Travel Essentials

Playwrap 15% Off : PlayPennies Exclusive

by Luschka van Onselen in Deals on 29 March, 2012 at 9:00 pm

Playwrap 15% Off : PlayPennies Exclusive

Emma reviewed the Playwrap from Bondie Bird a while back, and the lovely folks who designed this fantastic item have offered PlayPennies readers 15% off in time for Easter holidays and travels! Reduced from £29.95 to £24.46 this toy has a long lifespan too.

Play at home and away with the Playwrap

  • Discount: 15%
  • Valid until: 19 April 2012
  • Discount Code: Playwrap15

The Playwrap is a circular shaped cloth with different things attached to it to entertain and stimulate babies from six months up. The Playwrap can be worn, draped around the body, stuck to a window, hung around the front seat headrest of the car and just sat in.

The features of the playwrap include loads of labels around the edge, all with different textures, a russtley butterfly, a spotty furry beanbag, a cuddly cow with a mirrored base, tinkly bells, wooden rings, extra loops at the side for attaching other toys, and a mirror on the back of the toy.

The wrap is double-sided which is great as there’s more to do on one side than the other, so it’s fab for stimulating younger, and later older babies.

Your order should be with you within one to three days, and if you want it faster, you can upgrade to an Express Courier at no additional cost, meaning you should have it with you in time for Easter travels and entertainment.

Playwrap 15% Off : PlayPennies Exclusive

Travel Accessories For Kids 20% Off @ Little Jet Setters: PlayPennies Exclusive

by Luschka van Onselen in Deals on 15 June, 2011 at 9:00 pm

Travel Accessories For Kids 20% Off @ Little Jet Setters: PlayPennies Exclusive

About six weeks ago, I wrote a review of the Little Jet Setters Grab and Go pack. With holidays coming up and being planned and so on, we thought now was a great time to revisit these packs, and everything else on the site and offer you a lovely 20% off too.

Grab your Little Jet Setters and Go

  • Discount: 20%
  • Discount Code:FirstTrip
  • Valid On: Everything
  • Expires: 31 July 2011

So what is this set all about?

Well, you can read the full Little Jet Setters Grab and Go review here, but in short, it’s a travel bag that contains everything you need for your next trip – especially if you’re flying – ready to go in a little bag.  It contains a soft toy, a (simply superb) travel toy clip, 3 paper bibs, 3 change pads, a reusable sticker play set and a reusable magnet play set.  There’s a crayon set and doodle area, 20 all-natural baby wipes, and an after mess gel.

Apart from the packs, you can for example buy a blanket backpack, which was £14.99, but now is £11.99. These are fantastic – a great way to have your own blankie, and keep it clean too!

And then, my personal favourite is, well, either of the acquadoodle totes (now £11.99) – the tray cover seems ideal for public transport, doesn’t it? (And at only £10.40 with this offer, is fantastic value for money.)

So there’s plenty to choose from – I’ve only highlighted a few – to make your travels easier this summer.

Happy travels!

Travel Accessories For Kids 20% Off @ Little Jet Setters: PlayPennies Exclusive

Little Jet Setter Grab And Go Pack Review

by Luschka van Onselen in Reviews on 25 April, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Little Jet Setter Grab And Go Pack Review

Little Jet Setters Grab And Go is “all you need to travel with young children.” Or at least that's what the packaging claims.

I must admit, I pretty much agree.

The Grab and Go Pack includes:

  • A soft toy – small enough to be something to play with and cuddle up to without needing to book an extra seat.
  • A travel toy clip – this is a rather odd, but very useful little gadget if you don't want to be bending down and crawling around under seats to find lost toys for your whole flight or journey.
  • 3 Disposable bibs – although I'm not much a fan of disposable items, environmentally speaking, these are definitely very useful on longer journeys. They are soft but very strong, and plenty absorbent. And way better than a wet or dirty top after a bit of turbulence or a bump in the road.
  • 3 Disposable change pads – again, very useful – assuming you don't have a change pad in your nappy bag already. Still, they make nice little ground covers, and are very good quality.
  • A reusable sticker play set and a reusable magnet play set. I was really surprised by these, and they definitely made the pack a winner for me. We've saved the sticker set for our next trip, but the magnet set went down really well. I didn't expect my 18-month old to really care for it much, but it kept her entertained for ages. We actually just keep it in the car now for regular trips, and she loves it. The only down side is that the stickers themselves can get lost, but on the up side, the magnetic pad is travel toy clip ready.
  • Crayons and doodle area – the actual 'packaging' of this set turns over to be a colouring in page, which I thought was pretty inventive. The five crayons are thin though, so weren't ideal for Kyra, but then the packaging says it's for children 3 and up, so maybe it's fine.
  • All-natural baby wipes – ideal for travel, this smaller sized wet wipe bag is really useful too. They do say there's no alcohol, parabens or SLS 's, which was a relief because companies tend to go for the cheaper things sometimes, and here they obviously haven't. There are 20 wipes in the pack.
  • And finally, the After Mess Gel – while we don't normally use sterilisers and sanitisers, I did find this really useful on a flight where getting up to go to the bathroom to wash hands wasn't always possible. Of course, that's what the wipes are for too, but as I say, I found this to be a good substitute for water.

