More on Book Traps

I’ve discovered a few more benefits to book traps. First of all you can sometimes get an unscheduled nap if you set out a comfy book trap.
Secondly, you can use book traps to divert your children to different parts of the house. I needed to clean the boy’s room but I knew I wouldn’t have much success if I just asked them to stay out of their room so instead I set up a book trap at the dining room table. I’ve noticed that this sort of technique works well in parenting. No joke. If I keep one step ahead of my kids we can have a very smooth day. For example I can set up a game on my bed and just leave it there. The boys will come upon it and play the game. Then I can wash the dishes. If I anticipate when they’ll be bored with that game I can set up something else somewhere else in the house. This is especially useful if there is a day that I want to stay inside and catch up on housework.