Why Didn't I Think of That?!?!

Last week I spent 3 days staying with a former student of mine. We had a great time watching videos, talking about middle school, going to the pool, and playing at iJump. In case you've never heard of iJump, I'll fill you in. Basically, iJump is a large warehouse type building filled with large inflatable slides, moon bounces, and obstacle courses. As I watched parents and children file in and pay $8.99 per person to play all I could think was, "Why didn't I thin of this!" That also led me to consider other very seemingly simple ideas that I wish I had thought of:

Why didn't I think of....
1. Yogurt Mountain....Yogurt Lab....32 Degrees...Pinkberry: A frozen yogurt bar, what a concept! All you need is space, frozen yogurt machines, and any variety of topics including: Pop Tarts, Gummi Bears, assorted candy bars and fruit
2. Parking Cones....Yes, I realize this may sound a little odd, but think about it; every school, church, business, you name it has parking cones! We even have a little cart to haul ours in and out of the carpool line at school.
3. Color By Number Books....being the nonartistic member of the family, coloring books were my only source of creative outlet as a child. Color by number makes that even easier! Print some pictures on the computer, give it a color key, put it together for in a book, and sell it for $1.99 to nonartistic children everywhere.
4. The Bumbo...if you or someone you know hasn't had a baby in the last 2 years or so, you may not be familiar with the Bumbo, but it is at the top of every new mom's registry.
5. Tomato Plant Cages....ok, seriously, somebody thought, "let's take some wire, wrap it in the shape of a cone and sell it in the garden departments of major stores for $10." I wish I had thought of it!
6. Animal Bracelets....again if you don't have children or know any children you may not be familiar with animal bracelets. Animal bracelets are small rubber bands that, when not on your wrist, take the shape of various animals. They are so popular that some elementary schools have even had to ban them from campus because students spent too much time trading them.
7. Pretty, Pretty Princess....every little girl's favorite board game. The only premise is to move around the board, roll the dice and add the plastic piece of jewelry you roll. Be the first to wear all your jewelry and you're the Princess!
8. Snuggie....a blanket with sleeves that just looks like a backwards robe....need I say more? Why didn't I think of that???
9. Pill Pockets....Cody's personal favorite. Basically a pill pocket is a soft dog treat with a small hole in the middle that you can place medicine for your dog in. I was so thankful once Cody started taking his medicine (twice daily) with turkey so I could stop paying $8 for a bag of 20 pill pockets!

Now my goal for the remainder of 2010 is to think of something...stay tuned! This could be big!