Alright.....if I had my way only the kids in the ceremony would be coming in part due to MY family....however the FI has some totally adorable kids that are well behaved on his side (3 total)...my side is split one part of my family is very considerate and they will be making sure the kids behave and what not, the other part well to put it nice they are monsters.
Their parents want to come to the wedding to party - which is FINE, but you can't leave your kids unattended! The last wedding had fingers in the cake before the bride and groom even go to see it....Why bring the kids if you basically let them run around destroying things?
So how can I address that "well behaved, SUPERVISED children are welcome."
BTW I already nixed the chocolate foutain in preparation....
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[QUOTE]Alright.....if I had my way only the kids in the ceremony would be coming in part due to MY family....however the FI has some totally adorable kids that are well behaved on his side (3 total)...my side is split one part of my family is very considerate and they will be making sure the kids behave and what not, the other part well to put it nice they are monsters. Their parents want to come to the wedding to party - which is FINE, but you can't leave your kids unattended! The last wedding had fingers in the cake before the bride and groom even go to see it....Why bring the kids if you basically let them run around destroying things? So <strong>how can I address that "well behaved, SUPERVISED children are welcome.</strong>" BTW I already nixed the chocolate foutain in preparation....
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If I saw that, I'm pretty sure I'd put fingerprints in the cake myself.
Thanks guys....I was 99% sure but kinda hoping for a glimmer of maybe I could out there.
I know funny funny....
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ah well roll with it i suppose FI wanted kids there (he SHOULD know better heard about my cousins wedding, and saw what happened when the topics of discussion made an appearance at my bros wedding....)
lets just say it was an additional $200 JUST for the hotel room, not to mention stuff done at the hall....sigh
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[QUOTE]Alright.....if I had my way only the kids in the ceremony would be coming in part due to MY family....however the FI has some totally adorable kids that are well behaved on his side (3 total)...my side is split one part of my family is very considerate and they will be making sure the kids behave and what not, the other part well to put it nice they are monsters. Their parents want to come to the wedding to party - which is FINE, but you can't leave your kids unattended! The last wedding had fingers in the cake before the bride and groom even go to see it....Why bring the kids if you basically let them run around destroying things? So <strong>how can I address that "well behaved, SUPERVISED children are welcome."</strong> BTW I already nixed the chocolate foutain in preparation....
Posted by Jelenny[/QUOTE]
You know why that wouldn't work? Because the parents of those children probably think they ARE well behaved.
if anyone has suggestions on how to create activity bags or distract boys from ages 11-14 please HELP those are the problem kids
and YES at that age they should know right from wrong...
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The play area will be in view from the reception as well, so they can play throughout that also and we will be setting up some children's tables and chairs, covering the tables in freezer paper and laying out crayons for them to decorate our "guest book" (table cloths are our guest book for the adults and the paper/crayons will be from the kiddos).
Yes, you would expect parents to keep their children in line no matter where they are, but that's not a realistic expectation at a wedding which is geared more towards adults. As a parent myself ( I have 3 kids) I know that if the kids get bored, all of their manners can easily go out the window and there isn't much that you can do.
If you are doing your wedding in a church, you could ask about a play area (like a nursery or something) for the children to go to during the ceremony and see if you could find a sitter to keep them in check.
Just remember that if you decide to invite children as well, bring something in for kids. They aren't all about dancing all night or day and drinking wine (at least I hope not! LOL!)
11-14 year old boys are not going to want an activity bag most likely. They probably wont even want to come, theres not a lot you can do there.
hence why the activity bags wont work for the biggest offenders - i already got phone calls to see if they would be allowed to come....
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[QUOTE]Well I have activity bags planned... if anyone has suggestions on how to create activity bags or distract boys from ages 11-14 please HELP those are the problem kids and YES at that age they should know right from wrong...
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WOW...at 11-14, it's absolutely sinful that they don't know how to behave. I thought you were talking about toddlers and young children...i.e., under 6, and even 5/6 would be pushing it IMO. I'm sorry that you have to deal with this. It's sad that some people really don't know how to parent their children.
Kate ~ Mommy to Matthew 3/29/07 & Kylie 12/30/08 & Chase 3/31/11
There are video games set up in the livingroom at the B&B as well as just games and such so I think it should work out well.