A paddling pool in the garden on a hot summer's day is a surefire way to keep your kids occupied and happy.
That said, setting it up can be laborious. And if you don't have an electric pump (pricey), you've got the blood vessell-bursting job of blowing it up yourself...
But not any more!
One mum has come up with a brilliant trick to inflating a paddling pool in 30 seconds.
All you need is a hairdryer and a two litre plastic bottle.
Claire Wilcockson, from Scotland, shared her tip on Facebook group Extreme Bargaining and Coupons UK .
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In her post, Claire added a photo of her hairdryer placed inside the top of a Pepsi Max bottle. She then added a picture of her inflated pool with her dog sitting happily inside of it.
"Cut the top off a juice bottle and use your hairdryer (make sure its on a cool setting obviously)! Pumped up my pool in less than 30 seconds."
It's gone down a storm with thousands of other group members.
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"Saves us all nearly exploding our lungs every year," one wrote.
Another agreed: "Omg this is a brilliant idea', while someone else enthused: "Happy days there’s are pump sorted for holidays may go get that unicorn inflatable now."
Claire, thank you!
