Keep Your House Clean(er) With These 12 Life-Changing Arts and Crafts Hacks

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Do your kids love arts and crafts?  This video is chalk-ful (pun-intended) of brilliant ideas to make crafting with your little ones much easier. I craft with my kids nearly everyday and a few of these ideas were earth shattering – too good to keep to myself.

Clean Up Glitter With A Lint Roller

If you have used glitter, even one time, in the last six months, chances are it has left a lasting impression – as in glitter never, ever leaves. Glitter’s staying power causes so much anxiety and anger in our house that we’ve given my husband’s sparkle-induced tantrums a name: glitter-rage. This trick is a game changer.

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Store Paint In Hand Soap Dispensers

“Mom, I need more paint! MORE PAINT NOW!”  Sound familiar?  Paint in soap dispensers makes so much sense – control the amount because it won’t come out in a giant blob, and little hands can serve themselves.

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Wipe Scissors With A Baby Wipe Before Cutting Tape

Ever struggle to cut through duct tape?  The scissors get all sticky and the tape wrinkles, leaving you with ugly tape and a gunky mess.  Who knew that a quick swipe with a baby wipe before cutting could change all that?  Now we do.

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Watch the full video to soak up more brilliance.

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Kate Desmond
Kate is a freelance writer, mommy blogger, safe sleep crusader, and wannabe inventor in search of her next great idea. She lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband and two little girls. They are the loves of her life, but also drive her to insanity. She writes about living on that brink on her blog, The Tiny Fashionista.

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