Bedtime with Little Golden Books for Nod
Post by Rebecca Green of Not So SAHM
Our kiddos were not good sleepers when they were little. So although I tried to remain slightly flexible when parenting, bedtime was one of those areas in which I established a routine and then clung to it for the sake of sleep. Since they’ve been just a few months old, it’s been dinner, bath, books + bed. Nothing complicated, just consistent.
As they’ve gotten older, bath time has become a drawn out ritual. Kane will listen to books on tape in the tub like its his job, constructing elaborate toyscapes as he soaks. Cam likes her bath products and arting in the tub. I let them have at it because it means I get the dinner dishes done before I have to tuck them in (is there anything worse than finally getting your children to sleep and then dragging yourself back to the kitchen to wash the dishes!?). But even as they’ve grown up, they’ve both insisted on keeping their baby bath hooded towels — those super soft, hooded towels you bought when the baby was just the size of a pea. So cute, but so don’t cover their butts anymore.
It was time to move on and when they spied the Little Golden Books for Nod collaboration at the Nod Tour Bus’ trip to DC, they begged for the adorable character towels (which, thankfully are generously sized and cover their tushes with insanely cute tails too). Kane picked the Tawny Scrawny Lion set and Cam went straight for the Shy Little Kitten (both happened to pick books that jibe with their personalities). After a recent bath time, they curled up in their jammies, re-donned the adorable towels and we read the accompanying books.
It’s been our routine, at least since Cam got her new big girl bed (you can read all about her new big girl room right here), to alternate reading time between each of their rooms every night. They each pick out a book or two and we curl up to read. They are both beginning readers, so sometimes they help sounds words out and sometimes they just make up a story they see to match the illustrations. Then either their dad or I read a bit as well. Whoever is reading, including their stuffed animals is always a must.
These gift sets would be a fabulous way to help a new parent get that consistency started and, hopefully(!!!!), get their kiddos set on a good path to sleep. Thanks to The Land of Nod for helping keep our bedtime routine a success!!
Rebecca is a mom to two young kiddos and, in her spare time (ha!), likes to pretend she’s a back-up dancer, craft cocktails, and run long distances. A relatively recent SAHM, she blogs family-friendly activities, DIYs and celebration fun at Not-So-SAHM.