Hi Sarah!
Unfortunately, if one person in your party is on the Dining Plan then everybody needs to be on the same Dining Plan. You can get more information on the Dining Plan and the various options
here.
However, every member of your party doesn't have to eat at every meal! So at a
particular meal, your children could share a single child's meal. This is true regardless of whether you're at a Table
Service (full service) or Quick Service restaurant.
The adult meal credits are all pooled together and the child
credits are all pooled together; however, the two pools are separate --
i.e. one pool for adults and one pool for children! Also keep in mind
that all of your credits are available for use immediately upon
check-in; so if you feel like eating two snacks on the first day you
can!
Just be sure to use all of the credits eventually!
Signature Dining (which requires 2 credits), Hoop-Dee-Doo Musical Review (also requires 2 credits), and eating at additional
Table Service or Quick Service restaurants come to mind. Don't waste
any meal credits!
Have a magical vacation!