Sometimes, you are just bone tired. Any parent can relate to this. However, your energy-factory toddler just can’t imagine being anything but hopped up. So as soon as I saw the title of this article, I was hooked.

Fun Toddler Games That Let You Relax; How to entertain your child while lying down.

Now that’s my kind of article! Unfortunately for our children, Sara and I are sort of low-energy parents. So most of these games came as no surprise to us. For the most part, we have our own variations on these games. However, game #5 stuck out. That was certainly one that I had never thought of before:

Game #5: What’s on Your Butt?

Position: Lying down with your eyes closed.

What your child will love about it: Butts.

What you will love about it: The roar of laughter that accompanies anything having to do with butts.

I recommend playing this one in your child’s room or wherever she keeps her toys. The participating parent lies face down on the bed and closes his eyes while the child finds an interesting object to place on the parent’s butt. Keeping his eyes closed, the parent guesses what’s on his butt. Your child will enjoy giving you endless clues in between peals of laughter from seeing Elmo or Barbie or her toothbrush riding your backside. This activity may last for a very long time as children rarely tire of seeing their parents with stuff on their ass.

Source: “What’s on your butt?” was invented by my genius husband on one of those mornings when we were cheerfully awakened by our sleepless child at 5 a.m.

That is pure genius.

Any other parents have games like this that can contribute to my laziness? (Yes, we’ve already covered timing her as she runs up and down the hallway)