Object: a pair of ear plugs like you use for blocking out noise

Good morning, boys and girls. Have you ever heard a really loud sound that bothered you? For instance, you might be sleeping, but you wake up because the alarm clock goes off. Or you're trying to read or watch television, but your brother or sister is being so loud that you can't hear anything else. Well, I've brought something today that will help with that. These are ear plugs. What you do is put these in your ears, and they block out noises around you. (Demonstrate) You don't want to push them in too hard. See, with these in my ears I can barely hear anything around me. I can't hear the a…