There are times in a parent’s life that it becomes so hard to keep the kids calm and let them stay in one place. If you have worked at home, you cannot fully concentrate on your tasks since you also have to look after your wee sprogs. This is why parents become creative at times and try to develop ways to keep their children occupied and make them behave so they can somehow accomplish what needs to get done.
If you have some trouble handling your kids to focus on your household chores or work, or you have difficulty in making the kids take their medicine, then here are some hacks that parents have shared on the world-wide-web. May you be successful in using these 63 hacks for your kids.
1. No Paper Waste
Minimize toilet paper wastage, by throwing a hair tail around the paper roll. It could work!
If you don’t want to throw away or give away your child’s old cradle, you can recycle it! Just coat it in chalkboard paint and there you have a fancy new desk!
When you’re a metal dad and want to share the live concert experience with your little one while making sure they’re safe in place, you can use your dreadlocks as a safety belt. Does it work? Now so sure, but it’s fun to watch!
Road trips are tiring in their own right, but having your kids in the back seats fighting makes them even more difficult. This dad had the great idea to separate them by using card stock and, guess what- it worked!
If your child needs you to hug them in order to sleep but you’re too tired to do this all night, just substitute your hand for a stuffed glove when they fall asleep. This way you can go about your stuff and your toddler won’t interrupt their sleep.
Taking your toddlers to the beach involves many risks, such as having them eating sand, crawling away from you, and many more. If you want to avoid some, you can use this simple technique to create a safe spot for your child to play in.
Sometimes they just can’t stop nagging or complaining about being bored. At those times you can give them some brushes, a tin full of water, and ask them to paint the fence. This will keep them busy for some time.
We all know children go crazy about chocolate and candy. If you want to hide them, an easy trick that works every single time is to put your treats in frozen beans bags. They’ll never think of opening them!
When your child starts putting on their shoes by themselves, they will probably face difficulties telling left from right. Try putting stickers on the shoes to help them find the right shoe.
Children have the tendency to draw on anything when they’re going through the stage that they start to understand what they can do with their hands and a few markers. In order to avoid having the walls drawn, you can give them big, empty boxes and let them unleash their inner Picasso!
Probably the only way to keep a baby calm is by having it feel their parents’ body and listen to their hearts. No wonder this dad was used as a prop in this case!
Stick this emergency card on your child’s carseat with their names and possible medical conditions. It can prove extremely useful in the event of an accident, if the parents are unconcious when help arrives.
Like road trips, plane trips tend to make the little ones nervous and restless. Here’s a trick to keep them busy: have them play with stickers- this will keep them occupied for at least half an hour.
If your kid is potty trained and needs to use the bathroom while they’re in the car, you can have on hand a potty chair and some diapers. When they’re done, just wrap up the diaper and you’re good to go.
Instead of looking for lost things around the house alone, create a quick treasure hunt for your children to help you out without them realizing it! Win win!
If you and your kids have gotten bored of the same old snowman on snow days, this year try out the igloo. You can make snow blocks using rectangular tupperware!
Running around the house in your socks can be very dangerous, especially for kids! Some slick paint on the bottom of the socks will prevent them from slipping and you’ll be a little less anxious!
Do you feel nervous every time your little one uses the bathroom on their own? Are you afraid of them getting locked in there? This trick will save you the anxiety: just use rubber bands as shown in the picture and no one will get locked in there!
Kids love lollipops, but rarely do they eat the whole thing- probably for the better.In order to keep them clean until they want to go back to them, you can put them in plastic eggs. Genius, isn’t it?
Remember we once used to borrow or buy DVDs? Well, they used to come in nice plastic cases which you don’t have to throw away! Just turn them into drawing cases for your children!
When giving your children some medicine, stress and sleep deprivation might make you forget if you have given a dosage. This smart idea will help you keep track of the dosages and help you have one thing less in mind.
Kids love unhealthy snacks, such as French fries. This might be a way to trick them into eating more fruit. Just cut an apple as if it were a potato and see what happens. Well, at least you tried!
