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Write about the most awkward position your child ever fell asleep in. Example for inspiration: mine is currently snoozing in a carrier backpack leaning against a heater (which is off).

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Write about getting your child into their least favorite article of clothing. Why don’t they like it?

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The weather (where we are) is starting to warm up, the first ice cream cone has been eaten. Write a poem about an ideal beach day with your child(ren).

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Write a poem using the following phrase:

“I heard it before I saw it”

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This one’s meant to be silly. There’s spaghetti on the kitchen ceiling, like a full plate, tomato sauce dripping everywhere, meatballs, the works, but you haven’t served spaghetti and meatballs recently. Where did it come from? Come up with the most ridiculous way your child could have managed to make this mess and where they got the spaghetti. Go nuts. Space aliens? Stacked chairs? Try thinking like Dr. Suess.

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Write an ode to a well loved piece of baby/child clothing.

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“It’s not just me!” Chances are you’ve had one or more of these moments while talking to other parents where you realize another parent has had or is having a similar experience as you have had or are having. Write about the last time you had this moment. How did it make you feel to find someone empathetic to your situation? What baby/child related experience did you bond over?

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Write a poem using all the words you say most frequently to your kid(s).

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Write about an alternate universe where your house is always clean and your kids behave like angels. Would you go crazy? Or could you convince yourself it’s real?