Are these the most genius parenting hacks ever? Frazzled mothers and father share creative DIY solutions for making life with children a little easier

Most parents are constantly on the lookout for creative ways to make their life easier while keeping their children happy.

And now mothers and fathers from around the world have shared their genius tips online – and Bored Panda collated a selection of the best examples into a gallery.

They include one creative idea to put half a smiley face on each of a pair of children’s shoes so they can match up the picture to make sure they are on the correct feet. 

Elsewhere a father, in Shanghai, gave his son three toothbrushes and two toothpastes to allow him to pick which one to use, giving him a false sense of control about brushing his teeth.

Mothers and fathers from around the world have shared their genius parenting tips online and Bored Panda collated them into a gallery. They included a clever way to keep children’s fingers clean by using a cupcake wrapper to collect the melting ice cream drops (pictured)

Another impressive idea came from a mother who uses the ‘loudest crunch competition’ to get her kids to eat vegetables, allowing them to ‘choose their vegetable weapon’ to bite into. 

Elsewhere, a mother in France, found the perfect way to hide Ben & Jerry’s ice cream from her children in the freezer. 

She simply placed the containers inside empty packets made for vegetables – knowing they’re never going to be raided. 

The examples include one creative idea to put half a smiley face on each of a pair of children's shoes so they can match up the picture to make sure they are on the correct feet

The examples include one creative idea to put half a smiley face on each of a pair of children’s shoes so they can match up the picture to make sure they are on the correct feet 

Elsewhere, a father decided to Air Tag his child at a public event so he could keep track of him if he ran away

Elsewhere, a father decided to Air Tag his child at a public event so he could keep track of him if he ran away 

Another impressive idea came from a mother who uses the 'loudest crunch competition' to get her kids to eat vegetables, allowing them to 'choose their vegetable weapon' to bite into

Another impressive idea came from a mother who uses the ‘loudest crunch competition’ to get her kids to eat vegetables, allowing them to ‘choose their vegetable weapon’ to bite into

Another smart parent has learnt how to trick their child into thinking they are having a cup of tea but instead they enjoy sweets

Another smart parent has learnt how to trick their child into thinking they are having a cup of tea but instead they enjoy sweets 

A mother in France, found the perfect way to hide Ben & Jerry's ice cream from her children in the freezer

A mother in France, found the perfect way to hide Ben & Jerry’s ice cream from her children in the freezer 

Elsewhere a father, in Shanghai, gave his son three toothbrushes and two toothpastes to allow him to pick which one to use, giving him a false sense of control

Elsewhere a father, in Shanghai, gave his son three toothbrushes and two toothpastes to allow him to pick which one to use, giving him a false sense of control 

Meanwhile a simple game called 'hands on the circle' keeps these kids safe as they step out of their car so they don't run off

Meanwhile a simple game called ‘hands on the circle’ keeps these kids safe as they step out of their car so they don’t run off 

Meanwhile this mother decided to use a large wooden ruler to keep her toddler from opening drawers

Meanwhile this mother decided to use a large wooden ruler to keep her toddler from opening drawers

Have you ever struggled to figure out which plaster was what? This parent separated them into bags and stuck an example on each

Have you ever struggled to figure out which plaster was what? This parent separated them into bags and stuck an example on each 

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