It was seemingly designed as a joke Kris Kringle gift – but mums have found a genius Kmart product is actually perfect for helping with one of kids’ biggest fears.
Mel Thitchener was shopping in the Christmas section of her local Kmart in the Central Coast this week when she came across an $8 Toilet Seat Night Light.
“It is just a jokey gift from the Kmart Kris Kringle section but I thought it could be used in a more practical fashion all year round,” she told Mamamia.
Mel took the light – which is motion activated to only turn on when it’s needed and turn off when it’s not – home and installed it on her loo as a way to help her kids during any midnight toilet trips.
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That would scare the beepen daylights out of me! It would look like a glowing scary monster, I'd probably scream and cry in terror. I can only imagine it would scare children, I can't see this being a good thing. Then again, I am someone who as a toddler in the late 70s/early 80s was terrified of blue loos - you know, that blue canister with a twist tie you'd tie in the cistern that would make the water blue? I would tremble and scream and cry, refusing to sit on the toilet if the water was blue. Ironic now that my favourite colours are all from the blue shade (teal, cyan, aqua etc).
It's not a hack if it's being used for it's actual purpose.
Yep, I think these authors don't know what the word 'hack' means. It means using something NOT MEANT FOR that purpose. Like using a mascara brush as toothbrush. This invention is MEANT FOR the purpose of toilet training. The authors are confusing invention with 'hack'.