Other than groceries and gifts, I didn’t think I’d have the need to buy much while staying home and riding out the cold winter months. But then I realized something: Entertaining a busy toddler for months on end is hard. If an $11Frozensticker bookcan grant me even 20, sanity-saving minutes a day, it’s worth it. (There are 1,000 stickers! My son is obsessed!) That’s why we decided to ask other moms and dads about the best purchase they’ve made during this time.
11 Moms Share the Best Purchases They’ve Made This Winter
1. Portable Ping Pong
“It attaches to the dining room table and allows my husband, my 7-year-old and me to decompress and giggle a lot at the end of every day. Sometimes, I’m cooking and I hear the two of them giggle and theplop-plop-plopof the ping pong ball and it puts such a big smile on my face.” —Maayan, IL
Mucinex
3. Mucinex Dm
“Mucinex DM has saved me from the symptoms of some of the nastiest colds on record. This year, it also saved the rest of my family's peace of mind in the process.” —Jillian, NY
Buy It ($7)
8. Pop-a-shot
“It’s basketball for two!” –Nicole, CT
$300 on Amazon
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