we survived the show with young kids and we have a message for other show-going parents

My husband and I braved the Easter Show on Friday with our two girls aged 5 and 3.
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We were a little trepidatious about going on Good Friday after the conflicting advice we’d received from family and friends. Some thought it was a great day to go, others looked at us like we had two heads and flippers for feet – ‘You’re going to the Show on Good Friday?! You guys are CRAZY’.

​I was however encouraged by the fact that my 89-year-old Pop was a huge advocate for us going – until I realised it had been about 30 years since his last appearance and the Show may have changed slightly since the 80s.

​In any case, we jumped into the car without any pre-planning, and decided to just ‘wing it’.

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