Get ready for some spooky goings-on as St Fagans National Museum of History gets ready for its Halloween Nights this October. Tickets are now on sale – but you could be there for free on Sunday 29th October with this giveaway for a family ticket. All the familiar friendly buildings...
As the unmistakable vocals of Let It Go started blaring on the sound system of the party we were at, my daughter covered her ears, scrunched up her face and started la-la-la-ing as loud as she could to drown out the music. “Ugh. Not Frozen!” she said rolling her eyes...
I loved having my children so close together. The three of them were born in four and a quarter years. Miss E was 21 months old when Little Man O was born and he was 2½ when Littlest Boy I came along. The year when I was on maternity leave...
*In association with Aviva Community Fund 2017* As the clock hits 10.30am, the 280 children of Ysgol Gynradd Gymraeg Pont Siôn Norton Primary School in Pontypridd file out from their classrooms and onto the yard for their morning playtime. In the junior school yard, an orderly queue forms as many...
We all know having babies is knackering. Broken sleep, feeding and changing your baby in the middle of night, not knowing why they are crying, the physical demands if you are breastfeeding. We also all know having toddlers is tiring too with tantrums and toilet training and kids prone to...
I find those couple of hours between school pick up and tea time can be hard work sometimes. My children are often tired and grumpy after school but paradoxically they still have bags of energy to expel. When the weather is good we often head straight to the park on...
*in association with National Roman Legion Museum/National Museum Wales Little Miss E is studying the Romans at school so we thought it was time to pay another visit to Caerleon. Just half an hour from Cardiff, the town has some of the most significant Roman remains in Europe. Known as...
“I love him so much! He’s my best friend!” In case you were in any doubt as to whether 3½-year-old Littlest Boy I liked the new Interactive DC Power Punch Batman he was sent to review, the above is what he said completely unprompted while cuddling his new toy before...
Sponsored post in association with American Express® I absolutely love going to the cinema. The thrill of the big screen, watching in the dark, the booming surround sound, all the snacks and treats that you can totally get away with as part of the movie experience. I used to go...
It was a cup of milk that tipped me over the edge. I know they say there’s no use crying over spilled milk, but I couldn’t help it. My three-year-old had accidentally knocked a cup of the stuff over as he sat at the table eating his tea. He was...
One of the best pieces of advice I was given when we signed up for our National Trust membership three years ago was to, as well as the usual day trips, use the properties as ‘service stations’. So, breaking up a long car journey by stopping at a property en...