Some things in life are underrated. Like Vanessa from The Saturdays (she is clearly the most beautiful member of the group) and eating a basic cheese sandwich (sometimes it’s just the best). When it comes to children’s fashion, a brand that is sometimes overlooked is Petit Bateau.
Beautifully made, great quality and classic designs, you’d be hard pushed to not find something you love for your kiddos. My 3yo has a nautical striped dress and it washes so well and doesn’t need ironing (lazy-mum-win).
If you’re looking for some inspiration, here are my picks for boys and girls. Just LOOK at the yellow raincoat. It’s for boys but really, a girl would look awesome in it too. And those red sandals for girls? Gorgeous. Actually, do they come in my size?
Petit Bateau have given me five (YES FIVE) £50 vouchers to give away. That’s £250 worth of vouchers up for grabs. *Plays fanfare* For your chance to win one of these vouchers, comment on this blog post, telling me what your favourite kind of boat is, and why, and then fill in the Rafflecopter widget below. For extra entries, follow @alisonperryblog on Twitter and tweet about the giveaway. Full T&Cs are below and PSST by entering, you are agreeing to share your details with Petit Bateau. To enter and opt out of this, email me.
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I don’t really like boats, I’ll say Viking ship! Because it’s big and old!
Easily an Banana boat dessert filled with lashings of whipped cream and chocolate sauce!
Ooh it would have to be a luxury cruise liner *sips pretend champagne* 😉
My favourite boat is the one Robbie Williams was Captain of in his ‘Go Gentle’ music video, wouldn’t mind being stranded with him if we were shipwrecked, Aye, Aye Captain!!
A sailing boat as you can watch the world go by whilst taking in lots of stunning views
hi i love the thrill of a speed boat x
A big pirate boat as I can make people walk the plank, mwahahaha
Speed boats because I love the wind in my hair and they remind me of my school exchange to Sweden where caught a speed boat every morning to get to school.
A cruising boat nice leisurely and relaxing.
I love yachts because of their colourful sails!
Speed boat as like to go fast over the waves
Definitely a mangusta!
A yacht of course dahling 😉 xx
I would have to say a dingy as I have lots of fond memories of having fun with one when I was a child.
Our wave canoes even Esther and William like riding the ‘bumpy water’ now x
A boat made from ice. And floating in my Gin and Tonic.
Love a little catamaran, floating through the Caribbean sea.
My Favourite kind of boat is one without me inside! xxx
Speed boat – I’ve never been on one but they look fun! 🙂
Clipper Ships, what an amazing part of Naval History!
A punt because it reminds me of being 20-something, gently floating along the river in the sunshine with friends drinking wine. Sigh.
My favourite boat is a canal narrowboat as I don’t get seasick so I can enjoy the voyage!
Pirate ships as its a pirates life for me! Yo ho yo ho!
A Duran Duran style yacht, so I could sip cocktails and sing Rio all day long. x
A gondola! I’d quite like one to magically appear at my office window and take me home!
Highly unlikely given my office overlooks a carpark.
canal boats – watching the world go by at a civilised pace
A sailboat, so I could sail away with my family for a break 🙂
I think my favourite boat is the one I sailed to Denmark in with The Tall Ships Race back when I was a teenager. So much fun and so many great memories.
I like rowing boats. Reminds me of that bit in Bridget Jones where Hugh Grant says “F*** me, I love Keats”.
I would like to be on a rowing boat with Hugh Grant. But please don’t tell my husband.
Favourite boat? I’m going to say a coracle because I still remember them from school! A small round boat that you can carry on your back like a tortoise shell – what’s not to like?!
A James Bond style speed boat with lots of gadgets
I would always choose a sailboat – strong wind, crashing waves and the whole world just passing by… x
Oh its got to be the canoe. Perfect way to drift across calm waters!
a rowing boat always reminds me of being a kid trying to row my mum and her hating it cos she couldnt swin
My fave boat is a super-yacht moored at Cannes during the Festival; with a full, working crew (inc. chef, obv.); and paid for by someone else.
a cruise ship for some luxury
A showboat – of course.. Dancefloor, coffee-shop, swimming pool – its the coolest of all the boats!!
love a speedboat
a cruise ship – because who wouldnt want to be on one of those right now!?
I LOVE pirate ships. We were lucky enough to sale on one on holiday and it was amazing, we were even roped in as deck hands which was super fun
Dingy just reminds me being a kid 🙂
The only boats I’ve ever had are for the bath haha. i’d love to go on a rowboat
It would have to be a dinghy. We sailed our dinghy every year on holiday as children, exploring local coves and beaches, and having a wonderful time.
We love sailing boats.
It has to be a speed boat – gives you the wind in your hair and I am a speed freak.
a speedboat
A yacht somewhere ridiculously glamorous and preferably hotter than Yorkshire would suit me just fine 😉
Definitely a luxury yacht – bliss!
A pedalo shaped liked a swan because who doesn’t!
A YACHT TO SAIL AWAY ROUND GREEK ISLANDS
cruise boat as I dream of going on one, one day.
