Lea...... In all seriousness......always make sure you always have "something up your sleeve"! Nothing gets kids attention more than a new "item" to look at...even if you are holding it! Such as??? Beanie Babies! The little buggers are dirt cheap. The latest trinkets from children's movies in Happy Meals.....whoever Nemo is! Last but not LEAST.....when it gets REALLY BAD.....I bribe them with money!! There is not kid on the face of this earth going to turn up their nose on getting a shiny new quarter. I use half dollars. It works like a charm!! I have yet to have it fail! We had a commercial shoot where a little boy absolutely refused to scoop up the cereal from the bowl. After an hour of trying to convince him.....I dumped a handful of quarters in the cereal........he nearly dunked his head in! Worked like a charm! Good luck! Photographing children promises never to be dull! Cheers! Colette
