11/13/2026
Last night we took our boys to their very first concert at the Burton Cummings Theatre to see arkellsmusic , it was such an incredible show and it had me reflecting on a time when I thought I would never be able to have a fun night out again and that I was a slave to my kids’ sleep.
Turns out, when you teach your kids the skills to sleep well independently you can ABSOLUTELY do the fun things!
Here are the we did to prepare for having our kids out late at night:
🚿Showers and comfy clothes so that when we got home they could either change quickly into their pjs or crash in their sweats
🍌Bedtime snack of a banana (bananas are high in potassium and magnesium, which helps relax muscles and can improve sleep quality) this helped to keep them full until they went to bed later
🪥 Brushed teeth and did all other bedtime hygiene before heading out so they could quickly transition to sleep once we were home
🚪 skipped out before the encore. This was a bummer for mom and dad but it meant that we got in the car and were basically home by the time any traffic may have caused problems.
You can have the best of both worlds, independent sleepers who adapt well to schedule changes and the flexibility to do those things that you want or need to do that occur after your normal bedtime!
Anyone else at the show last night? Drop your fave Arkells song in the comments! 🎸🥁🎶
