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my kid has a residential at osmington bay on 13 june

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mumsforlife123 · 09/05/2025 18:02

my daughter has a residential at Osmington bay but i don't know what to pack in there bag to take on the coach. please can i have some ideas i have already got. power bank, snacks, drinks, headphones money and a notebook an pens but i dont know what else. can i have some help please. x

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MereNoelle · 11/05/2025 15:16

mumsforlife123 · 11/05/2025 15:06

guys i really need help on what to pack in my 13 year old daughters handbag for the coach as its an hour and 30 minutes drive . she will have her phone but like what else should i bring.xx

Does she know how to talk to her friends? If so she’ll be fine

Chemenger · 11/05/2025 15:15

90 minutes! In that case a copy of War and Peace, 4 large sandwiches, 3 bananas and 6 cans of coke. But seriously, for an hour and a half she needs water, a bag of crisps and a bag of Percy Pigs. It’s not a long journey.

Hobnobswantshernameback · 11/05/2025 15:15

@Croquembouchiere i am a failure as a parent 🤦‍♀️

andtheworldrollson · 11/05/2025 15:14

An hour and a half on a coach? Oh I see

At least one full meal - cold pasta salad perhaps plus snacks
a flask of soup and one of coffee as well as water
doggie poo bags and toilet roll and hand gel and Imodium just in case
a pillow and headphones and eye mask and blanket
don’t forget the passport

Croquembouchiere · 11/05/2025 15:13

Hobnobswantshernameback · 11/05/2025 15:10

I'd send them with a bag of crack some fags and a WKD
HTH

This is awful 😠...how is she meant to smoke the crack without a crack pipe? Terrible parenting 😑

Hobnobswantshernameback · 11/05/2025 15:10

I'd send them with a bag of crack some fags and a WKD
HTH

Motherknowsrest · 11/05/2025 15:09

This is AI or a child on a wind up.

Vickim03 · 11/05/2025 15:08

A drink. Some sweets for the journey a game for the coach ride. They really don’t need much on the coach.

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mumsforlife123 · 11/05/2025 15:06

guys i really need help on what to pack in my 13 year old daughters handbag for the coach as its an hour and 30 minutes drive . she will have her phone but like what else should i bring.xx

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AliTheMinx · 10/05/2025 13:56

Depending on age, maybe a game for the coach (cards, Top Trumps) or puzzle book. Also a water bottle, waterproof coat and sunhat. Apart from that, I think you've covered everything. I'm sure they'll be too busy chatting to need much. Hope she had a great time!

Vickim03 · 10/05/2025 13:02

How long is the journey? We just pack lunch as instructed by school and some sweets. School should give you a list for the stay itself.

Winter2020 · 10/05/2025 12:36

Suncream?
Refillable water bottle (but not precious if lost)

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mumsforlife123 · 10/05/2025 12:32

ok thank u guys for ur comments but i just need a couple of ideas what to pack for my other child she is 13 and i dont know what to put in a handbag for her residential.xx

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32DuploBlocks · 10/05/2025 07:20

My son went to Osmington Bay a few years ago. We were told categorically no sweets allowed at the site due to squirrels having managed to get to them before apparently! They were allowed sweets on the coach. I’m pretty sure they took a lunch to have on the coach too but just wrapped in clingfilm, packets that could be chucked out so they didn’t have 90 smelly lunchboxes after a few days!

BallerinaRadio · 10/05/2025 07:08

It astounds me how many parents enquire about school information on Facebook, never mind on Mumsnet. Does nobody talk to the schools anymore?

Acommonreader · 10/05/2025 06:59

Water, notebook, pens, sweets ( if allowed). I’m presuming dc are in primary in which case as everyone said- no devices! You’ll get a list, chill out.

Ravenview · 09/05/2025 23:00

Just to say I walked past there last week on the coast path. The kids were having so much fun, it looked great. Right by the beach too.

Alwaystired2023 · 09/05/2025 21:18

@Ablondiebutagoody 🤣 god knows but I bet I was sick as a dog the whole way!

Lemonade2011 · 09/05/2025 19:06

We got a list when booking and got bits as we went along no phones on residentials either so check first before you buy stuff they don’t need and label everything clearly

LilDeVille · 09/05/2025 19:04

It’s not til next half term. School will give you a list.

Motherknowsrest · 09/05/2025 19:04

The school will tell you, is there a parents evening coming up about the trip? This is primary school? Then of course she can't take a phone.

Parker231 · 09/05/2025 19:03

How long is the journey? Unless it’s hours, I wouldn’t have thought they would need anything.

Ablondiebutagoody · 09/05/2025 19:02

Alwaystired2023 · 09/05/2025 19:01

I went to Osmington Bay for my school trip! Near 30 years ago... 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️

What did you take on the bus?

Alwaystired2023 · 09/05/2025 19:01

I went to Osmington Bay for my school trip! Near 30 years ago... 🤣🤦🏼‍♀️

Ablondiebutagoody · 09/05/2025 19:00

How old is she? How far is the journey? Assuming just a couple of hours, I would pack pretty much nothing. A drink, a few sweets, Uno. The kids will just be screeching and messing around.

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