What to do with a little kid who is running and running and jumping all over the place? You tell him that it is fun to be a Burrito.
Ingredients:
1 large blanket
1 small child
Open the blanket and put one small child towards one side of the blanket. Tell child to put hands and arms right next to the body. Fold one side of the blanket over the child making sure that the head stays uncovered. Start rolling the child with the blanket until all the blanket is used up.
Make sure the face is up when finished.
Tell jokes to the child and the rest of the family watching - this will buy extra time of peace and quiet.
Keep telling the child that it is fun to be a Burrito.
At first sign of discomfort, take one end of the blanket and start pulling. Slowly. The child will roll and think it is the funniest thing in the world. Try not to break the blanket - especially if it is an old quilt.
Prepare for the child to run and jump the minute it is freed from the blanket - and laughing. A lot!!
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