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Preparing for a family holiday can be a bit of a mine field. How do you know what to pack for different types of holiday? And, is there travel gear you simply must have for certain destinations? Luckily you’ve found our bulging travel checklist stuffed full of tried and tested…
Read more*Advertisement feature* How do you entertain children while travelling? In our five years as parents we’ve tried and tested a number of tactics: snacks, music, car games, toys, magazines, snacks (yep, that’s not a typo – snacks happen a lot while we’re travelling). Something that we’ve not tried until now…
Read moreWhen you have kids isn’t it strange how time seems to fly by and stand still all in one?! That certainly sums up my first five years of being a parent. Endless nights of getting up every 10 minutes for cuddles, wees and lost cuddly toys. And then you blink…
Read more*Advertisement feature* When Tin Box Tot arrived in our lives I remember one of the very first jobs I did – once the haze of child birth had lifted – was to open her a savings account. We paid in £10 and then…spent every other penny we received on baby…
Read more*Advertisement feature* When you are travelling with children, it’s the norm and not the exception that the best laid plans can go wrong. This can even ruin a much-awaited holiday. One of the things that you can do to ease things is to ensure you purchase travel insurance for everyone…
Read more*Advertisement feature* Traveling with your young family can be an incredible experience. However, it can also be draining and intimidating. If you have young children, then you’ll be familiar with the constant echoes of ‘are we there yet?’. So, why do we even bother taking our children on trips? Well,…
Read more*This post contains affiliate links and advertorial* I’m a great believer in experiences over stuff when it comes to presents. Practical gifts also trump toys that will be played with for five minutes and then hidden away at the bottom of a cupboard. Even better are gifts for the whole family. This Christmas…
Read more*This post contains affiliate links* Over the years I have had messages from lots of new parents who have started caravanning with a baby or toddler and are wondering what’s the best sleeping arrangements for young children in a caravan? We started caravanning with Baby and Tot when they were…
Read more*Advertisement feature* If you’re looking for the best air awning for caravans then you’ll want to read this review of the PRIMA Classic Canopy Air Awning 390. The team at PRIMA contacted us to see if we wanted to give this alternative to a traditional awning a try. As we…
Read more*This is a collaborative post* A caravan is a home away from home; little haven for you and your family to rest your heads after a long day of adventuring. From the minute you set off, to the minute you make it back to home soil, your caravan needs to…
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