Genius Parenting Hacks That Make Life With Kids So Much Easier

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Kids can be pretty hard to entertain, especially when you've got chores to do. Handle both problems at once with this easy trick. If you've got a little one who enjoys watching you work, stick them in front of the washing machine and let them awe at the colors swirling around right in front of them. It'll buy you a few minutes of free time before they get bored with it.

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t's easy to clean baked-on food and spills from your microwave Here's how: Partially fill a measuring or coffee cup with water and add a slice of lemon. Boil the water for a minute, and then leave the door closed and let the steam loosen the mess.
Want to dry out flowers quickly and easily? Just use the clips on a pants hanger to hold the stems of your flowers so they're hanging bulb down, and leave them in a cool, dry place to dehydrate.
If you have all matching clothes hangers in your closet and sometimes you get one of the really cheap, plastic ones when you need an anti-slip hanger. One solution is to wrap pipe cleaners around the clothes hanger.
Instead of picking a hobby that you're already skilled at or one that's impossible to master, pick something you feel confident you can see major improvement with.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.