Have YOU seen THESE?
These things are called Silly Bands. They are little plastic bracelets in various shapes; zoo animals, rock band, dinosaurs, etc. Lots of different shapes and lots of different colors, so attractive to little eyes. Not very attractive to mommy's eyes. At $5.99 for 24 for of them, they get not much more than an eye roll from me.
BUT, the boys are fascinated with them and I am using it to my advantage. Notice how my son poses when I tell him I want to take a picture of the bands. Are those the CUTEST guns you've ever seen?
So here we are at dinner, with the new bands and after a very busy day of packing, the boys are acting up just a bit. I'm tired! I'm tired of packing and I'm tired of asking the boys to stop goofing off and nagging them.
Then it hits me. I tell them that every time I have to nag re-ask them to do something, I will take one of their new bands. Instant silence.
I think I've got 'em.
I tell them they can earn them back by being good, but that this is how it's going to work for now. The older one says "This is not a good plan".
So far, after approximately 2 1/2 hours of being in effect, 1 band has been lost and re-earned. In fact, just a minute ago, I reminded them it was time to go to bed after letting them talk for awhile. They, of course continued to giggle. I told them they would both lose a band if they continued and instantly,
NO MORE NOISE.
Well, let me tell you that I am one happy mommy today, maybe even tomorrow. We will have to see how long this one works.
