Baby & Kids Best Buy – Thailand’s Largest Mother & Child Expo – All You need to know!

If you are expecting a wee sprog (like we are.. Woohoo!) or already have kids under the age of 12 years of age… Then get on your bike to Impact Arena asap…

You have just a few more days to get amongst the baby chaos of Bangkok’s Baby & Kid Best Buy Expo – Thailand’s largest Mother & Child Trade Fair. A yearly event since 2006 it has grown and grown each year and represents the single best event in Thailand for young and prospective families to check out all the essentials for pregnancy, birth and young child rearing under the one roof.

This expo is well known to local Thai families in Bangkok. But there are VERY few farang that actually seem to be aware of it.

This year 2020 it runs from 30th July until 2nd of August 10am – 8pm at Challengers Hall at Impact Arena, Chaengwattana. (See Google Maps Link: HERE)

TIPS FOR A GREAT ‘BABY BEST BUY’ EXPERIENCE

 

• Register online beforehand to make getting in a little easier. You will get a QR Code that should make getting through the queues just a wee bit easier. Head to their website (also with Japanese & English Language Options): www.babybbb.com

• If there is a pregnant person in your party, get there EARLY (No later than 10am would be advisable) and you can hire (for free, just with ID Deposit) a wheelchair to make the day easier. It’s a looooooong day and you will rack up some kilometres with all the walking around. A wheelchair is a must for that special lady ‘walking for 2’. The counter is between Entrance 2 and 3 of Challenger hall.

  

  

Also available: Strollers and Shopping Carts!

 

• They have Kerry Express there for any deliveries of purchases you cannot take with you. So no stress if you end up buying too much for your Honda Civic (or if you are going by public transport).
• Check out our photo list of recommended products as well as public transport options at the bottom of this article.

• If you have racked up a ton of purchases there is a FREE purchases Bag Drop service near the escalators outside the main hall. This way you can shop hands free in stages, or relax at lunch without dragging trolleys everywhere.

• If you are rocking the expo with young ones you will be overjoyed to know there are 2 breast-feeding rooms and 2 diaper changing rooms next to each other. These rooms are on the FAR RIGHT side as you walk inside the MAIN HALL.
• There is a large foodhall located outside the main exhibition hall with plenty of food options. Most main stations use a Cash Card, but a few smaller places take Cash.
• There are tons of toilets… So that’s good.
• If you are buying several items from one stall do not be scared to push for an even better price. We are in Thailand after all.
• Try to get there on a WEEKDAY! (Too late.. sorry!) BUT remember for next year! It is far less busy!

Impact Arena Map

 

Recommended Products (from our Mama-friends)

Baby wear by Baby Lovett.  Great quality for a good price (~250 Baht for a baby onesie)

Baby drool bibs by a little barefoot.  Top quality, high absorbance, super soft.  Affordable price…and SO many cute patterns!

Natural, hypoallergenic certified, biodegradable certified, household cleaning products by Pipper Standard.  Suitable for babies (we actually have been using their laundry detergent for our clothes).

 

Our supermum friend recommended Baby Moby biodegradable mineral water-based wipes and cotton products.  Apparently they  have  an  impressive  range and  sizes  of  cotton  swabs,  cotton  balls  and  etc.  for  various uses  for babies.

Premium baby carrier by i-angel.  This is one of the best in the market as not only the quality of the material is very high-standard, its smart magnetic clips and expandable yet super secure straps, etc. are very easy to use without any help from others (image you’re left with your baby by yourself, one hand holding the baby/stuff and have to put a carrier on with just one hand!).

Also, this is one of the only very few brands that have a strong and large back support rather than a belt strap (look at the display one on the left of ben).  This will really take some weight off your shoulders.

Playpen by GGUMBI.  This is one of the very few brands that uses chemical-free  colours on  their product  (so  your  baby  can  enjoy  biting  away  the  gates  without  ingesting harmful chemicals!)

“Smart baby bidet” by murmur.  This is great for home-use and outing/travelling.

Daichii carseats–high quality and safety standard carseats by a well-known Japanese brand.

Toddler’s footwear by littlebluelamb.  This is our supermum friend’s favourite brand as they are very comfortable, durable and with great support (especially for toddlers learning to walk).

b•box products.  Great water drinking bottles and baby mesh fruit feeders.

Bed protector sheet by Mellow.  The upper side is super duper highly absorbance and the other side is waterproof!

Also at Mellow Booth: Haakaa manual silicon breast pump–a product from New Zealand.  This is one of the best manual pumps out there.  We didn’t plan to buy electric pumps so we didn’t look for them, but there are plenty of brands and options here at BBB fair.

 

Also at Mellow Booth: UV  steriliser  by  UVcare  (if  you  are  planning  to  get  one)

If you have a raging desire to spend 11,000 baht extra, you may indulge yourself (well, your baby) with a Korea-made cushioned baby baby by Sobble.  Are they really cushioned?  We were asked to throw an egg into the bathtub multiple times (yes, an egg) and it didn’t break…

Otherwise there are other semi-cushioned one that we found…

Other products that might interest you 🙂

Public Transportation Options

 

PUBLIC VANS   stops at Aktiv Square (Ta Yai-Grand parking lot)  

* Prices are subject to change.

path	price	Price after 22:00 hrs.	Service time
Victory Monument (Opposite Rajavithi Hospital, behind the Dunkin ‘Donuts shop near the Government Savings Bank)	30 baht	40 baht	05.30 – 22.00 hrs.
Chatuchak (Parking in the BTS area, inside the MRT 3 exit)	35 baht	40 baht	06.00 – 21.00 hrs.
Future Park Rangsit	35 baht	40 baht	06.00 – 09.30 hrs. 16.30 – 21.00 hrs.
Ramkhamhaeng	40 baht	50 baht	06.00 – 21.00 hrs.
The Mall Ngamwongwan	27 baht	30 baht	06.00 – 21.00 hrs.
Sanam Luang	45 baht	50 baht	06.00 – 21.00 hrs.