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This is genius. I camped next to a family last year at Glastonbury who seemed to have bought everything with them but the kitchen sink: portable loo, mini fridge and enough food to feed the entire site. The first thing they did when they arrived was build a family size dining table out of the fire wood. I don't think they ever left their camp, all they seemed to do was eat and drink. When it came to packing up they pulled out their workmans loading trolley, stacked up all their stuff and wrapped the whole lot up in clingfilm, firmly securing it for the long walk back to the car. The only thing they had to carry was their packed lunch for the journey home. Brilliant!
When taking the family to festivals don't forget the fancy dress outfits. I was so glad we took our two girls fairy outfits last year as most young children had some sort of fancy dress. You could buy outfits at the festival but they were expensive!
1) Teenagers - to keep them busy and happy they need an earner. Despite your parenting most 14-year-olds are complete capitalists who have no qualms about putting 100% profit onto the cost of a pot noodle.
2) Toddlers - no matter how many clothes you pack for a three-year-old prepare to be rubbing the dried mud off Friday's tights by Saturday evening. A helium balloon of choice (in our family it's usually batman) tied to the back of a toddlers dungarees can help to prevent the panic of a lost child at a busy festival (rope could even be lengthened at larger venues!)
Drum into children that they must not purchase chocolate cake /truffles off anyone, especially if salesperson is barefoot!
Finally remember there is no such thing as a free lunch. Arranging to work at a festival may seem like a shrewd money saving option, however there is nothing more depressing than wearing a stewards waistcoat and being 3 fields away from your friends/family who are probably down the front at the main stage.
Is this your business?Search Been there
