Thanks to Wales Millennium Centre for inviting us to review Matilda the Musical in exchange for this review Like a lot of families, Roald Dahl’s Matilda is a huge favourite in our house. It is especially loved by my nine-year-old daughter who could give the book-loving character a run for...
Thanks to Pugh’s Radyr for inviting us along to experience The Magic of Christmas in exchange for this review When tickets for Pugh’s Garden Village’s The Magic of Christmas went on sale in October, they sold 13,000 tickets in less than a week. December weekends and the days close to...
Paid collaboration with McArthurGlen designer shopping outlet We are huge fans of McArthurGlen Designer Outlet. The Bridgend shopping centre offers amazing discounts on branded and designer goods with up to 70% off high street prices. We always head there to buy new school shoes for my children from the Clarks...
Paid collaboration with The Red Dragon Centre Cardiff Bay One of our annual Christmas traditions is a family trip to the cinema followed by a meal at a child-friendly restaurant. We’ve done this for the last seven years, ever since Little Miss E had just turned two and her brother...
Prepare for your social media feeds to be filled with photos of a giant gingerbread house this festive season. It appeared outside Cardiff Central Library last Friday and is already proving a hit with visitors keen to get a snap of the festive creation, which features scented smoke bellowing from...
Thanks to the Welsh Rugby Union and Principality Stadium for inviting us to meet Santa and providing the prize in exchange for this review With three rugby-loving children, what better place to meet Santa than the home of Welsh rugby itself – Cardiff’s Principality Stadium? We were excited to...
Thanks to the New Theatre for providing this fantastic prize Cardiff’s New Theatre will open Wales’ biggest pantomime in just over a week’s time with Beauty and the Beast running from Saturday 8 December to Sunday 13 January. Read on to discover more about the show and for a chance...
Thanks to Wales Millennium Centre for providing complimentary tickets to see Saturday Night Fever in exchange for this review. There can be few movie images as iconic as John Travolta in his white suit, arm raised and finger pointed as he struts across an illuminated dance floor in Saturday Night...
Cardiff mum Lisa Whittaker was 30 weeks pregnant with twins when she discovered a lump in the front of her neck. Her sons were just five weeks old when she received a diagnosis of thyroid cancer. She is sharing her experiences on Cardiff Mummy Says in support of other new...
Thanks to the New Theatre for providing us with tickets to see Singin’ In The Rain in exchange for this review I’ve seen a fair few shows from Orbit Theatre over the years and considering they are an amateur dramatics company, the quality of their performances and ambition of their...
Thanks to the Sherman Theatre for providing us with tickets to see Alice in Wonderland Brilliantly bizarre and surreal, visually impressive, full of catchy original music, and with strong performances all round, we absolutely loved Alice in Wonderland at Cardiff’s Sherman Theatre last night. Every Christmas the Sherman’s family theatre...