Posted on Apr 5, 2022

17 Parents Who Took A Problem And Ran With It All The Way To Genius Land

Their hacks are so good, I can't even.

by Asia McLain

BuzzFeed Staff

1. This dad, who discovered a brilliant way to keep his kids' tacos from falling apart:

I use chip clips to hold my kids tacos together to avoid spillage from mildlyinteresting

5. This dad, who got really creative to fix his kid's toy:

The leg on my kid's toy broke off, so I made her a prosthetic with a 3D pen and a scrap piece of metal. from mildlyinteresting

7. This dad, who came up with a brilliant repurposing for his pasta sauce lid:

My Dad uses a pasta sauce lid as a lens cap for his camera from mildlyinteresting

9. And these parents, who knew exactly what to do with their old DVD rack:

My parents used an old DVD rack as an adjustable bathroom shelf from mildlyinteresting

12. This dad, who came to the rescue when his kid's plushie's eyes fell out:

the eye on my dolphin plushie fell out so my dad made it an eyepatch from mildlyinteresting

14. This dad, who came up with a seriously creative way to label frozen meals:

The way my dad labels his frozen meals lol from mildlyinteresting

15. This mom, who created a brilliant cat food cover out of a coffee cup lid:

My mom repurposing a coffee cup lid as a cat food can cover from mildlyinteresting

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17 Parents Who Took A Problem And Ran With It All The Way To Genius Land

1. This dad, who discovered a brilliant way to keep his kids' tacos from falling apart:

2. This mom, who keeps her valuable belongings safe at the beach by disguising them as a dirty diaper:

3. This dad, who figured out a way to make sure his kid was never without a hair tie when they needed one:

4. This mom, who discovered an easier way to make hard-boiled eggs — by baking them in a muffin tin:

5. This dad, who got really creative to fix his kid's toy:

6. This mom, who discovered that a coffee creamer canister can be used as a mess-free milk container for kids who want to pour their own:

7. This dad, who came up with a brilliant repurposing for his pasta sauce lid:

8. This mom, who figured out the best place to put dirty toddler clothes after a poop blowout — wrapped in a new diaper!

9. And these parents, who knew exactly what to do with their old DVD rack:

10. This dad, who cut up some rubber gloves to make large rubber bands:

11. This mom, who discovered that a shoe organizer makes for a great snack holder:

12. This dad, who came to the rescue when his kid's plushie's eyes fell out:

13. This mom, who used jeans pockets to create a handy charging-phone holder:

14. This dad, who came up with a seriously creative way to label frozen meals:

15. This mom, who created a brilliant cat food cover out of a coffee cup lid:

16. This dad, who created a seriously genius remote holder:

17. And finally, this dad, who figured out how to play with his kids and watch the game at the same time, and we can all learn from his brilliance:

17 Parents Who Took A Problem And Ran With It All The Way To Genius Land

1. This dad, who discovered a brilliant way to keep his kids' tacos from falling apart:

2. This mom, who keeps her valuable belongings safe at the beach by disguising them as a dirty diaper:

3. This dad, who figured out a way to make sure his kid was never without a hair tie when they needed one:

4. This mom, who discovered an easier way to make hard-boiled eggs — by baking them in a muffin tin:

5. This dad, who got really creative to fix his kid's toy:

6. This mom, who discovered that a coffee creamer canister can be used as a mess-free milk container for kids who want to pour their own:

7. This dad, who came up with a brilliant repurposing for his pasta sauce lid:

8. This mom, who figured out the best place to put dirty toddler clothes after a poop blowout — wrapped in a new diaper!

9. And these parents, who knew exactly what to do with their old DVD rack:

10. This dad, who cut up some rubber gloves to make large rubber bands:

11. This mom, who discovered that a shoe organizer makes for a great snack holder:

12. This dad, who came to the rescue when his kid's plushie's eyes fell out:

13. This mom, who used jeans pockets to create a handy charging-phone holder:

14. This dad, who came up with a seriously creative way to label frozen meals:

15. This mom, who created a brilliant cat food cover out of a coffee cup lid:

16. This dad, who created a seriously genius remote holder:

17. And finally, this dad, who figured out how to play with his kids and watch the game at the same time, and we can all learn from his brilliance:

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