Genius Parenting Hacks That Make Life With Kids So Much Easier

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Do your kids get frustrated with times tables? Who doesn't! That's why this clever dad came up with an idea on how to subconsciously teach his kids about multiplication. By painting them on the stairs, his kids will unconsciously memorize the tables and learn without even realizing it! The best kind of learning is learning you don't notice... 

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The More You Know

  • Most cutting boards don’t come with any kind of rubber surface on the bottom to prevent them from sliding on a countertop, but with a couple of rubber bands, you can stabilize your cutting board and keep it from moving around during use.
  • Simply store your ice cream cartons in ziplock bags to keep them as soft and easy to scoop as they were the day you bought them.
  • With the water running at about half throttle, drop in orange or lemon peels. Run the disposer for five seconds. Citric acid from the peels softens crusty waste and attacks smelly bacteria. Give the acid about 15 minutes to do its work.
  • A wet-dry vacuum slurps clogs out of plugged drains. Even plumbers use this trick sometimes. If you need to increase suction, seal around the nozzle with a wet rag.
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