to think it will be ok to take my child to this

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It's my birthday next weekend and my whole family have booked tickets to go see Jules Holland & Alison Moyet, outdoor gig, you know- hampers and champers that sort of thing, with a fireworks display at the end. (10.30pm) When I first booked it, months ago I thought yay, it will be great to take the dd(2yr10m)and my sis is bringing hers who is just around 18mnths old. Grandad and Grandma coming too so option of baby sitting from them. My dd can certainly stay up that long, and sis says my nephew will probably just sleep in the pushchair if it gets late enough.

Im getting a bit twitchy though-I am pretty sure dd will just want to be running round like a loon. Will be getting in front of people, and as the evening draws on she will probably get beyond herself, she rarely if ever naps anymore. I want her there but I dont want to massively inconvenience other gig goers or be chasing her rround all bloody night. there will be 6 adults looking after 2 kids though so it could be ok.

I dont know if I should just book a sitter and take the worry out, but this will also annoy my sister cos it was me who convinced her to come in the first place and bring nephew. My sis is not comfortable with leaving my neph with someone he has never met so would not be happy to leave both kids at home with my sitter. Do I risk taking my dd and just go with the flow?

I'd have hated to take my child that age to a big event because I couldn't have expected him to sit still or even operate within a small circle of where I was sitting without a tent peg and a long lead. He'd have been off into the crowd and running about or getting upset at being kept up past his bedtime. If you think it's going to be stressful I'd say book the babysitter. It's your night out, not your sister's.

Agree with chil......I think you know your DD best and if you suspect her behaviour will cause problems then don't take her. I know I couldn't take my 2yo.....she never sits still, has the concentration span of a goldfish and she becomes pretty unbearable through tiredness by 7pm.

After having been to music festivals with my DC, I have developed a survival pack to make sure I get to see bands too.

Picnic rugs, bean bag and fleece blanket, nibbles and drinks, pad pens and glowsticks (the sort that can be made into necklaces).

I usually manage to keep them both occupied in the bits between them jigging about to the music!

Hope you have a fab evening!!

where do u get them glowsticks?

Just spoke to my sis and she would be happy to leave neph with babaysitter but it's BIL that is being a knob! Grrr I leave my own child with her FFS and her mum would be there too!

If you have a Home Bargains near you they do packs of glowsticks for 59p, they are usually in the party stuff aisle :0)

If the DC are likely to sleep in a buggy then I would, but its the running round in the dark and getting lost or being a pita to others that I would be worried about with my DC.

Yay, have booked a sitter and got BIL to agree!

Now worried my lovely sitter, neighbours daughter will be overrun by children refusing to go to bed!

Ive told her just to go with it, stick a film on if neccassary play with them til dead on thier feet, you never know we might get a lie in Sunday!