The twins attended their first wedding today. They had very little idea what was going on although we tried to explain it to them. Obviously Jordan was a little bit more enthralled than Evan. Evan was downright bored and couldn't understand why he was in a church but couldn't sing "Jesus Loves Me" or "Read Your Bible, Pray Everyday". Thankfully, we did at least sing Amazing Grace which he wast familiar with.
So I had to find ways of entertaining them. And it was eventually how we got through the entire wedding.
1. Feed them something they like.
I brought a box of cereal and I offered it to them. I also suggested they feed one another.
2. Whip out a pen and suggest they draw what they see.
Jordan tried to draw a bride but gave up. Evan just demanded I write Chinese characters for him. That took me a while.
3. Send them off to sit with their grandparents, grandaunts and whoever else found them endearing.
4. Actually play around with them although with the caveat that if they spoke louder than a whisper, we'd stop playing.
Thankfully it wasn't a long wedding. I also brought threading beads for them but they got bored quickly with that. But all in, it was a success and no one gave us angry glares for ill-mannered, ill-behaved children. And for that I am grateful!
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
Surviving a wedding with 3 year olds
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Heh heh! Cute n useful suggestions! Do the twins ever self-entertain? Cos I was thinking of stuff to bring to keep my son entertained(in a few mths time, not now), but someone told me to let him learn to self-entertain so he won't keep asking for toys.
ReplyDeleteAnn Marie,
ReplyDeleteThey do self-entertain but I like to also show them what they can do so that they can do it on their own later on. Like the drawing thing.
But at this age, there's a limit to how much we can expect of them so you gotta bring some stuff for them. Some people do the portable DVD player but I prefer not to. It's up to you I guess. Whatever suits you, at the end of the day. :)