I was really nervous when I first started telling people I wrote a blog. Despite 15 years as a professionally-trained journalist, writing for and editing newspapers and magazines for a living, I was nervous about putting myself out there. Whenever I shared on social media a link to a ‘real’...
Since it was first published in 1957, as an antidote to the dull and uninspiring children’s first reading books which had been criticised for turning children illiterate, The Cat In The Hat has sold millions of copies worldwide and won countless awards and accolades. It’s a fast-paced and surreal tale...
Taking pride of place on my kitchen windowsill right now are these three gorgeous flower-pots, hand decorated by my children. They are so proud of their creations, made by them this morning at a Little Green Fingers workshop at Pugh’s Garden Village in Radyr, Cardiff. In the space of a...
It’s been about five months since I last wrote a fashion post. I don’t often have spare money to go clothes shopping for me, so these style posts are few and far between. But I’m back with a brand new outfit, purchased last week in Warehouse in Cardiff’s St David’s...
In the quest of things to do in the half term holidays that don’t cost a fortune and will entertain all three of my children equally, this morning we made the most of the winter sunshine and headed to Bute Park. Toddler Boy I, now 23 months, refuses to stay...
You’ll already know if you read Cardiff Mummy Says regularly that we love getting outdoors. We’re so lucky here in Cardiff to have so many beautiful outdoor places to visit, many of them for free. Despite living in a city, there are so many parks, rivers and woodland walks for us...
Sunday mornings are swimming lessons for us. Toddler at 8.30am, Little Man at 9am and Miss E at 9.30am. Yes, it’s a far cry from those lazy Sunday mornings pre-children and it means leaving the house earlier than we do for school – but all three little ones absolutely love their swimming lessons and...
Sometimes it feels that whatever you do as a mother is wrong. Have a natural birth because drugs and pain relief are a most terrible thing for your baby. But don’t have a natural birth because this means you’ll obviously look down on those who needed an epidural. Have a...
My third child, Toddler Boy I, is six weeks away from turning two. I know it’s a cliché to say it but I have absolutely no idea where that time has gone. It’s flown by. My baby is definitely no longer a baby – and as he’s our last child,...
I wrote recently about how hard I was finding it to clear out all of our old baby gear. With our third child definitely our last, we have an attic full of clothes that are now too small for my children, toys they no longer play with, and equipment we...
Hello February! If you’re looking for family-friendly things to do this month in and around Cardiff then here are 35 ideas for you. Half term is coming up from Monday 15th-Friday 19th February, so there’s plenty of suggestions of things to keep your little ones occupied. Around half the activities...