Kids Activities

SATURDAY, AUGUST 24   CARDIFF: Cardiff Harbour Festival in Cardiff Bay for the weekend. Celebrate the end of the summer holidays with a host of activities, including the British Fishcraft Championships and Extreme Sailing. www.cardiff-festivals.com.   PORTHCAWL: Shadow puppet making at the Grand Pavilion from 11am. Costs £5. Tel: 01656 815995www.grandpavilion.co.uk.   CARDIFF: Family ghost walks in Llandaff, from 7pm. …

Kids activities SATURDAY, AUGUST 17   CARDIFF: Grand Medieval Melee featuring the Tournament of the Knights in the grounds of Cardiff Castle. Squire, maidens and stewards in full costume gather to watch the knights take each other on. Lots of demonstrations, parades, competitions and displays today and tomorrow. Costs  £5 for adults and £3 for children. Tel: 029 2087 8100 …

SATURDAY, JULY 27   CARDIFF: Swim along to St Fagans: National History Museum this weekend for lots of fishy fun. From fly fishing to lave ants and pond dipping, there is lots to do. www.amgueddfacymru.ac.uk.   CARDIFF: It may be summer, but there  have definitely been shivers  down the spine on a Family Ghost Walk in Llandaff. The walks, from …

KIDS ACTIVITIES SATURDAY, AUGUST 3   CARDIFF: The Gruffalo’s Child, comes to life in a magical, musical stage adaptation at the New Theatre today and tomorrow. Tickets £8.50 to £12.50. Tel: 029 2087 8889 www.newtheatrecardiff.co.uk.   CARDIFF: Cbeebies favourites Chris and Pui are bringing their roadshow to St David’s Hall. Take your teddies and favourite toys along. Tickets are £12 …

SATURDAY, AUGUST 10   CARDIFF: Family ghost walks at Llandaff, from 7pm. Tel: 029 2087 3573 www.cardiffhistory.co.uk.   PORTHCAWL: Make a fishy puppet at a special workshop to mark Porthcawl Sea Festival. At Grand Pavilion from 1.30pm. Costs £5. Tel: 01656 815995 www.grandpavilion.co.uk.   CARDIFF: Enjoy free family fun on two carnival stages in The Hayes and Queen Street. Featuring …

It’s been a scorcher of a summer already, so what better to enjoy the sunshine than to fly high with the Bluebirds soccer schools? Running from 25th July to 30th August 2013, there’s plenty to keep the young ones busy. Cardiff City Community and Education Foundation have six fabulous weeks of kids football fun lined up for this year’s Summer …

Balance Trail – Bute Park The balance trail features upside down trees, fallen logs, stepping posts and a long winding snake called Barbara – these are among the latest additions to Bute Park’s new children’s play features in Cardiff. The balance trail and the new play apparatus which are a great free family activity, just in time for the summer …

When the sun is out swimming pools in Cardiff are the places to be especially during the summer holidays, there can be no better experience than, going swimming! Cardiff council have a policy of ensuring that school children get every opportunity to learn to swim by making entrance FREE during school holidays, that include half term by the way! As …

Fans of Doctor Who are known for their eccentricity, but a dad and daughter are taking fandom to interstellar proportions. Lifelong Whovian Robert Doyle and teenage daughter Alex have raised tens of thousands of dollars to blast a replica Tardis into orbit to celebrate the BBC Wales show’s 50th anniversary. Robert, 43, and Alex, 18, who live in Florida, smashed …

Diecast Model Ferrari Cars History Diecast models have a special place in history for the ‘baby boomer’ generation in particular the boys. The gleaming red diecast model Ferrari is no exception. Names such as Dinky, Corgi and Matchbox in the 50’s followed by Hot Wheels in the early 70’s produced a variety of cars in a variety of scales. Matchbox …