Dear fellow sub-one-metre-humans, pizza-appreciators and members of the anti-hair-accessory movement,
It may have escaped your attention that for the past week, I have been on ‘holiday’ with Mummy in a place called ‘Tenner-reef’. As a now seasoned traveller, I have been carefully working on and compiling a list of helpful hints and tips for toddler travel (in between bath-time and farting) that even the most novice young holiday-er can use to their advantage:
- Sleep during the car journey to the airport. You’re going to need your strength for f@*king up everyone’s flight.
- The aeroplane provides the perfect environment for your pre-prepared marathon version of wheels on the bus. Oil up your vocal chords with some post-customs toddler milk and sing the shit out of a personal concert for the terrified teenage boy in the seat behind you. Boom.
- Demand crisps and flirt with the air stewardess… then toss her aside like an empty tube of Pringles the second you leave the plane… she’s no use to you now.
- Only the weak actually ‘sit down’ on buses.
- Discard the buggy, your preferred method of travel for the next week is ‘Trunki’. And you do mean EVERYWHERE.
- Remember you’re using the ‘holiday stroller’ now not the sturdy home buggy. Wait until they’ve loaded the back up like a pack horse and then stand up. Keep repeating until they learn they’re just gonna have to CARRY THEIR OWN SHIT. Or buy you another ice cream. (I call this move #buggybuckaroo)
- The ‘Swimming Pond’ on holiday is fairly similar to your paddling pool at home… Except with better toys and without its own green skin and bio-diverse aquatic ecosystem.
- Be sure to freak the f@*k out when your fingers go wrinkly after a three hour pool session. This means the underwater swimming pond goblins are stealing your skin…
- Also. Swim nappies are a trick.
- Mummy is mistaken. You CAN put your own sun-lotion on. Idiot.
- And if she thinks your wearing a hat today she better keep the Cornettos coming thick and fast.
- There can never be too much melon, chips or mel-ips. (My own melon/chips hybrid. I’d share the recipe but it’s a secret and I’m getting that shit patented.)
- Herbs count as vegetables. If a pizza turns up with oregano decoratively sprinkled on top insist this is removed immediately. Then take a mouthful. Spit it out in disgust. Fart. And demand an ice cream.
- At day crèche, relax… have fun… take in the culture… feast on some European play-doh… Until you see Mummy returning. At which point pull out an ‘Angry Crab’ impenetrable backwards yoga tantrum move and scream until she feels truly guilty about her two hours of vertical sunbed action. What a selfish whore. Later on, take a protest shit on the balcony.
- While you’re all stuck sleeping in the same bedroom, this is the perfect time to see how many times you can shout Mummy’s name before she cries and eventually passes out through tears of exhaustion. Bless.
- If you can still stand. You can still dance. Ensure Mummy is watching you at all times. If she glances away at any time make a break for the stage whilst taking out a few unsuspecting five year olds en-route.
- Flirt outrageously with all Spanish waiters and hotel staff. They give you lollies. Special European lollies with magical powers… Not that sugar-free crap Mummy tries to palm you off with… Use this new found energy to run for the Swimming Pond. If you make it in, mark the area with a territorial floater. No-one will be stealing your bucket and inflatable crocodile now will they…
- With practice, you’ll be impressed the speeds you can get up whilst running in flip-flops.
- For this week, and this week alone, you’ll be truly amazed the sort of behaviour that will be rewarded with an ice-cream if it means Mummy can get another gin in.
- And finally. YOU decide how much time is too much naked playground time. Fact.
Peace out.
xx
#toddlerholiday
#melips
#gin
lol. Congrats for making it back alive xx
ReplyThank you 🙂 it was close at points… lol xx
ReplyWelcome back. Hope you're enjoying the sanctity and quiet of being back in your own bedroom. xx
ReplyHell yes. lol! xx
ReplyHehe oh myyyyy you've brought back a lot of memories of our holiday last year. We're goong again in two weeks. Oh no…
Replylol x good luck!! xx
ReplyPMSL (literally, I've got five children) at "mark the area with a territorial floater". Brilliant post, and welcome back! x
Replyheehee x thanks! xx
ReplyHa ha! Brill! Been there, done that :0) I take it you now need a holiday to get over the holiday? ha ha!
Replyyes. yes I do… lol xxx
ReplyThis is hilarious. Because it is true!! I loved the bit about the bags on the stroller – So funny! x
Reply*sniggers* I don;t know how I make the same mistake every bloody year… lol xx
ReplyPhahahaha! Oh wally bubba how I've missed you so. P.s I'm going to make sure I meet that wally mummy at the Brits and shake her hand/hug her as she's done well to survive THAT trip! Xx
Replyheehee 😉 it could be dangerous to approach her directly from the front… #justsayin #biter lol :))) x
ReplyRe: bags on the stroller, we lost 2l of spirits that way, and the worst part was it was us who lifted her out. In the baby change area of all places… the smell of raspberry vodka and Jack Daniels must have lasted for days!
ReplyI love that 🙂 so charmingly inappropriate! lol x
ReplyAwesome tips, That plane shit is real, don't ever (seriously never, ever) take them on an overnight plane ride. While everyone else wants to sleep your toddler seems to be the only one that wants to either cry, yell, sing or fart as loudly as they can. That is until Mummy starts crying along as well.
ReplyHa – we actually had a night flight on the way back which she amazingly slept through. But I had NO sleep and had to deal with a shitty toddler and the UK weather for the rest of the day. #neveragain
ReplyI think I have coffee in my nose after reading this! Just brilliant, you always make me laugh. Hope you had the most awesome of holidays, can't believe how gorge wally bubba's hair is. I want it – not her actual hair obvs!
There's a new alphabet photo linky on the blog btw, super easy too x
ReplyHeehee x cheers chicken :)) I shall take a look xx
ReplyDoes naked playground time equate to one or two extra glasses of gin?
ReplyAt least two I'd like to think! 🙂 xxx
Replyhahaha!! Hilarious! Great tips xx
ReplyTeehee x thank you m'dear xx
ReplyIt's all too scary. I'm still surprised we survived Denmark with ours – somewhere hot was just terrifying.
ReplyVoted 😉
I can't imagine doing it with multiples… Just the one toddler is plenty for me! lol xxx thank you so much lovely :)))) xxx
ReplyWe are taking little one to America next week. Dreading the flight but made notes esp 're stroller 🙂
ReplyOh yes, the bloody holiday stroller… curse that thing! lol xx good luck! 🙂
ReplyHaha! This is ace preparation as I am currently expecting my first. Certainly makes you think twice about a holiday being a 'rest` like it used to be!
ReplyYes – the word 'holiday' should really be amended post children! lol xx
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