This life hacks list is the one for all you parents out there. Need a little help with raising kids? Who doesn't? Well you're in luck thanks to this list of simple yet effective parenting hacks that are sure to make your life just that little bit easier.
Compiled by Bored Panda, the parenting tips and tricks you'll find below are worth their weight in gold in upping your parenting skills. Or just staying sane while raising the little ones. Want your little kids to stop fighting in the car? Looking for the perfect place to hide candy? Want your kids to eat their vegetables or take their medicine? Whatever it is that you're stuck with while parenting, we've got the solution. Don't forget to vote for the best! You can thank us later.
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Use Cardboard To Stop Car Fighting Like This Genius Dad Did
It's Not Medicine, It's Pepsi
Metal Dad Lvl 80
Keep Your Toddler Busy By Letting Them Paint The Fence With Water
Best idea ever!! The kid still has something to do and if the kid gets something on the clothes then it will dry with no stain!!
Use A Fitted Sheet To Keep The Sand Out At The Beach
Recycle Old Cot Into A Craft Or Work Spot For Your Kids
Hide Your Candies In Frozen Beans Bag
HILARIOUS.... Not many kids would bother to look inside a package of Edamame!
Put A Bean Filled Glove On Your Baby's Back When You Want Your Kids To Feel Loved, But You're Too Tired
One of the best ideas here! I'm surprised this hack isn't further up the list!
Baby Head Protector
Leave Your Kids With Their Creativity In The Empty Box
Color Their Routine And Teach Time Management
Put Stickers On Your Kid's Shoes To Teach Them To Put Them On The Right Feet
Put Your Kid To Work By Turning Chores Into Fun Games
Make A Table Hammock With A Bedsheet For Your Kids
Turn a Coffee Cup Lid Into A Drip Catcher
Detangle Doll's Hair With Dish Soap And Hair Conditioner
Skip the dish soap (unless the doll hair is dirty) just use the conditioner and it works. I've used it on all my nieces dolls.
Use Butcher Paper To Create An Endless "White Board"
Why not just put the white board up and save the hassle of the picture frame and worse yet, a 5 lb. roll of paper hanging above your child's head?
because you cant use crayons on white board 😑
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- they may want to save his creations, however the roll over his head i agree is a bad idea especially if he tugs on the roll himself. they should at least put something to safely secure the roll in place even though the direction of the roll makes it less likely for it to fall, but anything can happen. better safe than sorry.
Lol there's no way that roll is going anywhere no who tugs it, how hard, or on what angle
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Looks dangerous, why not do the same on the "crib desk" post? Hang the paper underneath and pull it up over th table area?
I would go into our Newspaper office and ask the if they had any End Rolls....a roll that was too short for them to run though the whole print cycle. I offered to buy it...it was a few bucks.....lots of plain paper to play on. Not high quality for Watercolor but perfect for crayons, etc. plus it’s great for huge projects. Thin enough to trace something, we would tape projects up on our French Glass doors to trace. Nice paper Mache without the ink.
I simply used a glue stick and glues construction paper to every inch of the playroom walls...bam kids now have walls of art to make for me and it just comes down and wipes off with a wet cloth when I moved
Not to mention killing endless trees, but none of you that have kids care about that because it's only your KIDS world that gets f****d up. Not yours.
It is NOT a waste of paper to teach one's child that their art is important and valuable. I am 53 years old, and to this day my mother has a framed piece of art that I made when I was 5 hanging on the wall in the house where I grew up. I am sure that seeing it there on the wall my whole life like that made a huge difference in my sense of self worth.
Load More Replies...Give Your Kids Controllers That Are Not Hookep Up. They Will Play Like This For Hours
It's all fun and games until they figure it out. And today's kids would NOT take too long to figure this out.
