My son is having a sleepover tomorrow night.? This is the first time we’ve done this and I’m more than a little nervous about it.? I’m sort of homebody myself, and even worse, I like to be home ALONE.? With my family, of course.? But having other people over, even if it’s another six-year old, sorta tramples on my comfort zone.
This means there’ll need to be some cleaning done, though I’m feeling a little snarky about it.? It’s not MY friend coming over.? *I’m* not the one who messed up his bedroom or the loft.? *I’m* not the one who has been neglectful about the cat boxes that are now threatening to kill us all.? I may have contributed to the kitchen mess, and I could be coerced into maybe vacuuming the living room.? But that’s the extent of it.
So here’s my question: What do I do to entertain this kid?? What I know of him, he’s a lot more high energy than my son.? Which will, by proxy, make my son more high energy.? I’m thinking a trip to the park maybe, and we’ll take them to Blockbuster to pick out an Xbox game they can play together. I’m also thinking maybe dinner at Chuck E. Cheese.? I know, I know… but I’m thinking I can kill two birds with one stone here.? Feed them kid-friendly pizza and let them run around like maniacs and burn off energy all at once.? And my mom had a great suggestion, set them up in sleeping bags in the loft and put a movie in the DVD player.? Hopefully, they’ll doze off while watching.? At least more likely than if we were to put them in a room, turn off the lights, and tell them to go to sleep.
So what do you all think?? Any ideas, suggestions, experience to share?? Let me know! HELP!
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Ficklechick (21 comments.) 03.25.06 at 4:28 pm
My best advice would be to wear them out! Also, make certain rooms/areas of the house off limits. It helps to contain the mess and gives you a place to go when you need a time out.
Not that you will.
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