Graduation with an almost 3 year old

bsmerelda@yahoo.com · May 2013

My son will be 3 in exactly one week. I'm graduating this Thursday and I'm a little worried about him having to sit there. The ceremony starts at 7 pm and last for a couple of hours (1500 students graduating)

Any advice?

rjeller32 · May 2013

Bring lots of things to keep him entertained. My LO would NOT sit through a couple of hours. If I were in that situation, I would just bring books and toys and snacks, and if LO gets antsy, take them out for a little to run around.

memali26 · May 2013

I've taken the girls to two graduations at major state universities in the last two years (so loooong and lots of graduates), and they've done surprisingly well. I had help - my parents and sister - which is really the biggest thing that made it possible, and lots of entertainment for them. Special snacks they don't often get, books they haven't read in a while, coloring books/crayons/ColorWonder markers, my tablet with children's books and games that didn't require the sound to be on. We also made sure to sit on the end of a row and have someone take them out to walk a little if they got too antsy or needed the potty/diaper change. We also made sure they had a solid nap that day and a chance to run around and get energy out before the ceremony.