FUN FOR LITTLE KIDS

If you don't already have young children of your own, pound to a penny, at least one of your close friends or family will have. 

With this in mind (unless you're one of those misery-guts' who have decided to exclude children from the wedding!), you may well want to consider providing specific entertainment for the day of the wedding for the little blighters!

We all know that children are angelic creatures, who only speak when spoken to and who behave themselves 24-7. We also know that that's one heck of a lie! The truth is that all kids, regardless of how well behaved they are normally, will get bored from time to time. When you consider the fact that they're expected to be silent throughout the Service and the speeches, and sit still for most of the day's events, then you can understand how frustration could easily set in.

The first thing we should point out, is that you don't have to provide any entertainment for them at all - most responsible parents will know what their child is like and will have brought along a plethora of toys to keep them entertained throughout the day. On top of this, you may well be planning other entertainment for the Reception that could amuse the children equally as much as it will their parents (garden games, fireworks etc.). That said, if you have a large number of children attending the wedding, particularly 7 or 8 year olds and under, then you may still want to arrange specific entertainment to keep them occupied, and give their parents a break.

Not all children's entertainment need cost lots of money. If cash is tight, be creative - orgainse a sweetie treasure hunt or even just provide a table with crayons, colouring books and Lego. However, if you do decide to splash the cash, the following should provide you with some ideas of how you could do so.