10,000 Brilliant Ideas

Kid app for smart phones that turns the locked screen into kid mode where the unlockery gets hidden and is brought back with an adult-easy test. Until that happens the app is colorful and touch responsive.

My kids when very little, loved Baby Einstein. If you missed the release in theaters and it isn't yet out on Blu-ray in your area, I'll describe it to you.  A camera is locked down (ie doesn't move) looking at infinity space (that white space where you can't tell where walls or floor are). And into this space come or are put, toys and sciencey gadgets that are colorful and repeat. Each thingy is displayed for like a minute at a time (although it seems like 10 minutes), while Mozart plays in the background. The kids love it. (And I'll admit that I have literally watched the whole show with them several times. It's mesmerizing.) Some parents, such as myself, are totally sold on the idea that injecting the high-culture art of Mozart in the kids brains must have some benefit. But perhaps there lurks in the back of some parent's minds, that watching toys is stupid. Or at least can't have the same long-term benefit as Mozart. What are we new-age paren...

Surely this already exists and a bit of research would turn up whether it serves this exact need or not or if it needs to be adapted. But how about if a school puts in little scanner thingies on every classroom doorway and then requires each child to wear a badge or something. If a child hasn't come through the door at the specified time a text is instantly sent to the parent. Although this may be handy for all kids (teens will game the system of course) I'm thinking more for primary school-aged kids. This would prevent the dreaded situation of a child being forgotten in the car in the parent's work parking lot or left sleeping on the bus.

I want little porcelain figurines, or music boxes or what have you that you use to decorate your house. But instead of being made of porcelain they are made of some indestructible plastic or rubber. They still look nice (and grown-up), but they don't break with curiosity.

Attention scrapbooking world: Take your hobby to the next dimension by editing your home videos in our internet cafe style editing house. You come in, let your kids play with some toys in our toy area and jump on the computer making your home videos into beautiful stories with the boring parts and vomitous video removed. You can make video montages set to music or photo montages set to rap. Or just about anything! A helpful staff person will assist you with any programs and will make sure your stuff doesn't get erased. Come give it a try.

These will be the most brilliant snaps ever. When you're trying to snap your kid's onesie underneath when they're squirming around and it seems absolutely impossible to find the other half of the snap, you think surely there's an easier way than this . And you are thinking correctly. "It's a snap" snaps are not only bigger, but they have a funnel shaped receiver that guides the bumpy side into place, forever revolutionizing the world of baby snaps.

You don't want state certification, but you do want to learn how to give your kids a spiffy haircut. Come to our classes and learn. A haircutting kit is included with each class.

Its an alternative to brushing your teeth. It would be something like a minty, rough textured soft candy thing. The same idea as mouthwash, only you can use your tongue to push it around and eventually just spit it out. It would need to be engineered with similar cavity and plaque fighting technology to toothpaste. Maybe even make it swallow-able for kids. Then they would hopefully be more prone to brush on their own.

Easy on, easy off (but not by the kid). These revisited 80s items keep your kid warm where he is often exposed due to the wedgies that come with being held.

You open the lid and it makes a nice little ramp. Then using a foot or broom you simply sweep the toys up the lid into the box.