Following the advice and suggestions of many a bride-to-be, I decided early on in the planning process that I wanted to provide activity bags for the children who will be attending the wedding. Since I happen to love silly toys and things, it was in short order that I purchased bags of small toys and such from Oriental Trading. I got a couple of big mixed bags that included: bouncy balls, finger traps, mini-slinkys, kazoos, stress balls, erasers, noise-makers, and various other sundry.
I also separately bought a large-batch of crayons (which apparently decided to not include the colors yellow or red), activity sheets, and slow sticks.
I distributed these items across the 10 bags that I determined would be sufficient for the number of children attending for whom the bag would be appropriate.
I packed them up, boxed them together, so that they are ready for placement at the seats where the recipients will be seated.
Now the strangely difficult part comes: which individuals get these bags...some ages are obviously just right for them (the 5-8 year olds, for example), but what of the younger children (I have a 3-month-old and a 12-month-old attending, among others) and the older children (11? 13? 15? 17?). Finding the stopping points on either end without leaving anyone out should be an interesting endeavor.
Either way, I hope that the parents appreciate the bags and that the children do not get into too much trouble having fun!
