Paid collaboration with Fantastic For Families Wow! Lexicon by No Fit State Circus is one of the most impressively breath-taking displays of physicality and human capability that I’ve seen in almost 20 years of theatre reviewing. Having been invited to watch the show last night by Fantastic For Families, a...
As a family we have been talking about ways we can make a difference to other people. This year we have set ourselves the target of raising £1000 for Tŷ Hafan by taking part in a series of running events Tŷ Hafan is an incredible charity based in Sully, not far from...
This little boy is spontaneous and daring. He loves to live in the moment. During our recent visit to Aberaeron (more on that to come) he ran towards the water too quickly for us to stop him and before we knew it he was knee deep in the waves, ignoring...
What have you got planned for the Whitsun May bank holiday and half term? If you’re not yet sure there’s plenty going on in and around Cardiff to keep families entertained. All eyes will be on Cardiff Bay this week as the Volvo Ocean Race Stopover arrives in Cardiff from...
Paid collaboration with Mumbles Pier Cardiff Daddy and I met on the Mumbles. It was late September 1997 and both of us were students at Swansea University. The Mumbles Mile was the place to be on a Saturday night as students and locals alike went from pub to pub along...
*Paid collaboration with The Red Dragon Centre Families are invited to ‘think green’ this half term at The Red Dragon Centre, as Cardiff Bay’s premiere entertainment destination launches RDC Eco Kids, a series of exciting learning activities set to run at the Centre throughout the year. The first RDC Eco...
Thanks to Monster Jam Cardiff for inviting us to review the show What an epic afternoon we had today watching Monster Jam at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium. Ten of the world-famous trucks were in the Welsh capital as part of their 2018 world series – and it was jaw-dropping, heart-in-mouth stuff...
The forecast is looking good for the weekend! If you don’t yet have plans here are 15 family-friendly events to keep you busy including royal wedding parties, charity walks with princesses, monster trucks battling it out, fighter planes, fun runs, and a family fun day where you can meet the...
When my children started school I hoped they’d make some friends. What I didn’t expect was to form so many strong friendships myself with the other parents. My children attend a city school in a busy area – but there’s such a lovely sense of community and a real village...
Thanks to the New Theatre for inviting us to review Awful Auntie David Walliams is without a doubt one of the country’s most exciting contemporary children’s authors. The man who was once most famous as one half of the Little Britain comedy sketch show now boasts a collection of 10...
The last couple of years Cardiff Daddy has undertaken charity mountain climbing challenges with a group of work colleagues. First up was the British three peaks challenge of Ben Nevis, Scaffel Pike and Snowdon in 24 hours and next came the Welsh three peaks of Snowdon, Cadair Idris and Pen...