Happyinwonerland
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- Jul 1, 2014
Yeah, I wouldn't advise trying this. People are already upset about how crowded the parties are and the long lines, tensions can run high. If you drop 5 extra ppl in line last minute, you run a very high risk someone calling you out. Can you imagine if every person in line had 5 other people run up and join them? How would you feel if all the families on front of you had extras jump in front while you've waitied the 3 hours? What makes your family any more special than all the other families that have to wait their turns? I know the long lines and waiting are no fun, but it is part of the deal.
Is it a particular meet and greet that one of the littles is dying to meet? Would they even be aware if they missed it? In your situation, I'd let the older kids wait in line with 1 parent and have the other parent take the little kids to do something fun, and just skip the party meet and greets if they can't wait in line.
Full disclosure: We have only done 1 meet and greet per party each year. DD always finds another kid in line near us to play with while we wait. We try to pick a line that isn't too insanely long, but usually end up with an hour wait and she does fine. I would be mad about wasting more than an hour of party time to take a photo with a college age kid in a costume.
Is it a particular meet and greet that one of the littles is dying to meet? Would they even be aware if they missed it? In your situation, I'd let the older kids wait in line with 1 parent and have the other parent take the little kids to do something fun, and just skip the party meet and greets if they can't wait in line.
Full disclosure: We have only done 1 meet and greet per party each year. DD always finds another kid in line near us to play with while we wait. We try to pick a line that isn't too insanely long, but usually end up with an hour wait and she does fine. I would be mad about wasting more than an hour of party time to take a photo with a college age kid in a costume.