you ask your kid on a whim, "hey wanna put on your ear protection and try vacuuming[1] the couch?" and she says yes so you just watch as she delightedly slurps up crumbs and gets the vacuum hose to stick itself against the couch (laughing uproariously every time) and I'm not saying the anwer to life is just try new things but I do think it's a big part of it
an activity that usually sends her into the other room, even with ear protection ↩︎