Best Parenting Hacks

1. Cardboard stops car fighting – are your children always getting in each other’s space and bickering during car journeys? Simply cut a sheet of sturdy cardboard and place it between each child

2. Fitted sheet on the beach – take a fitted sheet to the beach and place bags at each of the four corners. This provides a sand-free zone for kids and acts as the perfect playpen for little ones

3. Coffee cup drip tray – did you know that your take-away coffee cup lid can double as a perfect drip tray for your child’s melty ice-cream? Simply turn it upside down and push the ice-cream stick through the mouth section

4. Spray bottle monster killer – are your kids scared of monsters at night? If so, get an empty spray bottle, make a fun activity of decorating it with your child and then fill with water. Tell them that they can use this during the night to battle any scary monsters

5. T-shirt keep sake – On your child’s first day of school buy a large t-shirt (that would fit an 18 year old) and get it printed with the year they will graduate. Then take a photo of them every year on their first day of school for the next 13 years

6. Fan inflated fort – When your kids ask to dismantle your entire lounge to make a fort, simply reach for the fan instead. Get a doona cover and place around a fan on their bed, then turn on. This will put air into the sheet and give them a cool hideaway without messing up your lounge

Source: boredpanda.com

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