Monday, August 25, 2014

Parenting Tips

Here are some great ideas from HowDoesShe for parents of little ones.  Please share your ideas, too!

1.  Put your kids to work.  Make it a game.  They will never know the difference.
Put your kids to work by turning chores into a fun game.
2.  Watch those fingers.  Put a cut foam noodle on the door to keep that door from slamming.
Repurpose a pool noodle to become a toddler-proof door stopper.
3.  Use that DVD case for a coloring case.  Easy car storage.  Here.
Transform a DVD case into a travel art kit.
4.  Extend that faucet just a bit more for toddler hands.
Turn an old lotion bottle into a faucet extender so the little ones can reach.

5.  Put a pad lock on cords that you don’t want plugged in.
Put a padlock on your plugs to keep your kids from plugging in electrical appliances.
6.  If your kids are sacred of Monsters.  Make monster spray.  Here.  Now everyone can go back to bed.
If your kids are scared of monsters, make monster spray.
7.  Don’t let pesky mosquitoes eat the baby!    Put a crib sheet over a play pin to keep the bites off.  Here.
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8.  Eat in the car?  Let you kids eat in the car?  Try a dollar store carrier to decrease the spills!  Here.


9. Glue holes in bath toys to prevent mold from growing on the inside.  Yuck .  Here.


10.  Take a small spray bottle with 2 Tbs of fabric softener and water.   Doll hairspray and it will help with the tangles!

 A small spray bottle with 2 tablespoons of fabric softener and water = "Doll Hairspray."


11.  Put a sticker in a pair of shoes so your little guy/girl can get them on the right foot the first time!  Here.


12.  Put magnets on the backs of your cups so they don’t get lost or the child keeps pulling out new cups.  Here. 

13.  Those darn slippery princess slippers.  Add a bit of hot glue to the front so they are not as slippery.   Here.
Use a glue gun to prevent shoes from slipping.

14.  Kids struggle holding all the uno cards?  Use the bottom of an egg carton.   Cut slits so the cards can sit in nicely.  Here.

15.  Use a cereal tupperware container as a trash in your car.
Use a cereal container as a trash disposal in your car.

16.  Ahh…now that’s a great place to store bibs.  Use a command hook.  Here. 
Stick a Command hook on the back of a high chair to hold bibs.
17.  Use a barrette to keep straps from slipping on kids.  Here.
Use a barrette to fix your little girl's too-loose tank top.

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