So I have my lovely bell tent (yes, have been assured that there will be room for bells at the showground where the festival is) and am amassing bits and bobs. We all have something to sleep on and in, sit on and at, and a shiny bivouac to cook with.
I'm a terrible list-maker and my list is running to several pages at the moment! We are taking a 3 yo (who is in the process of potty training, but he'll be back in nappies for the 5 days we're away) and a 8 mo who's crawling and makes an unfeasible amount of mess eating. So we can't really stint on bibs and spare vests. I'm also convinced that it'll rain the entire time, so I'm fretting about mud and everything we own getting soggy. Thinking about taking the small McLaren stroller to give DS1 somewhere to sit and sleep in the evenings, and it's light enough for DH and I to carry over the mud if needs be. (DS2 will be in a sling)
Really, I just need reassurance and top tips for family festival camping. My own brilliant ideas extend only as far as sellotaping glowstix to the guylines every evening, to stop people tripping over, and to help us find our beds at night. I'm mostly just glooming about the dire weather prognosis (camping in the rain is one thing, but camping at a festival where we're all going to be outside all day is another) - what do we do all day with DS1 if it's just too rainy to expect him to stand outside listening to folk music?? I'd hoped to put him on the picnic blanket with magazines, colouring stuff and toys. (It's a fairly small festival, and there is stuff for children, but mostly older than 3 yo.)
We've done a trial family camp, but in lovely weather (and it was still bloody cold at night!) and for one night only. I haven't camped overnight at a festival for over a decade...