Best camping guide for families…
by Romany, May 9th 2012
Cool Camping Kids
You may have worked out by now that I have a bit of a soft spot for CoolCamping books… and this one is no exception. I loved the first edition. I read it from cover to cover like a novel. And guess what?… when this one arrived I did exactly the same thing!!
The photography is gorgeous – it just makes me want to pack the marshmallows and head for the nearest campfire with the kids…
We have a free copy of Cool Camping Kids to give away:
www.festivalkidz.com/competitions/current-giveaways
There are 75 hand-picked unique sites in the new edition, and every single one is enticing and an absolute joy for children of all ages. These are proper campsites where children can explore and enjoy being wild. These are places where adventures beckon and memories are made. You’ll probably find your kids swinging from rope swings, playing in streams, grubby as street urchins, smelling of woodsmoke and beaming with happiness. And there’s some fab ideas for games in the book in case there’s ever a lull.
If you want to experience something a bit different, there’s a number of not-quite camping sites included too: yurts, tipis, tarpaulins, gypsy caravans and even treehouses… I soooooo want to stay in one of those!!
Useful little bite-size sections on campfire cooking, residential camps, and festivals may encourage you to spread your fledgeling camping wings a little further, but for the full lowdown you should check out their other books: The CoolCamping Cookbook and the CoolCamping guide to Festivals (http://rcm-uk NULL.amazon NULL.co NULL.uk/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=festkidz-21&o=2&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=1906889007).
Cool Camping Kids is the perfect book for families with a thirst for fun and adventure. But don’t just take my word for it, here’s the lovely little Kira (age 7) telling me what she thinks of it:
Cool Camping: Kids (second edition) is available now on Amazon (http://rcm-uk NULL.amazon NULL.co NULL.uk/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=festkidz-21&o=2&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=190688952X) or from CoolCamping (http://coolcamping NULL.co NULL.uk/book/cool-camping-kids-2).
If you are only going to buy one camping guide then make it this one: it’s FABULOUS!
We have a free copy of Cool Camping Kids to give away on our Current Giveaways page:
www.festivalkidz.com/competitions/current-giveaways
WIN!! My First Justin’s Jokes!
by Romany, May 3rd 2012
MY FIRST JUSTIN’S JOKES!
by Justin Fletcher
You’ve seen him at Camp Bestival, you’ve seen him at Latitude, you’ve seen him at Wychwood, and you’ve seen Something Special and Justin’s House… so now get ready for My First Justin’s Jokes! Join children’s favourite TV star Justin Fletcher for the most giggle-tastic jokes ever. They’re fun for all the family!
Justin Fletcher MBE, hero of the under 7s and many parent’s favourite TV personality, has been collecting jokes from kids since he started working on his BAFTA award-winning CBeebies show, Something Special. Since then, his hugely popular character comedy show Gigglebiz, and his newest show Justin’s House, have confirmed his reputation as the funniest man on kid’s TV. Read more
Tiny Campsites
by Reviews Team, May 3rd 2012
(http://rcm-uk NULL.amazon NULL.co NULL.uk/e/cm?lt1=_blank&bc1=000000&IS2=1&bg1=FFFFFF&fc1=000000&lc1=0000FF&t=festkidz-21&o=2&p=8&l=as4&m=amazon&f=ifr&ref=ss_til&asins=1906889546)Here at Festival Kidz HQ we just lurve camping…
The freedom, the green space, the stars, the campfire…
When we go camping as a family we choose somewhere that the kids can run around, somewhere away from the crowds, and definitely somewhere as far away from places with laid-on ‘kid’s entertainers’ as we can possibly get!!! For us, camping is about embracing the great outdoors and back to basics living. It’s not about being a cheap holiday replacement so we don’t look for resort-type activities or facilities.
So when the guys and gals at Punk Publishing sent me a review copy of their latest book, the second edition of Tiny Campsites, I was delighted!
The Magic Loungeabout
by Romany, May 2nd 2012
The Magic Loungeabout:
27th to 29th July 2012
Location: Broughton Hall, N Yorks
Size: 3500
Website: www.themagicloungeabout.net (http://www NULL.themagicloungeabout NULL.net/)
You can’t fit more ’boutique’ into a festival than this one packs in!
Caters to music lovers, families, campers and glampers.
Three performance areas, boutique camping with showers, magic spa, play area and fine local food stalls.
Current Giveaways!
by Romany, May 1st 2012
WIN Festival Tickets and Freebies!
(in closing date order):
NB: Click on the festival or product name to find out more
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1. Kaya Festival (1-3 June) – One Family Ticket to this new afro-caribbean flavoured festie up for grabs. To enter, email your name & phone number to competitions@festivalkidz.com (competitions null@null festivalkidz NULL.com) with ‘Kaya’ in the subject line. Please also tell us the ages of the children you are bringing. Closes 20th May 2012
2. My First Justin’s Jokes – We have 5 copies of this funny book to give away Read more
Kaya Festival
by Romany, April 30th 2012
(http://kayafestival NULL.co NULL.uk)Kaya Festival:
1st to 3rd June 2012
Location: Vaynol Estate, Gwynedd, North Wales
Size: 2000
Website: kayafestival.co.uk (http://kayafestival NULL.co NULL.uk)
World music – World food – World love
Kaya is a new music festival set overlooking the Snowdonia National Park in the picturesque grounds of the Vaynol Estate near Bangor, North Wales. Kaya offers an assortment of African, Jamaican, Caribbean and world musical flavours along with a diverse range of workshops, food stalls and festival activities.
