80+ Ultimate Mom Hacks

The Ultimate list of Mom Hacks from Real Moms

This list includes the ultimate list of mom hacks from real parents. These practical tips and tricks are sure to make your home a happy place and save your sanity.

Daily Mom Hack Tasks

• Kids have their own alarm clocks from school, sports, and church. Start the habit early and give them their own sense of responsibility.
• Pick out clothes the night before for the day. One thing to figure out early in the morning.
• Also buy the same socks in multiple packs. Some always go missing, then you can mix and match with what you have.
• Keep socks and shoes in the laundry room. A hanging shoe organizers are easy to use to store each child’s shoes and socks for the day.
• Start a chore chart early. Give age appropriate daily chores and rewards if you choose.
• Sort toys in storage cubs by toy category. Dolls, cars, small figurines, crafting, stuffed animals, etc. Easy to find and store.
• Keep an under the bed “treasure box” storage bin with your child’s favorite knick knacks. They can easily pull out to play and put away.
• Get everyone involved in cleaning chores. Little ones like to help. Earlier you start the more likely they will be willing help out. Make it fun!
• Use puppy pads for toilet night training. Double up on sheets for an easy middle of the night change when an accident happens.
• Keep a pencil pouch with crayons and coloring items in it for when you dine out.
• Print out photos and then name and date them.
• Make a Summer bucket list. Children choose what activities they want to do on their summer break.
• Run the dishwasher overnight every night. Will be clean and ready to go by the time you wake up.
• Pick kids outfits the night before. No more fighting to get dressed in the morning, or running late.
• Hang all kids clothes. No more folding, and able to see everything at once.
• Keep a sock bin in mudroom or in shoes. No more running upstairs.
• Toddlers, brush their hair, put socks and shoes one while contained in the high chair. Hopefully they won’t notice while they are eating.
• Store a hanging folder file box for each child’s for kids artwork and important school papers. Only save the most important items. The rest quietly trash.
• Keep diapers and wipes in every room your kids frequent. No more running up and down the stairs for diapers.

Mom Hacks in the Kitchen

• Meal prep!! Cut up veggies and fruit for the week . Easy to use for snacks and add to dinner. Planning out dinner by day helps eliminate any dinner time stress.
• Ask kids what their favorite meals are and plan your weekly meals around those meals. Your children will get excited for dinner and their favorite meals.
• Let the kids help plan, cook, and clean up dinner. They are more likely to eat something they helped make.
• Double batches of soup, sauces, chili, smoothies for later. One prep for multiple meals later.
• On Sundays cook 2 meats since the oven is already is on. Serve one for Sunday dinner and reheat the other for the next day’s dinner.
• Cook once eat 3 ways. Make a large batch of a meat or soup and eat varies ways. Like a roast or chicken for sandwiches/wraps, casseroles, quesadillas, and salads. Serve soup with bread and another day with grilled cheese.
• Make large batch breakfast burritos in advance. Wrap separately and reheat.
• Make ahead breakfast sandwiches. Wrap in tinfoil and freeze for an easy breakfast.
• Cook bacon on tin foil in the oven 400 degrees at 15 minutes. No mess and easy clean up!
• Freeze extra herbs in ice cube trays to use later.
• Buy produce or bakery items that are on sale for quick sale and then freeze.
• Cook ground beef, lay on parchment paper, freeze, add to a freezer ziplock bag to use for future meals.
• Cooked chicken, dice and separate into smaller bags to freeze for soups and casseroles.
• Sub applesauce for oil and butter in baking recipes.
• Toss in frozen veggies to cool down hot soups and stews.
• To keep fruit and vegetables fresher longer place a dry paper towel in bottom storage container. Once moisture is released and towel is damp change out for a dry one.
• Citrus on apple slices to keep them from browning.
• Boil eggs with 1 tsp of salt, shells peels right off.
• Use kitchen scissor to cut baby food and smaller pieces for toddlers.
• Pizza cutter to cut up pancakes, french toast, and sandwiches.
• Peanut butter in a squeeze bottle
• Tape a list of easy and family favorite dinners to fridg or inside of a cabinet.
• Plan weekly meal plan. Less deciding throughout the week and keeps you from over spending or wasting food.
• Also have a handful of freezer meals ready to go for night when you don’t have dinner planned or schedules change last minute
• Keep all kids snacks at kid level in a specific container. They know it’s where to go to get their own snacks throughout the day.
• Store bowls and cups in a cabinet or pantry shelf that is in reach for kids.
• Freeze kids lunches (deli meats, sandwiches, yogurt). By lunch time they will have melted and still be cold.
• Freeze water bottles to use for coolers to keep food cold, boo boos, or to use once melted.
• Always keep snacks handy in you while out running errands. Don’t have to buy refueling snacks for cranky kids while shopping.
• Use citrus peels for the disposal.

