50 Things My Child Likes

otherwise known as writing inspiration topics.

You know when Julie Andrew’s playfully sings, “These are a few of my favorite things.” Well if Ben had written the song these would be emphasized in the verses.

1. Apples with one bite in them
2. Bicycle rides with Dad
3. Binkies
4. Blippi
5. Boogers
6. Carseat buckles
7. Carwashes (loves when Dad leaves a window down)
8. Cookies
9. Cookie Monster
10. Car keys!
11. Dessert for dinner
12. Dirt
13. Dumptrucks
14. Excavators
15. French fries from McDonalds
16. Golfclubs
17. Gummies
18. Hammers
19. Harmonicas, especially slobbery ones
20. Helmets
21. Ice Cream
22. Jumping
23. Kittens
24. Lightning
25. Mops
26. Mr. Bear
27. Mudpies
28. Nail polish
29. October
30. Painting with his fingers
31. Peanut butter jelly sandwiches without the crust please!
32. Phones, especially moms!
33. Poop, especially the dogs!
34. Popsicles
35. Quicksand
36. Racoons
37. Racoon Chefs
38. Rocks
39. Screwdrivers
40. Shopping carts
41. Slides
42. Trash trucks
43. Unicorn books
44. Vacation pools
45. Wallets
46. Water fountains
47. Xylophones
48. Xylophone episode of Bluey
49. Yeah (the word)
50. Zoo trips

Enjoy! And remember when you’re feeling sad to simply remember Ben’s favorite things and then you might not feel so bad.