Tip Toe Practice

Sneaky stealthy and most important SILENT fun

ADDED September 30, 2008

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If you have a pre-schooler in your house, have you ever lain in bed early in the morning and wondered if instead you actually had a wildebeest living with you? Or an elephant? Or some other loudly clomping beast of the jungle?

We have wood floors, two darling but heavy-stepping children, and a Mom who likes to sleep in whenever possible.

So in honor of sleeping in, and daring the impossible, we present Tip Toe Practice.

First step: have a tip-toeing demonstration with your little ones. (Kids seem to like this word, too, by the way. There's something kind of funny about it.)

kids games Secondly, try this game: Sit cross-legged on the floor of a hallway, with room to get around you on either side. Close your eyes and have your kids try to tip toe by.

If you hear the tip-toe-ers, let out a loud monster growl and -- with your eyes still closed -- grab them. If you're right, the kids get another chance to try to sneak past you. If you're wrong, your kids will be quite proud of themselves (and delighted to see you growling and grabbing at nothing.)

It's a fun, vaguely educational activity, and it provides hope for Mommy's pleasant Saturday morning.

And just think: maybe when they're teenagers, this Tip Toe Practice activity will help them sneak back into the house after curfew! Oh, wait a minute . . .

(For more fun quiet games we've posted try our 1, 2, 3 Quiet Game or What do you hear?)