Electric Picnic for Kids??

Redbhoy

Did anyone take their kids to the Electric Picnic? What are the facilities like for families?
Would you recommend bringing the kids?
I was thinking of bringing my two angels down but decided against it.

lordgoat

There were alot of kids there, not sure what the facilities in the campsite were like. And on bringing them i think it would come down to the temperment of the child in question. I saw some kids having a great time and others bawling their eyes out.

tman

Would you really want your children seeing some of the ****ed up states that people get into there though?
Didn't see all that much of it last year, but I can just picture an innocent child pointing at me last year and saying "mummy, what's wrong with that strange man???"

fits

tman wrote: »

Would you really want your children seeing some of the ****ed up states that people get into there though?
Didn't see all that much of it last year, but I can just picture an innocent child pointing at me last year and saying "mummy, what's wrong with that strange man???"

I think you could avoid that with a good dose of common sense, and staying away from areas where that sort of messiness is more likely. I didnt see many kids out and about later in the day for example.

littleredspot

Myself and my good wife brought our two year old this year and it was an amazing experience for us all.

The family camping area was great, real close to carpark, clean proper toilets, showers, friendly cafe, small play area and most importantly a really relaxed friendly vibe. This led to the kids area which was a beautiful, magical sort of place, set in a peaceful walled garden, colourfully decorated, and staffed by excellent friendly and helpful people. You'd really have to see photos to appreciate the attention to detail in decorating it.

Around the rest of the venue we had no problems, that said the weather was on our side and we were able to push our buggy everywhere, I'd brought a wheelbarrow just in case. The most important thing for us and most parents was that we'd brought ear defenders, we wouldn't have brought her into any of the tents really without them. (Christy Moore and Bacardi B Bar being her favourites, wasn't that gone on The Breeders and slept peacefully at the back for My Bloody Valentine, which if you were there you'd appreciate just how good the ear muffs work)

The messy people were mainly in the campsites or asleep on the ground so they didn't bother us. In fact the thing that made the whole experience really great for us was the people. Everywhere we went there was a queue of people asking to take her photo and laughing and smiling at her dancing or the sight of her up on her daddy's shoulders clapping along. Its a great thing to see your daughter bringing so much pleasure to people. A lot of people approached us and asked questions/praised us and the other parents for bringing the kids, we weren't expecting that and it made us feel very comfortable.

I could go on (as you may have guessed) but it really was that enjoyable.
We'll definetely be back:):):)

Phlann

I saw a kid of about three years old in a teddy bear suit busting some slick dance moves to some hard-house on the Sunday. One of the funniest things I've ever seen, we just stood there laughing at him for ages.

Crumble Froo

aw man, i saw two kids, somewhere between seven and ten throwing down these fantastic moves. the kind that you would never even dream of doing alone by the time you're 15/16, let alone in public, but these two kids were doin em anyway, looked like they were having an absolute ball, and i took a moment to stand and be amused... next thing, some fella comes over and starts dancing with them, my god, the kids jsut ran and hid behind the parents. the parents were pissing themselves laughign, trying to encourage the kids to go back out, sure they were doing it before... man, i just lol'd.

but aye, was talking to a fair few parents, and they all had nothing but good things to say, really.

caff

Brought my 12 year old brother to it, he had a great time really enjoyed himself.

Saw lots of other kids there all ages, only issue I had was going back to the family campsite after midnight took ages as the main path through the walled garden was closed so you had to walk around out through the boutique camping area and around the back of the lake to the family campsite. About doubled the distance to the campsite.