Genius Parenting Hacks That Make Life With Kids So Much Easier

Clean-Up Crew

Picture this: you walk downstairs and find your basement floor covered in dangerous toy cars, ready for you to slip on. Little kids are terrible at cleaning up their toys, but when it comes to ones with wheels, all precautions should be taken. By filling a wooden crate with empty toilet paper rolls and some clever craftsmanship, you can make parking those cars the best part of playtime.

The More You Know

Wrap a wet paper towel around a lukewarm bottle of vino, beer, or water, and place the bottle in the freezer for 10 to 15 minutes.
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.
Sleeping just 30 minutes more than you usually do can do wonders for your productivity levels by reducing daytime sleepiness, fatigue, and tension.
Simply store your ice cream cartons in ziplock bags to keep them as soft and easy to scoop as they were the day you bought them.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.