General discussion - Mom and Dad Esq.

[pony_trekker]

Originally posted by nononono
Good for kids (5 and 2.5) or no? Have never attended, but those costumes look kind of kiddie-cool.

They might be a little young to appreciate it. But dad will appreciate the young wenches in bustiers.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by pony_trekker
They might be a little young to appreciate it. But dad will appreciate the young wenches in bustiers.

Trust the voice of experience.

"Daddy, where are the rides?"

"Daddy, why can't I have a real sword?"

"Daddy, why does that lady have chains on her boobs?"

"DaddyI'mhotDaddyI'mhungryDaddyI'mthirstyDaddyI'mnotgoingtopeeinthereit stinks!"

"When are we going home?"

"Two 4-ounce juice boxes, that'll be $9."

"Daddy, I'm thirsty again."

And then there's the second hour....

Originally posted by nononono
Good for kids (5 and 2.5) or no? Have never attended, but those costumes look kind of kiddie-cool.

Leave them with grandma! They will get tired and bored very quickly and you will not enjoy it at all. The one here just didn't seem to me to be kiddy friendly in many ways - I think maybe age 7-8 would be ok, but not before.

[bold_n_brazen]

Originally posted by TexLex
Leave them with grandma! They will get tired and bored very quickly and you will not enjoy it at all. The one here just didn't seem to me to be kiddy friendly in many ways - I think maybe age 7-8 would be ok, but not before.

The Brazenette (age 3 and a half) loved loved loved it this summer. So much so that after attending with mommy AND daddy, she required daddy to take her again on his next weekend with her.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
I remember it, but I don't remember which place(s) I lived where this was done. I don't remember if it was at school or at home or with friends or what.

too bad they stopped doing repressed memory therapy- you sound like you'd be a good candidate AND you seem like you would be a great candidate.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by bold_n_brazen
The Brazenette (age 3 and a half) loved loved loved it this summer. So much so that after attending with mommy AND daddy, she required daddy to take her again on his next weekend with her.

Wonk's experience can happen too, but that can happen anywhere (besides Disney World), so the fact that it didn't work for Wonk really shouldn't carry much weight (hi ppnyc!).

Things like a ren fair have different attractions- if you are there with your friends from college you will do different things than there with 2 kids under 5, and maybe you won't stay as long as you would have with your college friends- hopefully you won't hunker in the beer tent as an example- but there are plenty of things little kids will like.

My kids liked the jousting. lots of crashing and smashing. They could have just as easily not have enjoyed it. then we would have moved on.

The one around us has two serving wenchs who have a argument and break into a mud-wrassle. That attraction would have been a common point for with college frinds and with kids.

[nononono]

Originally posted by notcasesensitive
Imagine their embarrassment when nononono pulls out renaissance fair pics to show the kids' future boy- or girlfriends.

Mom, please don't. You're embarrassing me!!!

This is the goal? Future blackmail opportunities?

But of course. It's all that parents have left.

[nononono]

Originally posted by pony_trekker
They might be a little young to appreciate it. But dad will appreciate the young wenches in bustiers.

Well, hopefully, we will not run into dad, as I will be taking a date.

[nononono]

Originally posted by taxwonk
Trust the voice of experience.

"Daddy, where are the rides?"

"Daddy, why can't I have a real sword?"

"Daddy, why does that lady have chains on her boobs?"

"DaddyI'mhotDaddyI'mhungryDaddyI'mthirstyDaddyI'mnotgoingtopeeinthereit stinks!"

"When are we going home?"

"Two 4-ounce juice boxes, that'll be $9."

"Daddy, I'm thirsty again."

And then there's the second hour....

Ooh! Do they sell those chainmail bra-top things? Because I'm dying for one.

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by nononono
Ooh! Do they sell those chainmail bra-top things? Because I'm dying for one.

Yup. Leather, too.

[pony_trekker]

Originally posted by TexLex
Leave them with grandma! They will get tired and bored very quickly and you will not enjoy it at all. The one here just didn't seem to me to be kiddy friendly in many ways - I think maybe age 7-8 would be ok, but not before.

Boys aged 12-15 are very unbored by the renfair, by the way.

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by nononono
Ooh! Do they sell those chainmail bra-top things? Because I'm dying for one.

http://www.leanashe.com/

I can get to the jewelry parts, but webnanny blocks the apparel portion. So not sure what's in there.

[Hank Chinaski]

Originally posted by ltl/fb
http://www.leanashe.com/

I can get to the jewelry parts, but webnanny blocks the apparel portion. So not sure what's in there.

the woman on your page are too scary looking. they link to gothauctions.com for goodness sakes. these ladies are more what you'd see.

http://www.sblades.com/bikinis.php

http://www.sblades.com/ID-C10.php

[ltl/fb]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
the woman on your page are too scary looking. they link to gothauctions.com for goodness sakes. these ladies are more what you'd see.

http://www.sblades.com/bikinis.php

http://www.sblades.com/ID-C10.php

And g-string bottoms.

It seems like they would heat up in the sun? but I didn't look that closely.

http://www.sblades.com/gstrg.php

[taxwonk]

Originally posted by Hank Chinaski
the woman on your page are too scary looking. they link to gothauctions.com for goodness sakes. these ladies are more what you'd see.

http://www.sblades.com/bikinis.php

http://www.sblades.com/ID-C10.php

I think they're also particularly high quality because it says they don't get hung up on nipple piercings.

Nox4, a necessary feature?