Wedding Invitations

So you know the children are invited to the wedding ceremony, now the secret is how to keep them quite.

Each child and each age in unique, so what works for one child may not work for the next.  Hopefully these ideas will help with your child.

• Quite Books – These books are generally made of fabric and have little quite activities for them to do.
• Puzzles or Puzzle Books – Puzzle books are nice because it allows them to have multiple puzzles to do. Avoid the wood puzzles as they tend to make noise.

Introduce the activity to them just beforehand so they’re not already bored of it. Also, showing them how to use it just beforehand will help avoid the “mom-dad, how do I do this?” being shouted out during a time they need to be quite.

Sometimes ceremonies take a lot longer than expected and when it comes to children with hungry bellies, well…there’s very few things worse than trying to keep a cranky hungry child quite. You may want to bring a baggie of non-messy snacks like cheerios and drink boxes to tie them over. Be sure they eat lots before they come.

Have children use the restroom before the ceremony so you don’t interrupt anything.

If your child is at an age they understand your words, be sure to explain the expectations ahead of time. Even reward them for good behavior afterwards. Reward – not bribe ;0)

I hope some in this wedding etiquette blog helped you today. Make it a good one.