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Family Christmas Events 2013
One of the great things about Christmas is spending some magical time with the whole family. It is a fantastic time to be in the UK; with lights, celebrations, carol singing, mince pies and mulled wine.We’re looking forward to getting our sledges out and ice skates on!
Festival Kidz have been looking for the Christmas events which are less about commercialism and more about celebrating community, music, arts and crafts, and the outdoors. With the odd Santa’s grotto thrown in.
Festival Kidz 2013 Award Winners!
Here are the results of our very first Festival Kidz awards!
Thank you so much to everyone who joined in – the judging panel have read through all your responses carefully and taken them into consideration. It was a difficult decision, and something that clearly emerged from the process was how many fantastic family festivals there are in the UK and how much their loyal fans love them!
Read more…
Award Results Tomorrow!
Exciting news – our 2013 Festival Kidz Award winners will be announced tomorrow!
We had an amazing response from you, so thank you to everyone who filled in our survey and helped us to decide.
Read more…
Halloween Costume Ideas
My children love dressing up, so October is a very special month in the Festival Kidz year.
If you’re short of costume ideas, have a look at the suggestions below! Read more…
Festival Kidz Awards 2013
Announcing the first ever Festival Kidz Gold and Silver Awards!
Festival Kidz is run by parents for parents. We want to be able to recommend the best festivals for people to take their children to.
Voting is now closed – see the winners!
Current Giveaways!
Fancy free tickets to a festival? Then take a look at our competitions.
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to be the first to hear of new competitions and announcements.
Phil King talks Festivals and Treehouses!
Phil King has long been one of our favourite singer-songwriters. Oooh, I could listen to the dulcet tones of that gorgeously talented musician all day… 🙂
When we discovered that Phil is playing Larmer Tree Festival this very weekend, we just couldn’t pass by the opportunity to grab him for an interview (if you’re going to Larmer Tree, catch him at 4:30 in the ARC – I’ll be there!)
Romany: We’re really looking forward to seeing you perform again this year. Do you get nervous when you play to big crowds?
Phil: “Yep! But I love it! It sharpens the performance, and feels amazing when it’s over. The trick is being able to enjoy it fully during the show. I still get nervous at all shows, however big or small. I think that’s a good thing, it means I still care about my performance.”
Taking children out of school for a festival
Can you justify taking children out of school to attend a festival?
This is an issue I am sure many parents have faced since schools are tightening up on authorised absences. Some schools will authorise time off in term time in exceptional circumstances. Some more enlightened Heads understand what a wonderful experience certain festivals can be for a child. Others will refuse point blank, and some may even fine families for taking their children out of school without authorisation.
Making memories and forgetting your phone.
I wrote recently how giving wonderful experiences were of more value to my children than a big plastic toy.
I have noticed that on these experiences that other people seem to be obsessed with their giant cameras, video cameras and taking their tablets to record every moment. Yeah sure it’s nice to document the experience but to what extent? The extent of missing out on the here and now, being so caught up in documenting it that you forget that you are actually a part of it there and then. Read more…
Festival Baby – Glasto with an 8 week old!
FESTIVAL BABY! – a Guest Blog by Zarah Ross
“Are you mad?!”… That was the reaction that we got from everyone when we told them of our plan. “You’ll change your mind once the baby comes”, people warned. But what was it that was deemed to be madness by all around us? Simply taking our 8 week old baby to the largest music festival in the world… Glastonbury!
Family Christmas Events 2013
One of the great things about Christmas is spending some magical time with the whole family. It is a fantastic time to be in the UK; with lights, celebrations, carol singing, mince pies and mulled wine.We’re looking forward to getting our sledges out and ice skates on!
Festival Kidz have been looking for the Christmas events which are less about commercialism and more about celebrating community, music, arts and crafts, and the outdoors. With the odd Santa’s grotto thrown in.
Award Results Tomorrow!
Exciting news – our 2013 Festival Kidz Award winners will be announced tomorrow!
We had an amazing response from you, so thank you to everyone who filled in our survey and helped us to decide.
Read more…
Festival Kidz Awards 2013
Announcing the first ever Festival Kidz Gold and Silver Awards!
Festival Kidz is run by parents for parents. We want to be able to recommend the best festivals for people to take their children to.
Voting is now closed – see the winners!
Phil King talks Festivals and Treehouses!
Phil King has long been one of our favourite singer-songwriters. Oooh, I could listen to the dulcet tones of that gorgeously talented musician all day… 🙂
When we discovered that Phil is playing Larmer Tree Festival this very weekend, we just couldn’t pass by the opportunity to grab him for an interview (if you’re going to Larmer Tree, catch him at 4:30 in the ARC – I’ll be there!)
Romany: We’re really looking forward to seeing you perform again this year. Do you get nervous when you play to big crowds?
Phil: “Yep! But I love it! It sharpens the performance, and feels amazing when it’s over. The trick is being able to enjoy it fully during the show. I still get nervous at all shows, however big or small. I think that’s a good thing, it means I still care about my performance.”
Making memories and forgetting your phone.
I wrote recently how giving wonderful experiences were of more value to my children than a big plastic toy.
I have noticed that on these experiences that other people seem to be obsessed with their giant cameras, video cameras and taking their tablets to record every moment. Yeah sure it’s nice to document the experience but to what extent? The extent of missing out on the here and now, being so caught up in documenting it that you forget that you are actually a part of it there and then. Read more…
Festival Kidz 2013 Award Winners!
Here are the results of our very first Festival Kidz awards!
Thank you so much to everyone who joined in – the judging panel have read through all your responses carefully and taken them into consideration. It was a difficult decision, and something that clearly emerged from the process was how many fantastic family festivals there are in the UK and how much their loyal fans love them!
Read more…
Halloween Costume Ideas
My children love dressing up, so October is a very special month in the Festival Kidz year.
If you’re short of costume ideas, have a look at the suggestions below! Read more…
Current Giveaways!
Fancy free tickets to a festival? Then take a look at our competitions.
Follow us on Facebook and Twitter to be the first to hear of new competitions and announcements.
Taking children out of school for a festival
Can you justify taking children out of school to attend a festival?
This is an issue I am sure many parents have faced since schools are tightening up on authorised absences. Some schools will authorise time off in term time in exceptional circumstances. Some more enlightened Heads understand what a wonderful experience certain festivals can be for a child. Others will refuse point blank, and some may even fine families for taking their children out of school without authorisation.
Festival Baby – Glasto with an 8 week old!
FESTIVAL BABY! – a Guest Blog by Zarah Ross
“Are you mad?!”… That was the reaction that we got from everyone when we told them of our plan. “You’ll change your mind once the baby comes”, people warned. But what was it that was deemed to be madness by all around us? Simply taking our 8 week old baby to the largest music festival in the world… Glastonbury!