FAMILY WEEKLY UPDATE: 6th – 12th April | Theatre Trips, Easter Holidays & Family Days Out
- Apr 13
- 4 min read
Family Weekly Update
This week felt like a really lovely mix of theatre trips, family time and slower days at home. With it being the Easter holidays, the days felt a little more relaxed (even if still busy in their own way), and we managed to fit in some really nice moments together.
Here’s everything we got up to this week.
🎬 Editing, Blogging & A Productive Start
Monday was a fairly productive day, and I spent most of it editing the weekly vlog and writing up the weekly update blog post to go alongside it.
It always feels good getting everything finished and uploaded, especially when it all goes live together as planned.
🎭 A Theatre Night with My Mum – Inspector Morse
On Tuesday, I spent the day at home catching up on housework and spending time with the kids, making the most of the Easter holidays.
In the evening, my mum and I headed to The Lowry to see Inspector Morse: House of Ghosts, and it ended up being such a lovely midweek theatre trip.
We did our usual walk across from near the Imperial War Museum North, which is always one of my favourite parts of going to The Lowry — especially when the evenings are still light.
The show itself was a really engaging mystery, full of twists and moments that kept you guessing. It’s one of those shows where you find yourself constantly trying to work everything out, and we had so much to talk about during the interval.
It felt quite dialogue-heavy at times, but overall it was still really enjoyable and definitely one that keeps your attention from start to finish.
👉 You can read more about our visit and a short review HERE
👉 And you can find my full review on All About Theatre
When I got home, I wrote up my review before heading to bed.
🐄 A Lovely Morning Theatre Trip with the Kids
Wednesday started with a really special little milestone — Leo lost his first tooth! 🦷✨ It was such a lovely moment and he was so excited (and very proud of himself too!).
After that, while Lawrence was at work, I took the kids to see A Squash and a Squeeze at Waterside Arts in Sale, and it was such a lovely, easy morning out.
From the moment we arrived, the whole experience felt really relaxed and family-friendly. The kids spent some time drawing and looking at books before the show, which was such a nice way to settle in.
The show itself was brilliant for little ones — really imaginative, full of puppetry and simple storytelling that kept them completely engaged. There was a lovely mix of music, movement and interaction, and both Alice and Leo had their favourite moments.
After the show, we went to see Lawrence at work, and the kids were very excited to find the last Pokémon toy in the shop — even better that it was half price! We then headed to KFC for lunch before getting the tram home.
Once we got back, I wrote up my review and created a reel to go with it.
👉 You can read more about our visit and a short review HERE
👉 And you can find my full review on All About Theatre
🎬 Cinema Trip & A Bit of Chaos Along the Way
Thursday started with a very excited Leo, who had discovered that the tooth fairy had visited overnight and left him a £1 coin under his pillow 🥰
Later that day, we headed into Manchester to watch the Mario movie together. My brother came with us, which made it feel like even more of a little family trip.
Getting there was a bit chaotic as the ticket machines at the tram stops weren’t working, so we had to just get on and sort it when we arrived — luckily the staff were really helpful and got it sorted for us.
At the cinema, the kids were very excited about snacks. My brother treated Alice to a Mario popcorn tin, and Leo to a Mario cup, which they both loved. Leo had also brought his Yoshi popcorn bucket that his Uncle Andrew had bought him, but as he doesn’t like popcorn, he filled it with a bag of his Easter mini eggs instead — which I thought was such a cute idea!
We all really enjoyed the film — it was such a fun, easy watch for the whole family.
When we got home, I wasn’t feeling great and ended up having a nap as I had a sore throat and felt really run down.
🤒 A Slower Day at Home
Friday ended up being a much slower day as I still wasn’t feeling well. I had a sore throat and mouth ulcers, so we spent the day on the sofa watching films together.
It turned into one of those cosy days at home, which, even though unplanned, are sometimes exactly what you need.
🍫 Baking & Feeling Better
By Saturday, I was starting to feel a bit better, and the kids and I made some more Mars Bar cornflake cakes. We’d made them for the first time for our Easter party, and as we still had some cornflakes left (and everyone had really enjoyed them!), we decided to make another batch.
It was nice to get back to doing something together again after a quieter day.
🌿 Garden Time, Editing & A Relaxed End to the Week
On Sunday, Lawrence was off work, so he spent time in the garden playing with the kids while I caught up on editing and writing blog posts.
Later in the day, the kids and I made the pink lemonade we didn’t get round to making for our Easter party, which felt like a nice little way to round off the week.
🎥 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 trips, family days out and Easter holiday moments.
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