25 Genius Parent Hacks To Make Your Life So Much Easier
1. Use band-aids as outlet covers
2. Hide green vegetables in chocolate smoothies/shakes
It still tastes delicious, and your kids will get nutrition without even knowing the difference. Win-win!
3. Put a marking list on medicine bottles so you can keep track of doses more easily
Takes two seconds, and will save you from potentially dangerous mistakes.
4. Make a schedule on a clock face to remind kids of their chores and other activities
It really helps with planning. Plus, you can blame the clock for making kids do unwanted chores.
5. Keep sliced apples fresh by sealing them with rubber bands
It’s basically free, and keeps your apples tasting crisp.
6. Make a DIY writing board to keep them from writing on the walls
Plus, you can just tear it up and keep the artwork they made!
7. Make this inexpensive painting pallet
Easy, and so cheap. It’ll save you a lot of time on cleanup!
8. Store leftovers in single serving sizes so you and the kids can get it easily
9. Let them do chores in exchange for the wifi Password
This is actually brilliant. No entitlement means no chores left undone.
10. Make frozen pacifiers for your teething baby.
It’ll save you having to shell out too much for pacifiers, and the ice soothes your baby.
11. Put a combination of water and baking soda on splinters for few minutes to make it easier to pull out and less painful
It really works! All parents want to spare their kids from as much pain as possible, and this is a great place to start.
12. Put fabric glue on toddlers socks to prevent them from slipping on slick surfaces
It might work for you too!
13. Help kids put on the correct shoe by putting stickers inside
A little spiderman can help kids figure the correct shoe out quickly, and could even contribute to helping them learn the difference between right and left.
14. Put colored pencils and other materials in a DVD case
It makes organization so simple!
15. When working outside, bring your baby’s playen with you
Just put a fitted sheet on the playpen to keep bugs away.
16. Use a pool noodle to keep them secure in bed all night
17. Use fitted sheets to keep sand from irritating them during trips to the beach
It also keeps them from wandering too far!
18. Sneak in some vegetables when you make pasta with zoodles (zucchini noodles)
19. Make a totally customized chore/reward board
They’ll know exactly what they’re supposed to be doing, and it will keep you from pulling your hair out.
20. Have your kids draw popsicle sticks to determine their chores
Because assigning tasks to kids makes them hate it. Fair is fair!
21. Use marshmallows as a makeshift ice pack
Then make them some s’mores after.
22. Keep pacifiers clean in your bag by putting them in sauce containers
This one is so simple, I can’t believe more people haven’t thought of it.
23. Let them know exactly how much toilet paper they should be using with a wall-mark
I would literally put Gandalf there. “You Shall Not Pass!”
24. Make your—and other passengers’—plane rides a lot easier
These parents are actually brilliant.
25. Secure baby gates with zip ties rather than nails to prevent damages to railings
So simple, literally anyone can do it!
25 Genius Parent Hacks To Make Your Life So Much Easier
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