Clever dad devises sneaky hack to trick his toddlers into going to bed early: ‘It made us laugh so hard’

Time for bed.

One of the many difficult daily tasks parents have is getting their little tots washed and ready for bed at a reasonable time.

An Arizona dad, Sean Motsch, devised a clever game to get his young ones to bed early — without them even realizing it.

Sean created a rainbow-shaped chart with three different options for his two kiddos. “Go to the store and buy anything you want, early bedtime or win $100,” Sean’s wife, Kristine, explained to What’s The Jam.

“Then he stuck it [the chart] under the springy doorstop with an early bedtime in the middle. He told our daughter, Savannah, ‘Flick the doorstop, and wherever it lands, you win.’ Of course, the doorstop only lands in the middle,” she said.

The excited six-year-old girl flicked the doorstop as instructed and eagerly waited for the result with her little sister, Jane. However, after seeing where the stopper landed, she was less than pleased, which resulted in her jumping up and down in tears, begging for another turn.

“Her face when she realised it landed on early bedtime was hilarious,” mom said. “However, she did cry.”

“But really it made us laugh so hard.”

Despite the tears, the results of her spin only meant one thing — she had to go to bed.

“Sean is a prankster by nature; he loves to tease and joke. I believe it’s one of his love languages,” his adoring wife said about him.

This jokester dad isn’t the only one trying different methods to get his tots to bed.

Parents on TikTok are feeding their children butter, claiming a spoonful before bed helps them sleep through the night.

“So we are going to try the butter trend where you give your baby a spoonful of butter and apparently it works magic and they sleep all night long,” user @.millieellis said in a video.

While some swear it works — experts advise against it as it might cause more harm than good.

Charlotte Stirling-Reed, a leading baby nutritionist, told the Independent that butter is high in salt and saturated fat, which isn’t recommended for babies.

“Additionally, the texture and slipperiness of butter can pose a choking risk for babies who are still developing their eating skills,” she warned.

“Incorporating butter into cooking or spreading a thin layer on toast is perfectly fine. However, offering large chunks of butter directly from a spoon is not advisable.”