Friday 18 February 2022

15 of the best mum hacks

 Hey readers,

As a parent, we all want to have ways to make life easier for the things that we do and that is why mum hacks are brilliant as they give you ideas of how to make your life easier. 

Below I have 15 of the best mum hacks for you to take away and use if you so wish. 

15 of the best mum hacks!

15 of the best mum hacks

1. Rotate toys. 

Kids get bored of toys and to make it more manageable for them only get a few toys out of a time. Then keep them out for a suitable time and then every now again swap them over for different toys, this helps reduce boredom. 

2. Chores.

Kids love to imitate parents so why not get your kids to help out with chores, it keeps them entertained and you could get some chores done as well.  

3. Minor burns. 

The healing properties of acetic acid in vinegar can help relieve the pain, itching, and inflammation that comes along with the vinegar. The vinegar also pulls heat from the burn, thereby nulling the pain naturally. Take a cotton swab dip it in a teaspoon of vinegar and dab on the burn area gently for the desired effect. The astringent properties of vinegar will also keep you burn from becoming infected.

4. Sale. 

 Save money by buying kids toys when are on sale as stores have sales throughout the year such as Sainsbury's 25% off toys now and again.  

Hide them away for when needed and save some pennies plus you don't have to get so overwhelmed when say it is Christmas or birthday as you have brought some presents during the year and is not one go. 

5. Preparation.

Preparing lunches the night before saves time and one less thing to do in the morning. 

6. Batch cooking. 

When cooking meals double the amount and then freeze it for another day when it is manic, so quick and easy meals with no stress. 

7. Declutter. 

Every six months go through kids' toys and declutter any that is grown out of or broken etc then it doesn't get so overwhelming with clutter when you get birthdays and Christmases happening. 

8. Things to put in a car. 

If you have a car put a toothbrush, paste, and spare PJs in the boot for when you are out late then you get them ready for bed with ease.

9. Soggy shoes.

Trying to get soggy shoes to try out then try scrunching up some old newspaper and put it into the shoes. This will help soak up moisture in no time at all.

10. Sandy feet. 

 Hate sandy feet at the beach than simply rub talc on the feet and you will be amazed at how the sand will come off the feet. 

11.  Washing kid's hair. 

When you are washing your kid's hair in the bath get them to hold a flannel on their face. This means then they won't get shampoo in the eyes which makes it so much easier to do the job of washing kids' hair. 

12. Storage hack. 

 Store play-doh in a carousel for k cups, so handy all tidy and in one place. 

13.  Shoes.

coat hank near the front door stops shoes from going missing and is handy for when you are in a rush and want to grab and go.

14. Snack. 

A clever little snack for kids is to freeze yoghurts to make them into lollies. All you need to do is put a stick into the top of a fromage frais and freeze it there you have a lolly, kids really love these lollies. 

15. Car toys. 

Need someone where to store car toys then why not use a magnetic knife holder to put the toy cars on, simple solution and can put the magnetic knife holder onto the wall which clears up space, win-win :) 

What do you think of my mum's hacks? is there any I have missed that you think is a brilliant hack to making life easy? Love to hear your thoughts in the comment section down below. 

Cheers for reading X


loopyloulaura

7 comments:

  1. Some great tips! I still do batch cooking for myself. My husband eats meat and I don't, so I cook a big pot of veggie stew or a chili and freeze it for a day when he's eating a meat meal.

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  2. Ohh! Fab tips!!
    19 years into motherhood and I know most of these but that is great advice about soggy shoes. x

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  3. Did not know that about the vinegar - will try it out (I'm the only one that gets burns...it seems)

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  4. Who knew that about talc and sand? Thanks for sharing with #PoCoLo

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  5. I love all these parent hacks! You are so right about decluttering toys regularly. This is something I wish I could be better at. I find it so hard. Thank you for joining us for #mischiefandmemories xx

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  6. Nodding to most of these. We have a big tidy every few months and the kids discover loads of forgotten toys. Thanks for linking up with #MischiefAndMemories

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