Tip #6,159 Have your children create gift guides to assist yourself and other family members when purchasing gifts. They can glue pictures from store ads so everyone knows exactly what they desire. Parenting kids + holidays + gifts + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #4,235 To disguise toy storage in your living space, use wicker baskets or trunks. Home & Garden storage + kids + toys + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #4,238 Make a child's purse by cutting out the two back pockets of a discarded pair of jeans and sewing together. Stitch on a ribbon or rope for use as a strap. Home & Garden kids + crafting + reuse + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #5,431 Make plants more fun in a child's room by placing some rubber worms or bugs on top of the soil. Home & Garden kids + houseplants + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #3,994 WD-40 removes crayon marks from a variety of surfaces including walls and appliances. Be sure to wash off oily residue after using. Home & Garden appliances + cleaning + kids + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #4,268 Instead of dying them, decorate Easter eggs with crayons. Home & Garden activities + easter + kids + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #4,342 Remove crayon stains from clothes by adding 1 cup of baking soda and your favorite detergent to the washer and washing on the hottest setting. Home & Garden cleaning + kids + stain removal + laundry + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #5,509 To easily remove stickers from a variety of surfaces, warm them with a hair dryer to loosen the glue. Home & Garden cleaning + kids + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #4,242 For easy wall decorations in a child's room, cut out pictures from a magazine and decoupage to the walls. Home & Garden kids + decorations + diy + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #5,209 Help encourage children to eat salad by crushing some of their favorite chips and sprinkling on the salad. Food & Drink kids + salad + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #4,501 Take care of clutter in the family vehicle by once a week having each child carry into the house one item for each year of their age. Home & Garden cleaning + kids + car + chores + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #7,333 • 1 person found helpful The least healthy cereals are at eye-level. Since the healthiest ones are usually on the lowest shelves, picking out a healthy cereal is a great task for a toddler Wellness eating + kids + healthy + grocery shopping + breakfast + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #7,070 • 1 person found helpful • 1 List Give kids a 10 minute warning before it’s time to start getting ready for bed, then set a timer. When it goes off everyone knows it’s time for bed. Parenting kids + bedtime + sleeping + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #7,071 • 1 person found helpful • 1 List Find ways to empower kids with choices as they get ready for bed. For example, you can let them choose which pajamas to wear or whether they’d rather bathe or brush teeth first. Parenting kids + bedtime + sleeping + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #7,072 • 1 person found helpful • 1 List Consider having an older sibling read a bedtime story to the younger ones, this promotes bonding, empowers young readers and allows you to get something else done while you listen in. Parenting kids + reading + bedtime + sleeping + siblings + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #7,073 • 1 person found helpful • 1 List When bedtime is near, stagger tasks that need parental help with those that kids can do independently so that one child can do something alone while you help another with a task that needs your attention. Then you can switch off and help the other child. Parenting kids + bedtime + sleeping + siblings + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #7,074 • 1 person found helpful • 1 List If your child struggles with anxious thoughts when it is time to go to sleep, consider giving him/her an idea of something pleasant and calming to think about. Ask him/her to think of all the animals you can find at the zoo or all of the things in your house that are yellow. Parenting kids + bedtime + sleeping + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #7,075 • 1 person found helpful • 1 List Playing soothing music at a low volume as kids wait to fall asleep can set a restful mood and discourage talking between siblings who share the same bedroom. Parenting kids + bedtime + sleeping + siblings + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #5,569 Remove crayon marks from a wall by using a hair dryer to warm and soften the wax so you can wipe it right off. Home & Garden cleaning + kids + stain removal + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send
Tip #7,076 • 1 person found helpful • 1 List End your bedtime routine with a favorite (sleep promoting) activity like reading a story together or 15 minutes with a special quiet toy. Have a set lights out deadline in place. If the child isn’t ready for bed by the deadline, then the final activity gets cut from the routine. Parenting kids + bedtime + sleeping + Helpful... Share Share Tweet Send