Who doesn’t love a good, solid tip from fellow moms that seems to change your life the moment you discover it exists?! Our team discussed some of our favorites, so we’ve compiled a list of our Top 25 Mom Hacks!
Disclaimer :: While putting this post together, I had NO idea many of these tips were a thing (I’ve only done 9 of the 25 listed). Thank goodness for genius friends! Maybe by the end of 2020 I will have implemented all of them into my daily routine, right?!
25. Set a timer for everything: social media, shopping, reading, cleaning, working, etc
24. Use hinged Sterilite containers to organize & contain all the tiny toys
23. Cook 5 pounds of hamburger at once and freeze in 1 pound bags to save time later
22. Qse a bead organizer (or tackle box) per kid to divvy up & control snacks and treats
21. Do one small (& specific) load of laundry every day
20. Invest in mesh laundry bags, esp for bras & kid socks
19. Plug the holes of bath toys with hot glue
18. Use cupcake wrappers on popsicle sticks to catch drips
17. Keep a Ziploc bag of dryer sheets in your purse during winter to wipe away static hair
16. Toddler-proof the toilet paper by using a hair tie around the roll
15. Create mini marshmallow ouchie pads (frozen marshmallows in ziplocks)
14. Use an egg slicer to cut fruit for babies & toddlers
13. Download a free meal app for easy weekly planning (Mealime is a great starter)
12. keep a drawer of hair accessories in the kitchen to do hair while they eat
11. do kegel exercises at red lights for killer kegel strength
10. Take turns saying the prayer each night, and that person is allowed to eat first
9. Saturate band-aids and athletic tape with baby oil before removing
8. Place a command hook in shower to hang toddler seat for easy cleaning & to keep hidden
7. Take a bowl to Costco (or Sams) to contain snack items for each kid
6. Place post it notes over the sensor of automatic toilet flushes so it doesn’t terrify sitting toddlers
5. Cut a sticker in half & place one in each shoe to help kids learn left from right
4. Keep kid scissors in your purse to cut restaurant straws to fit smaller kid cups
3. Use a Magic Eraser for EVERYTHING, including stainless steel appliances…& even your shoes
2. Use a candle warming plate to keep your coffee hot all day
…and the singular most popular mom hack of our modern day issues?!
1. WHAT TO DO WITH ALL THE ART PROJECTS! Take a phone pic of any art projects the second they come home, save it to an album (I have one for each kid), and toss the project into recycling (sometimes I keep seasonal ones up for decor before tossing). Keep ONLY the projects that bring a happy tear to your eye in a weathertight bin. At the end of the school year, create a photo book of the images in each album (Shutterfly, Chatbooks, etc). When they are older, they will have books of images from *most* every project they ever created, and it only takes up a small space on the bookshelf.
Let us know any mom hacks you would add to the list…
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I actually do 23 and I also cook up 2 lbs of chicken and can do like chicken alfredo and or chicken tacos.