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nrthshgrl
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Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
Feel free to list yours!
Where is Waldo books
Counting chairs, then subtract them
Crayola Coloring books that only color on the book
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debsey75
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
leave them home with grandma.  
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| Posted 12/29/08 12:05 PM |
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Deedlebugs
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
Posted by debsey75
leave them home with grandma.
my favorite!
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| Posted 12/29/08 12:06 PM |
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
I play a little game where I put a goldfish (the cracker, not the real thing!  ) in one hand. Then I show her both closed hands and she has to guess. She only eats a few, so it doesn't ruin her appetite, and it kills time till the food gets there!
She's also getting more into coloring, but her attention span is short so I try different things.
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| Posted 12/29/08 12:08 PM |
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Tah-wee-ZAH
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
doodle-pros
crayons, crayons, crayons
fly in their out of state cousins
Only eat in restaurants with very large fish tanks
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| Posted 12/29/08 12:08 PM |
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Smileyd17
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
Posted by Deedlebug126
Posted by debsey75
leave them home with grandma.
my favorite!
exactly
For me,
I find crayons, coloring books
and books....
Also, an occasional small toy
like a play phone
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| Posted 12/29/08 12:12 PM |
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Melissa77
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
Have their food come out ASAP and then their dessert when you eat.
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| Posted 12/29/08 12:15 PM |
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cloddy
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
portable dvd player
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| Posted 12/29/08 12:20 PM |
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angelbear217
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
crayons
figures- tigger and pooh are our favorite
keys
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| Posted 12/29/08 12:25 PM |
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nylisa
My Children
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
crayons, coloring books, cars & trucks
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| Posted 12/29/08 12:31 PM |
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Diana1215
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
Fruity cheerios
Puffs
Lots of books
The Table Toppers
Hide and Seek with the napkins
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| Posted 12/29/08 12:38 PM |
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mommy2bella
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
all of the above mentioned and placing her facing people...she is SOOOOO the nosiest child ever, and that definitely helps. Plus, she likes to flirt
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| Posted 12/29/08 12:38 PM |
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hbugal
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
Posted by Melissa77
Have their food come out ASAP and then their dessert when you eat.
this works well...especially if you starve them first...(I mean make sure they are good and hungry before you take them out)
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| Posted 12/29/08 12:51 PM |
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ILJ619
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
Posted by Deedlebug126
Posted by debsey75
leave them home with grandma.
my favorite!
or bring grandma with you so you have a entertainment/patience team
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| Posted 12/29/08 1:01 PM |
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justthe4ofus
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
Crayons
Bribery
I heard Leapster or DSD
Definitely have their food come out early.
I also have established with them from the get go you are bad we leave. We only had a problem once since she was 2 and we left no if ands or buts and she got no dessert or balloon so she knows. But I am lucky Dee loves eating in restaurants and Squish is always happy especially if anyone is looking at him.
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| Posted 12/29/08 1:03 PM |
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lvdolphins
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
Books
Table Toppers
and Bring him hungry.
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| Posted 12/29/08 1:11 PM |
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Bops
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
Play- Dough !!!!! ( My DS is actually very neat with it so I don't feel guilty afterwards )
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| Posted 12/29/08 1:11 PM |
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MrsBumbleb
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
- individual small backpacks they carry filled with numerous card games/toys, crayons etc.
- small amounts of food/snacks in case their food takes a while
- take pictures, Roman is at a stage where he loves to make different faces and then see them on the camera.
- Clover is a people watcher and will interact with anyone so we try to sit where there are other kids as well
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| Posted 12/29/08 1:16 PM |
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Lucky
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
DD is obsessed with sugar packets & stacking the little creamers.
Elmo magnet book
Crayons (for about 2 minutes)
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| Posted 12/29/08 2:09 PM |
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gregslove
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
matchbox cars and trains,
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| Posted 12/29/08 2:38 PM |
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Michelle1123
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
I got a whole bunch of kid friendly apps for my iPhone....works like a charm. AND I bribe them with it too.
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| Posted 12/29/08 3:04 PM |
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Gatsbygirl
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
We do well in places that offer baags of Oyster Crackers
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| Posted 12/29/08 3:10 PM |
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Diane
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
lots of food
The travel AquaDoodle
stickers
Message edited 12/29/2008 3:20:43 PM.
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| Posted 12/29/08 3:20 PM |
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rojerono
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
Posted by Bops
Play- Dough !!!!! ( My DS is actually very neat with it so I don't feel guilty afterwards )
Play Doh is our miracle as well! And it's fun for Rob and I as well. We also will bring word seek puzzles and doodle pads for games of dots or tic tac toe.
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| Posted 12/29/08 4:25 PM |
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EmmaNick
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Re: Best way to keep kids occupied in restaurants
Love the Play Doh idea. Man I could've used that tip yesterday while eating out since they were both out of control. Fortunately we were the ONLY people in there.
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