If you're going to have kids at your wedding and reception, you may want to plan some activities to keep the little ones happy. While you don't necessarily have to plan around kids, it is nice for them to feel included in some way. One way to include and entertain them is to consider a few kid-friendly songs at your reception.

Some formal weddings don't lend themselves very well to a kid-friendly reception, but who's to say yours can't? There's no rule that says you can't have a formal wedding and a much more relaxed reception. It's really up to you and your groom. Do you want ballroom dancing, or do you just want everyone out on the floor having a good time?

If you want the latter, think about throwing some of these songs into your dance mix:

• The Soulja Boy song (Superman)
• Cha Cha Slide
• Macarena
• The chicken dance
• YMCA
• Conga
• Hokey Pokey

Okay, so some of them may seem a little, well, hokey but you'll be surprised how many of your guests will get out on the dance floor during these numbers. And even though some of them may make someone's don't list, it doesn't mean that you have to exclude them. It's your wedding. So what would you like to do?

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