Here's a large mom tip coming at you: go buy several tall plastic storage containers. They'll make your life easier.

Skeptical? Don't be. I will know, I have 5 kids. Due to the differences in their ages, there's always several of them on the sidelines while a number of is playing some sport of the season. If read more don't want to keep your kid preoccupied with the concession stand (spending your money and rotting his teeth), then heed my advice and obtain those plastic storage containers. Here's why.

They maximize perfect traveling entertainment kit. No, I'm not talking about DSi. If your kids are already entrenched in personal entertainment devices, it's unlikely that you may tear them away for something as mundane as books. But please try.

For individuals who haven't yet succumbed to the sirens song of the digital device, the plastic storage containers is a great way to generate mobile entertainment kits. Think for a minute - what if you always had a "head to" trick up your sleeve? Once the kids get restless while at a performance or awaiting brother's turn at bat, not wish you had something more than a dollar and a fresh bag of Skittles? You have to pay for those teeth, you know.

Pack each of the plastic storage containers with small treats. Nothing expensive, only a mixture of little trinkets or odd bits of toys the kids haven't observed in awhile. I drop a couple of Hotwheels cars into each container along with a tiny rubber ball, a couple of crayons and a miniature notebook. On the problem of snacks as entertainment, I'll concede to a package of fruit snacks or maybe a granola bar.