Reception activity pack for teenagers

Kids that old dont need 'packs' they have phones and social skills... my 8 year old doesnt even bother with 'activitiy packs' let alone the teen kids in the family

do you mean they sit at a table full of kids too eat or they will be allowed to run back and forth to a 'play' table?

if its the first then I have to say as a mother I would not be comfortable being seperated from my kids, it would allow them to rile each other up and get crazy and it seem to unfairly put the teens in a baby sitting role (also no teen want to be on a 'kids' table)

the later wouldnt get used because I (like many parent I know) would not let my child constantly get up and down and run around at an event like a wedding breakfast, yes at a dance reception but not during a meal

Hey, I think it's nice for you to set up activity packs for them, but I really don't think it's necessary. As PP said, the older kids will be able to entertain themselves. If you sit them with their parents and some child-friendly relatives (or even new people who are good with kids) you probably won't even need them for the younger kids, although I'm sure they'd be appreciated later in the evening if this is the case We managed to keep our 'day kids' to just one family and they were as good as gold sitting with their parents and then three complete strangers (OH's cousin's family and my aunt, uncle and a cousin)

If you still want to give them something then maybe just an older version of what the younger kids have? I made up "I Spy" cards (a la Pinterest) which were ideas for photos or to get everyone involved in the details of the day and I had also wanted to do "wedding bingo" for the speeches (it ended up seeming like too much), which might help hold their attention a little bit?

I had a games table with some bits on it for the evening, as I thought that was when you need to worry about really keeping people entertained, but no one really seemed to touch it as they were all happy talking and dancing the night away! I think it's hard to explain just how much people actually just enjoying being with family and friends and meeting the other important people in your life for the day, but they really do (or did for mine anyway!)

I hope that helps!

I agree the older ones will probably not need activity packs etc. Quite like the i spy idea maybe with disposable camera if parents don't want to risk their camera phones.

We are getting the teenagers to vlog our wedding but my 14 year old niece still loves sticker books - guilty pleasure x

I still like colouring books lol. No! No! That's your colouring page, this is my colouring page. I don't colour on your page. You don't colour on my page!

I also agree that children that age don't need activity packs. My 9 year old probably wouldn't look at one to be honest, he didn't at the last wedding we were at, he spoke to the adults and listened to the speeches but I was very grateful for it just in case he had been bored.

Are you having a children's table for the whole meal? Or a table they can go to and do their activity packs if needed?

I come from a big family and there was loads of children at our wedding ranging from 10 months to 16. I did a play table with loads of colouring stuff (poundland) and board games (from charity shops). All the kids loved it no matter what there age even my 19 year old nephew was sat there having fun.

so okay maybe you don't have to do anything for the older kids but I think it really did make a difference and all the parents kept saying that weddings can sometimes be a nightmare with kids and the were so impressed with all the effort.

Just a few ideas, board games, small lego set (wilko does there own cheaper set). Card games. Top trumps. Magazine. Origami.