When needs must...

Whoops...I totally got caught out today on the daily "picking up / dropping off my little hips from a million places run" today. Little Miss 3 urgently needed a wee stop "NOW", and there was no option but stop there and then to rush to her needs. No hiding behind a tree for us, as I remembered the wonderful 'My Carry Potty'. A super little potty that is perfect for keeping in the boot of the car for these exact moments. After use, you simply shut the lid, and its completely leak and odour proof....! Check out our past review of the 'My Carry Potty'. Love it!

Mycarrypotty.com

The carkoon...Is this the way of the future?

Image: Daily Mail

A British engineer is the latest to invent what could be classified as an ingenious development in child car safety.

Image: Carkoon.com

The carkoon is a carseat with a difference - the main feature being a special fireproof airbag that folds out on impact, protecting the child from fire or any objects that could have become dislodged, for up to 20 minutes whilst help is on its way.The car seat can then be swivelled around to aide emergency services to release the child quickly.

Clever, or what?

Love anything that'll keep our little hip travellers safe.

Check out the Carkoon website for more info.

Scoot 'n' pull those little hipsters back home...

My little hip family love a good scooting session (we are big fans of the super Mini Micro Scooters), but when those little limbs just can't quite make it any further, that long winding road back home from the playground can be somewhat challenging for all involved.

So all my prayers were answered when a wee Scoot 'N' Pull package arrived on my doorstep. Why oh why had I not thought of this ingenious little invention. How we love a practical product that makes life easy once more (and trust me, with 3 little crazy hipsters, I am in awe of such goodies!)

When the going gets tough for your little person, you quite simply attach the Scoot 'N' Pull to the scooter, pull them along, and the little hipster just steers. They still feel independent, but at the same time, you maintain the control (and you all get home much quicker and still in one piece!)

Also perfect for your newly converted scooter fanatics, who perhaps haven't quite got the hang of it... almost like training wheels, or simply for just having lots of fun racing around the tracks - check out our little hip family vid below.

Or if your little people fancy walking besides you, just carry the scooter over your shoulder, freeing up both your hands.

Love love love it.

Bali winners announced...

Thanks to all those who entered the Bali for Kids book giveaway.

Here are our lucky winners...

Stacey
Sandy

Please contact us on info@thelittlehiptraveller.com.au and let us know your best address.

The prize will be redrawn if we are not contacted with 7 days.

{GIVEAWAY TIME} Travelling to Bali With Kids?

Heading to Bali? Thanks to our friends at Bali with Kids, we've got a couple of copies of the Bali with kids book to giveaway.....

Who wants one?

Also, why not have a read of our friend Veronica's trip to Bali. She had the Bali with Kids book with her, and found it super informative, and very easy to use.

Just leave us a comment via this blog, or Facebook page, to let us know if you want to be in it to win it?

Conditions:

Entries must 'like' BOTH 'The Little Hip Traveller' and 'Bali With Kids' on Facebook or Twitter

If they already like, just please keep on supporting us by letting your little hip travelling buddies all about us! We love sharing the love... 

Open to both Australian and NZl readers

The winner will be drawn at random and announced on the little hip traveller blog. If they do not contact me within 7 days, the prize will be redrawn

Competition closes Friday 2nd March AEST 5pm.

Travelling to Bali with kids?

Bali seems to be totally on trend once again, and with it being super easy to get to, affordable, and so 'hip' friendly, it really is a top destination. 

Veronica and her family travelled to Bali recently, and was delighted with her experience, so wanted to share her tales. She also took a copy of the Bali with Kids book to help her on her way. 

So many thanks Vee for sharing your experiences with us - over to you...

Recently we went to Bali for our first overseas holiday with our 33 month old son Tyler. We travelled with my brother and his family for 10 nights. Leading up to the holiday I was lucky enough to be given the Bali with Kids book. It has everything you needed to know about travelling to Bali with children, and I would definitely recommend it. My nephews aged 6 and 8 loved reading the book, they were so excited about the holiday and the book added to their excitement.

