DS1 will be 7 in April and following a three year campaign by him we will be having his party at Legoland in March. He gets to invite 3 friends - one has an annual pass, as do all of us, so actually it is not much more expensive than a party to which the whole class would be invited.
We live relatively close so we'll aim to get there at opening time, or even before, and hope to leave after lunch. I am an optimist
My questions
- 4 boys aged 7 plus DS2 aged 5. DS2 is completely up for all the scary rides and is now tall enough for them too, but DS1 is not actually all that keen on scary rides. Will DH and I be able to manage, or do we need another adult? So far I have an offer of help from the dad of one of the friends, but he would need to bring his other child with him too. The other child is the same age as DS2 but a bit shorter, I think, so might create complications all of his own.
- what about all the clothes getting wet? When we go I take a rucksack with a change of clothes and a towel. I can't do this for loads of kids - do you think a towel and spare clothes for the car journey home would do?
- I'm not planning to pay for an army of QBots. How are we going to survive the queues when the novelty of scissors paper stone wears off? I realise I should have thought about this one in particular before agreeing to Legoland.
- instead of lunch could I just give them all a hot dog, and then feed them sandwiches crisps and cake in the car home? If we stick to plan-leave-at-about-2pm this might work. The little brother who would come if his dad came has some unusual food allergies, to further confuse things.
any other tips?