Placemats for the kids - a DIY project

This was made by an incredible creative bride, Liz, for her wedding in 2010. While at the local fast food place, she came up with an idea for the kids at her medieval inspired wedding. So she designed a placemat with small tasks like, colering, crossword puzzle, maze and word search with an overall medieval theme:

I really love the idea and it will give the kikds an opportunity to play along with the theme. There's also a couple of tic tac toe game and a connect the dots. They kan make their own shield too. It's easy to make something similar yourself, and if you like the idea just get going. :)

Bounce House

If you have extra money and want something fun for the kids (or childish adults) then a Bounce House might be an idea. Besides you can often find them in the shape of a castle. It requires a lot of space and someone to make sure that the kids play nicely, and possibly a sunny sky, but still this might be a good way to keep the children entertained while the adults do all that boring stuff like talking and drinking coffee. :)

Coloring book 1

When inviting both adults and children to a wedding you can count on the little ones to grow restless if they have nothing to do. It is perfectly easy to search the internet for medieval drawings that they can colour, print them, and then all you have to do is buy some colored pencils. You can place all this at a little table - a little corner just for the kids.

Here are some examples from Skipton Castle that you can use freely. (The Skipton Castle is a medieval fortress in York Shire, AND they host wedding ceremonies as well (not reception).)

I will find more for you to put in the coloring book but for now, just enjoy theese beautiful examples.