Celebrating Together Blog

Little fingers, little toes.  Is that one's in my wedding bows??  Along with all the details of planning a wedding, you also may need to consider what to do to keep the littlest invited fingers busy.  We all know that the attention span of children can be quite limited, especially when bored.  So how do we keep the kids entertained and having a good time as well at your wedding so the adults can enjoy themselves and mingle, give hugs and congratulations and, of course, shake their dairy-aire.

We all love kids, don't get me wrong, but we don't want them smashing through the cake before it's even cut.  Here are some kid's activity ideas for our upcoming wedding and reception.

There are some special occasions that we both want our kids to attend, but at the same time, not attend.  Yes, sometimes something really funny happens like a child having a giggling fit which, in turn, gets an entire church full of wedding goers belly laughing right along.  But there are some other times, when you just wish they would stay quiet.  

Kid's coloring and activity books are one solution.

What could you possibly have running through your mind on a Friday night after midnight when your kids are in bed that is keeping your eyes peeled wide?  Or maybe it's Saturday morning, at 3 am mind you, and your brain is firing on all cylinders, as if fight or flight has kicked in and you're running scared for dear life? I can tell you exactly what's been keeping me up at night... Damn near everything.  A running list of the activities the kids have over the summer, what days my husband is at work or out of town for...