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Thursday, July 3, 2008
Send in the clowns
Recently during one of my church parenting classes, Sam got the opportunity to play with an inflatable football player. Standing about three feet tall, it had a weight in the bottom so you could knock it around and it would bounce back up. It reminded me of my punching bags from childhood.
With Sam enjoying wrestling with me all the time, I had already been considering getting him a punching bag, but the experience at the parenting class sealed the deal. The adult watching the kids reported that he wrestled with the football player for most of the hour, having a great time.
The next day, I looked online for punching bags. Apparently, they’re now called “bop bags.” I ordered Sam one with a clown on it (hey, it was cheaper than the Batman one, and Sam doesn’t even know who Batman is!).
Our clown arrived by UPS last night. Sam was intrigued as I was inflating it. As soon as I set it up, he was ready to pounce. I shot some video so you can enjoy the experience too.
