We have decided to have an all inclusive wedding and although we love kiddos we know that not everyone does and so we had better have something to keep them entertained if we want them to sit through dinner!
We have a good spread of ages from infants (who aren’t getting anything more entertaining than sat next to their parents!) to 7 year olds and i tried to tailor their little gifts accordingly.
All in I think this cost me £14.00 and some of the supplies I always have on hand ( brown paper, washi tape, stampers and some scraps of coloured paper to mention a few.)
So this is what I started with, all of this came from the low end stores (poundland at the bottom to the works at the top of the ££ end!)
For the two bigger girls (7) I found colouring / sticker books at home bargains, coloured pencils (which helpfully came in a two pack) from the works along with a pencil sharpener and rubber because as a long time lover of colouring there is nothing worse than not having a sharpener when you need it and the rubbers came in the pack! They also got DIY necklace kits which were a bougie £2.00 each from poundland which I repacked to make them a little more easily controlled!
For the little kiddos (5 2 to 3 year olds) i used the colouring and activity books from poundland that come in a 8 pack and stuck a colouring book and activity book together and covered them in brown paper, added some coloured paper and a monogram. I also took one package of poundland crayons and divided them up into little envelops that i had decorated with washi tape.
For the babies (2 both around 9 months old) i bought the poundland stacking cups, turned the boxes inside out, covered them in brown paper and accented them with coloured paper and the stamped monogram again.
I packed the gifts up into clear bags to corral the mess and finish them up.
I can not yet speak of their effectiveness but I hope they hit the spot for our young guests while not causing us to file for bankruptcy!
What worked for you to entertain children through your big day?
Fizz
xoxo