FAMILY WEEKLY UPDATE: 30th March – 6th April | Easter Prep, Top Hat & Family Time
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Family Weekly Update
Some weeks feel really full, and this was definitely one of them. Between catching up on editing, a lovely theatre night with my mum, Easter prep, and a busy weekend of baking and celebrating, it ended up being a week packed with both productive moments and really special family time.
Here’s everything we got up to this week.
🎬 Editing Catch-Up & A Late Night
Monday was all about catching up on editing. I spent most of the day finishing the weekly vlog that should have gone up the week before, along with writing the blog post to go with it.
Once that was done, I made a start on editing the next weekly vlog, which ended up taking much longer than expected. I didn’t finish until around 11pm, so I decided to leave uploading it until the next day so I could get everything ready properly.
🤒 A Poorly Day & Theatre Night at The Lowry
Tuesday was a bit of a mixed day. Leo was poorly with what seemed like the same stomach bug Alice had the week before, so the morning was spent looking after him and keeping him comfortable on the sofa.
As he was too ill to walk to school, my parents kindly stepped in to take Alice, which was such a big help. While Leo rested, I managed to finish writing my weekly update blog post and got everything ready to go live just in time before heading out.
That evening, my mum and I went to the press night of Top Hat The Musical at The Lowry, and it was such a lovely night.
We were dropped off near the Imperial War Museum North and did our usual walk across the bridge, which always feels like the perfect start to a theatre trip. Once inside, I collected our programme and drinks vouchers, had a quick look at the merch stand (and added another magnet to my collection!), and then we headed into the auditorium.
Our seats were brilliant — really central and a great distance from the stage, which worked perfectly for the tap numbers.
The show itself completely surprised me. It’s such a light, glamorous and feel-good musical, full of incredible dancing, classic songs and plenty of humour. The storyline is simple and easy to follow, which makes it perfect for just sitting back and enjoying the experience.
What made it even more special was sharing it with my mum — she absolutely loved it, and it was just such a lovely evening together.
👉 You can read more about our visit HERE
👉 And my full review HERE
When I got home, I attempted to start writing my review but ended up falling asleep on the sofa and finally heading to bed at around 5am!
✍️ Reviews, Reels & Easter Hat Making
On Wednesday, Leo was still off school as he needed to stay home for 48 hours, but he was starting to feel much better.
I spent the morning finishing my Top Hat review for All About Theatre, then wrote up my Sarah Monaghan blog review and created a reel to go with it.
After school, Alice and I started working on her Easter hat for a school competition. We made pom pom chicks and rabbits, and she absolutely loved getting involved.
We didn’t quite finish it before bedtime, so I carried on working on it afterwards… and didn’t realise quite how long it would take! I ended up finishing it at around 5am.
🛍️ Shopping Struggles & Piñata Prep
Thursday was the kids last day at school before the Easter holidays, and I headed out to B&M with my parents.
Getting there was a bit of a nightmare with roadworks, and unfortunately they didn’t have what I was looking for. I was hoping to find some Mario Hot Wheels cars for Leo’s birthday, but there wasn’t much choice.
We then tried Home Bargains, where I had a bit more luck picking up some Easter party bits like plates, napkins and balloons.
Once I got home, I started working on the Easter piñata, which this year was a chick hatching from an egg.
🧁 Easter Holidays, Baking & Party Prep
Friday marked the start of the Easter holidays, so the kids and I spent the day baking cupcakes and biscuits while I continued working on the piñata.
On Saturday, we carried on with the baking, making cornflake cakes, chocolate pretzel nests and chocolate-covered breadsticks, as well as decorating everything we had made the day before.
It felt like full-on Easter prep mode, but the kids were loving it.
🐰 Easter Sunday & Family Celebrations
Easter Sunday was such a lovely day from start to finish.
The kids woke up to a surprise from the Easter Bunny, and while they were busy playing, I finished off the piñata and got everything ready for the day.
While they had lunch, I filled all the eggs for the Easter egg hunt, and later the kids helped me fill the piñata with sweets, which they were very excited about!
Lawrence got busy tidying the house and putting up decorations while I prepared the food, and by the time our guests arrived, everything was ready.
The afternoon was filled with food, games and lots of fun. We had an Easter egg hunt in the garden, did egg and spoon races, played party games, and of course finished with the piñata — which was definitely a highlight.
It was such a lovely way to spend Easter together as a family.
🎥 Watch Our Weekly Vlog
If you’d like to see everything we got up to this week, you can watch this week’s family weekly update vlog below — including our theatre trip, Easter prep and party fun.
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