Hi all, we are going on a group family holiday with kids to Iceland in February, and I have a couple of questions I was hoping people would have knowledge about!
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What sort of activities are good for a wide age range? We have kids between the ages of 4 and 13 going. The 3 youngest kids have sensory issues, 1 is autistic and 2 are waiting assessment for possible autism/ adhd. We have Blue Lagoon booked (but am not sure if we will actually get the younger ones in yet, will play that by ear on the day!) We are also hoping to ski one of the days if there's enough snow.
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What sort of clothing do we need? My youngest has skin allergies which make wearing wool and polyester next to his skin impossible, so I was thinking of cotton leggings, jogging bottoms, and then waterproof fleece lined trousers on top. I don't know if these are windproof though. I am also thinking cotton long sleeve top, followed by a jumper/ collarless fleece, and winter coat (We have proper waterproof/ windproof padded winter coats already for the kids). And waterproof ski-type mittens? I was planning to replicate these layers on all 3 of my kids but maybe merino base layers instead of cotton for the older 2, depending on their sensory needs. I'm wary of cotton though as years of skiing has drummed into me that cotton isn't suitable for very cold weather, is it likely to be ok?
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Covid restrictions- currently, Iceland has restricted entry to places. I'm wondering how much this is likely to affect us, as a group of 11, will we all be allowed in the supermarket together? Will one of us have to shop alone etc? What about restaurants- I realise this is kind of a "how long is a piece of string" question at the mo with things changing.
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Allergies and diet- we have various allergies across various members of our group, including dairy, gluten, mustard, egg, coconut, soya, as well as some minor ones that are less important. Is Iceland set up to cater for allergies in restaurants? Or are we safer just eating in our cabin for most meals (which I imagine might restrict what activities we can feasibly do).
Thanks!