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

Skeptical? Don't be. I will know, I have 5 kids. As a result of differences in their ages, almost always t here is many of them on the sidelines while one or more is playing some sport of the growing season. If you 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 discussing DSi. If your kids are already entrenched in personal entertainment devices, it's unlikely that one could 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 create mobile entertainment kits. Think for Additional hints - imagine if you always had a "head to" trick up your sleeve? When 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 items of toys the kids haven't observed in awhile. I drop a few Hotwheels cars into each container along with a tiny rubber ball, a number 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.