Highlights for families/kids:
There is the Kultural Fusion Kids Zone which features a circus tent where you can find workshops, arty fun, a solar cinema and face painting. Learn to juggle, take a walk through the woodland art trail, make your own fancy dress.
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WIN! Festival prize worth £2000 for you and all your friends!
by Romany, April 25th 2012
(http://www NULL.pennfestival NULL.com)- Penn Festival 2011
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THIS COMPETITION HAS NOW CLOSED.
The BIG Competition…
It’s brilliant!
It’s huge!
Festivals are all about having a good time with people you love being with, and Penn Festival is no exception.
We got together with the lovely peeps at Penn to come up with an amazing way to celebrate our joint ethos of Family, Friends and Festivals…
… the result?…
THE BIGGEST PRIZE EVER!
You can WIN weekend camping tickets to Penn Festival!
Come to glorious Buckinghamshire to enjoy the boutique beauty of the friendly and intimate Penn Festival. Your kids will be entertained and you’ll be grooving your little socks off!
But wait… there’s MORE!
PLUS: We’ll give you 10 extra family tickets for all your best friends!
Yup, you read that right – that’s TEN families, not just 10 people…!
As in 22 Adults altogether… plus kids! Woo-hoo!!
Perfect to catch up with friends old and new!
How popular are you going to be if you win this?!
Oh wait… there’s EVEN MORE!
PLUS: We’ve arranged a very special private acoustic performance for our winners and their group of friends from one of our favourite artists on the bill this year:
Maria Byrne and The Broken String!
For a taste of Maria’s gorgeous voice, watch the Penn Festival trailer at the bottom of this page – she provides the soundtrack.
… and let’s throw in a glass of bubbly too, just to add the VIP touch 
That’s a total prize worth over £2000!!!
The kids will be well entertained by workshops, the fabulous circus-themed Zidzone from Bigtopmania, story-telling, walkabout performers and loads more…
There’s a great line-up to get you in the mood too, from the feel good club classics of the 80′s and 90′s, through rock, 2tone ska and reggae, to acoustic folk and soothing soulful melodies. There’s even an old skool disco, and a late night silent disco too! For more line up and festival details read our Penn Festival Factsheet or visit the Penn Festival website on www.pennfestival.com (http://www NULL.pennfestival NULL.com)
Soul II Soul – SNAP! – Altered Images
The Real Thing – Rozalla
The Majestic – Borderline Fire
Maria Byrne & The Broken String
This festival is going to put a smile on your face. FACT.
So, what do you have to do to get your mitts on this very tasty prize?
Easy – you just need to get people to vote for you!
Think of a name for your ‘Team’ or group of friends and fill in the entry form. This competition is now closed.
We will add your team to the voting page and, once your Team Name is live, we’ll email you the link. Share that link with EVERYONE you know and get them to vote for you! Tweet it, Facebook it, post it, email it… The team with the most votes wins – simples.
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Tweet this page to let all your followers know about this incredible prize!
Click here for the ENTRY FORM – closed
Click here to go to the VOTING PAGE - voting is closed
The finer details:
We can only accept one team name per email address… and we can only register one vote from each person/device (logged by IP address and cookie)
If just 25 of your friends, each get 10 of their friends to vote, that’s 275 votes already!
HINT: it’s not in your interests to create lots of teams because your friends can only vote for one team – once. Yes, you can vote for yourself too, but only once… Better to share the same team name with all the friends you want to come with you so you increase your chances of getting the largest percentage of the vote.
VOTING CLOSES AT 12 NOON on FRIDAY 18th MAY
VOTING IS NOW CLOSED!
And the winners are….
RATATOUILLE!
with a staggering 36% of the vote
Congratulations!
Now it’s time to repay all your friends and bring them along. We’re looking forward to meeting you all at what promises to be a stonkingly good little festival, and by the way, we might just be gatecrashing your private little shindig because we just lurve Maria Byrne… and besides, you’ll need someone to serve you that champagne 
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Voting Page: The BIG Penn Festival Competition
by Romany, April 25th 2012Tweet (https://twitter NULL.com/share)
We’re giving away 11 FAMILY TICKETS to Penn Festival in Bucks
(one for the winners, and ten for their friends!)
The team with the most votes wins,
AND
the lucky winners will also get an exclusive VIP acoustic performance
from a mystery artist – at their tents!
So VOTE for your friend’s team below and beg them to take you if they win…
(OR enter your own team name and get all your friends to vote for YOU!)
Here are the current Teams in the running for our BIG Penn Festival Competition:
(NB. If you haven’t entered this incredible competition yet, click here for the DETAILS) Read more
The Apple Cart Festival
by Romany, April 12th 2012
(http://www NULL.theapplecartfestival NULL.com)The Apple Cart Festival:
Sunday 3rd June 2012
Location: Victoria Park, Grove Road, London E3
Website: www.theapplecartfestival.com (http://www NULL.theapplecartfestival NULL.com)
What is The Apple Cart?
The Apple Cart is a family friendly day festival for lovers of music, comedy, interactive art, cabaret, good food and magic. Adam Ant, Noah And The Whale, Billy Bragg, Stornoway, Kid Creole, Neneh Cherry and loads more great acts are playing this year.
WIN TICKETS!!
We have a free family ticket to the Apple Cart to give away to a lucky reader. All you need to do is email your name and contact details to competitions@festivalkidz.com (competitions null@null festivalkidz NULL.com) with ‘Apple Cart’ in the subject line. Deadline for entries is Thursday 19th April 2012 – winner will be picked at random. Our usual competition T&Cs apply. COMPETITION CLOSED!
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