Sometimes as a parent you come up with a really great idea to entertain your children that turns out to be the dumbest idea ever. Here are some of my more recent ones...
1. Stamps... stamps are fun. I have fond memories of using stamps. Of course most of those memories are from when I was 8. Not TWO and FOUR years old. Thankfully I was intelligent enough to spread the 2 dozen stamps and ink pads on the tile kitchen floor so the mess was easy to clean up.
2. Six Flags on a 95+ degree day... Yeah, not so much. I thought if we went in the morning then we would be ok. I felt as though I was dying after 45 minutes! Goodness knows how the kids were feeling in the heat, but weren't telling us because they didn't want to leave.
3. Bouncy Balls... Yeah, God help my children if they break anything with this dang bouncy balls! The Jacks that came with them weren't the best idea either. The four year old is sad because the two year old keeps stepping on them and breaking them. Thankfully the jacks were free from the treasure box at the dentist.
4. Water guns... These are a current favorite at our house right now. Two year old hates being sprayed with water, but of course is spraying his sister which means she WILL retaliate. Oh well.. at least we bought 8 more yesterday so when friends come over there is no more fighting (over the guns, there will always be fighting over something!)
5. Rocking chairs... I bought two at a yard sale and they are SO super cute. They are wooden and just the right size for my kiddos. Unfortunately the four year old has taken to extreme rocking chair activities. I swear it as if her butt will explode if it touches the chair. She sits every way BUT the correct way. I can't recall how many times I have threatened to give these chairs away. She is a goober and knows that I won't go through with that threat.
Those are just a few examples of my dumb mommy brain as of late. I'm sure there are about 100 more examples of things I have done that I thought would be really great but turned out to be stupid ideas that I soon regretted. Do you have any examples? Hopefully fewer than mine!
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