15 Mom Hacks For Surviving the Summer With Your Littles

The only thing worse than a leaky popsicle is the residue that it leaves all over your hands and clothes. Pierce the popsicle stick through a cupcake liner, and voilà — no more drips!

The cinnamon naturally repels ants and other bugs for a scream-free outdoor play session.

With Summer comes lemonade and other sugary drinks that bugs love diving into. Punch a hole through a cupcake liner with a straw and create a lid for any type of cup.

For littles who don't mind Mama picking out their clothes, preplanning outfits for a vacation can be a huge help. Seal them in individual bags with accessories, and make getting dressed less of a headache.

Instead of chopping off half of the strawberry, push through the bottom with a straw and remove the stem easily.

Mix a little baking soda and water, put it over the splinter, and place a Band-Aid over it. In about an hour, the splinter will be ready to push out with ease!

On those rough days when they wriggle out of your sunscreen grasp before they're completely covered, cool down their sunburns with a frozen aloe cube. Sweet relief!

Even though everyone loves pretending their half-circle watermelon slice is a big smile, big pieces of watermelon are hard to eat and the juice gets everywhere. Cut it up for little hands and mouths by slicing it tiny, and let them eat their watermelon rectangles to their heart's content!

Turn a kiddie straw upside down inside a juice cup to prevent straws flying through the lid and spilling all over the place on the inevitable drop from the high chair or car seat.

Art supplies and books stack perfectly in dish caddies, and the utensil holder works wonders for crayons, scissors, and pencils. It can be easily moved around and keep kids busy on boring, rainy days for hours.

Wherever you go with your family this Summer, snap a full-body shot of your kids in the morning so that if anyone were to go missing (hopefully this never happens), you have a completely accurate and up-to-date photo of your kid, in the exact outfit they're wearing.

An inflatable pool is just as much fun in the living room! Give your kids a new perspective and keep them busy by throwing some of their indoor toys into the pool on a rainy day.