Just heard this yesterday and intend to try it out: you can prolong the life of your Jack O'Lantern if you sprinkle ground cinnamon inside the cut pumpkin (including the cut top). Apparently, the...

To cry it out or not? It's every new parent's big question: How do we get the kid to sleep? There are many answers, including what's often known as "ferberizing" or letting the kid cry it out....

Kirsten's ingenuity is fantastic: I live in a place without a bathtub, so I've had to hack one for my toddler. I used a plastic storage bin until it became too small. Then, I picked up an...

The perfect girlie-girl hack -- from Tracy: We've used the following recipe to make homemade lip gloss. This is a great birthday party idea. Vegetable shortening honey unsweetened drink mix...

With swine flu news swirling all around us, it seems a good time to remind you about the many keep-them-healthy hacks in the Health archives. These tips should help smooth the bumpy (snotty!...

Update: Folks have commented that you can get this kit cheaper elsewhere... Costco, Jo-Ann, etc. I always appreciate price reality-checking -- thank you! If making a gingerbread house is part of your holiday tradition -- but baking the gingerbread...

Craftzine.com blog : Knifty Knitter Loom-Along: Alice Wrist Warmers We've talked about the coolness of the Knifty Knitter here! Great project for kids. A simple Thanksgiving solution |...

Richelle's creative night light solution: When my 3 year-old son was afraid of having bad dreams one night, I gave him a couple glow stick bracelets left over from Halloween. They made a great night light for him. I was thinking they would work...

Here's a tip I came up with as I was poring through my nifty Thanksgiving Supplies List (available for download at the Parent Toolbox over at Slideshare): label each serving piece with whatever dish you plan to serve. That is, stick a label or Post-It...

Tracy has submitted countless hacks over the years, and they're always so simple...yet smart. Tracy: I anoint you with the Parent Hacks Forehead Smack of Brilliance! We have a couple of those flushable wet wipe containers from when my kids were toilet...