Yeah, I found a 10 am Fourth of July parade instead. That sounds like a safer bet, because, you know, firetrucks and candy and regular bedtime. And festive!
We'll be watching them in front of my parents' house, so I am going to play it by ear. Her bedtime is normally 7:30 though, so I doubt it will be dark enough for the fireworks by the time she's ready to crash.
Post by Ashley&Scott on Jun 30, 2015 10:19:04 GMT -5
Last year (at 2.5yo) we went to the parade, which he loved but skipped the fireworks.
Last month (at almost 3.5yo) we went to fireworks for a town festival. It was fine, he loved watching them. But then he decided to try to run around & play after. That was terrifying because it was pitch black so we couldn't see him. We were able to catch him but then had to carry an angry, crying kid all the way to the car. He did not understand why it was dangerous. Probably because we watched from a park with playground & he had been running around playing with his friends for an hour before it got dark. So to him, even though it was dark it was still playtime in the park.
ETA: I think we will attempt them again for the 4th but we will not be watching them from the park with a playground & we will thoroughly discuss safety in the dark, not running away, etc beforehand. We will also make sure he is wearing something glows so we easily see him.
Post by cincodemayo on Jun 30, 2015 10:52:01 GMT -5
We haven't decided yet but if DS seems like he can handle it and we are at my parents camper, we'll let him see the fireworks. He has stayed up until 9:30-10 in the past at outings and has been fine.
we are probably going over to Lawrence for the 4th to hang out with my family. We aren't doing fireworks that night because even if it says they start at 9:30 or whatever, they don't really start until closer to 10. That was our experience with the ones in Parkville at least. It takes them a bit to get their shit together and they want it completely dark out before they start.
There's a park in town that throws a 4th of July celebration but it's the only area in the county that does anything. Thousands of people from three neighboring towns jam into it and the parking and traffic become a total nightmare, so I never really like going. Last year we bought some of those 'safe and sane' driveway firecrackers and we lit those off. We might do that again.
We are going to a wedding, but we've always done fireworks in the past no matter the age. My kids are pretty flexible though (have to be in our family!). They will all be out late on Saturday night for the wedding and they will be fine. I expect that they will likely sleep in a bit on Sunday to make up for it.
We're going to a friend's place and will do fireworks there. DS will stay up. DD may be able to as well if we do them early enough. She can last until 9-930.
Post by mandapanda18 on Jun 30, 2015 11:23:53 GMT -5
We will do a couple small ones with C (who turns two tomorrow) and then putting his but in bed. He is a disaster if he stays up any later than is normal 8-8:30 bedtime and fights sleep (MIL didn't listen to me on Saturday night, I came back to our hotel room and C was awake at 11:00, it took me until 12:30 to get him to sleep via bed sharing, he woke up at 5:45 on Sunday morning). I am not willing to sacrifice my easy sleeper and an entire day of good behavior for fireworks!
Post by leonard131 on Jun 30, 2015 11:28:10 GMT -5
Nope. We plan to be home for bedtime which is around 8pm. It will be fine since his "girl friend to him but she doesn't know he exists" will also be going to sleep :-) jenn248
Normally we can see them from our top deck but for some reason Rehoboth has decided to do them on Sunday which is kind of weird.
We did fireworks last year (he was 2) and we'll go again this year. We go to the HS football field to watch for free, plus it's less noisy because it's further away. You can't see as much (like the ground stuff) but it's less overwhelming for young kids.
I'll keep DD up for important things but fireworks don't fall in that category. We go to a huge parade in the morning and then a carnival afterwards. My mom's best friend lives on the parade route and it's in the shade. Everyone brings tons of food and we hang out there all morning and then walk the 4 blocks to the carnival. The parade and carnival are enough for one day.
DH and I sit out on our deck once it gets dark and we can see lots of fireworks from there.
Post by MadamePresident on Jun 30, 2015 12:02:14 GMT -5
We are going to see fireworks. Its my favorite holiday and I love the fireworks. The kids can deal with that. On occasion, I get to do what I want. But my kids are both pretty flexible.
Post by thebreakfastclub on Jun 30, 2015 12:30:40 GMT -5
I don't think so.
DS can stay up until 9:30 or later if we're at a party or something fun is happening. I think he'd get bored/antsy/pissy waiting for the fireworks, and the wait to get out of the park afterwards would send him over the edge.
Fireworks here start at 11:15pm so there is no way the kids can stay up that late. We can see them if we stand in our driveway so H and I will probably stay up to watch them. There is a pancake breakfast and hay rides at the park in the morning so we will probably go to that.
Post by BlueNotebook on Jun 30, 2015 12:37:16 GMT -5
We're going to try. If he gets too cranky we'll put him to bed. We're lucky that we can see our town's fireworks from our neighborhood so we won't be stuck somewhere with a cranky kid. If he can stay up I.think he'll love them. My 5 year old DD is super excited.
There are small fireworks displays near our house, so I think we'll try one of those. DD can stay up late usually, but worst case she'll just pass out and we watch them. It's pretty low key, so doable.
We plan on seeing fireworks if the weather cooperates (we have been getting a ridiculous amount of rain this entire month). Right now DS is procrastinating bedtime like whoa and he stays awake in his room until almost 11pm some nights. I know he's sleepy, but he's really fighting falling asleep for some reason. So anyway, I don't think staying up later is going to matter much to him and we will just take it easy on the 5th if he is crabby and tired. He absolutely loves fireworks so I think he's going to have so much fun!
He has been stayng up until like 10 pm this trip (which is killing us) so i was going to take him. But, with our move he has also become scared of everything. Loud noises, spiderwebs, flies, babies, etc etc. so i dont know if it would really work or not. Im leaning toward no right now.
We did fireworks with DD when she was 2/3, but she was generally good at rolling with the punches as a toddler. If I weren't already flying this year on the 4th, I wouldn't be going out to deal with fireworks with the baby in tow, unless I happened to be somewhere (not NYC) that doesn't require scouting out a spot hours beforehand. There are all kinds of restrictions here, too, on not bringing backpacks/containers into the areas designated for fireworks watching, so that would really deter me from bringing the baby.
We had no plans and were going to stay home / no fireworks.
BUT now we're going to Maine to visit my family, and I expect the equivalent of a high school reunion at the beach for the fireworks. Sooo we are going out past bedtime and hauling the kidlet to the beach.