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30 Jun 09 | Comments: 5
Vanessa's smart dish storage tip: Kids love those cheap character plates made out of melamine that have divided sections. But they're a pain to store because the wells are different sizes which makes it impossible to stack them together flat....
Load the dishwasher's silverware basket on the counter where it's out of the toddler's reach25 Jun 09 | Comments: 12
Well, Marie -- it may have taken you ten years to figure out this hack, but I never figured out either one: A decade ago I figured out that when unloading the dishwasher I should immediately remove the silverware container...
Nail brush makes a great laundry scrub brush for tiny clothes03 Jun 09 | Comments: 2
Kids' clothes have more than their share of stains. My pre-soaking treatment for stubborn clothing stains does the trick most of the time, but every now and then I need to apply a little elbow grease. I've found that an...
Almost sure-fire clothing stain removal: The Two-Step Presoak03 Jun 09 | Comments: 14
If you're like me, you're in full dresser emptying mode, making room for fresh summer clothes. I've come across plenty of outgrown, stained clothing which needs touching up before it gets shipped to Goodwill or the resale shop. I mentioned...
Inflatable wading pool converts shower stall into a toddler "bathtub"29 May 09 | Comments: 9
Kirsten's ingenuity is fantastic: I live in a place without a bathtub, so I've had to hack one for my toddler. I used a plastic storage bin until it became too small. Then, I picked up an inflatable wading pool....
Post a cleaning agenda in each room29 May 09 | Comments: 9
Clancy's simple, visual housecleaning tip would work so well for me and my family: One hack I do that I like is this: I survey a room in my house and figure out all the cleaning tasks that need to...
Tape combination to padlock so it won't be forgotten over the summer26 May 09 | Comments: 5
Stu sent this to me a long time ago, and I've been hanging on to it till the end of the school year! Great tip for students, and for the rest of us who tend to throw padlocks into drawers...
Colander + plate = secure basket for washing small toys15 May 09 | Comments: 23
Andi's hack will bring joy to the parents of the Lego/K'nex obsessed: My daughter has become obsessed with building toys. In her case, specifically with Bionicles, K'nex and Legos. I'm not a neat freak by any stretch of the imagination...
Let toddlers finger paint inside a wading pool14 May 09 | Comments: 8
Before you fill the kiddie pool with water, here's another idea, from Isabel: My kid likes to paint himself and any nearby surface during finger painting (he's two). Indoor finger painting in the wading pool makes clean-up easy. I put...
Painter's tape keeps multiple toy parts together in the donation bin11 May 09 | Comments: 4
Bekah's found a great way to simplify the seasonal toy clean-out: I was sorting a bunch of toys for donation, and trying to think of the best way to keep toys with multiple parts from getting separated. Painter's tape! It...
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