1. This keeps my kids busy for at least 10 minutes which can be HUGE sometimes. You say "Give me 5 (kid gives you 5), on the side (5 on the side), way up high (you see where I'm going with this), way down low (hurry and pull your hand away before they can slap it), you're too slow". Alex cracks up every time which, if you've heard his laugh, is totally worth it.
2. When Alex forgets something he slaps his head and says "Oh no!" with such enthusiasm I'm afraid he's going to leave a mark. The other day he reminded me that we forgot to cut his fingernails with a quick slap to the head and a hilarious "Oh no!". I'm going to try and get it on film someday.
3. The best way to get kids to play with forgotten toys is to rearrange the location of the toys and POOF, they're suddenly interesting to play with again!
4. If parenting were like high school I'd get a 4.0! I've found a way to get in my "spa" treatments AND entertain the kids. Kids love to play with lotion, kids love to play with soap. Sooooooooo, I sit on the reclining chair with my legs up, grab a bottle of lotion and let the kids rub the lotion all over my feet. They love it, and if they aren't too rough, I love it too. This also works in the bathtub. I sit on the toilet and dangle my legs in the water, give the kids some soap and they wash my legs and feet (in fact, we did this last night and Samantha told me I had "gorgeous toes"). It's genius!!!
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Love it, love it!!! I will be using your last tip on parenting for sure! But what do I do when my baby wants to eat the lotion instead of rubbing it in???
Kristy, you are hilarious! So you are living in Provo right? What is your email address? Email me at corinnehoyt@yahoo.com
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