Mom Hacks Around the House

• Introduce chores at an early age. The whole family helps out.
• Use dryer sheets to clean slats in the blinds, base boards, and fan blades.
• Hanging shoe organizer in mudroom/laundry to store each child’s shoes, socks, gloves, hats, dance, sport items.
• Baskets on stairs, one for each child. Place things that need to up to each child’s room throughout the day, empty and put away at the the end of the day.
• Try to do one load of laundry a day. Keep the washing machine door open (top loader) so you can throw stuff in and always know when you need to switch out to the dryer.
• Use delay mode on dishwasher & washing machine, set to run and finish just before you wake up.
• Set alarms on Alexa for household chores. daily or for certain days for specific tasks.
• 15 minute clean up timer at the end of the day, everyone helps straighten up before bed.
• Laundry basket for each family member, separate as soon as it comes out of the dryer. Hand off basket to family member to fold and put away.
• Use a shower caddy to carry all cleaning supplies from room to room. Stock with paper towels, plastic bags for trash, and sprays, sponges, and scrubbers.
• Clean the bathroom while kids are taking a bath.

Organization

• Keep a donation bin in each kids room. Keep in the closet or playroom (I suggest keep up high, and out of sight. Kids won’t take any items out to try to keep)
• Store a basket or bin in kids closet for clothes too small. Easily toss items kids outgrow. Have a tub or bin also in closet with the next size up.
• Have a designated Goodwill tub in garage, once full drop off at Goodwill.
• Use an empty laundry basket or picking up all stray items around the house throughout the day.
• Have a shoe, jacket, and backpack drop zone in the garage with cubbies or bookshelves. No dirt tracked into the house and all in one place ready to go for the next morning.
• Never leave a room without taking something upstairs with you. Cuts down on clutter around the house.
• Shoe bin by the door for kids shoes. They know where to find them when heading out the door.

Misc. Mom Hacks

• Keep a shopping list in your phone. Add as you think of things.
• Always keep reusable shopping bags in your car.
• Make an on the go bag in your car. Filled with change of clothes and towels.
• If you have a car sick kid, be prepared with a items incase they get sick. Keep extra paper towels, change of clothes, oversized ziplock bags in car always.
• Take a picture of your luggage before you travel incase it gets lost or damaged.
• Keep a list of doctors, allergies, and emergency contacts behind your license in case of an accident.
• Have extra plastic bags in the back of the car seats for any messes. Keep extra paper towels, baby wipes, outfit change handy as well.

Helpful Apps/ Devices

• Cozi: A shared family app that can make to do lists, shared calendars, shopping lists. Add family members to view all dates and lists.
• EMeals: A meal planning app. You can select diet preferences, will generate a shopping list and you can directly send to grocery delivery services like instacart.
• Instacart : grocery delivery service.
• Amazon Alexa:
  • Drop in (intercom), call kids in their rooms
  • Set routines for wake up or bedtime for kids
  • Set alarms for kids household chores to complete ( so Mom doesn’t have to be the nag, Alexa can be.)

The Ultimate Mom Hacks List

I hope these mom hacks help you around at home and on the go. These are easy tricks you can start doing with your family today. I’d love to hear any of your own mom hacks that you find helpful and I’ll add them to the list. Also let me know what ones really helped you out!

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