Tell me about it, I have 3 boys, had one of my best friends HS aged son offer to watch the boys, of course my guys were thrilled. Played football outside till they couldn't see the ball anymore, then moved inside, took mattresses off the bed and made one big wrestling mat in my family room. Needless to say my kids had a blast! LOL BTW, that young man, who I adore like my own child, is graduating from Parris Island tomorrow, he will be a Marine, I am so proud of him!!!!!LOL. That's about how it goes. My son loves boy babysitters. Mom and Dad prefer the girls. You get home, the family room has been straightened up. The dishes are in the dishwasher. The sitter is quietly reading. It doesn't quite work that way with the boys.
We always took the cushions off the couch....till we got caught. Mom said they would get dirty.
No problem!! We put a nice white sheet down first!! Mom gave up and we outgrew our "tumbling".
I've passed our "technique down to my grandchildren. :-)