Life hacks for moms make parenting easier! From stain-removers to quieting noisy kids toys, Life hacks have been passed from mom to mom for generations!
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My Favorite Life Hacks for Moms
Life Hacks for Moms – Lost Drawstring in the Washing Machine
Sweatpants / sweatshirts string come out in the dryer? – Take a paperclip and tie one end of the string around the end of the paper clip into a knot. Then, feed the paper clip through the draw string hole of the garment, pushing it through as you scrunch the material with the draw string following easily behind, attached to the paperclip. Either that, or prevent loose drawstrings altogether by tying them in a big bow before you toss them in the washer or dryer.
Life Hacks for Moms – We LOVE Oxi-Clean
Baby-Proofing Your Home – Here’s How
Life Hacks for Moms – Tomato Stains
Remove tomato-based stains – by applying foamy shaving cream and rubbing it with a sponge
Using Baby Wipes for Household Cleaning – Even cars! – Here’s How
Life Hacks for Moms – Loud Child’s Toys
To quiet a child’s loud toy – use clear packing tape and place a strip over the speaker holes – it muffles the noise nicely
To Remove Crayon Stains From Wood
Rub the Stain With A Used Dryer Sheet
Clothes Shopping? Buy Your Basics from Mom2Mom Sales & Thrift Stores
Back to school clothes shopping is easy and cheap at local Mom2Mom Sales and retail thrift stores… especially for basics like t-shirts, jeans, hoodies, and more. Our favorite place for higher end teen clothes is Plato’s Closet
Life Hacks for Moms – Stain-Free Tupperware
Keep Your Tupperware Stain-Free – Spray the containers with non-stick cooking spray before pouring in the sauce
To Soothe a Cough –
try a square or two of dark chocolate
How to Unclog Your Drain
3 Alka Seltzer Tablets and 1 Cup of White Vinegar. Be careful on stone surfaces in your sink though!
How to Fix A Stuck Zipper
Use Orange Glo Wood Cleaner & Polish to loosen it – works better than candle wax.
Life Hacks for Moms – Recycle Electronics
Use Best Buy’s Recycling Program
Tips to Get Kids to do Their Homework
using the Three Laws of Homework parenting hacks from expert Chick Moorman. More info…
Tips to Properly Flip a Frittata
Life Hacks for Moms – Pet Messes
Use a combination of Hydrogen Peroxide, baking soda, and a couple drops of Dawn dish soap to clean up pet messes. Test on a small area first to check for discoloration.
Fix Runny Pancake Batter
Use oatmeal mix to thicken it up slightly
How to Make A Rice Sock
for an upset stomach – safer for kids than hot water bottles and makes a great heating pad scarf!
Life Hacks for Moms – Clean Tile Grout
The easy way to clean tile grout – ultimate DIY tile grout solution
DIY Teeth Whitening
Use sunflower seed oil as a natural teeth-whitening solution. It really works!
Speaking of teeth-whitening life hacks for moms… Have you heard about Dental Duty Toothbrite charcoal powder? WOW!
Life Hacks for Moms – Removing Splinters
Remove a splinter using potato slices. It really works! Simply put the skinless side of a potato wedge on the splinter for a few minutes and the potato pulls it out. Scotch tape works great too! Thanks to Farmers Almanac for the great tip
Car Wax on Your Vehicle’s Plastic Trim
If your car has old, dry car wax on the plastic trim bumpers, you can get it out by rubbing the wax spots with a simple school supply white eraser (pink works too but not as well as the white ones). Just rub the wax area and watch the wax disappear.
Life Hacks for Moms – Keep Rodents Out of your Garage
Peppermint oil keeps mice out of your garage, a used peppermint tea bag in your glove box will keep them away from your car in the winter (and your car will smell great). Talk radio on low volume keeps mice out your garage ( works on teenagers too ;) ). MORE mice prevention tips.
Life Hacks for Moms – Cheap Spices
Get your spices for up to 10x less than you would a Meijer by shopping for spices at your local Indian grocer. Here’s how (and where).
If all else fails… Red wine cures everything!
What are you favorite life hacks for moms? Submit some to lisa@oaklandcountymoms.com, put LIFE HACKS FOR MOMS in the subject line, and I’ll include them on this page in the future.
