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Heathrow and Gatwick: Mum shares genius 7p item for keeping kids entertained at the airport and parents can't stop thanking her

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Vincent
Published date14 August 2022
Publication titleMyLondon (England)
Speaking in a video, she said: "When my kids were really young, I used to always travel with a few uninflated balloons. Not the small kind that are choking hazards but these, the larger ones that are bigger than your own tongue

"It's 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. And it's better than a ball because you can hit a balloon as hard as you want.

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"And it never travels that far and it really doesn't harm anything. Watch." She then proceeded to throw the balloon at a bedside lamp, a cup of tea and the TV before her kid throws it at her face.

"But when you travel," she continued, "you just have a lot of long waits ahead of you. Whether to get on the plane or your luggage, baggage claim, your rental car, maybe it's a table at a restaurant to eat dinner and to have something that can create a diversion is really nice to have.

"Is it good for any situation Of course it's not. You really have to suss this out for yourself to make sure it's safe and everyone's okay." The video, which has amassed more...

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