Who would of thought a Retro festival on our door step in Maidenhead! Thanks to my cousins invitation, we went along and had a really nice family day out. With my love of all thing vintage there were a number of stalls selling vintage clothing, retro toys, yummy home baked treats and random brick and brack.
We walked into an amazing trio singing 50's songs on the main field followed by a bike show. There were lots of old cars on display along with plane shows in the sky. We grabbed a quick bite to eat and then Eva spotted the bouncy castle and inflatable slide - she is a daredevil child, scared of no height, so there she was of with the big kids aka Charlotte, aged 23. They also had a mini fun fair section and I always think ill be nice and let her go on a few rides because I love seeing her face light up and I know she loves them but wow, the tantrum after when its time to move on are such a head ache! so bribe number one of the day "lets go find the ice cream man" (im a mean Mumma I was never looking for him). So we carried on, walking around and we come across a stall selling a very nice collection of vintage suitcase, baskets, signs and "naughty steps" for sale which Eva strangely to a real liking too and didn't want to leave! So that was tantrum number two, even the ice cream man bribe didn't work, little people are funny! They had a tent doing 50s style up hair dos and make up, which my cousin really wanted to get done but it was very popular and the next appointment was a little to late in the day.
We ended the day with a quick go on the push around aeroplane's, thanks to my cousin Luke. I didn't fancy having a go, I saw one mum struggling and gave up after one lap, it didn't look the easiest, no wonder it was only 50p, however she loved it! Surprise, surprise it ended in another tantrum when it was time to get out and go home. I know she was tired she did so good, it was a long day full of fun. So off to the car we went and she was fast asleep in seconds, before we even left the car park.
If you didn't make it this year and love a bit of vintage do keep an eye out for it next year, it was a nice day out and something different to do.
They have a Ball on in December at Pinewood, which also might be a fun night out!
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