Summer fun: Best of Parent Hacks
We've got lots of great hacks to keep your summer going smoothly. Here are a few to get you started. And don't forget the piles of family travel tips in the Travel/Going Out archive.
Summer activities
Hacks about swimming, camping, and going to the beach.
Summer activities
Fill baby's high chair tray with water for warm weather splashing
Washing the water table is almost as fun as playing with it
Bath toys gain new life as pool toys
Old-fashioned ice crusher makes a perfect hot weather distraction
Turn the Pack n' Play into a shady hangout for baby
Mesh food covers become play tents for action figures
Cool Summer fun: Draw on the driveway with ice
Summer learning
Summer camp fairs help kids AND parents make smart choices
How to combat summertime "brain drain?"
You can do it: grow a vegetable garden
Check your local library for summer reading activites
Summer organization and quick cleanup tips
Tape combination to padlock so it won't be forgotten over the summer
Clean summer toenails with a toothbrush
Baby food stains come clean in a sunbath
Summer meals, snacks and treats
Coffee sleeve makes frozen drinks easier to handle
Frozen yogurt tubes stand in for ice cream treats
Cool summer snack: Frozen corn
Give 'em Popsicles that match their shirts
Juice box "wings" prevent spills
Summer health
Put toddler girls into boys' swim trunks for extra sun and knee protection
Talk amongst yourselves: favorite sunscreen? (This conversation could use some updating as sunscreens have changed so much in recent years -- click through and comment!)
Apply sunscreen to kids' faces with a makeup brush
Nightlight on a timer tells early risers when it's morning wakeup time
