Ideas for entertainer for children?

snuggles09

we will have 13 children at our wedding

i was thinking of maybe getting someone in to do some games etc with them to entertain them for a while and give the parents a break

good idea or bad idea? they range in ages from 2 upwards..can anyone recommend anyone or had any experience of this at a wedding?

thanks:)

hazeler

I may have dreamt this but I think there was another OP on here before, I think a primary school teacher offering services as an entertainer /babysitter for weddings... ???

Kids at ours range in ages from 2 to 10 and I'm putting together a "kidzone area" for them. The same area has a heavy curatin to draw over for the younger ones naps or falling asleep at night. Have arranged to have a lower table for the smaller ones and and a higher table for the bigger ones. They can have their dinners and that then over in their area (in parents view, place isn't that big tbh!!) Have started collecting colouring books, markers, table top board games, non messy art and crafts etc. On the day I will have gingerbread men fresh for decorating, cupcake pops to be eaten and sweeties galore!

I have put a list together of the things that you see at a wedding e.g fancy shoes, two people kissing, a funny hat etc... and have those disposable cameras for the older ones so they can take some snaps... like a treasure hunt type thing. Laminate them and give them a whiteboard marker to tick off as they go. I also have a kid friendly wedding booklet made, places for doodling and crosswords and word searches... Keep them entertained that way.

I think if you look online you'll get some good ideas for kids party games. The older ones will look out for younger ones, might save you a few bob organising it yourself rather than paying someone to do it. Just my two cents anyways...

snuggles09

thanks a million your a star! i had got as far as colouring books on the tables and that was it but those ideas sound great..I'll Google a few things and see how I go..thanks again:)

DM addict

I would agree that there's a lot of games and so on that could be organised for kids to give parents some free time. Putting together a kidszone seems like a great idea.

As someone who works with children, I often get annoyed at the extent to which kids get ignored or shush-ed by adults at weddings, it's fab to see someone caring enough to provide for them! If you know anyone who works with kids/would be willing to be nominated go-to person for the day, then that might help. It kinda depends on the kids and the parents as well though. I've spent a fair few weddings just entertaining the kids because the parents don't think they need to bother - saying that, it's what I love doing!

snuggles09

they are all family (our own children, nieces and nephews) except for 4 of them and they are close family friends. I just don't want them sitting bored off their tree because what we find entertaining (dancing around etc) kids get bored of pretty quickly. I just want to break the monotoney of the day for them in some way (i remember going to wedding when i was a child and was nearly crying with boredom at them) and make it enjoyable for them as well.

think i need to make a list and get cracking with ideas and picking up a few bits. will let ye know what i come up with:)

happyeverafter

There is a company which does this, little wedding crechers I think it's called