This afternoon I had one of those rare bright ideas that just needs to be shared so other parents might be able to put it in their toolkit or build upon it.

While making a pb&j sandwich I thought that if hid a blueberry somewhere in the sandwich I could simultaneously get the mermaids interested in eating lunch and maybe even get them to eat their entire sandwich in search of the singular blueberry treasure.

It worked.

Abby found hers halfway through and wanted another hidden treasure in the other half and Emma cruised through her whole sandwich so fast that she didn’t notice when she got her surprise.

The only rule was no peeking and no poking.
In both cases mission accomplished (lunch was eaten) AND fun was had along the way.

This batty bat was made by La Grande Mermaid this morning but we are not allowed to put it up as a Halloween decoration.
She did give me permission to post it here.

On a bike, the only thing slipperier than this is ice.