A mum has revealed the 16p item she always takes on holiday to keep her children entertained.
Samantha Brown took to social media to share the cheap and cheerful toy that is perfect for when youngsters 'need to work off a lot of pent up energy'. Posting to her Tik Tok account @samanthabrowntravels, the travel show presenter said: "When my kids were really young, I used to always travel with a few uninflated balloons.
"This is a great toy, it takes up no room in your bag and it can be instantly inflated when a child needs to work off a lot of pent up energy, which is a lot. It's better than a ball because you can hit a balloon as hard as you want and it never travels that far and it really doesn't harm anything. When you travel you just have a lot of long waits ahead of you.
"To have something that can create a diversion is really nice to have." She said: "Is it really good for every situation? No of course it's not. You have to really suss this out for yourself."
As reported by Birmingham Live, she also recently took to Instagram to share her ultimate travel hack to ensure a seamless flying experience with children, claiming the tip "saved her marriage" when sharing it with her 140k social media followers. "Partner number one uses the pre-board to load all the stuff onto the plane, the bags, the strollers etc," says Samantha.
"Partner number two waits in the gate area with the kids, keeps them worn out, walks them around and does not board until the very last zone is called. You then walk your children on board, get them settled, and the plane will hopefully leave 10-15 minutes later," she continued.
"If you use the pre-board, your child is sitting in the plane for a good 45 minutes more than the flight time. This is a really stressful time for kids, they have bags going over their heads, people are really stressed and they can feel it.
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