Genius Parenting Hacks That Make Life With Kids So Much Easier

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If you need to slow your kids down, this is a fun and cheap way to get the full secret-spy experience. Cover a room or hallway in a string, taped to walls, and strung through railings. Have your kids try their best to get from one end to another without touching the string. It'll be nearly impossible, but a lot of fun to watch. Plus, they might just find a passion for yoga. 

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The More You Know

  • To keep cookies and other baked goods soft after baking, add a slice of store-bought white bread to an airtight container.
  • A Swiffer Sweeper floor mop is useful for more than just cleaning hard floors. Use it to dust interior walls and trim, too! Attach a dry cloth to the rectangle end and press it along walls and trim.
  • If your shower curtain or liner is looking less than clean, spruce it up with a Magic Eraser.
  • 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.
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