Coping with mud and rain

muddy festivals … oh joy.

Of course, we all hope and pray that the sun will shine all weekend and we can bask in the glory of its soft warm glow, chilling with a cold beer, lazing on the grass, kids dancing around happily to the beats from the stage… ah bliss!

But occasionally the dreams just don’t happen and it’s a good idea to have some plans in place in case of wet weather.  It doesn’t take much rain for several thousand pairs of feet to turn a grassy field into a mud bath.

Read more…

BOGS Boots Review and Competition

Wellies and festivals go together like a British bank holiday weekend and an unexpected downpour. No one wants to be the fool taping bin bags over their converse in a field full of mud. Being stuck with cold, wet feet is a guaranteed way to turn a great weekend into a miserable slog.

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Mummy Festival Fashion

Last year I wrote of my quest to find suitable festival fashion for pregnancy and thanks to New Look I managed to achieve this.

This year my quest is to find my Ultimate Mummy Festival Uniform.
Read more…

Kids Festival T-shirts

The coolest clothes for festival kids!

You want clothes that are unique, stand out, look cool, make a statement, and make you smile.  But you also want clothes that are ethically sourced, really well made, and wash well… it’s a tall order…

but one company that we think ticks all these boxes is

Rockabye Baby

 

Read more…

Pregnant Festival Fashion

What to wear at festivals if you’re pregnant?

jester at v festival
Here is me at V2005 – I was hanging round the campsite at this point hence why I am wearing clumpy trainers and fetching socks!

Normally for a festival I don’t go in for the festival “fashion” that the magazines suggest. (Why, why, why would you ever wear a maxi dress to a festival?!  It’s probably the most impractical thing to wear apart from those dreadful playsuits!).

Now that I am pregnant again, I thought I’d better give a little thought to a good festival pregnancy outfit. (Click link for my other post on Pregnant FestivallingRead more…

Best Waterproofs for Festivals

The Kozi Kidz range of waterproofs, thermals and fleeces come highly recommended because: Read more…

Coping with mud and rain

muddy festivals … oh joy.

Of course, we all hope and pray that the sun will shine all weekend and we can bask in the glory of its soft warm glow, chilling with a cold beer, lazing on the grass, kids dancing around happily to the beats from the stage… ah bliss!

But occasionally the dreams just don’t happen and it’s a good idea to have some plans in place in case of wet weather.  It doesn’t take much rain for several thousand pairs of feet to turn a grassy field into a mud bath.

Read more…

Mummy Festival Fashion

Last year I wrote of my quest to find suitable festival fashion for pregnancy and thanks to New Look I managed to achieve this.

This year my quest is to find my Ultimate Mummy Festival Uniform.
Read more…

Pregnant Festival Fashion

What to wear at festivals if you’re pregnant?

jester at v festival
Here is me at V2005 – I was hanging round the campsite at this point hence why I am wearing clumpy trainers and fetching socks!

Normally for a festival I don’t go in for the festival “fashion” that the magazines suggest. (Why, why, why would you ever wear a maxi dress to a festival?!  It’s probably the most impractical thing to wear apart from those dreadful playsuits!).

Now that I am pregnant again, I thought I’d better give a little thought to a good festival pregnancy outfit. (Click link for my other post on Pregnant FestivallingRead more…

BOGS Boots Review and Competition

Wellies and festivals go together like a British bank holiday weekend and an unexpected downpour. No one wants to be the fool taping bin bags over their converse in a field full of mud. Being stuck with cold, wet feet is a guaranteed way to turn a great weekend into a miserable slog.

2016-05-28 09.36.28 Read more…

Kids Festival T-shirts

The coolest clothes for festival kids!

You want clothes that are unique, stand out, look cool, make a statement, and make you smile.  But you also want clothes that are ethically sourced, really well made, and wash well… it’s a tall order…

but one company that we think ticks all these boxes is

Rockabye Baby

 

Read more…

Best Waterproofs for Festivals

The Kozi Kidz range of waterproofs, thermals and fleeces come highly recommended because: Read more…