Here's Sarah's practical advice about choosing a campsite when you've got little ones along: We just got back from camping with our 3 year-old twins. It was a lot of...

Nizam and his wife may not be parents (yet), but when the time comes, I think they'll be ready for almost anything: Have you ever found yourself running late to a...

The four words no stay-at-home parent wants to hear from his or her partner: "I've got a business trip." Hence, Sandra's question: Have you ever had a hack submitted for...

Sara's good sense tips for keeping milk on hand and at the ready: We are pretty dependent on milk in my household. Here are two hacks to help if you are too: 1) I keep a...

Michelle has found a great re-use for the little cups that Crystal Light mix comes in: My 2 year old daughter has just discovered ketchup, ranch dressing  the...

I love this hack (especially during skinned knee season) because those character Band-Aids are always too small. This gives you a lot more flexibility in terms of size...

From Mason: Whenever I let my son play in the sink, I crank down the shutoff valves under the sink. This saves water and, more importantly, prevents the water from...

Hot car seats. Ugh. Liz has a fantastic tip for keeping them relatively cool during hot summer days: A friend of ours has a great hack to keep their kids' car seats...

Tracy! As the mother of a child who must travel with his pillow at all times (and who has called hotels in a panic because of the temporary loss of said pillow), I...

Another great camping tip from Tim: On a recent church retreat, we were amazed when a couple of families pulled out bins of old toys that managed to entertain our kids...

Summertime grime = daily baths. Here's how Jill gets it done: Instead of spending a lot of time in the bathtub cleaning the dirt from the day away and of course...

I'm getting ready to duck out of the summertime family life for a few days -- I'm off to the lovefest that is BlogHer 2008! I'll be there all day Friday and Saturday...

Kimberly, I bet those Popsicles look like they're wearing tutus. My daughter loves Popsicles, especially during the hot months of summer. The thing is, I don't like...

Kirsten's tip for turning outside cleaning chores into a fun summer activity: The recent hack "Hose + a disposable washcloth = outside bath" reminded me of...

Maggie Mason, the force behind Mighty Girl, Mighty Goods, and (with Melissa Summers) Mighty Junior, has just launched a new site devoted to problem-solving-yet-lovely...

Tim's hack is "social practicality" at its best: Camping with toddlers can seem daunting, but inviting another family or two to join you gives you some extra...

Stacie's tip for those summer buzz cut blues: I searched your site and saw that the tip for using powder to remove beach sand or sandbox sand from skin was posted a...

In case your sandbox still needs filling, here's a back-saving tip from Duane: I don't know if this one is too late in the season, or if I'm the only one dumb enough...

Thank you, Denise! This is the perfect followup to the frozen blueberry teething hack: Babies love frozen blueberries but parents don't love the mess. To remove blueberry...

Jenny, where have you been all my life? I'm always looking for ways to encourage my 20 month-old's artistic desires without the mess that we all know that comes with this...