Hull and East Riding Mumbler

22/02/2026

Rounding off half term with a little trip to London to watch a musical we’ve always wanted to see - Matilda.
It was absolutely amazing! 🤩

Plus Chinese new year in Chinatown, a bit of shopping and a lot of cake.

22/02/2026

Strap on your safety goggles - Brainiac Live is coming to Hull during the Easter school holidays! Thursday 2nd April 1.30pm at Hull City Hall.

This family science show explores the wild world of the weird and wonderful. The Brainiacs delve fearlessly into the mysteries of science and do all the things on stage that you wouldn't want to do at home!
Age guidance for this one is 5+ years. There is a great range of explosive experiments (please be aware that loud bangs, flashing lights, smoke and haze effects are used during the performance).

Tickets are on sale now 😀

21/02/2026

If you have a teen and are looking for things to do together, you can still catch the amazing Macbeth at Hull Truck Theatre until 28th February.

It's ideal for year 10 or 11 students as its one of the GCSE set texts. I took two 15 year olds to watch it and we all really enjoyed it. It's a modern twist on the plot but with the original Shakespeare language and the acting is incredible.
Read our review here
https://hullandeastriding.mumbler.co.uk/macbeth-at-hull-truck-theatre/

20/02/2026

If you are thinking of holding a Baby Naming Ceremony, or other special ceremony, the East Riding Registration Services have some lovely venues across the county where they can hold a bespoke ceremony for you. Open days are coming up soon!

I recently went along to have a look around their Beverley venue - The Old Library at Champney Treasure House.
They have 2 more open days if you want to look around and chat to the Registrars -
💜Goole – Council Offices, Church Street, Saturday 21 February, 11am – 3pm.
💜Bridlington – Town Hall, Quay Road, Saturday 28 February, 11am – 3pm

Read my review and find full details about the services they offer here -
https://hullandeastriding.mumbler.co.uk/special-ceremonies-with-east-riding-registration-services/

20/02/2026

Something indoors and fun for tomorrow!

Kids Disco Bingo at Comedy Lounge Hull. Saturday 21st February, doors open at 12pm, finishes around 4pm.

Packed full of comedy, games and wacky prizes, Party Bingo is a fun bingo experience the whole family can get involved in.
Win everything from giant inflatables and other prizes! Suitable for all ages.

Book tickets in advance - find full details on Mumbler here
https://hullandeastriding.mumbler.co.uk/event/kids-disco-bingo-comedy-lounge-hull/

19/02/2026

Coping with Bullying: Parental Experiences (The CoPE Project) is a research project being conducted by University of York, focussing on understanding the parents’ experiences when their child is bullied.

This one is close to home for me and I've filled in the survey. My daughter was bullied towards the end of Primary school (thankfully Secondary have stamped it out fast and she is much happier now). I was so focussed at the time on how she was feeling that I didn't ever think about the impact it had on me as a parent. Filling in the survey has actually been quite cathartic and good for me to process it and reflect on it.

If you have experiences of your child being bullied and would like to help the research team, you can find full details on Mumbler here -
https://hullandeastriding.mumbler.co.uk/university-of-york-coping-with-bullying-the-cope-project/

19/02/2026

Half term idea - The Dark Skies Festival is taking place at the moment in the North York Moors National Park, an annual event with a range of activities for all ages.

The North York Moors is one of only 21 locations in the world to be recognised for pristine, dark skies!

Danby Lodge Visitor Centre have a Dark Skies trail running, follow the clues and uncover fun facts. Trail sheets are available until 1st March. They also have Astro Dog Stargazing events in the evenings.

19/02/2026

FREE event this Saturday 21st February at Jubilee Central, King Edward Street, Hull.
All welcome and lots on for families -
Learn about growing your own food. Swap some seeds, or if don’t have any seeds to swap there will some available on the day. Lots of partner organisations will be there too.

I have a little veg patch in our garden and I'm a big fan of growing my own food with the kids, love this event!

Have you heard?
We're hosting the annual FREE Hull Seed Celebration on Sat 21st Feb from 10:30am-2:30pm at Jubilee Central, 62 King Edward Street, HU1 3SQ
Come along and bring the family for talks, food, stalls, crafts and SEEDS!
Find out more:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1998864790673663

18/02/2026

We saw the Back to Ours Snow Globes during our visit to Hull Museums today!
A lovely free fun half term day out 😊

17/02/2026

I had a lovely time today at Hull Truck Theatre with my little nephew; the two of us went to Great Adventures, Colosseum of Chaos together.
As with all Great Adventures, we started by making some crafts that were linked to the show (we made a helmet, shield and armour ready to face these Gladiators!), then we watched a fabulous show. It's always aimed at ages 3-6 and was, as usual, really age appropriate.

The show itself was hilarious! A really great watch for the grown ups too, I was laughing out loud at the slapstick antics.
The duo were dressed comically and they took on some really funny Gladiator challenges, which both the kids and the adults enjoyed watching and joining in with. There was lots of audience participation and it was a really memorable show for my nephew.

It was the last show for half term today but Great Adventures are back with a new show, A Great Easter Adventure, on 28th, 30th and 31st March.

In the last week at Hull Truck I have seen Macbeth with my 15 year old son and Colosseum of Chaos with my 6 year old nephew - I love how varied the shows are and how I can see such different things in the space of 7 days at my fabulous local theatre 😍

17/02/2026

If your little ones are poorly and you need some advice, the NHS Healthier Together website is a really good resource
https://www.healthiertogether.nhs.uk/

I've used it a few time and its easy to navigate, broken down into pregnancy, new baby, 1-4s, 5-11s and teens.
You need to pop your postcode in and select your GP practice to get into the website but once you're in there's lots of advice and info.

16/02/2026

Please note - this months HEY Baby Carousel planned for this Wednesday 18th February is cancelled!
The monthly event at Hull W&C for expecting parents is not running this month, but its back on 18th March, 6.30-8.30pm.

Find full details and all upcoming dates for these fab, free events on Mumbler here - https://hullandeastriding.mumbler.co.uk/hey-baby-carousel-expectant-parent-event/