Visit any restaurant with a children’s menu and it’s likely you’ll see crayons scattered across tables that will be disposed of after a single day’s use.
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Author: Josh Ocampo on Offspring, shared by Josh Ocampo to Lifehacker
The Coolest Disposable Cups For All Those Hot Summer Parties
Summer party season is in full swing, and this week especially, you may find yourself hosting a big ol’ summer party! (I guess my invite got lost in the mail?) Though admittedly not great for every-day use, a staple of summer parties—especially ones being held in by a pool, the beach, or on grass, where people will be…
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Author: Jolie Kerr on The Inventory, shared by Ana Suarez to Lifehacker
Wear Ear Protection When Soothing Your Screaming Baby
Babies cry. It’s a feature, not a bug. Sure, we all know this before getting into the whole parenthood thing, but I don’t think any experience—being seated next to a tiny screamer on an airplane, holding a shrieking nephew as his bottle is prepped, or even living above an infant in full sleep-training mode—could ever…
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Author: Michelle Woo on Offspring, shared by Michelle Woo to Lifehacker
Treat Yourself to New Tools With 45% Off Select Milwaukee Products at Home Depot
45% Off Select Milwaukee Power Tools | Home Depot
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Author: Ana Suarez on Kinja Deals, shared by Chelsea Stone to Lifehacker
Get Notified When Digital Movies and TV Shows Go on Sale
With the news that my favorite series for random bingeing is leaving Netflix, and knowing fully well that I’m not going to sign up for even more streaming services, I contemplated buying all of The Office last week. I didn’t pull the trigger, however, because I have no idea whether the prices I was seeing were killer…
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Author: David Murphy
Never Bring Fireworks Onto a Plane
Never fly with fireworks (or anything even close to fireworks). Fireworks are considered explosive devices that could ignite mid-flight, and the TSA will confiscate them from any carry-ons or checked luggage.
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Author: Josh Ocampo
Backpack, Duffel Bag, Suitcase—Carry This $36 AmazonBasics Carry-On However You’d Like
AmazonBasics Carry-On Travel Backpack | $36 | Amazon
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Author: Shep McAllister on Kinja Deals, shared by Chelsea Stone to Lifehacker
Help Your Kid Heading Off to College With a ‘Trunk Party’
So your kid is heading off to college, and you want to give them one last hurrah before they enter the great land of dorm room pranks, energy drinks and figuring out how the hell to be an adult. What to do? Throw them a trunk party.
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Author: Michelle Woo on Offspring, shared by Michelle Woo to Lifehacker
Drink About America With an Americano
Very few things, particularly at the moment, make me proud to be an American, but there certainly is a lot to drink about. The cocktail is an American invention, so I guess we can celebrate that, and we might as well do so with an Americano, an Italian drink named for its popularity with American expats (immigrants!)…
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Author: Claire Lower on Skillet, shared by Claire Lower to Lifehacker
How to Prevent and Manage Calluses From Lifting
We’re probably all used to getting calluses on our feet, but tiny ones can develop on your hands and fingers if you lift weights often, or if you do a lot of work with gymnastics gear like rings and pull-up bars. The ways to manage them have a lot in common with our advice on calluses in general, but their small size…
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Author: Beth Skwarecki on Vitals, shared by Beth Skwarecki to Lifehacker