I love this and your kids' sense of humor! I've done things like that to my family and friends.
My mother loved Shoneys ... she loved to go once a week. When we would go ... I would hug up to the big gum ball machine they have in there ...
Or I would "Mommy buy me this ... mommy buy me this ... Mommmmmmmmmyyyyyy" ...
I was really bad in a grocery store to tell the cashier to please excuse my mother ... we only let her out twice a year and this is one of her outings ...
She always would get me back by saying ... you need a kid? This one doesn't do any chores but she's for free!
Good times man good times!