“Goodnight stars. Goodnight air. Goodnight noises everywhere.” Many children go through a specific bedtime routine every night. You brush your child’s teeth, read their favorite story, and turn out the lights. Before you know it, your child is out of bed and pulling on your hand. “There’s a monster under my bed!” Are you tired of checking for monsters every night? Do you get bored of the same old routine of checking the bed, checking the closet, moving around the toys? Try these helpful and creative ways to rid your child’s room of those pesky monsters for good!
Take Out the Monsters and the Trash
This creative way to get rid of the monster beneath your child’s bed is one of our favorites. Grab a plastic garbage bag and, to make this activity even more believable, some rubber gloves. Now go into your kid’s bedroom and show that monster whose boss. Check under and in all of the usual hiding places of the particular punk. Every place you look, make sure to grab the monster by the foot and shove it into the bag and seal it shut. Once you’ve combed through the room, have your children watch as you take the bag out to the trash and dump all the monsters in the garbage!
Monster-B-Gone
A previous JumpStart blog post about bedtime routines mentioned inventing a simple repellent to get rid of that spooky monster. Inform your child that this spray works a lot like bug spray. This spray can be something as simple as water, or you can even get some scented spray from the store and create your own label for the bottle. Have your child go around the room and spray the repellent in the monsters’ favorite hiding spots before you turn the lights out.
The Shield
You know that light switch in your house that isn’t connected to anything? Well, truth be told, it actually is attached to The Shield. Once this light switch is turned on, an imaginary force field forms around your entire house or apartment. This magic bubble keeps all bad guys and nighttime creatures outside and away from your house. Make this switch a nightly routine for you and your child. Before you brush their teeth and tuck them in, go over to the light switch and have your child turn The Shield on.
Monster Heroes
Monster Heroes can be anything from your child’s favorite stuffed bear to a drawing that your child creates. We suggest going to a fabric store and buying bits of different colored felt. You can create little characters with capes and hang them from the bed frame, along the closet door, and even on the window sill. These little heroes will help protect your child from the horrible creatures that terrorize them at night.
We hope these simple and fun activities will help your child fight off those monsters and have peaceful, restful nights. Not only will they be more energetic and happy, but you, too, will have enough energy to keep up with them!
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Adorable!!!