I love ParentHacks.com; the site offers tons of clever suggestions from readers with kids of all ages.
This is one of my favorite parent hacks, and I think it’s a sweet, simple Valentine’s Day gesture: Pass secret messages on diapers.
The parent/hacker who submitted it wrote:
The other day after “school” I was surprised at changing time with a message on J’s diaper: “My Last Diaper!” — a message from one of her teachers that we needed to bring in another batch of diapers. The next day we sent her to school with her replacement diapers and with a response “Have a good day!” — we kept up the message passing day after day — “I [heart] Mommy and Daddy”, and an homage to Miss J’s winter coat: “I am the cutest purple marshmallow in the world.” Her Dad and I even carried it into the weekend and wrote short love notes to each other. [We do what we must to keep the spark alive. – Ed.]
Today’s naptime activity: Write messages to your partner on four or five diapers, hide them, and use them throughout the week to strategically deliver messages. When my son was a baby and really into touching his privates, I wanted to write “Please take this off so I can access my penis”.
This is SUCH a creative and funny idea! I am SO taking your last suggestion, our little guy (10 months) has just discovered how to grab his privates as well. His dad will really get a kick out of a note like that. THANKS!~
My husband and I both are parenthack fans. The other morning I went to change my daughter’s diaper and was surprised with a “I love my mommy” message. It made me so happy I forgot to put the cover on the cloth diaper i changed her into!
That’s hilarious! I’m gonna try it tomorrow. Of course, my kid is old enough that she’ll notice the writing and ask me “what’s that?” And come to think of it, she’ll start writing all over her diapers…she already spreads them around the house as she changes all her stuffed animals’ diapers…it’ll create an even bigger mess…but I gotta try it anyway.
I think it is sooo funny! It is so cool! The words should be on diapers “Please change me!” or “My jockey brief” on diapers. 🙂
I keep Sharpies in the top drawer of the changing table and this is a perfect use for them.
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