The loveboat of course!!
pedal boat – love pedalling around with my son
Viking boat-colorful and legendary
Speedboat! Super fast!
a sailing boat, as you can go as slow as you want
a really nice speed boat
luxury yacht!
a glass bottomed boat so i can see under the sea
I don’t like boats, so I would say a fast ferry because it’s fast and I get off quickly and back onto dry land!
I get sea sick so whilst I appreciate a beautiful yacht (from the shore) I’m much more of a plane girl!
I’m not a huge fan of traveling on boats as get sea sick but I love toy boats, hours of fun with water play
The Black Pearl with Jack Sparrow. Failing that I’d set sail on a 50ft yacht please
Pedalo boat! 🙂
Has to be the lifeboat at Whitby, love to go out to sea on it!
A submarine so I can explore under the ocean too x
A punt down the river in Oxford, while sipping Pimms and someone else puntung then stopping for a pub meal with friends
Boats make me sea sick so So will say one that is a blow up for the beach x
My favourite type of boat would have to be little weenie boats you make out of paper and pop on to a stream, I get wibbly legs on all the others 😉
I wouldn’t know what to do with a boat! Sooo I think I would have a sunseeker and hire a captain too haha! Fantastic giveaway, absolutely love the clothes from Petit Bateau xx
Speedboats 😀 I feel like James bond!
There is something rather sweet about the little boats that you can hire to row on your local park lake (though admittedly when I last did this, I spent about 15 minutes going round in circles until i figured out how to use the oars properly …)
a cruise liner
Any boat that is out of the water is great as i get seasick
Cunards QM2 as we had great family holidays on her.
My fave boat is a Canadian Canoe. I went on one for the first time a few years ago and loved it!
It would have to be a massive yacht for the luxury factor
Luxury yacht
a boat with a glass floor so that you can see the sea world
I love a kayak being so close to the water and the coastline
It has to be a pirate ship because me and my little boy are always pretending my bed is a big pirate ship and he often makes me walk the plank! 😀
Ha, I have to walk the plank about 10 times a day too! My little man is obsessed with Swashbuckle!
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A yacht! Would love to sail away in luxury for a bit of piece and quiet!
A sail boat just a little one
A pedal boat, lots of fun!
I would have to say a very fancy yacht. 🙂
Totally cute
A cruise ship, luxury all the way
A Caithness Yawl because many years ago I used to go out fishing from Scrabster harbour in one
the banana boat when I went to Greece many years ago lol, it was great fun x
speedboats – i love speed!
A simple rowing boat, very relaxing (especially if your not the one rowing!)
speed boat.
The little local ferry to a certain secluded and very beautiful beach in Thailand, because it’s one of my favourite places in the world.
A ferry boat 🙂
A sailing boat
I’d love to go on the Disney cruise boat as I’m a massive kid at heart & would love my twins to experience the magic of Disney!
A speedboat, thrilling & fast.
Rowing boats, they remind me of my childhood.
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Has to be a pirate ship 🙂 preferably with Johnny depp
Speed boat – when I took the kids on one last year, the boys came off looking like Jedward 😉
A speed boat would be soooo much fun!!! The speed and all the fresh air would be amazing!!! 😀 what a buzz
I have been lucky enough to go on a few royal Caribbean cruise ships and they were amazing!!
Never been in a boat! But I will say one that is docked and not going out to sea lol
A dinghy boat as I have had lots of fun on them over the years
Sailboat because it seems more natural.
I get really bad seasickness so I’ll say the Cutty Sark because it doesn’t go anywhere any more…
I like a rowing boat as you have to work hard to get anywhere (just like in life!) and you can sit facing the passengers!
A yacht, would love to go for a luxury sail.
A Speed boat because of the splashes!
The ferry from Sicily to Malta 🙂
I like pedalo boats, like the ones in Hyde Park in the summer as it’s far easier to steer and control than the rowing ones.
A canal boat
My favourite kind of boat is one with a large sail that I can spot from dry land!
an open Canadian canoe – my dad had one when i was a kid and i remember going out fishing with him in it,
My favourite is a pedalo – simple to operate, no scary engines and loads of fun for the kids especially those ones with the slide on the back – and you get a bit of a workout while you’re enjoying floating about in the sunshine!
A rowing boat as I’m in control
A tug boat – because I used to live on a converted one 🙂
A pedalo, the most comedy of all boats, bonus points if it has a slide on the back.
Yacht, not that I’ve ever been on one, but they look nice. 🙂
A speed boat! It’s so fast and thrilling, I went on one in Malta before and it was brilliant x
I’m being creative here but a gravy boat as my big pregnancy craving has been cheesy mash and gravy! 9 days to go!
I love yachts, I like to dream i own one and the life style.
Only one can think of is a banana one lol .x
A 70ft Luxury Yacht
Definitely a kayak! I love white water kayaking and canoe polo 🙂
A cruise ship – luxurious and safer!
gondola – its so romantic!!
That little yellow raincoat is so lovely! I’d loooove to win a voucher. 🙂
Oops, forgot to mention my favourite boat! Would definitely trump for a good ol’ fashioned pedalo.
