I guess Im not very creative. Marbles and Pyrs for waking up the kids! Great idea! This am I woke up Dakota (for those of you who dont know, I am raising my 14 yo granddaughter!) She's a red head and believe me this is her first time around! She told me last night to get her up at 6:30 so she had time to get prettied up for her school pics which will be taken today. I woke her up at 6:30, 6:45, 7:00, 7:15, 7:30, school bus comes at 7:40. I told her at 7:40 if she missed the bus she could walk to school. About a mile and a half I guess. She looked at me and said, no mom would make thier child walk to school! I started laughing and told her she had a lot to learn about moms! She stomped out the door, mad at me for even suggesting such a thing! But she made it to the bus on time! I can just see the school pics now! Man she can be infuriating! Next time she gets the Pyr in her bed and if that doesn't work she'll get the marbles next! Thanks for the ideas ladies!... Jackie