These colourful kids’ games and fun travel accessories are sure to delight young travellers – and keep mum and dad happy too.
TINY DINER PLACEMAT
Summer Infant’s roll-up Tiny Diner placemat is designed so that children won’t need a plate. It’s a safe placemat that aims to provide a healthy eating surface for children. It’s easily portable and has features that help contain spills, messes and food mishaps. It’s the easy answer to less food on your floor and less food on your child’s lap. When not needed, the placemat can be easily rolled up and stored for later use.
Price: £9.99, mothercare.com
SNOOZESHADE
You might just get to enjoy that al fresco pina colada, when you use SnoozeShade. The breathable blackout for prams and buggies that blocks out 99 per cent of UV rays. The soft fabric slips over all size buggies, prams, and pushchairs to help your child stay sun safe. Its multiple usages also help protect your child from not just the sun but rain, insects and wind too. The darkness from the cover will aid your child to sleep and not disrupt naptime routines.
Price: £19.99, snoozeshade.com
FUJIFILM INSTAX CAMERA
Forget Polaroids of old. Play with the settings on the Fujifilm Instax Mini 8 to create a vintage feel or pin-sharp brights. The camera comes in multiple colors and there are fun frame options for the film too! With easy-to-use settings, you can capture every memory on film and see the pictures instantly. The automatic settings make it easier for you to determine the brightness and light needed to take the perfect picture. Just point, click, and watch your family memories come to life on the instant film photo.
Price: £69.95, fujifilm.com
TRUNKI BOOSTAPAK
Save money on booster-seat hire, and get the kids to cart their own clobber, with the Trunki BoostApak, a booster seat and rucksack in one. Avoid pesky booster-seat costs with this two-in-one travel must-have. Its an approved carry-on bag and can easily fit all of your kids toys and travel necessities. It comes in a variety of colours and is the perfect essential for traveling with kids under 12 years.
Price: £45, trunki.co.uk
SUN-SAN SANDALS
Sun-San sandals are great for kids – they’re leather, but suitable for the sea and are machine washable. These sandals have been a staple in American shoe design and have garnered a cult following since the 1940s. The durable leather provides both fashion and comfort and are a hit with adults and children alike.
Price: £35, sunsansandals.co.uk
SENNHEISER HEADPHONES
Teens will happily follow you anywhere in the world armed with cool Sennheiser Urbanite Headphones. It has all the latest accessories and features for teens to enjoy music, games and videos – including a button remote control cable that hooks into the headphones. It’s fit for all sizes and can be easily adjusted.
Price: £149.95, johnlewis.com
DELTA BABY BAG & COT
The Delta Baby Nursery Bag & Travel Cot is a well-designed changing bag that converts into a comfy carrycot. You can transport all of your baby’s necessities, change your baby and have the perfect on-the-go napping space with Delta Baby’s nursery bag & travel cot. It’s light and practical and with its storage design, you can easily access all of your baby’s essentials.
Price: £54.99, baby2k.com
DOONA INTEGRATED BUGGY
The Doona Integrated Travel System is a car seat and buggy-in-one, and suitable for babies up to 13kg. This car seat and buggy combination is the first one with integrated wheels for easy in and out of the car transportation. It has extra seat protection so your infant won’t fuss when going from buggy into the car. With all of the safety features to keep your child safe from any accident, like anti-rebound technology and double walled side impact protection, it is a must have for infants and young tots.
Price – £299, halfords.com
KNOMAD MINI ORGANISER
The Knomad Mini Portable Organiser‘s fold-out design has compartments for tablet, phone and bank cards, plus an all-important device-charging battery. It’s the perfect organiser for traveling and you can easily access all of your travel necessities with its pocket designs. Charge your devices with its portable battery and never feel flustered when traveling again.
Price: £119, knomo.com
PORTABLE GAME COMPENDIUM
The Let’s Play A Game compendium contains six board games. It fits in a suitcase and will help young ones with maths, coordination and sorting skills. It’s a play on 6 re-imagined board games and includes all the pieces you’ll need to have fun on-the-go.
Price: £14.95, thamesandhudson.com
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