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This easy green lemonade recipe is the perfect St Patrick’s Day drink! Made with fresh lemons and a natural green colour from spinach, it’s fun, family-friendly and surprisingly delicious.

A fun and easy DIY Leprechaun Hat craft for kids. Perfect for St Patrick’s Day parties, school celebrations or festive dress-up using simple craft materials.

Learn how to make a DIY Shamrock Paper Chain with this easy St Patrick’s Day craft for kids. A fun decoration made with coloured card and simple craft supplies.

These easy Pretzel Shamrocks are a fun St Patrick’s Day treat made with mini pretzels, pretzel sticks and green white chocolate. A simple festive snack that’s perfect to make with kids.

Our Brave Bettie Z-arts Manchester review explores this imaginative children’s theatre production for ages 3–8, blending storytelling, music and Zimbabwean mythology in a magical woodland adventure.

We visited the free Spies, Lies and Deception exhibition at Imperial War Museum North during half term. Here’s what we thought of the interactive spy missions and family-friendly activities.

My weekly update for 2nd–8th March featuring Mean Girls The Musical in Manchester, World Book Day costumes for Alice and Leo, Leo’s speech therapy appointment, lots of YouTube editing and a badge-making craft project.

This weekly update covers our week of 23 February – 1 March, including Mean Girls at Manchester Opera House, Operation Mincemeat at The Lowry and a magical family trip to Disney On Ice in Liverpool.

This weekly update covers our week of 16th – 22nd February, including February half term days out in Manchester, Horrible Science at the Science and Industry Museum, spies at Imperial War Museum North, The Enormous Turnip at Waterside Arts and a slightly chaotic pancake evening.

I went to see Mean Girls The Musical at Manchester Opera House on opening night and had such a fun evening. Here’s my full experience including seats, merch and the show.

We travelled from Manchester to Liverpool to see Disney On Ice Into The Magic — here’s our full family experience including travel tips, seats, merch and show highlights.

Sarah shares her experience attending the press night of Operation Mincemeat at The Lowry with Lawrence, including merch, seats, interval and her thoughts on the show.

Our rainy day trip to The Enormous Turnip at Waterside Arts turned into a magical family memory filled with puppets, laughter and audience participation.

This weekly update covers our week of 9th – 15th February, including Alice’s school science showcase, The Lightning Thief at HOME Manchester, Meet the Hatter at Z-arts and a Valentine’s lunch at the Trafford Centre.

Meet the Hatter at Z-arts Manchester is a visually stunning family theatre experience combining dance, multimedia and imagination. Here’s what we thought when we visited with the kids.

This weekly update covers our week of 2nd – 8th February, including theatre reviews, Peppa Pig with the kids, blogging work and a lost phone drama.

Our family night at HOME Manchester watching The Lightning Thief: The Percy Jackson Musical — an energetic and engaging pop-rock adventure perfect for audiences aged 8+

A creative and busy week filled with a grown-up theatre date night at Big Night of Musicals, behind-the-scenes blog work, crafty experiments, and a proud moment helping Leo build an Arctic habitat for school.

A hands-on dinosaur exhibition at Manchester Museum filled with fossils, digging, creativity and thoughtful sensory support for families.

We were invited to see Peppa Pig’s Big Family Show at The Lowry, and it turned into a joyful, stress-free family theatre trip. From bubbles and musical statues to baby Evie Pig, here’s what our visit was really like — plus helpful tips on seating, travel and merchandise.