Visual timer
For everything. Cleaning up, screen time, rest time, getting out the door, etc, road trip snack time (see *snack on the hour* for details).
Snack on the Hour
credit to Elizabeth O’Donnell On long road trips, snack is distributed at the top of every hour. Stays ahead of hunger, means you’re only sending food back once every 60 mins, breaks up monotony. Also prepackaged dry cereal is great for this.
Yellow cheese stick
If I were trying to be cool I’d tell you this snack slaps. I’m not cool. Trader Joe’s mild cheddar cheese sticks are superior. But I’ll probably take any cheddar stick over string cheese.
Magical Key to Floating
It’s all about your chin. Point your chin to the sky and the rest of your body will follow. Tried it with hundreds of kids during summer swim team. Works every time. (Works for adults too. Ask my sister-in-law.)