Use Toilet Paper Rolls To Create A Garage For Toy Cars
We gave our sons tons of pvc, connectors and lots of marbles. Gave him hours of constructive entertainment
Keep Baby Still During Photoshoot By Using Dad As A Prop
Give Your Kids This To Help Them Battle Scary Monsters At Night
Starting In Kindergarten, Put Your Child's Graduation Year On A Large T-Shirt And Take A Picture With The Same T-Shirt Every Year To Watch The Child Growing Up
Cover Your Baby's Crib With A Sheet. This Will Keep Baby From Getting Bitten Up By Mosquitoes
When You Can't Find Your Glasses Or Charger Just Make A Hunting Game For Your Kid To Help You
Ok I need to do this for all the items I've lost somewhere in my home. Can i borrow someone's kid?
Use Slick Paint To Prevent Slipping On The Floor
Create A Chart On The Prescription Bottle To Track When You Give Your Kids Their Medicine
Use A Plastic Egg To Keep Unfinished Lollipop Clean
Kjorn, you know, that there are more countries in the world, not obly usa? :)
Use A Fan To Inflate Your Children’s Bed Fort
Use Pool Noodle Will Protect Your Kids From Serious Injuries
Use Frozen Marshmallows To Make A Great Ouchie Pack. Soft And Not Too Cold
Turn An Old DVD Box Into A Coloring Case
Put Colorful Glow Sticks In Your Kid's Bathtub To Make Him Feel Like Jedi
Turn A Builder Grade Vanity Into A Child Friendly Vanity By Converting The Toekick To A Step Drawer
Keep A Door Open With Rubber Bands To Protect Your Kids From Getting Locked In The Bathroom
Ahh, Americans.. -.- Use a normal door handle that anyone can use, even cats and dogs. 6-58398799a5f19.jpg 
To Avoid Perpetuating Gender Stereotypes, Give Your Kids A Mix Of Dolls And Toy Cars To Play With
Kids learn this c**p from their parents. Let the kid be a kid and play with WHATEVER toy they prefer.... I had both dolls, dishes, trucks AND army men!
Get Your Kid A Temporary Tattoo With Your Phone Number
Or use a fine point sharpie, let it dry and put liquid skin over it. Less expensive than custom temp tattoos
Keep Your Baby’s Eyes Safe And Dry With A Baby Shower Cap
Prevent Your Child's Toys From Floating Away In The Bathtub And Make Bathtime Generally Easier
Prevent Your Kid's Little Fingers From Getting Slammed In Doors With A Pool Noodle
I use this and it works like a charm! Love it! No smashed fingers, no kids locked in rooms, it's great!
Use These Animal Toothpaste Caps So They Don’t Forget To Brush Their Teeth
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This just goes to show the creativity of some parents. Always thinking outside the box!
Some of these are great. Some of these are functional but there are better alternatives, and some are just lazy.
Wow. These are actually great ideas. Good for teens if they are babysitting, too! Well, some of them.
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Great article but I strongly dislike the term HACKS. TIPS would be better
OMG... Terrible! Numbers 6 and 10 are good ideas, but the others... Show us parents without patience, tired, who do not teach and even prefer to cheat children ... giving examples of wrong values ! Too sad...
The take the feet and not the kids shoes one I wouldn't recommend. I used to be a trained fitter for children's shoes and you really need to see the child's feet. Do they have a high instep? Do they have flat feet (OK very young children tend to have flat feet, but as they grow and develop arches...)
#2 Is the medicine to sooth the pain of having rotten teeth due to drinking fizzy drinks???
This just goes to show the creativity of some parents. Always thinking outside the box!
Some of these are great. Some of these are functional but there are better alternatives, and some are just lazy.
Wow. These are actually great ideas. Good for teens if they are babysitting, too! Well, some of them.
This is great! For more dad related content visit www.what-the-dad.com
This is great. For more dad related content check out www.what-the-dad.com
Great article but I strongly dislike the term HACKS. TIPS would be better
OMG... Terrible! Numbers 6 and 10 are good ideas, but the others... Show us parents without patience, tired, who do not teach and even prefer to cheat children ... giving examples of wrong values ! Too sad...
The take the feet and not the kids shoes one I wouldn't recommend. I used to be a trained fitter for children's shoes and you really need to see the child's feet. Do they have a high instep? Do they have flat feet (OK very young children tend to have flat feet, but as they grow and develop arches...)
#2 Is the medicine to sooth the pain of having rotten teeth due to drinking fizzy drinks???
