Tips for Taking Toddlers to Weddings
Kids love to play around. Of course, at their age discovering new things is kind of like their thing. They will move from place to place, touching stuff they aren’t supposed to, and just maybe disturb your colleagues or even worse start screaming and crying in your meeting with some work colleagues. All these activities are done so as to draw attention.
I know it can be nagging. But what happens when you have no nanny to take care of them at home? You simply have to go with them. So I thought of sharing some tips for taking toddlers to weddings. With these simple tips, you don’t have to worry about any fuzz as you go with your toddlers to weddings.
CARRY SOME FOOD
Having Ava attend their first wedding would have turned to be a disaster if we hadn’t carried some food. Toddlers get hungry so fast. Daniel suggested that we pack some teddy grahams for her and that did the trick.
Despite their appetite, they tend to get sleep after a heavy snack time. That’s why baby strollers would be mandatory as it is much easier carrying your toddler.
SIT AT THE VERY END
Rose and Ella love to scream when they see something exciting. I tend to think that’s their super hero abilities. That made us cautious when attending their first wedding. I had to sit quite far back so that whenever they would scream, I’d make a quick exit. Of course, you wouldn’t want your kids to steal all the attention.
Position yourself near the back door just in case anything happens.
MAGIC OF THE STROLLER
Ava has always been a very adventurous girl. As a toddler, she’ go everywhere once placed in a room. So, during her first time attendance to a wedding, we decided to buy a stroller and place her in it.
During the wedding, since I sat at the back, every time she began to cry I would push the stroller back and forth and this made her smile. It was a new experience for her.
Toddlers are fascinated by literally anything new. Therefore, if your toddlers are adventurous as Ava and her sisters get some stroller. It will save you all the shame of picking up your child as she’s walking towards the bride.
CUT THEM LOOSE
Since toddlers love them playing, before the end of the wedding it would be candid to go out with them in an open field nearby and let them have some fun. Bear in mind, exercise builds up the body of toddlers.
Nevertheless, this would depend on the age of the toddlers.
At the end of the day, Ava was so happy that she had gone together with us. She had had a chance to see a lot of people unlike before. As for Rose and Ella, this was a new experience for them to see how the world outside there was 🙂
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I love your tips – they are the same for flying, but I would try hard to get a sitter if I had a wedding to go to 🙂
These are great tips. It’s so important to cover all of your bases when you bring kids to a wedding. You want them to be well behaved.
We always carried food to weddings with us when we took our kids. Wedding food isn’t exactly toddler friendly. LOL
I guess we’re snobs because kids are never invited to the weddings. The only kids there are immediate family and they get to dance and run a muck because the entire family is there to spoil them.
These are good ideas. Bringing along some snacks will definitely make things easier. The stroller trick was pretty clever!
There were some toddlers at my nieve’s wedding. It was outdoors so they were able to run around as much as they liked.
What great tips, toddlers need to have some entertainment to keep them occupied I am sure at any event. A wedding I can imagine will take a lot of patience from the, your tips are sure to help anyone survive a wedding with toddlers!
Toddlers are full of energy and it’s important to be prepared for that when you take them to an event. They might get bored easily so I used to ask my kids to pick a small toy that they can play with. Awesome tips!
I’ve never taken a toddler to a wedding. I can imagine the challenges that my siblings had to go through when my nephews were younger. This is such a nice guide for parents!
These are awesome tips! I wish I knew these when my kids were little! Thanks for sharing!
Wonderful tips! I think if I ever went to a wedding I’d be leaving the kiddos at home. But if I couldn’t this is awesome to know.
Good tips! It can be hard to take a toddler to a wedding, but as long as you have food and a quick getaway, you should be fine. A stroller is a great idea too!
Sitting at the back and on the end is always what I did. It gets you out of the room quickly.
Mine a re all older now, but would love to had these tips! Weddings and kids can be hectic.
The last time I took two toddlers to a wedding, I also brought a stroller in. It was a saving grace for feeding and napping.
At my own wedding, my toddler cousin sat with my husband and myself at the head table. She had never been to a wedding before, and thought we were royalty. I love that memory! Kids at weddings can be tough, but they add so much joy to the celebration.
When my kids were young, they were bored to death at weddings. Other times, they would be so fascinated with the decorations that it was a major task keeping them from picking the bouquets. I also sat at the back so we can just slip out and take a walk outside without disturbing the solemnity of the wedding.
Taking toddlers to a wedding can definitely be a challenge. These are some great tips! Thanks for sharing.