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seperate favors for children

laurenkaelaurenkae
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I was thinking about doing seperate favors for children raging for 2 to 8 yrs old there will only be 4-8 of them FI & my mom dont think we need to bc our favors are chocolate the only reason i want to is bc 2 of them are pains in the a$$ & i want to keep them occupied!!!  if u did this what favors did u use?
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Re: seperate favors for children

  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] member
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    edited December 2011
    IMO, its not worth it, time or money wise. I think if you absolutely want to do something for them, you could give them a bag filled with coloring books, crayons, etc to give them something to do. We are doing something like this for our RB and FG's.
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  • Jenni83Jenni83
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    edited December 2011
    if your doing chocolate then i wouldnt waste the time on doing seperate favors,i did chocolate bars,wine& lotto tickets in a gift bag with a few mints but for the kids i just didnt put the mini bottles of wine in it,plus i had a candy station so there was plenty.
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  • jeanna85jeanna85 member
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    edited December 2011
    you can consider having a table set up with coloring books, crayons, and little toys so if they get bored during the reception their parents can bring them over there to keep them occupied
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  • keeponbelievinkeeponbelievin
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    edited December 2011
    I am making coloring books for the kiddos at my wedding. Found a few crossword puzzles, made tic tac toe grids (out of small hearts), activity pages, etc. Many were related to valentines day, but didn't actually say "valentines day", so it worked well. I am a teacher so it was easier to find this stuff... (www.abcteach.com or www.edhelper.com).  We are getting married in TN and honeymooning in HI, so I also included activity pages from both states (often found in the kids' reproducible books that you can buy in the store.).. I collected about 30 pages of games and activities, copied them 2 sided, then made a book for each. I am going bind them, buy some crayons, and viola!  They will hopefully keep the kiddos occupied, plus the books look really cute!  
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  • NillaWafer10NillaWafer10 member
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    edited December 2011
    When I attended weddings as a kid, I had lots of fun dancing during the reception. The only time I needed occupying was the ceremony.  Just a thought...
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  • graysquirrelgraysquirrel member
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    edited December 2011

    How about giving the kids cheap disposable cameras? We will be giving these to guests to use during the reception. You could give the kids a list of things to "search" for at the wedding and take pictures of. You never know what kind of great shot one might take... or something to laught about later. I also like the coloring book idea, but like pp said, they often just want to dance!

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  • keeponbelievinkeeponbelievin
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    edited December 2011
    I definately agree with the fact that most kids will have a blast tearing up the dance floor!!!! As I mentioned earlier, I am making coloring books, but with the intent of handing them out prior to the ceremony. My wedding is a destination wedding (about 10 hour drive), so many of the people that come will bring their children and there will be some "down time" for the kids throughout the course of the day (ceremony, pics, etc), plus the fact that they will be staying overnight and will most likely have a long drive home. I looked online and the only "wedding" color books that I found were very expensive.  Thought the kiddos would feel special if there was a little something for them, too. However, it certainly isn't a necessity :).
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  • misscarolbmisscarolb
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    edited December 2011
    If you decide to do something for the kids please please PLEASE do not put lots of candy in the kiddie bags. I was recently at a wedding where the bride made little bags for the kids with coloring things, bubbles and TONS of candy. Moms all over the reception were scrambling to hide the candy.

    Just a word of advice :)
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  • desrosiersldesrosiersl
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    edited December 2011
    We're doing separate favors that tie into our theme.  For the Ceremony, I'll have bags with their names on them and they have things that will hep keep them quiet and content.  Because our ceremony is on th beach I found mini shovel and pail set from Oriental Trading, and adding candy snacks, water, Cape Cod Potato chips, and other quiet trinkets to keep them busy.  I have a range in age, so I have some toddler bags for the little ones without the small things I also bought from Oriental Trade (water games, flip flop gummies and more)  I have little foam animals for them as well. Also stuck in glow necklaces for the nighttime

    On the tables, instead of the favor, they have placements that they can color and do word games on and plastic message in a bottles with a mini coloring book and crayons - also from Oriental Trading.

    I'd rather they had something to do instead of running around and sliding across the dance floor!  We also have a sitter lined up nearby in case they get tired and want to chill out!  Parents can still enjoy the night without worring and they can collect them when they go!
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  • miah_23_ncbmiah_23_ncb member
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    edited December 2011
    that's a good idea!
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