Parenting Hacks for Hair Care, Laundry, Bubbles and More - Ep. 426

In this episode's "What the Hack?" segment, Shanna and Laura share a laundry trick for linen and gauze, a tip for getting tiny hair bands out without tugging, and a game that teaches kids conversational skills, plus surprising uses for common household items. Also, Shanna struggles to recover from her family vacation (including an unfortunate suitcase incident) and reports on back-to-school shopping, while Laura kicks off Mommy-Daddy Camp with a sidewalk find that dominates the whole week. They also share this week's BFPs and BFNs.

Kids' Ages: Shanna's kids are 7.5 and 10.5 years old, and Laura's kids are 7.5 years old and 5.5 years old.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• Recovering from vacation as a parent: why it's harder than it sounds

• The "every mess is a choice" debate

• Taking your kids back-to-school shopping

• Planning activities for when your kids don't have summer camp

• The joy of your kids discovering old-school, low-tech electronics

• Trick for getting tiny hair bands out without tugging

• How to keep craft supplies from disappearing at a shared table

• The frozen pizza hack for families with different topping preferences

• A funny and useful method for decluttering

• An easy way to remove wrinkles from linen and gauze clothing

• A fun game for teaching kids conversational skills

• Hack for cutting pancakes and waffles

• Tip for dispensing bubble solution without the spills

• Theremin: what it is and why your local library might have one

• Universal Studios with kids: when is the right age to go?

Products, links, resources mentioned in this episode:

• Nature's Miracle - enzymatic cleaner for cat pee, highly recommended

• Look Dine-In Cinemas - $2 classic movie screenings

• Singin' in the Rain (1952) - what the family saw on Monday

• Kodak 4200 Carousel Slide Projector - the free sidewalk find

• r/CleaningTips on Reddit - where Shanna found the poop method

• Fine mist spray bottle - for de-wrinkling linen and gauze

• Universal Studios Hollywood

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