Picture the scene. You are taking a lovely summer stroll with your little darling in their pushchair and feeling pretty happy about it too. You are getting some exercise, your baby is getting fresh air, entertainment or maybe even an all important nap. Everybody is healthy and happy. Then, when you are at the furthest point possible from your house, the sky blackens and you feel those familiar pin pricks of rain.
No problem you think. This was one of many scenarios you considered when buying your all singing, all dancing stroller. You pull out the plastic, cellophane shield from its easy access pocket, spend a few (or if you are me many)minutes attaching it to the hood and voila your precious offspring is encased in their own bubble and protected from whatever the elements might throw at her.
But what about Mummy? Why would you be wearing anything with a hood, it is summer after all. You put up your trusty umbrella and walk approximately half a metre before you realise it just isn’t worth trying to push a buggy one handed through what now appears to be driving rain and inevitable puddles. You bomb it home with two hands on the pushchair and get very wet in the process.
This is where the genius that is the pak a parka comes into its own. Designed for festival goers these nylon wonders are stylish, waterproof and pack up small enough to stow them pretty much anywhere. The all important hood means you can bin your brolly and stay dry with two hands at the helm of your buggy.
Here are some of my favourites, I am particularly taken with the Raspberry number from Topshop.
Left to right: ASOS £15, Topshop £26, New Look £16
Images via Asos.com, Topshop.co.uk, New Look.com
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