1. Place tape over the speakers on your kids’ toys to lower the volume.
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Via mommingonpurpose.
2. Put a roll of butcher paper above a frame so your kid can draw a new masterpiece every day.
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3. Store Play-Doh in a carousel for k-cups — it makes it easy for your kids to find the color they want and looks cool.
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Find this organizational hack and others at What’s Up Moms.
4. Easily shape snow into blocks using a rectangular-shaped Tupperware container.
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Build an igloo, make a wall… go crazy! Via michelle_ssb1.
5. Put a cupcake liner under a popsicle to keep it from melting all over your kid’s hand.
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6. Strange but true — a cucumber will work this way too because it will soak up the juices.
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Via amandafromtx.
7. Make mealtime less messy by putting ketchup under your kid’s hot dog instead of on top of it.
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Via the book Parent Hacks: 134 Genius Shortcuts for Life with Kids.
8. Keep your candy safe from your kids by stashing it inside a healthy snack’s empty packaging.
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Sorry, kids. Via pishposhbabydotcom.
9. Have a kid who constantly pulls off their diaper (or strips naked)? Try putting their onesie on backwards.
Via Greta Cheney.
10. Stop your kid from turning the lights off and on (and off again) with a piece of plastic from a milk jug.
12. Stop your kids from misplacing their shoes by placing a shoe rack by the front door.
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Via beckylscott9.
13. Put up a “spy window” so you don’t have to go all the way downstairs every time you want to check on the kids.
Via Redhead Can Decorate.
14. Freeze yogurt to make ice pops your kid will love.
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15. Out of your diaper pail’s refill bags? Use a trash bag instead.
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18. Cut pancakes into toddler-sized bites with a pizza cutter.
19. Use the envelope folds on a onesie for their intended purpose — to allow you to pull a onesie DOWN off your poopy baby instead of over their head and making a huge mess.
This is way better than getting poop in your baby’s hair, don’t you think? See a video demonstrating this hack here.
20. Make storing and organizing Lego bricks a snap using a shoe storage bag.
Via Kids Activities Blog.
21. Cut a sticker down the middle, then put one half inside each of your kid’s shoes. This way they’ll always know which shoe goes on which foot.
22. Wash baby socks together in a laundry bag so you never lose another one again.
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Where do all of those socks disappear to? Via momhacks4everyday.
23. Raise the triangles on the sides of a juice box to make it easier for little kids to lift.
24. If your kid is afraid of monsters at night, make some “monster spray” to spray in their room before bed.
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The spray is really just inexpensive lavender body spray, but it will put your kid’s mind at ease — and make the room smell good!
25. Pack an extra shirt for yourself in your diaper bag so that when your baby spits up on you in public, you’re covered.
26. Stop a public toilet from suddenly flushing and scaring your kid by putting toilet paper over the sensor.
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Via the book Parent Hacks: 134 Genius Shortcuts for Life with Kids.
27. A frozen sponge in a ziplock bag makes a super affordable ice pack you won’t mind your kid losing.
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Via 1crazyhousetips.
28. Put plastic wrap over the top of a cup to seriously cut down on spills.
When there are no sippy cups around, this will do.
29. An Altoid container is the perfect way to store crayons in your purse.
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30. Freeze a CapriSun for six hours to turn it into a seriously kid-approved slushy.
Once it’s ready, you just cut off the top and serve with a spoon. Via Girl. Inspired.
31. Use a shower rod and small plastic baskets to make the perfect way to store your kid’s bath toys.
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32. Keep pacifiers clean in your bag by putting them in soufflé/portion cups.
The perfect excuse to make another trip to Baja Fresh.
33. To detangle doll hair, fill a small spray bottle with fabric softener and water.
34. Make eating healthy snacks fun by putting them in an ice cube tray.
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35. Missing things you need? Set your kid loose on a scavenger hunt to find them.
Now this is how you find your lost sunglasses. Via ruby1508.
36. Stop your kid from squirting out too much soap by adding a rubber band to the head of the dispenser’s pump.
37. Turn an old lotion bottle into a faucet extender so you kid can reach the water.
38. Tape is great for picking up sparkles, glitter, and other teeny-tiny things your kid spills.
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Via 7starcleaning.
39. If you put a dryer sheet in a pan before you soak it overnight, the baked-on crust will wipe away in the morning.
40. Have a picky eater? Draw fun faces on eggs to make them more appealing.
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Via amsuwi.
41. Make watermelon easier for kids to eat by cutting it into little sticks.
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Via begley_fitness.
43. Keep your kid from wasting toilet paper by putting a “You shall not pass!” line on the wall.
Via The Virtuous Wife.
44. Kid about to make a messy craft? Place Press’n Seal wrap on their clothes so they don’t get dirty.
Via Raddest Mom.
45. Keep your kid patient while waiting for the doctor by letting them draw on the exam table paper.
Ask your nurse if this is okay first, of course! Via parenting_with_peer_review.
47. Attach a clip to the end of your kid’s bubble wand to keep it from falling into the container.
And to keep from having to repeatedly fish it out. Via athomewithlayla.
49. Use an empty wipes container to store travel snacks for your kid.
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It’s the ideal size for a kid’s hands — and you can even keep food cold by putting a reusable ice pack at the bottom. Via practicalparentingideas.
50. Make keeping track of your kid’s dosages easy by writing a chart on the side of the medicine bottle.
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