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We headed to Waterside Arts in Sale for a family afternoon watching Not Now, Bernard, a colourful stage adaptation of David McKee's much-loved children's book. From imaginative mime and live sound effects to an enormous purple monster and meeting the cast afterwards, here's how our theatre trip went, along with useful tips for families planning a visit.

This week's Family Weekly Update includes a theatre press night with Mum, Christmas shopping at Selfridges, a visit to Primark and another family afternoon playing UNO.

Lawrence and I headed to The Lowry to see Sylvia, starring Beverley Knight and Naomi Katiyo. From the incredible choreography and powerful performances to the fascinating story of Sylvia Pankhurst, here's everything we thought of the musical, along with a look at the merchandise and our seats.

We visited Gandeys Halloween Spooktacular at the Trafford Centre for Alice and Leo's first circus experience! From daring motorbike stunts and aerial acrobatics to spooky family fun, here's what we thought, along with our visitor tips and an exclusive £5 ticket discount.

We headed to The Lowry in Salford for a fantastic evening watching The Choir of Man! From exploring the onstage pub and meeting the cast to joining an interval singalong, it turned out to be one of our most fun theatre trips yet. Here's everything we got up to, including our seats, the merchandise and my thoughts on the show.

This week's Family Weekly Update includes a Trafford Centre shopping trip, High School Musical at The Lowry, finishing our wedding blog post and a family afternoon playing UNO.

Join me for press night of King Lear at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester. From our tram journey and the free Mythic Reinvention exhibition to our Row B seats, David Threlfall's outstanding performance and the opening night celebrations, here's everything about our theatre trip.

A trip to see Little Shop of Horrors at Hope Mill Theatre in Manchester, including my thoughts on the musical, merchandise, seating, drinks and journey by tram.

We headed to The Lowry for the press night of The Silence of the Lambs. From our Stalls Row M seat view and programme prices to our thoughts on John Partridge and Mollie Gallagher, here's everything from our theatre trip.

This week's Family Weekly Update includes an early birthday lunch at Pesto, a Trafford Centre day out, finding The Gruffalo Granny and experimenting with sublimation mugs using my craft air fryer.

These easy Mummy Hot Dogs are a fun Halloween food idea for kids. Made with hot dogs, puff pastry and edible candy eyes, they're simple to make and perfect for Halloween parties.

Make your own DIY Black Cat Piñata for Halloween using old cardboard, black tissue paper and coloured card. Follow my easy step-by-step instructions to make a homemade Halloween piñata filled with sweets.

This week's Family Weekly Update sees Alice and Leo head back to school, a trip for Pokémon Krispy Kreme doughnuts and my first attempt at sublimation with an air fryer using my own Procreate designs.

I headed to The Lowry with Mum for the press night of High Society. Here’s my review, plus our Circle seat view, merchandise, running time and everything you need to plan your visit.

We headed to Manchester Central Library to see Blossom Bird, a beautiful interactive children's show where Alice and Leo became part of Pipit's story through puppetry, music, colourful petals and plenty of audience participation

This week's Family Weekly Update takes us to High School Musical at The Lowry and Blossom Bird at Manchester Central Library, with a family lunch, Manchester shopping, lots of video editing and our first family UNO Day.

This simple vanilla cupcake recipe makes 12 easy cupcakes and is my go-to recipe for birthdays, parties and seasonal bakes.

Ten years after our 2016 wedding, I'm looking back at our ceremony at Ordsall Hall, reception at Chancellors Hotel, DIY wedding décor, musical theatre surprises and the things I'd do differently today.

In this Family Weekly Update, the children spend their money in Manchester, we try the new Pokémon Krispy Kreme doughnuts and I continue working on my artwork.

This week's Family Weekly Update takes us bowling at the Trafford Centre and to Dear Zoo Live at The Lowry, followed by quieter days filled with drawing, Pikmin, UNO and one very smashed delivery.