Cardiff Mums

02/09/2026

💜 Need a little help with school uniform? A Better Fit is here for Cardiff families 🎒
Back-to-school costs can add up incredibly quickly, and I wanted to remind Cardiff Mums about the brilliant work being done by A Better Fit – School Uniform Donation.
They provide good-quality, pre-loved school uniform, PE kit, coats, shoes and other school essentials to Cardiff families who could use a little extra support.
And importantly — there’s no strict financial eligibility test. ❤️
You can contact them directly, tell them what you need and they’ll do their best to help. Their aim is to make accessing uniform as simple, welcoming and judgement-free as possible.
📍 Brachdy House
50 Brachdy Road, Rumney
Cardiff, CF3 3BG
🕘 Open every Tuesday–Thursday, 9am–2pm
📞 07736 972977
📧 [email protected]
📱 Find them on Facebook: A Better Fit – School Uniform Donation
They also run pop-up uniform events across Cardiff, giving families the chance to browse what’s available and find the sizes and items they need.
♻️ CAN YOU HELP WITH DONATIONS?
If you’re having a back-to-school clear-out, A Better Fit would be hugely grateful for clean, good-quality:
👕 School jumpers & cardigans
👖 Trousers & skirts
👚 Polo shirts & blouses
⚽ PE kits
🧥 School coats
👟 School shoes & trainers
🎒 School bags
They’re particularly in need of smaller sizes 3–4, larger children’s sizes and secondary school uniform at the moment.
Please save this post, tag someone who might find it useful, or give it a share so we can help make sure Cardiff families know this support is there. 💜
And if your little ones have already outgrown perfectly good uniform — please consider passing it on rather than throwing it away. It could make a huge difference to another family. ♻️❤️

02/09/2026

🎒 FREE SCHOOL UNIFORMS IN SPLOTT TOMORROW! 💜
Such a brilliant community initiative from Splott Community Volunteers — especially helpful with everyone getting back into the school routine this week. 🙌
They have LOADS of school uniform available to give away FREE. Donations are welcome if you’re able to make one, but the uniform itself is free.
📍 The Old STAR Centre
Entrance on Railway Street, Splott
📅 Thursday 3rd September
⏰ 8:30am–10:30am
☕ You can even have some breakfast while you’re there!
If you need a few extra bits of uniform — or know another Cardiff family who might — please give this a share so it reaches them. ❤️
Huge well done to Splott Community Volunteers for supporting local families. 👏

01/09/2026

HELLO SEPTEMBER

Is anyone else ridiculously excited that the ‘ber months are officially here?! 🙋🏻‍♀️

Back to school, fresh routines, cosy mornings, pumpkin patches, Halloween, bonfire nights… and then before we know it, CHRISTMAS. 🎃✨🎄

There is SO much coming up for Cardiff families over the next few months and Cardiff Mums is going to be right here helping you find the best of it — events, days out, half-term ideas, offers, competitions and plenty of festive magic.

I genuinely think this is my favourite time of year.

What are YOU most excited for — September reset, Halloween, cosy autumn days or Christmas? 👇🍂🎃🎄

01/09/2026

🐮🍂 COMPETITION TIME! 🍂🐮

Our lovely partners at Lower House Farm have a brilliant competition running and I know this one is going to be VERY popular with Cardiff Mums! 😍

Have a look at the original post below for all the details and make sure you enter on their original post so your entry counts. 👇

And a little extra for Cardiff Mums… 🎃

You can also get 15% OFF Pumpkin Patch tickets using our exclusive code:

✨ 26Pumpkins15 ✨

Definitely one to get in the autumn diary! 🍁🎃

Good luck everyone! 🤞💛

31/08/2026

🎉 WE HAVE A WINNER! 🎉

The Escape Rooms Cardiff competition has now been drawn using a random comment picker… and our winner is:

🥳 Gemma Bartlett 🥳

Congratulations, Gemma! You’ve won a FREE escape room game for 2–6 people, valid Monday–Thursday 🔐✨

I’ll send you a message with the details of how to claim your prize 💜

A huge thank you to everyone who entered, and to Escape Rooms Cardiff for providing such a brilliant prize.

Keep your eyes peeled — we’ve got more Cardiff Mums giveaways coming very soon! 👀💜

31/08/2026

🎄 LAST CHANCE FOR EARLY BIRD CHRISTMAS AT BUTE PARK TICKETS! 🎄

A little heads-up for anyone already thinking ahead to Christmas… 👀✨
Christmas at Bute Park early bird prices END TODAY!

Prices are due to increase across the board from Tuesday 1 September, so if you were planning on booking the Christmas light trail this year, today is the day to get it sorted at the lower price.

