MOM HACKS ℠ | Arts & Crafts (Ep. 2)

uh-oh brace yourself it's time for arts

and crafts store kids paint in hand soap

dispensers it's easy to dispense for

kids who scream more paint mommy every

five minutes and it won't dry out

between craft sessions pour marbles in

between two baking pans to make your own

lazy susan now your art supplies can

easily make the rounds muffin liners in

a muffin tin can also act as an

organized and portable art tray old

markers not meeting the mark soak your

dried-out markers in water to make your

own beautiful watercolor paints to avoid

cutting upside-down teach your kid how

to hold their scissors properly by

drawing a smiley face on their thumb

they'll learn the right scissor

technique by keeping the smiley face up

while cutting some scissor tips for moms

to make it easier to cut sticky duct

tape wipe your scissors with a baby wipe

first and sharpened dull blades by

cutting through tinfoil uh-oh your

budding artist is into wall graffiti the

tried denatured alcohol found at most

hardware stores to remove crayon and

marker stains from surfaces kit got a

little crazy with the glitter use a lint

roller to pick up those hard-to-get

sparkles here's a hack for the quickest

cleanup ever

line your work surface with press and

seal when your kid is done making a mess

and we mean a masterpiece just pull it

off as though nothing ever happened to

eliminate mess altogether place paint

and paper inside a gallon size ziploc

bag tape to the surface and let those

little fingers paint

if your kid has trouble pulling stickers

from the sheet remove the surrounding

liners and it becomes much easier for

little fingers to peel them off glue

keeps getting clogged up soak the caps

and vegetable oil to prevent it from

getting stuck in between uses if your

kid is using too much glue pour it onto

a wet sponge in a plastic container kids

can dip fingers or paper in this glue

pin cover when done to reuse when craft

time has produced beautiful works of art

but you're running out of fridge wall

counter and even bathroom space take a

picture instead and use one of several

online apps to create albums and books

to cherish forever even if the actual

piece makes it to from someplace else