Have A Feel Good Summer With Ecover

It was blisteringly hot in Henley this weekend,  as we headed off to the Rewind festival as guests of Ecover.  Throughout the summer, Ecover have been bringing their Feel Good brand of entertainment to festivals across the nation.  We went to take a look at what was going on!

The Feel Good Summer area included a funky tented area where dance workshops were taking place throughout the day.  Teaching moves such as the Moonwalk and the zombie dance from Thriller, festival goers were able to hone their moves ready for the day ahead.  Yoga classes gave revellers the chance to chill out after a night of 80's style partying!

The children were kept entertained by a giant grafitti area where they could colour in the huge letters that spelled out ECOVER!  It was a very popular activity and Ella added her own artwork to it.

Ecover's Feel Good Festival Fun

There were samples of Ecover's washing up liquid for everyone.  Free from nasties and using plant based ingredients, Ecover's products are gentle and effective for perfect Feel Good cleaning.

Throughout the days, the Ecover team were busy photographing people who visited them to put on their Facebook wall.  You can then tag yourself to win prizes!  They had props so you could dress up with a mop and a wig for added fun!  There was also a great prize draw that you could enter.  There are also a lot of prizes up for grabs on their website at The Splash, as well as lots of fun too!

Being Snapped For The Ecover Facebook Page

Check out Ecover on Facebook and see what Feel Good fun they have planned for the rest of the summer.

Ella With One Of The Ecover Team

Feel Good Festival Fun!

Back To The Eighties - Rewind With Ecover!

I was a teenager in the 80's!  I loved Soft Cell, Ultravox, Adam Ant and the other futurist offerings that graced the charts at the time.  You never lose your love of the 80's!  So imagine how delighted I am to be invited to the Rewind the 80's Festival as VIP guests of Ecover!

Ecover are sponsoring the event with their Feel Good Summer Area.  They will be setting up camp and offering a little Feel Good love to everyone attending.  There'll be loads to do including blissful yoga classes guaranteed to restore your inner Zen and dance workshops where you can hone your moves!  They also have giveaways up for grabs.  You can check out their site here to win your own Feel Good prizes:

www.the-splash.co.uk/feelgoodcomp

Apart from spending some time at the Feel Good Summer Area, we'll be watching top 80's artists such as OMD, Adam Ant, The Bangles, Right Said Fred, Kool and the Gang and Rick Astley!  We have VIP tickets so hopefully we might spot a start or two backstage!  We will be tweeting and adding statuses to Facebook throughout the event so we'll let you know if we get any 80's style gossip!!

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We're off to pack our festival survival kit....suntan lotion, baby wipes, tent, camera, sleeping bags, dry shampoo and bottled water!   At least the weather forecast is good for the weekend so no need for wellies!

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Pandamonium in the Park

July the 9th was my son's 2nd birthday, it was also the date of Pandamonium in the Park, a family friendly festival   held at Althorp House in Northamptonshire. Sainsbury's teamed up with Dreamworks to put on a day with a Chinese flavour in celebration of the cinematic release of Kung Fu Panda. It seemed like the perfect day out to celebrate Freddy's special day.

I was extremely honoured to be a VIP guest of Cadbury which meant that not only did we get in to the festival, we also had access to the beautifully themed VIP tent where amazing Chinese food and other refreshments were served in very plush surroundings.  We rubbed shoulders with the Chinese Ambassador and other dignitaries, whilst enjoying the wonderful hospitality!

Althorp house was a wonderful venue for the event and the sun was shining.  The festival was supported by a whole host of household brands, Finish, Vanish, Kellogg's, Crusha, Baking Mad.com, Jammie Dodgers, Flora and of course Cadbury.  Every brand had a family orientated activity zone offering cookery demonstrations, cake decorating, crafts, fun and games for everyone to enjoy.

Cadbury Spots vs Stripes Minute to Win it Games

Making Kellogg's Rice Krispie Cakes

The Crusha Milkshake Parlour

Natural Confectionery Company Arts and Crafts activities.

Vanish Splash Attack

Chinese entertainers performed throughout the day, the ultimate of which were the Chen Brothers whose Dragon Dance is renowned world wide.  The skill involved as the two man dragon jumped across a series of thin poles to a dramatic musical accompaniment was breathtaking.

Huge kites shaped like dragons and tigers flew in the sky.  Shaolin Monks and martial arts experts gave demonstrations, giving a real taste of China. A stage saw performances from BGT winner Jai and Nickolodeon's Big Time Rush during the afternoon which was fabulous for the kids.

Big Time Rush

Me and my two eldest Joe and Meg.

Kung Fu Panda played on the big screens and the children had a chance to be photographed with the star of the film Po!  Freddy was not impressed about being photographed with a 7 ft tall giant panda, but his sisters were happy to meet him in the VIP tent.

Po from Kung Fu Panda

The highlight of the day was the concert of John Powell and Hans Zimmer's music.  Between them they have composed the music to over 100 films  and won numerous awards including an Oscar, Golden Globes and an Ivor Novello Lifetime Achievement Award.  Collectively, their music has been in films such as Inception, Gladiator, Pirates of the Caribbean and of course Kung Fu Panda 1 and 2!  This concert was a world exclusive and I felt very honoured to be a part of it.

The Main Stage

The Hans Zimmer and John Powell concert begins.

The full philharmonic orchestra played music from a host of films including Shrek, the Bee Movie, Madagascar and Kung Fu Panda.  Renditions of "I like to Move it Move it" and "Kung Fu Fighting" were sung by the man who does the the voice of King Julien in the Penguins of Madagascar and provided a fun-filled culmination to the day.  I loved how the musicians clearly loved what they did and were full of energy and enjoyment for their work.  Hans Zimmer himself was awesome, dancing around the stage whilst giving a note perfect performance.  Simply genius! 

Freddy had a marvellous day taking part in the activities, listening to the music, playing in the VIP playground and being with his big brother, sisters and future sister-in-law!  It was the perfect venue for a birthday party!

Freddy fell fast asleep after his exciting day at Pandamonium in the Park...thanks to Sainsbury's, Cadbury and the other brands and performers who made this a day to remember!