Weddingbee Blog

We will only be having a few children at our wedding (the bebes of our first cousins), but they are all little, which will be really fun!

While we will not be having a designated kiddie table (I’m sure their parents would love that), I definitely wanted the kids to have some special things to keep them occupied during church and maybe during the reception, too (if they’re still interested)! We also plan to offer a babysitter (my sister’s friends who attend PSU) in advance and see if any of the parents take us up on our offer.

I had initially pictured something low key, like a generic white paper bag filled with a coloring book and crayons. Then Cheeseburger Mom suggested drawstring sacks, and I was hooked! During one of my many Michaels trips, I spotted some of the exact bags she had suggested. They were only $1 each, and they had purple and green (not perfect matches, but still)! I grabbed some fillers both at Michaels and Walmart, and here’s what I have so far:

• Eight bags (6 purple, 2 green)
• Cute little puppy dog beanies for each bag (all different of course)
• Boxes of crayons & coloring books or pads for all but the baby’s bag
• A Golden Book for each (I think I got Little Mermaid for all the “older” girls, Disney’s Cars for our little boy and then some Sesame Street ones for the younger kids)
• Princess pads for the older girls, sticker books for the younger kids
• Funky sunglasses & a yo yo for the little boy, heart bracelets for the girls
• The baby’s isn’t filled yet, but I’ll probably get a swaddling blanket and a bink

Take a look:
Originally I had tubs of Play Doh to include in all of them as well, but Cheeseburger Mom reminded me that it gets stuck in carpets and that the church and hotel probably would hate us for that (see, that’s why she’s the Mom). I was thinking about personalizing them, but I’ll probably just add some quick name tags to them later. We’ll also be adding a juice box, some fishy crackers, and Cheerios for the little ones once we get closer to the date! Hopefully this will keep them happy and content.

Are you having kids at your wedding? How will you keep them entertained?