Another "Me Time" Ploy

I'm just gonna be honest. Sometimes, I try to make up creative ways to keep my little ones occupied so I can have a few minutes of peace.......possibly allowing me to have a kid-free bathroom break, do my bible study lesson without a monkey on my shoulder or maybe check facebook without someone sitting on my lap begging to listen to the clean version of "Boom, Boom Pow" on youtube. So, when I am desperate for a few kid-free minutes, one of my new ploys is to encourage Brady to make a parade.........a very long parade. I give him a verbal list of participants to make sure he has all of the categories of entries covered. For example, there must always be a beauty queen or two riding in a convertible:

(She-ra, Princess of Power, riding in the Batmobile......check)and members of our armed forces

(fake dollar store G.I. Joe......check)

and BIG Macy's style floating animal characters

(stuffed turtle and parrot........check)

and random people on bicycles

and lots of random cars that the crowd thinks are boring but the owners think are awesome

There must also be a category for homemade floats as well.

(Handy Manny's tool bench boat project.....check)

And, when Mama Oz is still needing a few more minutes alone, she reminds him of other entries such as pick-up trucks carrying little kids and fire trucks carrying cheerleaders....etc.
So, if you need a few minutes to yourself, try letting your kid build a parade. And, if you're from a small town like we are, anything goes in a hometown parade! So, let your little darlings be creative! Happy "me time" everyone!