Genius Parenting Hacks That Make Life With Kids So Much Easier

Soap Suds

If your kid loves science, you'll be the coolest parent in the world for showing them this neat trick. Simply microwave a bar of regular ivory soap for a few seconds. After a while, it will begin to bubble and expand into a strange blob shape. The finished product should look like the one in this photo, but after it cools, it will return to dust and crumble in your hands.

The More You Know

Help keep your home office space organized by using PVC pipe to hide cords. Just wrangle all those computer, mouse, monitor and phone cords and hide them in some PVC pipe.
Give your dishwasher a break by measuring ingredients directly into your mixing bowl using a digital scale.
When you're working on the roof, wrap rubber bands around tools to help them stay put. The rubber will grip on roofs with up to a 6/12 slope.
Fill some water bottles halfway, then lay them on their side in the freezer. When it's time for a cool drink, grab a bottle, fill it up with your beverage of choice, and let the wall of ice in the bottle keep your drink perfectly chilled.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.