Genius Parenting Hacks That Make Life With Kids So Much Easier

Tap Shoes

Do you have a child who loves to dance? Stimulate their creativity with this easy (and less than a dollar!) crafting hack. Glue pennies to the bottom of their shoes so that they can enjoy the glories of tap dance without shelling out the major dough. You might get a headache from all the incessant tapping, but the smile on their faces will make the whole experience worth it.

The More You Know

If you forget to bring that butter up to room temp in advance, it’s OK. You can soften butter quickly. The easiest way is to cut butter into cubes and let it sit on the counter for about 20 minutes.
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.
If you know you'll need to bake with brown sugar soon and it's too hard to use, stick a piece of bread in with the sugar overnight and leave the two in a sealed plastic bag.
Keep all those personal grooming tools in one place. A magnetic strip in the medicine cabinet can be used to store tweezers, clippers and small scissors.

Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.