Bon Voyage!

Traveling internationally with young kids can seem overwhelming.  Fortunately, BubbleBum’s own Grainne Kelly has come up with a few handy tips to get organized for the big trip.  So now you can just relax and have fun!

-Make a copy of your passport in case it gets lost or stolen while travelling. Bring a copy with you and leave a copy at home for extra backup.

-Ensure you have adequate travel insurance and identify the global emergency contact number. Take out your insurance at the same time as making your reservation as it provides cancellation cover due to illness which is the biggest problem for any traveller. It costs the same but gives you cover for a longer period of time if you take it out at the time of booking. Check out local emergency services before arrival as you may not have Wi-Fi access.

-Check the entrance/exit fees for the country you are travelling. Some countries require travellers to pay in order to enter/leave their country and these fees are not included in your airline ticket

-Always have local cash. Have some money for trains, buses and taxis as not every place takes credit cards.

-Learn some of the local language. Before your trip, try and learn a few important phrases in the language of the country you are traveling to so you can communicate. Bring your travel phrasebook with you if you have one.

-Always pack sachets of pain reliever to avoid spillages and for easy airport transit.

-Bring clear, re-sealable plastic bags for liquids in hand luggage. No item may exceed 100ml when going through airport security.

-Pack your BubbleBum’s (inflatable car booster seats) in hand luggage or cabin baggage to avoid searching through suitcases on arrival at your destination.

-Pack a charger/adapter. If you want to use your electronics make sure you have the correct adapter as different countries have different sized plugs and voltage.

-If taking your own satellite navigation system, pre-program your destination to give yourself one less job to do when you arrive

-If your flight is an overnight flight, pack your child’s nigh time toy in his backpack for easy access along with some favourite toys to keep them occupied

Safe travels!

We believe that all parents/guardians are very important people and deserve a little reward for being our “Super Heroes”. As Father’s Day is this Sunday, 16^th June 2013 we are running a a special “Super Dads” competition!

As we all know, men love to barbecue so we are giving one lucky winner a very cool and manly “BBQ tool kit”, with all the barbecue utensils and essentials, the ideal addition for any man cave (or shed/garage). We are also giving away a funky black and silver BubbleBum car booster seat to make dad’s job that little bit easier.

So if you are a dad/guardian or if you would like to enter your dad, step-dad, guardian, husband or partner; simply tell us why you/they are a BubbleBum “Super Dad”. No sob stories please, the funnier the better!

Enter through our link below, add your contact details (so we can contact you if you win), and tell us why you or they are a “Super Dad”.

http://www.bubblebum.co/superdads-competition

Terms and Conditions apply. Competition will run from Monday 10^th June 2013 until Sunday 16^th June 2013 at 8pm. The winner will be selected at random and notified by email or contact number if provided. This competition is open to anyone living in the UK & Ireland only.

Good luck to all our “Super Dads” out there!

Hi Buddies,

We have just found out that our wonderful BubbleBum Car Booster Seat has been awarded second place in the Mother, Baby & Child Magazine in Dubai in the ‘Best in Child Road Safety’ Category

Hi Buddies,

We just came across a great review of BubbleBum on a really interesting site; Mummy Bird:

Just recently we were asked to review a BubbleBum,when the email popped into my inbox I remember thinking ‘A Bubble what??’I followed the link to find out what this BubbleBum  was all about and I instantly fell in love with it.

For those of you that don’t know BubbleBum is the first inflatable car booster seat for kids aged 4-11 years old,making carpooling,and family travel easier than ever. It deflates quickly after use,rolls up,and stores away conveniently in a rucksack,suitcase or mums handbag. In addition,its compact size allows for fitting 3 across the back seat. Great for road trips,holidays or for when the kids have a friend over after school.

BubbleBum has just launched a brand new colour funky black and silver which is now available to purchase in selected Halfords stores throughout the UK. BubbleBum is also available in a bright purple and green.

BubbleBum is a fantastic idea and perfect for me,I have a small car with a tiny boot and normally carry a plastic hard car booster seat everywhere with me so that I can pick up the childrens friends and cousins whenever I am needed to. Carrying the old booster in my boot is a nightmare because of the size. When I go food shopping I struggle to put my shopping in the boot so it spills over onto the backseats or floor if I have the children in the car.

BubbleBum is easy to use,it blows up and deflates easily with a special cap that I have never seen before,it packs away neat and tidy in a compact bag. Its perfect for my boot because it only takes up a small area. The children love sitting on it,and said its definitely for comfortable than their usual car seats. Both of my children suffer in the car with pins and needles so I was interested to see if this would stop that,we have been using it for a week now and the children have been on a couple of long journeys and I am pleased to say they have not had pins and needles once. We would definitely recommend BubbleBum to other parents. Its the perfect Booster Seat.

If you would like to keep up to date with all the news from BubbleBum why not sign up to their UK News Letter click here.

Source: http://www.mummybird.com/2013/05/13/bubblebum-review-and-giveway/

Team BubbleBum complete the Belfast City Marathon 2013!

