On a warm summer’s day, it is always nice to laze around outside and relax, but that is not usually possible when you have small children. An idea to keep them busy is to “paint” the fence.
Paintbrushes and a bucket of water will do the trick, and they have a fun activity to do and see instant results.
Beach Break
It’s not easy to go to the beach with your toddler. Not only do you have to bring practically your entire house worth of stuff, but you also worry constantly about them getting into the water if you look away for a second. Keep them where you can see them at all times by making your own playpen.
Take a fitted sheet and keep it up by securing the corners with coolers and other beach essentials. Now you can enjoy the sunshine.
Sticky Solution
Cutting your child’s toenails is not the most enjoyable activity but stepping on a piece of toenail that was left on the floor is downright gross.
Use tape while snipping to make sure that the clippings stick and can then be thrown straight in the trash.
Hands-Off
There are some nights in which your kid simply will not go to sleep without you sitting beside them, but you may have things to do or simply be too tired yourself. You can give them that comforting feeling without actually being there, by filling a glove with rice or dried beans.
They will feel the weight of your hand on their back and peacefully drift off to sleep.
Soap Stopper
Rubber bands can be used for almost anything. Just look at the photo below!
In this example, you can keep kids from using too much soap and leaving a sink full of bubbles by securing one around the liquid soap’s pump nozzle.