I was a little apprehensive walking through the door into Snakes, the new exhibition at National Museum Cardiff this summer. I don’t have a phobia or anything… but I do find the slithering reptiles a little scary and so it was with a little...
The end of the academic year is in sight and it’s almost time for the schools to break up for six weeks of summer. If you’ve got any time off with your children or grandchildren, or perhaps you’re visiting Cardiff, and wondering how to entertain the little people in your...
It’s almost the school summer holidays and with it comes a whole range of family-friendly theatre shows, from pre-school-friendly productions such as Tabby McTat and The Tiddly Prom to large-scale musicals such as Madagascar and Annie, along with amateur productions including The Little Mermaid, there’s plenty going on for all...
My favourite days with my children are the ones when they come home from a day outdoors with clothes and skin so grubby, everyone and everything needs a wash straight away. We had one such day last weekend with an afternoon exploring Coed y Wenallt, the beautiful ancient woodland at...
With the school summer holidays in sight, there’s a whole host of family-favourite films ready to hit our cinema screens. Here’s a round-up of what to expect in July and August, plus a few newly released films still showing. I’m really looking forward to the release of The Lion King...
The weekend sun couldn’t have appeared at a better time for us, with a two-night camping trip in the Gower, at Nicholaston Farm. We were there because a friend had invited us along for her 40th birthday celebrations – a total of 14 families, including 35 children ranging in age...
*paid collaboration with Tommy’s It feels incredibly poignant to be writing this blog post just hours after hearing that the baby of someone I know died during childbirth yesterday. It also feels incredibly poignant to be writing this just a few days after a friend messaged me to say her...
You can probably tell by looking at the photos that this visit happened a good few weeks ago. The sun has been a rare sight since the few beautiful days we had over the Easter weekend. But don’t let the lack of summer sunshine put you off visiting Marcross Beach...
The news that the majority of mums feel guilty about taking time away from family life to exercise came as no surprise to me. The survey of 1,006 mothers of children aged six and under found that while more than three-quarters (77%) of mums want to do more exercise, three...
In the famous words of Elizabeth Andrew, “Volunteers do not necessarily have the time; they just have the heart.” It’s something I’ve been thinking about a lot recently with several of my children’s activities and clubs winding up for the year. Yesterday saw the end of year presentation at my...
What are you planning on doing with your child’s school uniform when the term comes to an end next month? If it’s too small, or they’re leaving the school, and you don’t have anyone to pass it on to, then Cardiff and Vale and Barry School Uniform Donation would love...