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Seven simple rules for happy festivals
By Catherine O'Dolan on 23/03/2012 16:37:54
Magical fairgrounds, open fields to run and play, the chance to dress up and mess up – No wonder children love the new breed of family festivals
1. Choose your festivalIt might have been dubbed as “Three Days of Peace & Music” but turn back time to theWoodstockheyday of 1969 and you’d find the festival spirit steeped in a hazy mist of marijuana and zonked-out grown-ups. Not so the new breed of family festivals that have s...
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The Family Festival Guide 2012
By Catherine O'Dolan on 04/05/2012 10:16:32
Junior's pick of the most fabulous family-friendly festivals around
Off The Tracks Festival, Donington Park, DerbyshireMay 25–27Small is beautiful is the mantra of this twice-yearly affair with a mix of world music, roots, folk, dance and trance set across three stages. There’s also plenty of arts, crafts and activities for children, as well as c...
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Il Gufo catwalk and soiree at Pitti Bimbo
By Catherine O'Dolan on 12/07/2011 14:29:52
Junior reports from Pitti Bimbo
IT WAS A race against time to get across town from the Fendi show back to the Fortezza da Basso to catch the shuttle coach out of Florence and up into the hills for the Il Gufo event. With major amounts of traffic slowing our route for over
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Dublin
By Catherine O'Dolan on 10/05/2010 16:46:16
Junior's city break guide to Dublin
you get the chance to see Dublin by land and water in a vintage amphibious military vehicle.Summer events Dublin also hosts several family-friendly festivals and events over the summer months, including the Summer in Dublin: Rose Festival (July 17
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Winner of the Best Family Video Game 2012: Mario And Sonic At the London 2012 Olympic Games
By Catherine O'Dolan on 20/05/2012 17:01:58
Everyone's favourite moustached Italian, Mario, teams up with a blue hedgehog called Sonic at The London 2012 Olympic Games
Okay, so these fellas might be rooting for the Italian tricolore, rather than red, white and blue, but this game is perfect for getting your family in the mood for the big event of the summer. There are more than 30 sporting events to choose from
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Feast on festivals this summer
By Catherine O'Dolan on 14/05/2013 15:10:47
Escape the routine of family life at a festival that celebrates music, dance, comedy and more – coming soon to a field near you...
downpours, wellies and waterproofs. The trick is to be prepared for the vagaries of the British summer, pack for all conditions and, if it rains, enjoy the glorious mud.Alongside the explosion of musical events with family offerings – from Glastonbury
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Gramping At The Grand
By Catherine O'Dolan on 15/07/2012 10:51:16
Eastbourne’s Grand Hotel is ideal for trying out the hot new trend for intergenerational holidays that creates happy family memories for all
The first two weeks of August were always held sacred when I was a child as our annual family summer holiday. We’d all pile into our army-green Morris Mini Minor Traveller, with its cute little indicators that popped out from the side of the doors
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Five Festival Rules
By Catherine O'Dolan Photography by David Handley at Burning Man Festival (www.burningman.com) on 17/06/2011 16:08:58
Make the most of the summer festivals with our top tips (rule one: don't lose your kids!)
or box juices are great because containers are easy to take back to camp when they're empty. A great green alternative are the funky Sigg bottles that come in a range of groovy designs.RULE 2 Keep out of the crush. Stay back from the big events. Take
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