The book had heaps of useful information about travelling with kids to bali, including baby hire companies, where to buy baby supplies, what the supermarkets stocked etc, so I knew that all supplies could easily be found in Bali.

We stayed at Bali Dynasty Resort which we picked from Bali with Kids. I would definitely recommend it for families with children, it has a 56 metre waterslide which the kids just loved and we spent many hours watching them go up and down. My nephews went into Kids club for a few days and they did many activities and had a ball. The kids club is “renowned as one of Bali’s best kid’s club facilities” which we had read from “Bali with Kids”. We spent so much time at our resort, we didn’t need to go out much as the pool and waterslide kept the kids entertained. The staff were fantastic they were so friendly and loved the kids. We would definitely stay at this resort again. 

Our hotel offered some morning tours, we went to Jimbaran Bay which is a fishing village, and we visited a local primary school which was great to see as the local Balinese kids are so beautiful and friendly. These tours cost a couple of dollars and were only an hour or two long... perfect for young kids.

The kids had read about Waterbom Park from our Bali with Kids book, which is a huge waterslide park. I think I had more fun than the kids, it had so many waterslides and it catered for everyone. They have a kiddie’s play area for the younger kids, but Tyler loved the big slides as well. Waterbom Park was one of our favourite days in Bali the kids just loved it.

Of course there is the shopping which was great. There are the markets, you definitely need to bargain and shop around first because you will be surprised how cheap you can get things for. We also did some shopping in Seminyak which has boutique stores (all the kids ones are listed in Bali with Kids) we got some great clothes for Tyler.

We picked out a few restaurants from our Bali with Kids book. We only managed to eat out a few nights as the kids had collapsed into bed early. 

• Ku De Ta,  located in Seminyak - My sister in law and I left the guys with the kids for an afternoon and went on our own for some cocktails, which we had from the lounge chairs that looked out over the beach. Our Hubby’s and kids came later to watch the sunset and then we all enjoyed Pizzas on the lounge chairs and a play in the beach. Such a gorgeous place.
• Ayana Resort, Rock Bar and Dava Restaurant – The hubby and I got a night out by ourselves which is a great reason to go away with people you know. This resort was amazing; we had read about it in our Bali with Kids book and nearly stayed at this resort, as it looked great for kids. It was so beautiful, it took us about 40 minutes by Taxi (cost $7 so cheap). Our concierge man at the hotel recommended The Rock Bar at Ayana Resort which is located in a cliff and is accessible by a cable car, such an amazing bar and place we thought it was brilliant. We had dinner at Dava one of the Resort’s  Restaurants such a beautiful setting and it was so nice to go somewhere a little special with my hubby as we don’t get out on our own often.

Unfortunately my husband got sick the day before we were due to come home (nothing to do with Bali).  We got the experience of an ambulance ride and 3 nights in Denpasar Surya Husada Hospital. My hubby is fine now, and the hospital experience was very impressive. The doctors and nurses were very informative and helpful and the hospital was so clean it actually felt like we were staying in a hotel. Our hospital stay was much more than I expected and the nurses were so friendly and very helpful especially with Tyler. The last place you want to end up on a holiday is in a hospital, but I can’t complain the facilities were great.

I have travelled to many places before I had a child but I have never met such friendly people like the Balinese, they made my holiday experience so enjoyable. 

Bali with Kids was such a great book to have whilst in Bali, it has everything you need to know about travelling to Bali with children, there was so much in there that we didn’t get around to doing so we will need to start planning our next holiday to Bali.

Fancy a luxury flat bed courtesy of Mr Phil & Ted?

Wow...whilst yours truly has been locked away in new baby bliss, Mr Phil & Ted have once again been hard at work and have just launched the most exclusive innovative Promenade. Gosh, what a crowd pleaser!

According to Phil & Ted, this is the "premium urban stroller with reversible and convertible flat bed seat, and ultimate style".

Why is it, whenever I have a new bub, I have ultimate pram envy???

Check out these pics, and very hip video. Can't wait to see it in action.