Do you want a chance to win our 007 PacaPod Picos Pack loaded with packable travel gadgets for Fathers day? (Not just for babies!)

To celebrate Father’s Day we have a Picos Pack to giveaway plus a haul of the latest high tech lightweight and packable travel gadgets, which have been handpicked by our inventive creator and self-confessed ‘gear-head’ Jacqueline Waggett (and of course these can all be carried with both hands free!).

Every dad deserves a brilliant bag to organise family outings and the PacaPod Picos Pack design is the perfect ‘gadget bag’ fit for a 007 adventure even with the kids in tow (you will be ready for practically anything – shaken but not stirred). 

This cool collection of innovative gear which includes: 1) PacaPod Picos Pack in black 2) Pop up Sunshade tent 3) Beach mat with handles 4) Collapsible Bucket 5) Inflatable body board 6) Quick Dry and packable large beach towel 7) Karabiner pack 8) Thermos Flask 9) Packable Tupperware set 10) foldable cutlery kit 11) flat back bowl and cup 12) set of freezer ice packs 13) pack clean wipes 14) mini sunscreen 15) mini antibacterial hand gel 16) Nappy sacks (perfect for shells, food waste) 17) PacaPod eco bag 18) Foldable 50+ sun safe hat 19) pop up foldable Frisbee 20) “The packing book” for a bit of light reading 21) and of course our favourite inflatable crocodile!!!

All these items can be packed into our Picos Pack (excluding sunshade & mat which slip over your shoulder and bucket and spade clip onto the front webbing). Incredibly leaving both your hands free!

PacaPod bags are popular with celebrity dads including comedian Jason Manford, presenter Jake Humphrey and explorer Ben Fogle… surely it’s only a matter of time before James Bond has one too?!

All you have to do to win this action packed bag is simply click on the following link to our Facebook competition and complete our sign up form. http://bit.ly/10SBGBU

Our adorable Changer Toy Pod took pride of place in the Mail on Sunday’s You Magazine last weekend, and whilst safety reins aren’t so frequently spotted on tots these days, tester Michelle reckons they’re making a comeback:

“Reins have been a must ever since our happy wanderer of a daughter could walk. Now two and a half, her old reins seem too babyish so this backpack from PacaPod with a lead attached ticks all the boxes. It looks fun, so she loves wearing it”

There’s been such a great reaction to the feature that we’ve already sold out of the Red Leopard and Pink Giraffe Pods! With just the Navy Zebra left make sure you get your orders in quick!

After a mad scramble to Gatwick airport last week we managed to catch our flight to sunny Spain to check out the Cero a Cuatro nursery show in Valencia. And what a busy time we had meeting all the new faces who came over to say hello - hardly a minute to step outside and enjoy the beautiful weather! We have our Spanish distributor, Baby Emporium, to thank for making us feel so welcome during our stay in their wonderful country!

Earlier this month, and after weeks of preparation (right down to coordination of exhibition outfits) we attended Kind und Jugend Trade Fair in Cologne, for the second year running. After receiving such a positive response last year we can admit to a few pre-show nerves this time round, but we're relieved to report that the nursery world hadn't forgotten about PacaPod; there were lots of familiar faces making us feel right at home, and some less familiar but very exciting new faces too! After 4 days of too little sleep (and one night of too much wine) we returned home to begin the task of sorting all the contacts, advice and information we'd received into some sort of logical order.  Suffice to say this task is still ongoing. Here's to next year!

Dread packing for your family holiday? End up taking half the wardrobe only to find your children wearing the same thing for a fortnight?!? The school holidays are finally here, and that means it's time for mum to face the dreaded job of packing for the family holiday.  With the kids insisting that all 83 inflatable pool toys they've accumulated need to go with them and the baby screaming in the background, dad's gone off to google which inflight movie to watch on the plane and you're left reminiscing about a time when your toughest decision would be whether to take 8 bikinis or 9 (i.e. the pre-children years).

Savvy parenting magazine Mumsense knows what we're talking about and is here to lend a hand, offering advice on where to go and what to take.  The PacaPod baby changing bag acts as the perfect piece of hand luggage for the plane journey - no more frantic scrabbling around in your bag for baby wipes while whacking elbows on arm rests (and on any unlucky passers-by) - you can relax and keep calm, knowing everything is in place.

If you thought the prospect of a relaxing summer holiday with a baby in tow was impossible then you might want to think again; the latest issue of The Sunday Times Travel magazine has chosen PacaPod as the perfect baby changing bag for family travels and adventures this year!