I am a single mom, I have two jobs and go to school, so I barely get to see my girls. They are 4 and 1 1/2. I want to take the 4 year old to see Disney on Ice, but I dont know if I should take the little one or not? I barely get any time with either of them, but I think the older one would value the alone time with mom at such an event, but I dont want to leave the baby out either. Any advice would really be appreciated!! Thank you
Thank you for the responses. I thought I should only take the older one, but having some other opinions helps. I hope she enjoys it, because I never have the money to do anything like this for her. I'll post again once we go in March. Thanx again
My oldest daughter and I went to Disney on Ice and I left the baby with a babysitter. The show was nice, but my daughters behavior was absolutely horrible. She was not listening, backtalking, yelling, screaming. On top of all that, I had to carry her out of there after her 30 minute tantrum. She kicked and screamed the entire 15 minute walk to the car. I must admit, It will be a very long time before I want to spend any time alone with my oldest. And to think i spent all that money to be completely disrepected and embarrased by a 5 year old. But thank you all for the advice.
I've been to countless Disney on Ice's and I would suggest bringing the older one only and having some good one on one time. My kids never sat through the whole thing at 1 1/2 years old.
Leave the baby home. It's not leaving her "out", it's realizing that an 18 month old will really not care about an ice show. And your four year old will. So spend some wonderful one on one time with her and enjoy yourselves. If you bring the baby, you run the risk of her being bored and making too much noise, so all three of you will have to leave. Plus, you'll be entertaining the little one rather than focusing on your big girl.
We recently spent a lot of money to take our family to see How to Train a Dragon Live stage show. The guy behind us had two little kids. They talked through the whole show. "There's Toothless" "Where did Toothless go" "What are they doing" "Look" "Watch Toothless" "Why are they doing that" "When is Toothless coming back" and on and on and on. I'm not kidding. They were cute and sweet and didn't know any better, but it was so friggin distracting we couldn't enjoy the show. Please do NOT take small children unless they are old enough to sit still and sit quietly without disturbing other viewers. It's really not fair.
I agree - just take the 4yr old this time.
At 1.5 years old, she won't know what she's missing. Get a sitter, take your big girl and have a great time. There will be other opportunities for both of them to go together when your little one is older, then you can stay the whole time. (Just think-- if you have to leave early because your baby is fussy, will that improve *their* relationship, or will your older one just be mad that 'we had to leave because of the baby'?)
We went two weeks ago and the family behind us had a 4 and 2 year old. They were spending so much energy on trying to control the little one who never watched it, poked me in the head a lot,ran around and fell asleep on dad's lap. Most of the kids were 3 and up. Have fun with your older daughter!
Take the 4 year old. It would be truly sad if the toddler didn't get distracted by the show and caused you guys to have to go out in the hallways.
I'd get a babysitter for sure for the little one.
One on one time is very valuable and your 4 yo will remember this!! Have fun!
And good for you for working so hard to support your babies.
My 2 cents is that the 18m old will not be able to sit through the event, and may fuss and end up distracting and annoying those around you. So, if you go, leave the little one with a sitter.
I just wanted to say that while you may be feeling guilty about the money ("because I never have the money to do anything like this for her"), your daughter may in fact not really be worried/bothered about it, and you might be thinking she's feeling bad about it but _she's probably not_. :)
I say that to point out that while stuff like this can be a major treat, it's the time you spend playing with her and doing imaginative stuff (doing a princess party at home with paper crowns, homemade cape made out of an XL tshirt; free adventure/scavenger hunts you make up at the park, etc.) that will probably mean more to her over the course of her life. It doesn't have to be expensive for kids to think it's wonderful, unless they are raised to that (false) expectation. :)
I would just bring the 4 year old. My kids always loved the shows, have a great time! One thing though, not sure if you've been there...the food and souveniers there are usually crazy expensive...just to prepare you.
We went and saw Toy Story on Ice when our oldest boys were younger and I did not like it at all...neither did my boys, they did enjoy the plastic swords they got as a prize though! ;)
Hope you and yours have more fun than we did!
If you think your 1.5 y/o could sit still then take her, if not leave her behind.
The 1.5y/o would have just as much fun, if not more actually, if you were to take her to the play structure at the mall or just to the park...so don't feel too guilty if you decide to make this trip just you and the oldest!
~Totally just my opinion here, but if you are tight on $ I would suggest finding something else to do with the 2 of them and saving your $! But like I said, that is just my .02 cents as I did not find the show all that great for the amont of $ it was!
Sounds fun! Truth be told, neither will remember it, but I don't see a 1.5 year old enjoying this sort of thing. Make it a special thing for you and your 4 year old and don't feel bad!
I definitely wouldn't bring the younger one. My in-laws recently took my kids and my daughter had just turned two. She was too young to appreciate it and also too young to sit in her seat and pay attention. You won't enjoy it as much if you have a one year old either.
