Genius Parenting Hacks That Make Life With Kids So Much Easier

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If you enjoy baking with your kids, you probably don't enjoy the clean-up that it causes. You can cut down on the mess by using old, empty condiment bottles to squirt out icing. It will make it easier to control for their tiny hands. Even better, this is a hack you can use yourself too! Everyone can find a use for this creative hack, and it will likely taste delicious!

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The More You Know

  • 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.
  • Instead of hanging unsightly fly paper, take a cup, fill it with an inch of red wine vinegar, seal the top with plastic wrap, and poke a few small holes in it with a pen. The flies will be attracted to the scent of the vinegar, but won't be able to get out.
  • Those tea cups you inherited from your great aunt have seen better days, but you don't feel good about throwing them away—so what should you do? Drill a drainage hole in the bottom, fill them with dirt, and use them to plant succulents.
  • Hate the messy look of curling irons lying on the vanity or the toilet tank? Here's a tip for you. Use hook-and-loop tape to attach five-inch lengths of 2-in. PVC pipe to the vanity door to hold the curling irons.
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