Genius Parenting Hacks That Make Life With Kids So Much Easier

Glitter Cleaning

Anyone who has ever used glitter can attest to the fact that once you open the bottle, your space will never be glitter-free again. One way to track a lot of those specs of sparkle is to use a lint roller. If it's used for picking up hidden pieces of lint, it will also work for finding hidden pieces of glitter. You don't have to fear craft time anymore with this nifty life hack.

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The More You Know

  • Insert a drinking straw (or stainless steel reusable) into the tip of the berry and push it through to the other end to quickly remove the stem.
  • Run your wrists under cold water or rub an ice cube on your pulse points to cool down all over quickly when you get overheated.
  • 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.
  • If your kids have gotten creative with their crayons and your walls, there's an easy fix. Simply heat the offending portion of the wall with a hair dryer for a few seconds to soften the crayon's wax and wipe the writing away with a soft cloth
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