First off - HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my Little Sister (Yes, we are 7 years, 1 day, to the minute apart)!
I visited My Insanity this past Tuesday and shared this fun little freebie.
When I was 12 and my little brother was 3, monsters entered our home. You know, the monsters with one eye, a snaggle tooth and wiry hair. The kind that hide in childrens closets and under their beds. Yea. That type.
So being the older sister that needed to protect her little brother at all costs, I emptied out my Suave hairspray bottle, wrapped a piece of paper around it, wrote "Monster Be Gone" and added some water to the bottle. I told him it was Monster Spray to keep the Monsters away.
Well, now I'm 27 (oops! Officially 28 now!) and it's my son that is 3... and Monster Teddy Bears have taken over our home. Fortunately my Monster Be Gone has matured a little since I have grown and here is the result:
I did use a Suave bottle, but it was my daughters detangler spray bottle this time around. I added water and a little lavendar oil (which is perfect for relaxation). We do two squirts each night before bed. He thinks its fun to spray it up into the fan and watch it blow away AND he loves the smell. I don't know how much he thinks it repels those Monsters, but it is a feel good thing for him. He enjoys doing it and it is routine now so adds to the stability of his environment, making him feel safe (there's my Psych major coming into play). For all of you that have a monster invasion, you can download the file to label your own monster spray HERE! Here's a little somethin', somethin' new since I am posting this on MY blog today... A GIRL version! Click HERE if your little girl is being harassed by the big and scaries. Print onto a full page label or regular paper and attach to your monster spray bottle. Happy Monster Hunting!
Awe, monsters are NO fun {although the idea is way cute!}. I will keep this handy for my 3 almost 4 year old...just in case.
ReplyDeleteHappy Birthday!
ReplyDeleteMay all your monsters be little ones.
what a cute idea! i hope i remember this when i have a little kid scared of monsters. it's bound to happen sometime, right?
ReplyDeleteKim thanks so much for the girly version! It's so cute. I think I'm going to make them up for stocking stuffers!
ReplyDeletethis is so cute!!!!
ReplyDeleteI love this. My son isn't scared of monsters...he is just starting to be cautious of the dark...maybe I can manipulate this spray to encompass this new fear. Thanks for sharing this GREAT idea!!
ReplyDeleteThis is great--I used to use "monster be gone spray" too, but never had a label!
ReplyDeleteHello Kim, I thought you might want to know someone is selling your labels here:
ReplyDeletehttp://www.etsy.com/listing/105949543/monster-spray-air-freshner?ref=sr_gallery_15&ga_search_query=monster+spray&ga_view_type=gallery&ga_ship_to=US&ga_min=0&ga_max=0&ga_search_type=all
Wasn't sure if they had your permisson or not but though I better let you know just in case.
No, they did not have my permission. Thank you for notifying me Brooke, I really appreciate it.
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