Science experiment and brain surgery help get kids ready in the morning.

Before the kids awoke, I gathered a few items and put them out on our deck table. When the kids were finished with breakfast, I told them that I'd show them a little experiment--outside.

Involving:
Balloons,
Glass, and
FIRE!


After I did the quick and easy air pressure experiment, I mentioned that each of them can do the experiment all by themselves...

if...

Notice they're still in pjs

...they first get completely ready for the day.

That includes:
getting cleaned up,
brushing teeth and hair,
and getting fully dressed.

I sometimes have to spell it out to them (just like this) what exactly it means to get fully ready.


And REMIND them when they forget.

I'm still working on those neural pathways in their heads.

Sometimes I feel like a non-invasive brain surgeon like that--carefully inserting necessary information for proper functioning, helping fine tune and rewire those pathways that may have gone awry, and patching in little catalysts!

All of us moms really are non-invasive brain surgeons, don't you think?


I worked all three into their noggins--with an emphasis on the catalyst part this morning.


Notice they're all dressed now.



In roughly 7 minutes 13 seconds, all four were ready for the day!


Not sure if I emphasized CLEAN clothes...


...close enough!


Now on with our day.

Here's another fun air pressure experiment using a hard boiled egg.