*in association with HSBC UK City Ride Cardiff What are you doing this Sunday? How about a day of family cycling on traffic-free closed roads, with entertainment and activities en route too? And all for free! That’s exactly what’s on offer with the HSBC UK City Ride, which comes to...
International smash hit musical comedy Hairspray comes to Cardiff later this month, kicking off its new UK tour at Wales Millennium Centre. And you could be there for free with this fantastic giveaway for a family ticket for the 5pm performance on Friday 25th August. It’s Baltimore, 1962, and Tracy...
The last time I watched The Addams Family was in the early 1990s, when Anjelica Huston, Raul Julia, Christina Ricci and Christopher Lloyd portrayed the kooky family on the big screen. Who could forget that finger clicking da-da-da-da tune and Wednesday Addams with her plaited black hair? That film, and...
*Paid collaboration with Sports Wales It’s not always easy managing to exercise when you’re a mum. A lack of time, a lack of childcare, and generally feeling more exhausted than you ever thought possible can often mean it’s the last thing on our minds – despite the fact we know...
Just over a week into the school holidays and we’ve got still the whole of August left to go. If you are looking for ideas on how to entertain the little ones, here’s what’s going on in and around Cardiff this month. Events are broken down into eight different categories...
*in association with Reading Eggs Five-year-old Little Man O really wants to improve his reading over the summer holidays. We’re signing up to the Summer Reading Challenge at our local reading library, we’ve bought some new Welsh language reading books (my children are all in Welsh medium education), and we’ve...
Once upon a time I used to take a huge pile of books on holiday with me and read them all. Often I’d get through a book in a day while lounging by the pool or at the beach. I used to be such a book worm… I was in...
The school summer holidays are here! Whether you have school aged children or pre-schoolers, there’s so much going on in and around Cardiff! Too much for one guide in fact, so I’ve broken it down. Here’s the first part with everything from now until the end of July. Watch this...
The Paw Patrol pups are on their way to Cardiff as part of their first UK and Ireland live tour – and you could be there for free with this fantastic giveaway for a family ticket to see the show. Join Ryder, Chase, Marshall, Rocky, Rubble, Zuma, Skye, and Everest...
Paid collaboration Please tell me I am not the only mum who regularly has a meltdown over the laundry? With three kids and two grown-ups in the house it is seriously never ending. Regular clothes, school uniforms, husband’s work shirts, more socks and pants than I can count, not to...
In association with Visit Rhondda Cynon Taf and Barry Sidings Country Park I’m so looking forward to the summer holidays and having lots of adventures with all three of my children. I miss Little Miss E, 7½, and Little Man O, 5¾, so much during term time and can’t wait...