Mom's $4 'Summer Clock' Hack Keeps Kids On A Schedule During Summer Vacation

Now that her kids are out of school for the summer, she knew she wanted to avoid boredom in her house. So, she created a "summer clock" to keep track of her kids' time.

First, this mom broke her kids' day down to a schedule that would work for the family. She set aside time for lunch, chores, playtime and snacks, exercise, family time, morning and bedtime, learning, activity, and snack. And then she decided to turn it into an actual clock.

Then, she went out to Walmart and grabbed a $4 clock and $2 magnets. After that, all she had to do was to disassemble the clock by removing the back. She removed the clock hands and the battery pack.

Then she aligned her summer schedule pie chart with the clock's face, cut it out, and replaced the original clock with her summer schedule. Easy, peasy, ha, ha.

She then carefully taped everything down before putting the glass back on top to reassemble the clock. Here's an important step — make sure the clock works well before you glue everything down into place.

In the end, she used a hot glue gun to secure her magnet to the back of the clock and then stuck it on the fridge. Now the whole family can easily see the clock and follow the schedule.

And needless to say, they loved this idea. They were super impressed by how simple this concept was to create and that you can achieve it in under $10.

For example, they asked McKinnley to give them the breakdown of her kids' schedules. Some even suggested that she offer this on Etsy with a customizable option. Heck, I bet many moms would buy this in a heartbeat, huh?

Is this something your family could find helpful? It definitely beats trying to figure out how to keep the kids occupied. Instead, they have their day set, and they can go about getting all their stuff done. And mom doesn't have to chase them around the house to keep them in line. Do you know what I'm saying? Ha, ha!