Do you plan to make your wedding a strictly adults only affair? Or are you one of those individuals who have a big family with dozens of nieces and nephews that their parents just cannot bear to leave behind at home, even during occasions such as weddings?
Before delving deeper into this topic, here are a few alternatives that you can go for if you want to have a strictly adults only reception for your wedding.
First, if you have out of town guests who are staying at a hotel, you can arrange for a baby sitter to mind the kids so that their parents can attend the wedding ceremony and reception.
Second, if you want to, you can have a separate room at the reception where the parents can leave behind the kids while the babysitters keep a close look at them during the wedding ceremony and the reception.
Top Tips to Keep Your Little Guests Busy
Since you do not want the kids running around knocking over the wedding cake during the reception, it is best to keep the little tykes busy with several kid-friendly activities.
Here are a few tips that you need to keep in mind:
- For the flower girls and ring bearers who will be participating in the wedding ceremony, make sure that they are fed prior to the wedding itself.
There's nothing funnier on your wedding video than a crying ring bearer in his little tux, but it may unnecessarily delay the wedding ceremony. Make sure that the little gowns and tuxes, as well as the kids' shoes - are all comfortable.
- Ply the kids with snacks which they can munch on should they get fidgety during the most boring (at least for the kids) parts of the wedding reception.
The kids may not really appreciate the restaurant quality food that your caterer has provided for the reception, so you want to make sure that they will have some munchies if they get hungry. Make sure that the food items are not too messy, otherwise food might stain all over their best clothes.
- Have a separate 'reception hall' for the kids where you can set up the entertainment and activities that will keep them busy for quite a long time.
Remember that kids have a short attention span, so a couple of sets of party games may not do the trick. During the reception, the dancing part may very well keep them entertained, but you need to be armed with something more than that.
Aside from the baby sitters, you can hire a face painter or a clown to keep them entertained. If you want to, you can set up a television set so that they can watch cartoons or a Disney movie during the reception.
Depending on the age of the children at your wedding reception, plan coloring activities or not-so-loud games which are sure to keep them occupied. Or, you can have the babysitters read a good story to them.
Both girls and boys will enjoy a mini-wedding cake decorating session, where they can stick edible designs on a fake wedding cake.
There are actually a bunch of activities that kids of all ages can get to enjoy during your wedding day - just make sure to have something that will keep them entertained, and you will definitely have a fun and boisterous wedding reception!
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