Have the Best (Laziest) Summer With These 50+ Easy, Breezy Hacks

The touchscreen still works through the bag, but you don't have to worry about sneak-attack kiddo hugs getting water all over your phone.

For the ever-thirsty kid — or the mama who wants to enjoy her beverage but is needed for playtime in the shallow end — create a pool noodle cooler by looping string through the noodles and wrapping them around a plastic container filled with ice.

Instead of chopping off half of the strawberry, push through the bottom with a straw and remove the stem easily.

The only thing worse than a leaky popsicle is the residue that it leaves all over your hands and clothes. Pierce the popsicle stick through a cupcake liner, and voila — no more drips!

For littles who don't mind Mama picking out their clothes, preplanning outfits for a holiday can be a huge help. Seal them in individual bags with accessories and make getting dressed less of a headache.

On those rough days when they wriggle out of your sunscreen grasp before they're completely covered, cool down their sunburns with a frozen aloe cube. Sweet relief!

If you're stepping away from the kiddie pool for a while or leaving it full overnight, cover it using a fitted sheet so that the water stays clean and bug-free.

Slice up pool noodles for an endless source of bath toys. If you find any of the toys getting moldy, just throw them away and create more on the cheap.

The cinnamon naturally repels ants and other bugs for a scream-free outdoor play session.

If you're at a pool with lots of mosquitoes around, lay out dryer sheets to keep the bugs away. The sheets will repel them.

Keep boots upright with pool noodle inserts.

Keep fabric from wrinkling while travelling by wrapping it around a pool noodle and pinning into place.

Battle it out in the pool with these cool battle sticks.

Instead of wrapping (and breaking) water balloons on the hose or a sink head, little ones can help you fill them with a condiment bottle. Fill up the bottle, slide the balloon opening over the top, and pinch the opening shut while your kid squeezes the bottle. Easy!

Perfect if you're worried about future bumper damage to your car.

Instead of trying to tip over the heavy pool and risk breaking it, use a small amount of hose and a little bit of science to drain the pool efficiently. (See the step-by-step guide.)

Wrap pool noodles around trampoline springs to prevent injuries that can happen when people land on the springs.

Put a string of lights in the middle to light up your backyard during Summer nights.

Prevent the slamming of doors and finger ouchies by attaching pool noodles to doors.

When you roll your clothes, they take up less space, and older kids who dress themselves can see what they have at a glance so they won't take out and destroy an entire pile to find their favourite dinosaur shirt.

A fun way to pass a few hours.

If your kid needs something to play with, it won't take you too long to fashion these.

If you have to inflate a kiddie pool or beach ball, use a blow dryer on the cool setting — not hot! — to fill it to capacity in minutes (without passing out due to lack of oxygen).

Even though everyone loves pretending their half-circle watermelon slice is a big smile, big pieces of watermelon are hard to eat and the juice gets everywhere. Cut it up for little hands and mouths by slicing it tiny, and let them eat their watermelon rectangles to their heart's content!