What is the best technique for choosing which child to give a balloon to when there are five at the table?
Whatever works for your mood at the moment. The smallest child, the loudest, closest, ugliest, tallest, or start with the one in Grandmother’s lap to keep them both happy. • If there are five kids in the group, either be prepared to make five balloons, or don’t do any. I find when I’ve done a balloon for one kid, the others won’t ask with their words, but their eyes speak volumes. • At kid’s night at the restaurant, if I am totally swamped, I’ll only twist for the children at the tables. This allows me time to make it over to the tables without children as well. The customers and, most importantly, my manager is cool with this. • If you are busy, smile to the customers and explain that you’ve put them on your mental list of where to go next, and that you’ll try to get to them as fast as you can. Smile and tell the wait staff the same. And always thank *everyone* for asking for you. I usually apologize for taking so long once I’m at the table: I’m sorry it took so long but there were a
