A Sara Pascoe comedy afternoon, just for parents - where the kids are sorted

May 28 2026

2 min read

Brought to you by the LEGO Group and Peanut

Quick question. When did you last laugh - and I mean, properly, actually laugh – without simultaneously monitoring a small person, or mentally drafting a shopping list?

For a lot of us, it's been a while. In fact, 60% of mothers say they don't feel like they have the time to really laugh.

So the LEGO Group and Peanut have decided to do something about it…

Little Wins, Big Laughs

On Sunday 14th June, LEGO® DUPLO® and Peanut are hosting a one-off comedy afternoon at the Royal Exchange Theatre in Manchester - Little Wins, Big Laughs - celebrating the unforgettable (and occasionally unhinged) firsts of early parenthood.

Headlining is Sara Pascoe: award-winning comedian, author, broadcaster, and mum of two.

She's joined by social media comedy stars Hannah East and Matt Coyne (of Man vs Baby fame), with comedy doctor Michael Akadiri hosting throughout.

And the kids?

We’ve got it covered. While you're enjoying the show, the little ones get to enjoy their own experience - two bespoke LEGO DUPLO and LEGO Preschool playrooms (one for ages 1-3 and one for ages 4-5) run by accredited childcare professionals from Peace + Riot.

FYI, these aren't just drop-off rooms. The play is guided and built around real IQ and EQ developmental milestones - like fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, confidence, imaginative thinking.

LEGO DUPLO and LEGO Preschool sets are designed for each age. For the youngest ones (18 months+), it's all about sensory play and building motor skills. From age two, sets grow in complexity, helping kids to build confidence through play. By age three and four, the focus shifts to imagination, creative thinking, and independence, helping them to discover themselves through play.

The details

When: Sunday 14th June 2026

Doors: 2:30pm - event runs 3:00pm to 5:00pm (last entry 3:30pm)

Where: Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester

What's included: Light refreshments, snacks, and a LEGO DUPLO goody bag

Cost: Free for Peanut members

Ages: Comedy show is 18+, children aged 1-5 are welcome in the playrooms

Tickets are limited and awarded by ballot*.

You've earned this one.

Enter the ballot here.

*Tickets are non-transferable.

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What to do

I really hate this about myself but when my toddler does things like throwing water out the bath, wriggling away when I'm trying to put his nappy on, repeating things over and over when I've said no, I get a sudden anger bubble up in me. I've never acted on the anger but I have to try my absolute best and I really wish it wasn't there. I don't even want him to sense that in me as we have such a loving relationship 😔
I'm being assessed for ADHD/autism and I'm not sure if this plays a part but I'd really love to find a way to stop these feelings in the moment.

Sad and frustrated!

I truly hate what bio mom did to the baby I have. I adopted him months ago and it hurts me because he was born a drug baby so he does have delays and that shouldn’t be on him. He’s had a couple surgeries already and he’s going to have a couple more soon and it breaks my heart everyday knowing that she did him so dirty and continued after he was born until CPS took him away😩. But I know deep down having him he’s going to have the greatest life of all! Every morning when he wakes up he’s so happy to see me and that fills my heart with joy. Even thou he has delays he’s doing so much better in my care, he’s starting to crawl even thou he’s over a year old now. He’s 17 months to be exact. But he’s doing great and that’s all that matters. Right? Sometimes I feel like I could be doing more for him but what else could I possibly do?

Childcare with no family support - relationship at breaking point

How are people doing with having little or no family/friend support for short term childcare?
We've been together for years, our eldest is 5 and I can count on 1 hand how many times we've been able to go out for ourselves without the kids.
I already am never in the mood for "adult time" but I feel so distant from my partner, we come home, play with the kids, feed them, then put them to bed. After that he goes on the games console and I doom scroll in the kitchen or am doing school work.

I know we don't/can't find time for eachother. Not even to just pop out to the shops by ourselves.
I want us to be able to go out on a date, but with no family around unless we are stuck.

How does anyone else manage or find time to be together away from the kids?

Wrong kind a break 🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

Does anyone else feel like everyone expects you to want a break from your kids? When in reality you want a break from all the other shit you have to do as a SAHM.. I don’t want a break from my kids, I want a break from the cooking, cleaning, laundry, food shopping, life admin and overall mental load 😭😭😭😭

We move house at the beginning of July, and my husband just suggested I go and visit his family for a change of scenery and a break.. AT THE END OF JUNE.
We have little to no help so a lot of the packing, culling through our stuff and the kids stuff will be left to me. And he wants me to take a break and go visit his family, without him or our son, but with our daughter who still breastfeeds.. and don’t get my wrong, this is all coming from a place of love of him wanting me to have a break but he’s not understanding the utter stress it’ll be for me to be away when we have so much to get sorted to move.
Not at all helped by how hot it’ll be to visit his family, and I struggle in the heat since having kids 😅😅 .. I love that he wants a break for me, but I just don’t think he’s considered the timings of it all 🫣🫣

Food catcher

Does anyone use one of those food catcher things that go around the high chair and is supposed to catch the food they throw overboard?
If so, which one do you use please?
I’ve seen a ‘catchy’ brand but it doesn’t look wide enough and my boy seems to have the throwing capabilities of a cricketer!
Basically I’m just reeeeeally tired of spending more time cleaning the floor and chair, than I do feeding him. 🫠

Identity crisis?

Is anyone else struggling with their identity? I have a toddler and a 2 month old and I’m a sahm. I realized today that I don’t do anything except for mom. I used to bake and go to the gym and be a person but I can’t even remember the last time I baked or even stepped foot in a gym. I love my kids but I feel like I’m not me anymore. My husband is also military so with him being gone and no “village” it just seems impossible to do anything for me.