Kid’s table ideas!

I’m going to have a LOT of kids in/at my wedding! It’s going to be soooo much fun! Kids are such a huge part of my life that it wouldn’t be right, any other way! )

I’ve got 120 students and WISH I could invite them all- but they and their parents would take up most of the space in the church where there is only room for 300!! Yipes! So, I’m inviting my two homeroom classes, and a few kids of teachers, etc.

I’ve also got 10 kids who will be coming down the aisle/standing (or sitting!) up with us at the altar! Three flower girls, 3 Jr. bridesmaids, 2 ringbearers, and 2 jr groomsmen! Plus 4 other kids who will be passing out programs, bubbles, etc! They’re all cousins, neices, nephews and the kids that I nannied for (and continue to stay close to!). I wouldn’t want any of them to NOT be a part of things! (At least that will give us space for about 325 in the church with all the kids, wedding party, musicians, pastor, etc!)

Therefore, I’ve got to come up with a LOT of stuff to keep the kids occupied! ) At our cake reception- I won’t have to worry about it too much! It will be fairly short, and we are having a smallish candy buffet. See my posts on candy ideas!  Candy Direct and Easter Candy

I have several shell/starfish shaped bowls and large margarita glasses to use, and plan on something like this- with the sand dollars, etc around it to give it a beachy feel!

And I wouldn’t do this one….but how beautiful is this! (from candyfavorites.com)

I just came across this link to a favors site with a blog on candy buffets! It’s got a lot of great info on how to set up your table, where to get stuff, and lots of comments from readers with good ideas! How sweet it is!

For the kids at the family/wedding party reception, I’m sure we’ll take the leftover candies- if there are any!! But I am also planning on putting special stuff just on their table. Different games, toys, activities to keep them happy and out of trouble! I’m sure they’ll have lots of fun dancing, eating, and playing in the chocolate fountain too!

Last night, I spent WAY too much time in Michael’s searching through all the cute stuff they have! They have a good supply of $1 items, where I got some little gifts for bridesmaids and fun stuff for the kids table!

They also have these really cute beach buckets for $1 that I’m going to use on the table to put all the toys, etc. in! They are the perfect color- but they are a dollar, so the handles and shovel are a little cheap! Perfect for the table, but they wouldn’t be good if you wanted to carry stuff around in them- or use them for Out of Town Baskets!

Can’t wait to find more cute stuff for the kiddies!! Speaking of kiddies….my third graders are here and ready for their test!!

Candy Direct!

My great friend Jessica used this company for her wedding candy bar, and suggested I look into it after reading my previous post about my search for Easter candy!

They have some great stuff, at a pretty good prices!

Check out this blue candy…..

                                 

Chocolate Milkies      Rock Candy         Jelly Bellys

They even have candy organized by color, which makes it easy to shop for candy to coordinate with your wedding colors!! As I’ve mentioned before, I already have lots of Blue M&M’s and Jelly Bellys, but will probably look into more candy from here!

My mom got these cute margarita glasses from Walmart (from there summer dishes collection they always have!) to put candy in! Such a cute idea! I’d seen them but didn’t think to use them for this!!

Happy candy shopping! )

Hit the Easter clearance sales for Candy Buffet items and OOT baskets

 

I had a blast at Target and Walmart today! Ok, make that a blast at 2 Targets and 2 Walmarts! I was on the hunt for clearance Easter candy!! I actually didn’t buy much of the stuff this year- surprise! Those Cadbury eggs and Peeps are my downfall!! But I’d seen lots of bags of only blue candy, so I had to go hit the clearance to check it out!

My mom had already snagged a few bags of various shades of blue Jelly Belly’s and M&M’s, and has also been on the hunt for more. In fact, she even hid several bags of both in the hardware section of Wal-mart, behind some stuff she was sure would never sell, in hopes that she could come back and get it later when it would be on clearance! (Wonder where I get it from??) Can you believe it wasn’t there??!! ) She said that when she was moving boxes to look for it yesterday, an employee came to ask if she needed help and she had to act nonchalant and say no! She couldn’t exactly say- help me find my candy that I hid!! Haha! Oh well, she tried!

I did find a few bags of blue candy and after adding those to what my mom already has and finds, we’ll either use them for  my cake reception, or a shower or bridal luncheon.

I’ve seen a lot of people-especially on Wedding Bee (see this stinkin’ cute “Project Egg” from Miss Cream Puff)- using mini cadbury eggs as favors or on candy buffets! I saw lots of them left at both Target and Walmart– Walmart had more in individual colors and Target had more of mixed colors! If you can’t find any around anymore- they are already for sale on eBay!!! On a whim I looked them up thinking how funny it would be if they were there! And they are!!

These are some green only ones from Wal-mart….I got some similar blue ones. They have tons of green ones at the Cool Springs Wal-mart if you are looking for green candy!

Target- Cool Springs had a ton of the mixed ones in regular sized bags and small bags….

If you’re colors are pink- hopefully you hit up candy at Valentine’s time, but if not- no worries- I saw LOTS of pink candy out there like these Hawaiian Punch and Jolly Rancher Jelly Beans and pink Robin’s Eggs….

I also saw some great baskets at Target that weren’t too “Easter-y” that could work for Out-of Town baskets. I’ll probably end up with bags or pails to go with the beach theme, but I saw some that could be perfect for a spring wedding! They had lots of these cute baskets in pink, blue, and green still.

 

Or these cute gingham blue ones…

And how cuter could you get for a wedding on a golf course or with bachelor’s who’ll spend the weekend golfing. These are “Easter baskets!”

I wouldn’t worry at all about any candy going bad- as long as you are using it this year! I’ve checked the dates on all the candy I’ve bought to make sure it’ll last until July! Also, be aware that not all stores still have the same items- or have stuff left at all! I went to one Wal-mart today that had one small section of stuff left, and they were packing it up and moving it out as I walked by!

If you’re dying for candy that is customized in your wedding colors and it’s not in holiday colors, or want to go the extra step to make them personalized, definitely look into My M&M’s. You can even print your names and wedding date on specific colored M&M’s! If it was in my budget, I’d do it!! )