Overall, I'm really impressed with this set, its compactness and, especially in our case, its flight-readiness. Available at Little Jet Setters for £19.99.

Tommee Tippee Explora Roll 'n' Go Bib Review

by Luschka van Onselen in Reviews on 18 October, 2010 at 5:00 pm

Tommee Tippee Explora Roll 'n' Go Bib Review

The Tommee Tippee Explora Roll 'n' Go bib is my new favourite bib for when we're out and about.

The Explora Roll 'n' Go bib for babies six months and up is made from a BPA free soft rubbery plastic, which is softer on baby skin and doesn't cut in to the flesh as the old hard bibs used to do. The pelican bib is a great catch all and stops a lot of food reaching the floor – meaning my toddler can pick it up again and keep eating without my having to worry about germs and cat hair.

The Explora Roll 'n' Go bib actually rolls up and the 'buttons' with which you fasten it around the baby's neck also serve as clips to fasten it so that it doesn't unroll in your bag. It is small enough that it can go in a handbag, nappy bag or picnic basket without compromising too much space in already jam packed baggage.

So what makes this bib any better than a simple .99p cloth version?

Well, just the fact that it's so easy to clean! That was it's selling point to me, anyway. A mucky bib in my handbag has never really appealed to me, but with the Explor Roll 'n' Go, a quick wipe down or rinse under a running tap, and you're good to go all over again. No plastic bags to keep it in and later throw away, no dirty bib to forget about, no running out of clean bibs when I'm out and about.

We took an Explora Roll 'n' Go bib with us on a camping trip over the summer and with no washing machine, it was really useful to be able to just wipe it off.

The Tommee Tippee Explora Roll 'n' Go bib comes in pink, green and blue and retails for £5.49 for two.

Kiddicare Deluxe Buggy Bag With Wheels £9.99

by Sarah Macdonald in Deals on 23 August, 2010 at 11:00 am

Kiddicare Deluxe Buggy Bag With Wheels £9.99This Kiddicare deluxe buggy bag with wheels is ideal for families who fly abroad (or within the UK too) and need to take a pushchair with them.

I fly quite a lot and the amount of parents I see crossing their fingers and hoping for the best, when they wave goodbye to their little one's pushchair, only to see it emerge at the other end in n-o-t quite the same state is staggering.

A nifty solution could be this Kiddicare deluxe buggy bag.

It's made from a heavy-duty waterproof and rip-proof material and has wheels on the bottom, so you can pack the pushchair away and pull it along when it's not being sat in. It also has a lockable zip too.

You could also use this bag to store your pushchair when you're not using it too. Or keep it in the boot of the car if you're out and about in the rain, and pack it away when you're ready to go home keeping your boot and whatever else is in there clean and dry.

The retail price for this bag is £41.99 but are currently on offer at Kiddicare for just £9.99 with standard delivery costing £4.99.

Thanks to crazyterrier2000 over at HUKD

Free P&P and 15% Off @GLTC

by Heidi Scrimgeour in Deals on 30 March, 2010 at 3:00 pm

Free P&P and 15% Off @GLTCThe Great Little Trading Company are currently offering free P&P on all online orders over £50 excluding delivery charges - but be quick as the offer ends at midnight on Thursday 1st April.

This discount will be automatically applied to your basket and ends at midnight on Thursday. Phone orders are excluded. Do have a squizz at the full terms & conditions here if you have any queries about this offer or want to check standard delivery charges for your area.

Free P&P and 15% Off @GLTCGLTC are also offering up to 15% off selected items in their 'travel essentials' range, to make life easier if you're hitting the road over the Easter holidays. These cute wheelie suitcases are down to £13.95 from £15.50. They've been featured in Practical Parenting magazine and come with a stand as well as a luggage strap, and measure 35cmH x 28cmW x 11cmD. They're suitable for children aged 3yrs+.