- Hi guys,
welcome back to my channel.
In today's video, I'm sharing with you
10 mum hacks that you need to know.
And although I make so many mum hacks videos
on this channel,
these are all brand new ones
that you won't have seen before.
So I really hope you like them.
And I'm so excited because this is
a collaboration with the amazing and beautiful,
Kate Murnane.
So after you watch this video,
definitely go over to her channel
because she is doing a further 10
mum hacks that you need to know.
And what we thought we would do is
mix up our hacks.
So I'm gonna have five of Kate's hacks
here in this video.
And then five of my mum hacks are going
to be over on Kate's video.
So definitely watch them all.
There is 20 hacks in total
and I think you'll get so many
good tips from these.
And yeah, if you don't know who Kate is,
I'm sure that you already do.
She's a huge YouTuber.
She does lifestyle, beauty, fashion.
Her hauls are amazing.
And I have been a massive fan
of her channel for the past
four or five years.
So I'm just so thrilled and honored
to be collabing with her.
So, yeah.
I hope you enjoy both of these videos.
And if you're just visiting
over from Kate's channel,
thank you so much for checking me out.
I would love for you to subscribe
and stick around.
I post three videos a week
on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
So yeah, without further ado,
let's get into the hacks.
So my first tip is one
for all the new mums out there
or the mums that are pregnant
that are about to give birth.
All of my children are winter babies
and those night feeds are so cold.
So what I used to do is
have a water bottle by my bed.
And when I would take the baby out
of the crib and while I was feeding him,
I would put the water bottle in his spot.
And then once he was done feeding,
and I would try to burp him,
and then go to put him back,
I would take the hot water bottle
out of his bed again,
and then put him in the nice warm spot.
I found that my babies used
to wake up if I then put them
into their cold bed on their own.
But if it was nice and toasty warm,
they were fine.
- Hello everyone, so my first hack is
something I've used since my
second little boy was born,
and that's a shoe organizer for his outfits.
So I like to match up
vests and sleep suits
or trousers, jumpers, and socks.
All little outfits so they're ready
to just grab and go and you don't even have
to think about it.
- [Emily] And I also have a hack
for organizing your baby's clothes.
I picked up these hanging dividers
which are great because they are labeled
by age, so you can see the ones
I have here.
Go from newborn, right up until they're
two years old.
And this can section your children's clothing
so you know what they fit into
and what they don't.
This is great because babies grow so fast
and it's been perfect for hand-me-downs.
- The next hack we found really useful
since my little boy has been potty training.
All you need is a plastic bubble bath
or shampoo bottle.
Cut a hole in the top
to fit over your tap.
And a hole in the bottom
to let the water run out.
And this acts as a tapping sender,
so you're little one can really easily
reach the water, and wash their hands.
- [Emily] My next hack is to make
a restaurant survival kit.
And I'm gonna show you
what I put in mine.
I'm using an old cosmetics bag.
This is great because it folds out,
and it has clear zip-up pockets.
So obviously you wanna put in
age appropriate things,
but I'm gonna put in some cutlery
and a bib.
Disposable bibs are also fantastic for this.
Also gonna put in some Wet Ones
because of messy fingers.
And straws for drinks.
And another great hack is
to cut your straws, so that they're smaller,
'cause there is nothing worse
than a very small drink,
and a very long straw.
That is how my children spill them
so often.
I'm actually gonna pack this in as well.
And you might want some markers.
I'm also gonna put in a coloring book.
And a Dot-To-Dot Book
for my older children.
I'm also gonna put in
a little book of Peppa Pig Book
for my baby.
And then some age appropriate toys.
We got some tsum tsums,
a car, even a fidget spinner
for my eldest.
So I'm just gonna stick those in,
and then I'm also gonna put in
a few little snacks.
Snacks like raisins are great
because that take ages to eat
and they don't fill them up.
But if food is taking a long time,
it's a good idea to have snacks.
And I also love having hand sanitizer.
Obviously your children are just about to eat.
So its great to able
to get the germs off of their hands.
And that is it.
That is my restaurant kit.
And honestly, whoever your with,
will be so impressed with this.
- I don't know if my next hack
is a little bit mean,
but at the moment, it's workin' wonders,
especially at this time of the year.
So if you have an alarm system in your house,
and you have the little motion sensors
in the corners of the room,
then you can pretend that this is Santa-cam.
And Santa is watching to see if your child
is being a good girl,
or a good boy.
Archie, where's Santa?
- There.
There.
- [Kate] Up there?
- -[Emily] My next hack is
a clever way of storing your duvet covers
and pillowcases.
All you have to do is find your
duvet cover and then matching pillowcase.
Put the duvet cover inside
that pillowcase.
And then kind of fold the pillowcase
around the duvet cover.
And this is just a really clever way
of storing them because you'll never
be looking for one or the other.
And it also looks really nice and neat
and tidy in your cupboard.
Here are five of the boy's bed sets all done
and it looks so nice and neat and tidy.
And you'll never be looking
for the pillowcase again.
And I go one step further
and even put it in
a clear plastic box like this.
Which I picked up from Dunelms.
- This next hack is great for anyone
that is or is about to become
a mom to a toddler and a newborn.
It can be really hard in the
first few weeks and months
when you need to feed your baby,
but you need to keep your toddler
entertained at the same time.
So what I found is that having
a little activity box,
with different toys, stickers, crayons.
Things that they don't usually
have access to,
can be pulled out when you need
that time to feed your baby
and spend with them.
- My next hack is for any children
that get their arms and legs stuck
through the crib bars.
I found this breathable bumper.
And you basically put this on the crib bars,
and this will stop them from
getting their legs or arms stuck through.
But then you can also be safe
in the knowledge that it is breathable.
So if they do put their face against it,
it's fine.
- Next is a hack I haven't actually used yet,
because they're not quite old enough.
But I've used it for myself
a good few times,
and I have it all ready
for when I do need it.
That is, if you ever get chewing gum
stuck on an item of clothing,
you just pop it in the freezer.
And then, leave it to set
and then you can just peel
the chewing gum off.
It comes off so much easier
than if you're trying to pull it off
when it's all still sticky,
and slimy and gross.
- So thank you so much for watching.
I really hope you enjoyed these hacks.
And don't forget to check out Kate's Channel
for 10 further mum hacks.
And I will see you very soon.
Bye guys!