Christmas at Bute Park
Bute Park, Cardiff
Early bird prices end Monday 31 August
Prices increase from Tuesday 1 September

They’re also saying some dates are already starting to fill, so it may be worth getting your preferred date booked sooner rather than later.

👉 Book here:
https://christmasatbutepark.com⁠

Who’s planning on going this year? 🎅✨
And keep an eye on Cardiff Mums… we may have something Christmassy coming your way very soon 👀🎁💜

30/08/2026

💜 ONE LAST SUMMER HURRAH! | WHAT’S ON BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY 💜

📅 Monday 31 August | Cardiff + nearby

We made it 😂🙌 The VERY last day of the summer holidays is here, so if you fancy squeezing in one final family day out before the school bags, alarm clocks and packed lunches return… there’s actually loads happening!

We’ve pulled together some of the best ideas across Cardiff and nearby — including FREE events, Cardiff Bay fun, history, castles and a few worth-the-drive options.

📌 SAVE THIS POST for tomorrow!
🆓 = FREE
🚗 = Worth the drive

🎈 FREE FAMILY FUN DAY – BOOMERANG CARDIFF 🆓
📍 Templar Parc, Eastmoors Road, Splott, Cardiff CF24 5EW
⏰ 10am–1pm
A lovely FREE community fun day with:
🏰 Bouncy castle
🎵 Music
🎨 Arts & crafts
🎟️ Tombola
🙌 Games
There’ll also be a tuck shop and trailer kitchen selling hotdogs, hot food, hot drinks and cold drinks.

⛪ LLANDAFF CATHEDRAL SUMMER FAIR 🆓
📍 Llandaff Cathedral
⏰ 11am–3pm
A lovely local Bank Holiday option with artisan craft stalls, live music and family activities.

🎡 CARDIFF BAY FAMILY FUN PARK – FINAL DAY
📍 Roald Dahl Plass, Cardiff Bay
⏰ 11am–8pm
One last chance for the summer funfair! Expect dodgems, children’s rides, fun house, runaway train, bungee trampolines, water walkers, games and food stalls.
💷 Rides and attractions individually priced.

🛍️ CRAFTFOLK BANK HOLIDAY MARKET – FINAL DAY
📍 Upper Roald Dahl Plass
⏰ 10am–5.30pm
Browse independent makers and craft stalls alongside demonstrations and children’s workshops.

🥁 BUTETOWN CARNIVAL – FINAL DAY
📍 Butetown / Cardiff Bay
⏰ 12pm–9pm
A brilliant celebration of culture and community with carnival festivities, live music, drumming, dancing, performances, family activities, food and stalls.

🎨 FREE BANK HOLIDAY ACTIVITIES AT THE SENEDD 🆓
📍 Senedd, Cardiff Bay
There are free family activities running alongside the Bank Holiday celebrations, including a Printhaus drop-in session from 12pm–3pm, plus the Find Fflam trail.
No booking needed for the drop-in activities.

🏛️ ST FAGANS – STEP INTO HISTORY 🆓
📍 St Fagans National Museum of History
🏛️ Museum: 10am–5pm
🕰️ Step Into History: 11am–4pm
There’s loads happening for the final day:
🆓 Step Into History activities
🛍️ South Wales Makers Market 10am–5pm
🎠 Traditional fairground rides from £1
Museum entry is FREE.
🚗 Parking £7 | Blue Badge parking free.

☀️ HELIOS – FINAL DAY 🆓
📍 National Museum Cardiff
⏰ 10am–5pm
If you haven’t seen it yet, tomorrow is the LAST chance to see Luke Jerram’s huge seven-metre Sun installation, Helios.
The museum’s Summer of Fun trail also finishes tomorrow.
💷 FREE.

🏇 CHEPSTOW RACECOURSE BANK HOLIDAY FAMILY FUN DAY 🚗
📍 Chepstow Racecourse
🚪 Gates 11.45am
🏇 First race 1.45pm
This is a big one for families!
🐾 Paw Patrol meet & greets
🎡 Unlimited funfair rides included
🎧 Children’s DJ + kids’ disco
🎨 Face painting
🤹 Stilt walkers
⚽ Football freestyler
🎤 KPOP Superstars
🏇 Live racing
👧 Under-18s go FREE with an accompanying adult.

🏰 GO WILD – CAERPHILLY CASTLE
📍 Caerphilly Castle
⏰ 11am–3pm
A nature-themed quest around the castle with hands-on crafts and activities.
No separate event booking required, but normal castle admission applies.

⚔️ ROMANS IN RESIDENCE – CAERLEON 🆓 🚗
📍 National Roman Legion Museum
⏰ 10.30am–4pm
Meet Roman characters and discover what life was really like almost 2,000 years ago.
💷 FREE and drop-in.
You can also book the Gladiators sessions:
⏰ 10.30am | 11.30am | 1.30pm | 2.30pm
💷 £4.50

⚔️ THE GREATEST KNIGHT – TINTERN ABBEY 🚗
📍 Tintern Abbey
⏰ 10.30am–4.30pm
A brilliant medieval living-history day celebrating William Marshal and Isabel de Clare, with re-enactment and historical displays.
Normal Tintern Abbey admission applies.