We were so proud of Team BubbleBum for completing the Belfast City Marathon 2013 relay in a very respective 4.27.15 hours,  and our very own Forest Gump, Fintan running the full marathon on Monday!

Well done Grainne, Fintan, Mandy, Shauna, Stephen and Zara!

A great day was had by all and thankfully no-one had to be stretchered off by St. John’s ambulance!

You can still sponsor us through our “Just Giving” page for our children’s charity, the NSPCC by clicking here.

Thanks to all who have already donated and everyone who came out to support us in Belfast on bank holiday Monday!

The BubbleBum UK Team

The BubbleBum team will be taking part in the Belfast City Marathon 2013…

Grainne, Mandy, Shauna, Stephen and Zara will be completing the Belfast City Marathon (26.2 miles) as a relay team in aid of well-known children’s charity close to our hearts, the NSPCC.

The team have been training hard and putting in some serious mileage in preparation for the marathon which will take place on bank holiday Monday, 6th May 2013 in Belfast.

If you would like to show your support and sponsor the team please click on the “Just Giving” icon below to donate via our “Just Giving” page:

Or, alternatively you can sponsor £1.00 by texting: “BMUK48″ followed by £1 to text number: 70070

We really appreciate all of your support and generosity.

The BubbleBum UK Team

Hi Buddies,

We just came across great review of BubbleBum on www.first4dads.co.uk; a really interesting site and full of great ideas but of course we are really pleased and thankful for the review:

BubbleBum Inflatable Car Booster Seat

PRODUCT: BubbleBum Inflatable Car Booster Seat (www.bubblebum.co)

DESCRIPTION: A lightweight and portable inflatable car booster seat for children ged between 4-11 years old, weight range 15-36kg, child’s height up to 135cm. Includes shoulder belt positioning strap and stretchy carry bag. Available in either purple/lime or blacl/silver colour schemes. seat dimensions are approx. H13 x W34 x L32cm.

GOOD POINTS: The BubbleBum Car Booster Seat is a truly brilliant travel invention which makes a quick, easy and very convenient solution for transporting children in the car….and at a very reasonable price!

Designed for on-the-spot use wherever and whenever, the seat is very lightweight (less than 0.5kg) and comes compactly folded in its own drawstring carry bag – with two very cool colour schemes to choose from! Compared to traditional booster seats, this offers a fantastically small sized and relatively discrete item for carrying in handbags, rucksacks, schoolbags or any small pocket or compartment of a car for easy access as required.

The seat is inflatable to create a well cushioned, stable and very comfortable support that raises your child (up to the age of approximately 11 years) to the correct height to enable them to travel using a standard three-point car seat belt.

There is no plastic frame to mark your upholstery, and the BubbleBum’s narrow, compact and convenient design not only enables three children to sit adequately in the back, but also offers superb multifunction, for use in taxis or holiday rental cars, on school trips involving coaches or minibuses, or just for spontaneous or planned journeys with friends or family. It can even offer young children some additional height in cinemas, theatres or restaurants and other venues.

The seat is very easy to inflate (by mouth) in seconds via a twistable air valve (deflating is also very quick), and it has a good-quality durable wipe-clean polyester cover, complete with memory foam seat pad, raised edging, and lovely embroidered ‘Bubble Bum’ logo.

In addition, the seat comes with belt-positioning strap and side belt restraint clips which enable the car’s seat belt to be positioned safely and securely around your child without cutting into their neck, while at the same time helping to prevent the seat from sliding underneath them.

In our opinion, the BubbleBum booster seat is practical, safe, and invaluable for regular or unplanned short trips and journeys with your child.

BAD POINTS: Good for short trips and emergencies, but perhaps does not offer the level of support required for regular long journeys.

Competition Time!

To celebrate Easter we are running a fan-Bubble-tastic Easter giveaway on our UK Facebook page.

We are giving one lucky winner in the UK/Ireland and one winner in the US the chance to win a luxury Easter prize (full of chocolatey goodness) and a black BubbleBum for their little rascal.

For the UK/Ireland entrants, the luxury Easter prize is a Hotel Chocolat “Rocky Road to Caramel Extra Think Easter Egg”. Yummy!

So to enter this unmissable giveaway all you have to do is simply go to our UK Facebook page, “Like”, “Share” and “Comment” on our giveaway post, telling us why you deserve to win the Easter prize and BubbleBum. It is that simple!

So get “Liking” and ”Sharing” with all of your Facebook friends!

The competition will close on Friday 22nd March at 8pm (to give us time to post your prize for Easter). The lucky winner will be selected at random from all entrants that comment on the Facebook post. Terms and conditions apply.

Wishing you all the best of luck!

The BubbleBum UK Ltd Team

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And the winner is…Lucy Richards!!

Well done Lucy! Your Benefit TropiCORAL make-up kit is on its way to you!

Thanks to all the BubbleBum SuperMum’s that entered our competition, we were overwhelmed by the phenomenal response!

Make sure to keep an eye on our blog, Facebook and Twitter pages for more up and coming BubbleBum competitions and giveaways.

Have a fan-Bubble-tastic day!

The BubbleBum UK Ltd Team