Families At Festivals

[Joe!]

Hello,

Families that go to festivals with children, what extra 'kiddy' related items do you take with you (e.g. prams, cots, etc)? Just a bit of info needed for a student project.

Cheers

[vinylvictim]

Hello,

Families that go to festivals with children, what extra 'kiddy' related items do you take with you (e.g. prams, cots, etc)? Just a bit of info needed for a student project.

Cheers

[LusciousLucy]

Starter for 10:

Buggy or trolley that's up to the mileage

Ear defenders

Anti bacterial hand wipe stuff

Glo sticks (night time entertainment) - AND for lighting up the buggy

Blankets (night time warmth)

[feefeetee]

I'm always envious of the little wooden carts you often see kids in, especially the ones that are painted up and have a little roof

I guess they're homemade/adapted.

[FiFFi]

Last year we made good use of umbellas (both for rain and sun), as there is little shade for the little ones if its really hot.

[deardo]

Last year at Beautiful Days i got well peeded of with people pushing through a crowd of 10'000 with a buggy the size of a small car. Plus they didn't really care much for peoples ankles and shins. Just head down and push. Time and a place for that stuff and massive festival crowds are not it.

[youngatheart]

ok deardo we will all stay at home this year because once you have had a child

you are not allowed a life

[_danny_]

@deardo

you're obviously entitled to your opinion deardo, but this will be my fourth glastonbury and if you think i'm gonna miss it just because my wife gave birth 3 weeks ago, you're sadly mistaken. so you'll see all three of us there this year.

in fact, it will be my daughters second glastonbury, as my missus was 8 weeks gone last year

@Joe!

might get some tips here:

http://www.cathandmathcamping.com/10-tips-...ping-with-kids/

Edited March 5, 2010 by _danny_

[ukslim]

I don't think deardo was objecting to babies at festivals. Just the conduct of some parents with buggies. Push your pram with due consideration.

[vinylvictim]

I don't think deardo was objecting to babies at festivals. Just the conduct of some parents with buggies. Push your pram with due consideration.

[loobylou79]

depends how old your kiddies are - we've taken our wee one since she was 9 months old - this will be her 4th galsto she is nearly 4 - we will also have a new born baby this time – he/she is due 3 days before we go - fingers crossed for early birth or very late arrival!

best thing ever for glasto are:

- 3 wheeler buggy with big wheels - we scoured ebay for an old old urban detour with the old big wheels , hard to coem by but worth their weight in gold–

- if you kids are too big for buggy’s get one of those fabbo bike trailers/buggys – they glide through the mud and the kids can chill in it when knackered out http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-CHILD-BIKE-TRAIL...=item4839a5cd19

- good rain cover and sun cover

- potty (we had 1 in tent and 1 of those collapsible ones you put bags in - they are ace pop under the buggy and let your kid have a wee where ever you are - also double up as a loo seat so they dont fall down the long drops!

- waterproofs - not all in 1 in case they need a wee

- extra pair of wellys

- elastic bands

- extra socks

- 2 fleece blankets 1 for in buggy (they dry out well)

- disposable trainer pants for night time – just in case – even if potty trained – don’t want wet beds on first night!

- squidgy ear plugs for when they want to sleep in their buggy and ear defenders are too big + hat with ears – chuck the rain cover on and they’re flat out until morning – we just used to leave our daughter in her buggy all night, just wheel it into the tend after you’ve wondered round the site for a few hours!

- fairy lights for buggy – we also have a bike bell )

- god send was a little handheld computer toy, was a thomas the tank toy and kept her occupied when rainign and couldnt get out of buggy - she'd nab our ipohones now given half the chance!

- lots and lots of good healthy snacks - if in doubt feed'em but not with sugar coz then you have to deal with the sugar crash and burn right in the middle of the best act! )

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pace out - 2010 gonna be freeking great and we wont need our wellys and raincovers )

[banter]

loubylou thanks for your list, Ill be taking my 13 month old and 9 yr old-any more advice please

[BANJOBANJOBANJO]

Just make sure your buggy has big wheels because the last thing you need is for it to get stuck in mud on yur way in. And don't camp near Arcadia/Trash City/ Shangri La if you want your kids to sleep at all.

[whisty]

2007 when the Weather was real bad, the best kid mobile I saw was a wheelbarrow with a fat tyre. Some kind of nightmare pushing the usual buggy through mud!!