🍔 GREAT BRITISH FOOD FESTIVAL – MARGAM PARK 🚗
📍 Margam Country Park
⏰ 10am–5pm
Street food, artisan producers, live chef demonstrations, music, children’s activities and all the usual Margam Park fun.
👶 Under-5s free
🚗 Parking included with festival admission.

🌸 DYFFRYN GARDENS – THE OTHER BENNET SISTER EXHIBITION
📍 Dyffryn Gardens
⏰ 12pm–3pm
Tomorrow is also the final day of the exhibition inspired by The Other Bennet Sister.
Included with normal Dyffryn Gardens admission.

🚌 AND A LITTLE MONEY-SAVING TIP!
Tomorrow is the final day of the Cardiff Bus £6 Summer Family Travel Saver.
Available through the Cardiff Bus app for unlimited day travel for qualifying families — handy if you’re heading into town or Cardiff Bay without the parking headache!

💜 And that’s a wrap on our Summer Survival posts!

We hope they’ve helped make the six weeks just a little easier — whether you’ve discovered somewhere new, found a free day out, survived a rainy day or just needed an idea when everyone was climbing the walls 😂

But we’re definitely not disappearing when school starts!

From September we’ll still be bringing you:
✨ Weekend family plans
✨ Things you don’t want to miss
✨ Free & low-cost ideas
✨ After-school activities
✨ Classes & clubs
✨ Cardiff Mums offers & discounts
✨ Competitions
✨ And plenty more local finds

Have the loveliest last Bank Holiday Monday of the summer.

👇 What are you doing for the final day?

30/08/2026

*** DON’T MISS THIS ONE! ***

Just giving our Escape Rooms Cardiff competition another little share in case you missed it first time around!

IMPORTANT: Please enter on the ORIGINAL competition post so I can make sure every entry is counted.

Click through to the original post below and follow the entry instructions there.

Good luck!

🔐💜 WIN AN ESCAPE ROOM FOR UP TO 6 PEOPLE! 💜🔐

Who would you trust to help you escape? 👀😂

Cardiff Mums has teamed up with Escape Rooms Cardiff to give one lucky winner a FREE escape room experience for 2–6 people! 🎉

Whether you fancy a family challenge, a night out with friends, a date night with a difference or just want to find out who completely loses the plot when the clock starts ticking… this one is for you! 😂⏰

🎁 THE PRIZE

🔐 One FREE escape room game
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 For 2–6 players
📅 Redeemable Monday–Thursday

💜 TO ENTER:

1️⃣ Like/react to this post
2️⃣ Comment below and tell us who would be on your escape-room team! 👇
3️⃣ Tag them if you dare… 😂

✨ Sharing isn’t required, but we’d absolutely love you to share the giveaway and help support another brilliant Cardiff business.

📅 Competition closes Sunday 30 August at 8pm.
🏆 Winner announced on Cardiff Mums.

⚠️ Please be scam aware: Cardiff Mums will never ask you for bank/card details to claim a competition prize. Please ignore any fake accounts or links claiming you’ve won.

Good luck everyone! 💜🔐

Who are you picking for your team — and who would be absolutely USELESS under pressure? 😂👇

This giveaway is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by Facebook.

28/08/2026

Protect your Peace ✨️

28/08/2026

🌸 FREE WOMEN’S WELLBEING SESSIONS | CARDIFF 🌸

A little something just for you this September. 💜

The Chat Shack is running two FREE women’s wellbeing sessions in Cardiff — relaxed, welcoming spaces where you can have a cuppa, meet other women and take a bit of time out.

🎨 MINDFUL COLOURING – MEET, GREET, COFFEE
📅 Tuesday 1st September
⏰ 6:15pm–8:00pm
📍 Tesco Community Space, CF14 3AT
☕ Free tea & coffee
🍰 Free cake
🎨 Mindful colouring
💕 A safe, confidential women’s space
💷 Completely FREE

✨ ROUTINES FOR WELLBEING
📅 Tuesday 8th September
⏰ 6:30pm
📍 Tesco Western Avenue Community Room
A relaxed workshop looking at how to create a routine that works for you — helping with stress, productivity, balance and making more time for the things you enjoy.
👩 Limited to 12 people
📝 Bring a pen and paper if you’d like to make notes
💷 FREE

Sometimes we spend so much time organising everyone else that we forget to make a little space for ourselves. 💜

For more information, message The Chat Shack on Facebook.

📌 SAVE or TAG someone who might fancy coming along with you.