Thanks to Tui Balm, a few weekends ago I attended the Wellington Baby Show; an event I wouldn't have attended otherwise. Attending events with a tiny human can limit how long you spend out and how much you see; as long as you are aware that you may not see it all and don't make it “a thing” then you'll enjoy yourself (this goes for any time you're out with your little one).
Attending the Wellington Baby Show got me wondering how much longer events like this will last or if there is still a need for them. I found there to be nothing new or exciting; granted I didn't attend any of the seminars, I still expected more from the stalls. Of all the stalls the only product I had not heard of was Belly Armor by RadiaShield (a product to protect your unborn & newborn from everyday radiation); otherwise if you have the internet then you had probably heard of the products on display.
The Baby Show was good if you had questions about baby sensory classes, swimming lessons & early childhood care, as they were all represented. However $15 to walk around TSB, enter a bunch of competitions (because every stall had a chance to win something) and leave with a bag full of pamphlets, seemed like a waste of a Sunday morning. It may have been different had I attended a seminar, but as there wasn't anything that jumped out at me during the time frame I was at the Baby Show, I chose to spend my time checking out the stalls instead.
The highlight of my Wellington Baby Show adventure with the Tiny Human was getting his face painted (a spider with some webs). Face painting probably isn't the best stall choice for a baby show as most parents won't get their little ones painted till they are older, but there is always the chance that some attendees may bring older children who might want to be face painted.
Overall, if you didn't make it along to the Wellington Baby Show you didn't miss much. If you did attend and entered a million competitions like I did, remember you can always unsubscribe from those mailing lists that you've ended up on.
Attending the Wellington Baby Show got me wondering how much longer events like this will last or if there is still a need for them. I found there to be nothing new or exciting; granted I didn't attend any of the seminars, I still expected more from the stalls. Of all the stalls the only product I had not heard of was Belly Armor by RadiaShield (a product to protect your unborn & newborn from everyday radiation); otherwise if you have the internet then you had probably heard of the products on display.
The Baby Show was good if you had questions about baby sensory classes, swimming lessons & early childhood care, as they were all represented. However $15 to walk around TSB, enter a bunch of competitions (because every stall had a chance to win something) and leave with a bag full of pamphlets, seemed like a waste of a Sunday morning. It may have been different had I attended a seminar, but as there wasn't anything that jumped out at me during the time frame I was at the Baby Show, I chose to spend my time checking out the stalls instead.
The highlight of my Wellington Baby Show adventure with the Tiny Human was getting his face painted (a spider with some webs). Face painting probably isn't the best stall choice for a baby show as most parents won't get their little ones painted till they are older, but there is always the chance that some attendees may bring older children who might want to be face painted.
Overall, if you didn't make it along to the Wellington Baby Show you didn't miss much. If you did attend and entered a million competitions like I did, remember you can always unsubscribe from those mailing lists that you've ended up on.