Enclosed pitch garden for toddler, ideas please!!!

[mzmum]

Hi, strange request for ideas I know but will be camping in France this summer for 2 weeks with DD who will be 18 months and all over the place. Last year was great as she wasn't even sitting but I'm really worried this year will involve 2 weeks of running after her dragging her back to base. What do you all do?

My idea is to make a pitch garden!!!! The campsite has an enclosed pool area so that's not an issue but our pitch is in woodland fairly close to the lake (we're very keen on this pitch so don't want to change location) and I so don't want to spend the whole holiday chasing after DD. (We spent just a weekend once at a friend's villa with a non-enclosed pool when DS was same age and were virtually on the edge of divorce by the end, it was that stressful!!!) So I thought let's enclose a large as possible area around the tent with "lots to do" and then we can all relax.

Anyone done anything similar? Or know of any whizzy camping gadgets that will do the trick? We will be loaded to the hilt so can't take anything too bulky like 10 windbreaks!! May even have to purchase something at the hardware places in France.

Would really appreciate any ideas, thanks.

ah I have just the thing, hang on

one dad's story here

what he found in the shops and how he fixed it

i've seen people use windbreaks a few times - never anything else. don't supposse a dog lead?????? you will run off all the cakes and pate etc - only hol i actually lost weight on

Windbreaks here too - if there is a gap in them that your LO could squeeze through, secure them at the top with clips. Make sure you make a 'gate' which has one you can easily pull up.

Aha, brilliant ideas! Thank you. Sorry for uselessly late reply - first chance to look properly.

MrsBadger, thanks for the links. That Dad was very in to finding a solution wasn't he! I personally like the construction thingies though not sure 30cm high would be any good. But snow fencing, brilliant. Not sure how pleasant the bright orange will look in a lovely woodland lake setting........!

So maybe windbreaks it is then? Will have to find some French ones v.cheap. Now have vision of proper pitch garden with stripey fence and "in and out" gate. Ooooooh I could plant flowers and have windmills and everything!!!!!

Thanks for your responses everyone - if there's any more ideas I'd love to know. And if it goes wrong and certain DD doesn't like being "enclosed" then yep, I'll be eating lots and lots of cheese and pate to compensate!!