20 tools that take things off a mom's plate

3 quick steps:

1) Make a list called "Groceries" and share it with your partner. 2) Add your 15 weekly staples once so they autofill forever. 3) Save 3 favorite dinner recipes from the web.

3 quick steps:

1) Set your family's diet and dislikes in your profile. 2) Save 5 recipes your kids will actually eat. 3) Drag them into this week's planner and tap "add to shopping list."

3 quick steps:

1) Open any Albertsons Companies store app (Safeway, Vons, Albertsons...). 2) Tap More, then Meals Hub. 3) Set your diet preferences again and rebuild one week of dinners.

Text Ollie to start:

Hi Ollie! We're a family of 5 with two picky kids (no mushrooms, no spicy). Plan 5 weeknight dinners for this week, 30 minutes or less, with one leftovers night. Then text me one grocery list.

3 quick steps:

1) Install the recipe clipper and save 5 dinners your family loves. 2) Drag them onto next week. 3) Open the shopping list and check off what's already in your pantry.

3 quick steps:

1) Use the built-in browser to save your 10 most-cooked recipes. 2) Add 3 to this week's meal plan. 3) Tap "add ingredients to grocery list."

3 quick steps:

1) Add each family member and pick their color. 2) Add this week's 5 must-know events (practices, pickups, appointments). 3) Invite your partner and turn on the daily agenda email.

Try saying to Honeydew:

Add soccer every Tuesday and Thursday at 5:30 for Emma through November, and remind me the night before to pack her cleats.

3 quick steps:

1) Connect your Google or Apple calendar and give each person a color. 2) Add 3 chores per kid. 3) Email one school flyer to your Skylight address (Plus) and watch it land on the calendar.

Paste into ChatGPT (free):

I'm a busy mom. Here is the email from my kid's school: [paste email]. Give me 1) a 3-line summary, 2) every date and deadline as a list, and 3) anything I need to buy, sign, or send. Keep it short.

Have your child type:

I'm in 6th grade and I don't get how to divide fractions. Can you help me step by step without just telling me the answer?

3 quick steps:

1) Make a profile for each child (ages 2 to 8). 2) Let them do one 10-minute session while you watch. 3) Peek at the parent section to see what they learned.

3 quick steps:

1) Connect your main checking account. 2) Make 5 categories: groceries, gas, kids, bills, fun. 3) Give this month's money a job in each one.

3 quick steps:

1) Link your checking and credit cards. 2) Invite your partner. 3) Set one savings goal together (vacation, braces, Christmas).

3 quick steps:

1) Order a card for each child. 2) Set allowance and 2 paid chores. 3) Sit down together and pick a savings goal.

Type into the Photos search bar:

first day of school

Type into Canva's search or AI:

Make a cute weekly chore chart for 3 kids, ages 5, 8, and 11, purple and white, with checkboxes.

3 quick steps:

1) Pick 30 favorite photos from this year on your phone. 2) Start a 6×6 softcover book. 3) Add one caption per page your kids will love reading later.

Type into Magic ToDo:

Get the house ready for 8 guests on Saturday with two kids under 6 helping

3 quick steps:

1) Add each child. 2) Add 3 daily chores each and what they're worth. 3) Pick one reward they're saving for and sit down together to set it up.