Are these the coolest parenting hacks of all time? Exhausted moms and dads share creative solutions to make life with kids a little easier

Moms and dads from all over the world have been sharing their genius parenting tips online and Bored Panda has put them together in a gallery. They included a clever way to keep kids’ fingers clean by using a cupcake wrapper to catch the melting ice cream drops (pictured).

Examples include a creative idea of ​​putting half a smiley face on each of the children’s pairs of shoes so they can match the image and make sure they are on the correct feet.

Elsewhere, a father decided to tag his child at a public event so he could track him if he ran away.

Another awesome idea came from a mother who uses the “loudest cruncher competition” to get her kids to eat vegetables, allowing them to “choose their vegetable weapon” to bite into.

Another clever parent learned to trick their child into thinking they’re having a cup of tea, but prefer sweets.

In France, a mother found the perfect way to hide Ben & Jerry’s ice cream from her children in the freezer

Elsewhere, in Shanghai, a father gave his son three toothbrushes and two toothpastes to allow him to choose which one to use, giving him a false sense of control.

Meanwhile, a simple game called “hands on the circle” keeps these kids safe when they get out of their cars so they don’t run away.

Meanwhile, this mother decided to use a large wooden ruler to stop her child from opening drawers.

Have you ever had trouble determining which cast was which? This parent separated them into bags and stuck a copy on each