Planning a valentine’s wedding? Afraid of having a thousand kids running around or sitting at the tables looking bored out of their tree? well instead of forbidding them to attend here are some ideas that I think you’ll enjoy and will help make your valentine’s wedding as memorable and fun for the kids as it will be or you.
It has become very popular nowadays to include a separate table for the kids at the reception hall to keep the little ones happy and keep them out from under your feet. For the older kids in the group try a few card games with cards that work with your decor. Having a variety of board games available to them is also a good idea. Another good idea is to hire someone to entertain them, maybe teach them to make a special craft or teach them to make balloon animals. This will leave them with a keepsake to show off to their family and friends as well. Or simply leave them with a bunch of kid friendly craft supplies and let their imaginations run wild.
For the bakers in the crowded you could send them off to the kitchen with premade cookie dough and have them make valentine’s cookies(under adult supervision of course). you could also have white sugar cookies made ahead of time and then allow the children to decorate them with icing and sprinkles of reds, pinks or whatever colors go with you valentine’s theme. It would be wise to supply aprons for these little baker’s to save their party clothes from being ruined or to save money you could simply find colorful garbage bags and cut holes for their head and arms.
If the weather is nice you also have the option of sending the kids outside for some outside games or even a piñata. The kids will have a blast whacking away at the piñata and even be rewarded for their efforts when they finally smash it open. To be fair let the younger kids have a few tries(since they are most likely going to miss but will still feel like they had a chance) before handing the stick to the older kids to finish the piñata off.
Another simple idea would be to set up a TV with a kids movie in a corner or if your reception hall has another room available then you can set it up in there. Add a few bags of popcorn or maybe their personally decorated cookies and some wedding punch and you’ll have them happily entertained for hours.
