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Well I didn't have kids at my wedding. But as a mom, a few thoughts.
I love your idea of lollipops. And certianly having a different centerpiece will distinguish, and make it easier for the kids to find their table.
However, just wondering how old the kids are. As a mom, I wouldn't really care to have my kids at a table with just other kids, unless they were.. maybe 10 or so. (I don't really know. My kids aren't that old yet. I just know, I wouldn't trust them to be at an unsupervised table with other kids.) I can just picture them being all goofy and loud, maybe throwing things at each other. My kids don't normally do that. But when you get a bunch of kids together, they can all turn into different creatures. As a parent, I would be embarrassed and frustrated if I had to deal with this.
Also, (while I just said I liked the idea of lollipops) I would be hesitant to have as centerpieces, or just lurking about, candy that will give the kids sugar highs, and ruin their clothes and their appetites, especially if the parents didn't consent to this. It might be causing hardship on the parents, who don't give their kids that much candy, who will have to deal with potential issues when they tell them they can't eat the candy sitting in front of them -or will have to wait, or (if the child eats the candy) dealing with sugar highs and unruliness, potentially not eating any substantial food that evening etc.
So sorry I went on a tangent, when you were just asking about centerpieces. And maybe none of this applies to you. I just thought, in case it does, I'd give you my thoughts. Good luck.
At this point we are thinking there will be very few children under about 14 at the wedding (other than those who are coming in from out of town with their parents where we sort of have no choice). Those children will most likely just sit at the table with their parents, although I will make up some little bags for the younger ones (coming in with out of town parents) with stuff to do during the wedding/reception to keep them busy! I think the lolipops are a cute idea - my only thought is that they might want to eat them as soon as they see them and then you have a sticky mess :)
I think different centerpieces would be a great idea. But, where are they going to be?Maybe like little crafts that can be made or toys instead of sugar?
candy=sugar=high and sticky messes
Do they have their own room with supervisors or are their with the wedding party?
How old are the kids--little ones aren't going to be away from their parents, even if the parents would want too. LIke a 2 yr old isn't going to want to be away if his/her mom is sitting across the room.
As a parent, I agree with what some have already mentioned. Although it would look adorable, I'm not so sure that candy centerpieces are the best idea. However, creating a fun centerpiece made of crayons, colored pencils, markers, stickers, construction paper, etc... would be a super fun idea!
thanks for the input, a lot of these things are things i didnt realize!
I voted "no" bc we aren't having a kids table. Most of the children in our family will sit with the adults even if there was a kids table so I figured why bother.
Wait, the lollypop centerpieces are for the kids UNDER or OVER 14? Because I work with teenagers, and I promise, while they may still enjoy lollypops, they won't appreciate being marched to a table with lollypop centerpieces instead of flowers.
If it's a teen crowd you're setting a table for, I would suggest a simplified version of your regular centerpieces - minus anything you have that contains fire! I repeat, don't trust teens in groups with fire! :)
For younger kids (the 8-12 crowd), I would say candy in the middle of the table would be fun, maybe the suckers can be wrapped and be their take home favor? Instead of something to eat immediately?
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Is anyone doing a different centerpiece for a kids table? I'm thinking something tall with lollipops in my colors, but I also want to have something fun at their plates. Has anyone does this? Anyone have pics?
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