FUN. How to throw a baby Oscar party.

Miss my Oscars on account of having babies to take care of? NO. WAY. Just because I’ve now got my eyes on two little girls under the age of 2, I’m not going to sacrifice the movies’ biggest night. NO. WAY. My pre-baby, movie-obsessed, entertainment-journalist self (who actually covered the Oscars a few times) won’t let me.

So in a quick-thinking mode of desperation to salvage one of my fave nights of the year (and the fact that I now appear on ReelzChannel’s The Reelz Show as a ‘movie mommy’) I think I’ve figured a way to watch the Oscars AND keep my two munchkins semi-entertained at the same time.

How To Watch the Oscars with Babies & Toddlers:

1) DRESS UP. Not necessarily in a gown (well, you can… I just might), but in your kid’s favorite silver screen character. LadyP’s star of the moment is Minnie Mouse. So that’s who she’ll be wearing. (Maybe LilMiss will be Tinkerbell.)

2) PROVIDE FOOD AND COCKTAILS. You enjoy yours, but make sure you set up a picnic-on-the-floor as well as a “bar” of milk, juice, ice water (our new favorite) and any other child-appropriate beverage pre-poured in different sippy cups. Now how impressive is THAT!?!

3) BRING FRIENDS. We’re lucky to have many loyal companions around here. Ducks. Bears. Lambs. Bunnies. Even unicorns. Bring them all and line them up right in front of the TV. Everyone deserves a great seat at the Oscars. And they won’t make a peep (except for that purple unicorn maybe).

4) DANCE. Yes, I mean YOU. According to recent accounts, Oscar host Seth MacFarlane will be working his tushy off singing and dancing onstage (music and dancing is always a hit at our house). When he does: DANCE PARTY! Your toddlers won’t know what hit ’em.

5) PRACTICE GIVING SPEECHES. It’s never too early to start training your tots… you never know what their future holds.

Happy Oscars everyone! WHAT ARE YOUR PLANS? FESS UP!