While the big kids are all getting super-excited about the school summer holidays, it’s not so good for the pre-schoolers of Cardiff. Suddenly all the soft plays, parks and local attractions which they have had to themselves all term are full to bursting with children twice their size. Thankfully, there...
I took this photo of my children earlier today getting creative with paints and cookie cutters. An image of a calm, stress-free activity, where we all sat around creating pretty pictures and laughing happily, right? Nope. It was like that for about four minutes. But the rest of the time...
Just three and a half weeks left until the schools break up for the summer. I’ll be producing weekly events guides over the holidays, but in the meantime, here are 23 family-friendly events in and around Cardiff. Let me know if I’ve missed anything in the comments section below, on...
Every week, I read blogs that make me laugh, blogs that make me cry, blogs which challenge my thinking, blogs which support me as a parent, and blogs which inspire me. Seeing as you’re reading Cardiff Mummy Says, I figure you like blogs too. So I’m excited to continue my monthly series,...
Every month, I collate the best of my month on the Cardiff Mummy Says Instagram feed here on my blog. It took me a while to get the hang of Instagram, but it’s now one of my favourite social networks, inspiring me every day with the beautiful photos and sense of...
Our final day trip on our recent weekend break to Tintern was to the International Centre for Birds of Prey in Newent in Gloucestershire on the edge of the Forest of Dean. My children have developed a bit of a fascination with birds of prey following our recent trip to...
Perrygrove Railway… All three of my children love trains, Toddler especially, so you can imagine how excited they were with a trip to Perrygrove Railway to ride on the steam trains. We headed there at the weekend, as part of our visit to the Wye Valley and Forest of Dean. Located...
I love how my children have no fear of bugs, beetles, insects and the likes. One of their favourite games is to play explorers in our back garden and to see what creatures they find. Mostly woodlice and slugs, I’m sorry to report, but every so often there will be...
We headed to Tintern over the weekend for a family break. The village, which sits on the west bank of the River Wye just north of Chepstow, is beautifully quaint. Most famous for its abbey, we loved the friendly atmosphere and slow pace of life here – all helped by...
Sometimes I envy my children for all the amazing things in their lives they take for granted but which just didn’t exist when I was a child. On-demand kids’ TV, for example. Micro scooters. Enormous soft play centres. And, the latest to add to my list, trampoline parks. Go Air...
Toddler’s favourite game at the moment is pretending to be a baby. He lies under a blanket, tucks his legs up into his tummy and closes his eyes as if sleeping, saying “muma, muma” repeatedly. Not to me but to his big sister, who sings him lullabies and kisses him...