Navigating naptime as a parent can be tricky. Especially if your kid is especially particular about how or where or when they sleep. My goal in life is to make everything go as smoothly as possible, so today I have a fun DIY naptime sign. I’ve been wanting to make a sign to hang up outside for a while and finally got around to doing it. There’s been such little time for crafting lately because I feel like I’m just trying to stay afloat drowning in my sea of children over here. However, I recently crossed a few items off my to-do list and it feels great.

why make a DIY naptime sign?

Picture this scenario: It has been an especially trying morning. As in, your kids were trying to see how far they could push you before you locked yourself in your room for a mommy time out. You’ve finally gotten your children down for a nap even though they fought you hard for over an hour. Now there’s nothing but you and a little Netflix while you unwind with a Diet Coke and a pile of laundry that needs to be folded. And that’s when it happens. Someone who doesn’t understand that naptime is a sacred time not to be messed with rings the doorbell. And one of your kids is now awake and apparently fully refreshed after her 10 minute nap. Sound familiar?

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Don’t get me wrong, I am a big believer in not walking around on tiptoes when your kids are sleeping. I vacuum, mow, and just generally make plenty of noise when my little ones are snoozing during the day (and at night). But sometimes it’s been a hard day. And sometimes you need your children to sleep as long as possible. Or sometimes momma needs a nap herself!

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If the doorbell rings and it’s important, that’s fine. But a big offender in our household is people ringing the doorbell when they deliver packages. Not even when it needs to be signed for, they just ding-dong ditch the box on the front steps. When a needless ring cuts naptime short, it can really ruin a perfectly good day.

DIY naptime sign tutorial

I just took an unused clipboard I had laying around and covered the front side with some printed kraft cardstock. I applied the phrase using navy vinyl cut with my Silhouette Cameo in the free font download, My Own Topher. After applying two coats of spray Mod Podge, I added some scrap paper and a pen for any necessary notes.

I hung it right above our doorbell so hopefully people will see it and respect this tired mom’s quiet time of the day. Would something like this help in your household?

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