12 Awesome Parenting Hacks

Being a parent can be hard. Really hard. (But it’s worth it, right.) Our friends at twentytwowords.com found a bunch of ways to hack your parenting life. Take a look below!

1. A rubber band saves your child from getting locked in the bathroom.

2. Create a fun bracelet for your child with your phone number in it.

3. Make a game out of chores so your kids will want to help.

4. Give your kids medicine through a pacifier with a hole in it.

5. Turn an old DVD case into a coloring case with paper and colored pencils.

6. Stick a popsicle through an upside down coffee lid to relieve the mess.

7. Keep their fort cool and upright with a box fan.

8. Save space by adding bookshelves to the side of their drawers.

9. Attach a fitted sheet on your child’s play pen to let them play outside without being eaten by lots of bugs.

10. Attach part of a noodle to the door to prevent their fingers from getting crushed in the doorway.

11. Insert a crazy straw in their cup upside down so they don’t pull it out and make a mess.

12. Re-purpose old soap dispensers as water balloon pumps.

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