DH's grandmother died over the weekend so we have to make the trip out to Ohio later this week for the funeral.
Has anyone dealt with taking a toddler to a funeral home? I was planning on bringing lots of snacks and some small toys to keep DD occupied. Any other suggestions? Going without DD is not an option since MIL never gets to see her.
TIA!
Re: Toddlers & Funerals
When my Uncle died the funeral home had a small private room that could be used by immediate family. We took some snacks, coloring books, quiet activities and turned that into a hang out spot for the kids. (They were ages 4-7) A bunch of the adults took a turn staying down there with the kids, so that the parents could stay in the mainroom.
You may want to call the funeral director and see what, if any accomodations they have for kids. For instance the funeral home had a DVD player. Usually it us used for showing memorial videos, but we used it for the kids.
I'm sorry about DH's grandmother
I've seen many posts on other boards about bringing babies/toddlers to funerals and the general consensus is that people are glad to have them there. I'd plan like you would to take her anywhere else and just plan to take her out if she gets out of control or anything.
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I'm sorry for your loss.
DH's grandmom died in June. We opted not to take the kids to the funeral. Claire was only 1, and Aiden was 4. However, Aiden was really close with her, and I just wasn't sure how he'd handle it.
Aiden went to his first funeral earlier this month. His previous daycare provider passed away. He handled it really well, but wasn't clear on exactly what was happening.
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