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16 Jul 09 | Comments: 3
Leanne has a great tip for helping kids deal with the inevitable summer bug bites: Toddlers and preschoolers have little self-control when it comes to not scratching mosquito bites. When my 2 year-old got a bad sting recently and almost...
Best of Parent Hacks: Summer tips and ideas07 Jul 09 | Comments: 0
While my search-and-browse system isn't the best (for now! for now!), you can find 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...
Mop up the rain puddle at the bottom of the slide with a diaper22 Jun 09 | Comments: 12
Nina's hack will come in handy when you're at the playground after some rainy weather: A solution to drying up the pool at the bottom of the slide after a rainy day (when you forget to bring a rag): use...
Cut-off socks cover stinky car seat straps02 Jun 09 | Comments: 10
We've all at least one throwup-in-the-car seat disaster, haven't we? Ours was an hour into a trans-Atlantic flight to Paris. Jennifer's was in the car...check out her brilliant solution for minimizing the yuck factor: When driving to our vacation destination,...
Turn the Pack n' Play into a shady hangout for baby14 May 09 | Comments: 8
Rachael's solution for combining yardwork + crawling baby: I needed a shady, safe area to have my baby in the yard so I could get some weeding done. My husband suggested a beach umbrella, but I didn't like the idea...
Cover bulky airplane seat belt buckles with a tube sock06 May 09 | Comments: 7
Kim! BRILLIANT. The last time I flew with my 2.5 year old, she was obsessed with her huge belt buckle. On a recent cross-country flight, we cut a tube sock and covered it up so that she wouldn't be tempted...
Take a digital picture of the kids before entering an amusement park in case they get lost13 Apr 09 | Comments: 8
Bridget (author of The Unauthorized Legoland Guidebook) offers this common-sense travel tip: This is an oldie-but-goodie so you may already know about it, but I thought it might help someone. Take a picture of your kids with a digital camera...
Candy Land board game as tabletop car racetrack03 Apr 09 | Comments: 1
Vanessa's son came up with a new way to play with his toy cars and trucks: I love being able to repurpose toys so I was thrilled when our son figured this out on his own. Our 4-year-old son bores...
Carry a small amount of lotion in a contact lens case27 Mar 09 | Comments: 5
Judy's got a smart hack for keeping a bit of cream or lotion on hand (On hand! Ha! Get it? Because you put lotion on your hands? What? You think puns are a base form of humor?): With the cold...
Add ankle weights to umbrella strollers to keep them from tipping25 Mar 09 | Comments: 15
Brilliant! From Noelle: To keep your umbrella stroller from tipping over from the weight of the diaper bag on the back, we bought a pair of ankle weights and put them on just above the front wheels. This keeps the...
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