If the Boogey Man has taken up residence in your toddler’s bedroom, you and your little one’s peaceful sleep hinges on the success of one of three missions: (a) convicing the BMan to move on to your neighbor’s house; (b) scaring the BMan right back into submission; or (c) switching the BMan from foe to friend.  Here are 25 techniques at your disposal.  Be forewarned.  The Boogey Man is a wiley creature and more than one method may be required.

1.  Check under the bed, shine a flashlight in his eyes and say “boo”
2.  Check under the bed again and sweep out all his stuff
3.  Activate your Boogey Man deflector shield
4.  Invite him to share your apple juice
5.  Take your special Boogey Man immunity M&Ms
6.  Leave a cupcake for him in the Boogey Man closet
7.  Pay for his way to visit France (and pack is paper bag for him)
8.  Bonk him on the head with your drumstick
9.  Tie him up with your jump rope
10.  Let Mommy scold him
11.  Read a story to him
12.  Hold him down and make him drink grape KoolAid
13.  Hold him down and make him eat English Peas
14.  Let Pup-Pup,  Bear-Bear and 10 more of your closest stuffed friends stand guard
15.  Cover up with your invisibility blanket
16.  Pray that God will bless him
17.  Trap him in your special Boogey Man box and throw away the key (cookie bait may be required)
18.  Leave the light on to shoo him away
19.  Post a no monster sign on your bedroom door
20.  Say your top secret Boogey Man Banishment word
21.  Report him to the FBI–Frightening Boogey-Man Institute (may require a sketch of the suspect and a stamped envelope)
22.  Poke him with your light saber
23.  Call in a special De-Booging agent to spray for him (daddy may be required)
24.  Sleep with your Boogey Man swatter
25.  Give him a big ol’ slobbery kiss and ask him to be your friend

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