A pirates boat 🙂
I love taking a day cruiser boat out on the norfolk broads in the summer!
A nice big cruise liner 🙂
A speed boat, I like the thrill of going fast.
A Catamaran, Ive had the pleasure of being part of a crew before and would love to relive the experience again.
Yachts – I enjoy the good life 🙂
Narrow boats. They are full of character and I love those with the traditionally decorated metalware. They glide along with all the time in the world attitude.
Definitely a Sunseeker yacht because they’re just so luxurious – but a rowing boat is more my level!
A sailing boat as you can go from one amazing island to another in luxury. X
A big luxury cruise liner to take me somewhere hot and exotic
Little rubber dingy for me! Reminds me of many happy hours rowing around in the sea at Anglesey when I was growing up! Good fun!
A pedalo – not the most adventurous person here, but good fun with my boys!
cruise liner the sheer luxery
A good old fashioned rowing boat 🙂 with me chilling while the fella does the hard work
for my 30th birthday my husband took me to Egypt. We sailed down the nile in a felucca. It was truly magical. That’s my kind of boat!
Speed boat. Love the excitement
Canal Barges, i’d love to have a holiday on one x
a nice big sunseeker, a girl can dream right!
a yatcht a bit of glamour would be nice x
A cruising boat nice and leisurely.
A big cruise ship. Would love to go on a journey on one
A rowing boat in the local park with my kids on a summers day
A tug boat. Small, stout and incredibly hard-working!
A tug boat. Like me it is small, stout and incredibly hard-working!
Speed boat because it gets you there quickly.
Cruise ships as they take you to lots of different places in a short period of time
Speed boat! I have never had they pleasure but those things can MOVE!
A pirate ship complete with skull and crossbones!
A speed boat – would be lots of fun!
A rowing boat – old-fashioned
I prefer yachts. I like to picture myself lazing on one off the southern Italian coast!
Rowing boats as our puppy Kali can come too
speed boat to zoom everywhere in x
A rowing boat because it brings back memories of childhood
My favourite boat is the ferry that carries us, our car and caravan across the English Channel every year on our way to Benodet in southeren Brittany. Our little bit of paradise on earth 🙂
Gondola, as long as I can go on it in Venice
a pedello if that counts, reminds me of fun holidays
I like kayaks!
A pedal boat as it reminds me of holidays with my parents and brother when I was little!!
A big cruise liner, I’ve always wanted to go on a cruise xx
a speed boat 🙂
Blow up dingies because they’re fun and portable.
An inclusive luxury cruise =) x
Boat shoes! Do they count?! Haha.
A glass bottom one so me and the munchkin can look at the world under the sea and search for mermaids
the ferry taking me on my holiday…
speed boat i have a need for speed
A car-carrier as my dad worked on one when I was growing up and we used to go visit him when he was in local docks.
A yacht because they look like fun.
A yacht would be lovely and luxurious.
pedal boat get fit while going site seeing
Got to be a cruise liner!
A narrow boat for exploring the rivers of britain
Life boat because it saves lives
A canal boat – slow, gentle, and minimal risk of sinking without being able to swim (or leap) to dry land.
ResidenSea “The World” – seen it on a documentary a few years ago and it looks truly amazing, also nicknamed “The Floating City” and when you see the size of it you’ll understand why….If I had a few million to spare I’d love a room on board.
BOOZE CRUISE PARTY BOATS
Deep Sea Fishing vessel, I did it a couple of years ago, another tick on my bucket list!
Banana Boat – great fun!
A fishing boat so I could catch lots of fresh seafood. Yum! yum!
A motor yacht – they look like so much fun!
a glass bottom boat would be ace!
luxury cruise liner!
I love glass bottom boats – i love seeing underwater life
one that stays afloat!
A super-yacht because that’s what I’m going to buy when I win the Euro-millions! 😉
a row boat, glass of wine and beautiful calm surroundings
The ferry, quick and easy way to France.
Gondola, very romantic 🙂
My favourite boat is a cruise liner 🙂
Pirate ships are aaaaarrrrrd to beat!
A cruise ship to sail away to exotic destinations 🙂
a banana boat, I have a sweet tooth
I love every boat;) big and small, blue and not blue..
A sailing boat as they are relaxing
I love glass bottom boats so i can see all the lovely sea life
A barge – coming from Birmingham, I’ve done my fair shair of barge trips on the canals (how glam ha)
Ferries, as they remind me of family trips to france and also of wonderful times when we used to live on a little island & had to go on the ferry to do our shopping
Narrow boats are my favourite type of boats because you can live aboard them
My favourite boat is a luxury yacht as there are some beautiful ones to look at – I love looking at the names of the boats in the harbours – one of my favourites is ‘Just add water’ 🙂
A Speedboat – faster the better, woooooo! 🙂
a posh yacht for sunbathing on
A pedalo! Have had so much fun on them!
Power boat as it quick lol
Pedal boats that they have in parks bring back many happy childhood memories.
Sailing boats as they make a great day out in the Summer.
Pirate Ships 🙂
A yacht on a calm blue sea is fantastic!
A catamaran, because the feel really relaxed and laid back